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Family of William W. WEISEL and Mary SAMEL

Husband: William W. WEISEL

  • Name:

  • William W. WEISEL

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Abraham WEISEL (1801-1890)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth MANN (1798-1862)

  • Birth:

  • Mar 1, 1827

  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

  •  

  • DOB from gravestone.

     

    No source yet to establish parents Abraham and Elizabeth except close proximity in the 1850 census and buried in Friends Cove where Abraham was living by 1860.

  • Census:

  • 1850 (age 22-23)

  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA1

  • Misc:

  • May 27, 1856 (age 29)

  • Carriage and Blacksmithing business; Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA2

  •  

  • Address: Weisel & Co.

  • Census:

  • 1860 (age 32-33)

  • Colerain Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA3

  • Death:

  • Dec 22, 1864 (age 37)

  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA4

  •  

  • http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/search.html

    Bedford County Death Notice Board

    Weisel, William

    Posted By: Donna Creary

    Date: November 19 2003 ;Mr William Weisel died Dec. 23, 1864 in Friends Cove at the age of 37 y 9 m 21 d.

    (Source: Bedford Gazette & Inquirer Jan. 6, 1865)

  • Burial:

  • Dec 25, 1864

  • Twin Churches Cemetery, Friends Cove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

  •  

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    Bedford County Genealogy Project Cemetery Records Board

     

    William Weisel 3-1-1827 - 12-22-1864.

    (Source: Twin Churches Cemetery, Friends Cove, Bedford County, PA)

Wife: Mary SAMEL

  • Name:

  • Mary SAMEL

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • c. Oct 10, 1826

  •  

  •  

  • DOB calculated from newspaper obituary notice.

  • Death:

  • May 13, 1891 (age 64)

  • Saxton, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

  •  

  • Cause: heart disease

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    Mrs. Mary Weisel, a former resident of Bedford, died of heart disease at Saxton May 13, 1891, aged 64y 7m 3d; burial was in Bedford Cemetery. She had been a widow since 1862, her husband dying Dec. 23rd of that year. They had been married only six years. There were four children born; three children died within one week of each other. The surviving daughter married J. A. Covalt about four years ago.

     

    (Source: Bedford Gazette, May 22, 1891, p. 1.)

  • Burial:

  • May, 1891

  • Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Child 1: William C. WEISEL

  • Name:

  • William C. WEISEL

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Jul 6, 1856

  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

  •  

  • DOB calculated from gravestone/cemetery reading.

  • Burial:

  • Dec, 1861

  • Twin Churches Cemetery, Friends Cove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

  •  

  • http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/

    Bedford County Genealogy Project Cemetery Records Board

    Weisel, Belinda B, Franklin P & William C

     

    Belinda B dau 12-?5-1861, 3 yr 8 mo 2? days; Franklin P son 12-25-1861, 1 yr 4 mo ? days; William C son 12-23-1861, 5yr 5 mo ? days; children of Wm & Mary Weisel.

     

    (Source: Twin Churches Cemetery, Friends Cove, Bedford County, PA)

  • Death:

  • Dec 23, 1861 (age 5)

  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

  •  

  • http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/search.html

    Bedford County Death Notice Board

    Weisel, William Benedict

    Posted By: Donna Creary

    Date: October 7 2003

    William Benedict Weisel, s/o Mr William & Mary, died Dec. 23, 1861

    of Diphtheria in Friends Cove at the age of 5 y 5 m 17 d.

    (Source: Inquirer Jan. 3, 1862)

Child 2: Belinda B. WEISEL

  • Name:

  • Belinda B. WEISEL

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Mar 30, 1858

  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

  •  

  • DOB calculated from gravestone/cemetery reading.

  • Burial:

  • Dec, 1861

  • Twin Churches Cemetery, Friends Cove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

  •  

  • http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/

    Bedford County Genealogy Project Cemetery Records Board

    Weisel, Belinda B, Franklin P & William C

     

    Belinda B dau 12-?5-1861, 3 yr 8 mo 2? days; Franklin P son 12-25-1861, 1 yr 4 mo ? days; William C son 12-23-1861, 5yr 5 mo ? days; children of Wm & Mary Weisel.

     

    (Source: Twin Churches Cemetery, Friends Cove, Bedford County, PA)

  • Death:

  • Dec 26, 1861 (age 3)

  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

  •  

  • http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/search.html

    Bedford County Death Notice Board

    Weisel, Belinda Benedict

    Posted By: Donna Creary

    Date: October 7 2003

     

    Belinda Benedict Weisel, d/o Mr William & Mary, died Dec. 26, 1861

    of Diphtheria in Friends Cove at the age of 3 y 8 m 26 d.

    (Source: Inquirer Jan. 3, 1862)

Child 3: Franklin Pierce WEISEL

  • Name:

  • Franklin Pierce WEISEL

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Aug 7, 1860

  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

  •  

  • DOB calculated from gravestone/cemetery reading.

  • Burial:

  • Dec, 1861

  • Twin Churches Cemetery, Friends Cove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

  •  

  • http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/

    Bedford County Genealogy Project Cemetery Records Board

    Weisel, Belinda B, Franklin P & William C

     

    Belinda B dau 12-?5-1861, 3 yr 8 mo 2? days; Franklin P son 12-25-1861, 1 yr 4 mo ? days; William C son 12-23-1861, 5yr 5 mo ? days; children of Wm & Mary Weisel.

     

    (Source: Twin Churches Cemetery, Friends Cove, Bedford County, PA)

  • Death:

  • Dec 25, 1861 (age 1)

  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

  •  

  • http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/search.html

    Bedford County Death Notice Board

    Weisel, Franklin Pierce

    Posted By: Donna Creary

    Date: October 7 2003

     

    Franklin Pierce Weisel, s/o Mr William & Mary, died Dec. 25, 1861

    of Diphtheria in Friends Cove at the age of 1 y 4 m 18 d.

    (Source: Inquirer Jan. 3, 1862)

Child 4: --?-- WEISEL

  • Name:

  • --?-- WEISEL

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • J. A. COVALT ( - )

  • Birth:

  • c. 1862

  • Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

  •  

  • www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/search.html

     

    Mrs. Mary Weisel, a former resident of Bedford, died of heart disease at Saxton May 13, 1891, aged 64y 7m 3d; burial was in Bedford Cemetery. She had been a widow since 1862, her husband dying Dec. 23rd of that year. They had been married only six years. There were four children born; three children died within one week of each other. The surviving daughter married J. A. Covalt about four years ago.

     

    (Source: Bedford Gazette, May 22, 1891, p. 1.)

  • Death:

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Sources

1.

Census - 1850 United States Federal. Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.

Name: William W Weisel

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1850

Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1827

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

House Number: 6

 

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace

William W WeiselM23Pennsylvania

Jane WeiselF22Pennsylvania

Mary WeiselF0Pennsylvania

 

2.

Newspaper. The Bedford Inquirer (Bedford, Pennsylvania) · 27 Jun 1856, Fri · Page 3.

The Bedford Inquirer (Bedford, Pennsylvania) · 27 Jun 1856, Fri · Page 3

DISSOLUTION, The partnership heretofore exesting between the subscriber, under the name of Wisel & Co., in the carriage making & Blacksmithing business, was this day dissolved by mutual consent. All Business of the late Firm will be attended to by Michael and John G. Weisel who will collect the outstanding notes and accounts and pay the debts.

WM. WEISEL, MICHAEL WEISEL, JOHN G. WEISEL

May 27, 1856

We the undersigned, have this day entered into partnership in the Carriage making and Blacksmiting business under the name of Michael & John G. Weisel. Our stand is the one heretofore occupied by Weisel & Co. immediately east of Bedford. We hope by the character of our work and by promptness and attention to merit and recieve a fair share of custom.

MICHAEL WEISEL, JOHN G. WEISEL

May 30

3.

Census - 1860 United States Federal. Colerain Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.

Name: William Weisel

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1860

Event Place: Colerain Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 35

Race: White

Race (Original): [Blank]

Birth Year (Estimated): 1825

Birthplace: Pennsylvania

Page: 11

 

HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplace

William WeiselM35Pennsylvania

Mary WeiselF35Pennsylvania

Mary WeiselF11Pennsylvania

Amelia WeiselF8Pennsylvania

William WeiselM4Pennsylvania

Belinda WeiselF3Pennsylvania

 

 

4.

Newspaper. Bedford Gazette, Bedford, PA, Friday, January 6, 1865, Page 2.

DIED

Weisel, -- In Friend's Cove, on the 23d of December, 1864, Mr. William Weisel, aged 37 years, 9 months, and 21 days. ... His lifeless remains were committed to the grave on Sunday, Dec. 25th, amid a very large concourse of sorrowing friends and neighbors, there to rest until the morning of the resurrection.