Family of John WEISEL and Nancy OBER

Husband:
John WEISEL (1793-1854)
Wife:
Nancy OBER (1796-1852)
Children:
Israel WEISEL (1821-bef1854)
Eliza WEISEL (1824-1885)
Levi O. WEISEL (1830-1896)
Marriage:
c. 1818
Pennsylvania, USA¹

Husband: John WEISEL

Name:
John WEISEL
Sex:
Male
Father:
John WEISEL (1758-1844)
Mother:
Sarah PFEIL (1773- )
Birth:
Apr 4, 1793
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA^1,2,3,4
Baptism:
May 24, 1793 (age 0)
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Two Ober/Over Families on the Pennsylvania Frontier

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John Weisel, son of John George Weisel and Sarah Pheil, was baptized on May 24, 1793. Pennsylvania German Church Records (1729-1870).
Misc:
Feb 9, 1821 (age 27)
Administration Abstracts, Bedford County; Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/search.html (Jan 2004)

John Ober of Woodbury Twp. Letters granted 09 Feb 1821 to Theodore Snowberger and John Weisel. Bond: $1,000. Sureties: John Harshbarger and Benjamin Barrick.

(Source: Administration Abstracts, Bedford County, PA, 1820-1822)
Death:
Apr 11, 1854 (age 61)
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
John Weisel, carpenter, s/o John Weisel and "not known"; died 14 Apr 1854 in St. Clair Twp. of phthisis pulmonalis, aged 61 years and 10 days. Buried in the graveyard at John O. Hoover's, St. Clair Twp. Spouse: Nancy Over. Certificate returned by John C. Ealy, M. D. of Schellsburg. (Source: Death Certificate, Bedford Co., 1852-1854.)

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Death: 11 Apr 1854 in Old Hoover Brethern Cem., Fishertown, Bedford Co., Pa.

Note:

The will of John Weisel, a house joiner and cabinet maker, of St. Clair Twp., Bedford Co., Pa. was probated on April 19, 1854. He mentioned his son, Levi Weisel to whom was given the farm of 103 acres and 3 perches bounded by Peter Hillegass. His daughter, Eliza Weisel married to Joseph S. Dougherty was to receive 24 acres and 130 perches bounded by the land of Levi Weisel. Executor: John W. Hoover, a friend. Witnesses: Thomas W. Blackburn; Henry Hoover; Kahlon Blackburn. Will Book 4, p. 126-127. Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

Boor, James D. Your Family Tree, Volume 20, Number 1, Winter 1974. "Bedford County Deaths, p. 27 in possession of the Bedford County Historical Society, Bedford, Pennsylvania.

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Burial:
1854
Hoover Brethren Cemetery, Fishertown, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA⁵

Wife: Nancy OBER

Name:
Nancy OBER
Sex:
Female
Father:
John OBER (1767-1821)
Father:
-
Birth:
Mar 28, 1796
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA¹
Death:
Jan 26, 1852 (age 55)
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial:
1852
Hoover Brethren Cemetery, Fishertown, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Child 1: Israel WEISEL

Name:
Israel WEISEL
Sex:
Male
Birth:
Dec 13, 1821¹
Death:
bef 1854 (age 32-33)
Israel is not included in the will of his father written March 27, 1854. It is presumed Israel predeceased his father.

Child 2: Eliza WEISEL

Name:
Eliza WEISEL
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Joseph S. DOUGHERTY ( - )
Birth:
Sep 13, 1824
Pennsylvania, USA¹
Death:
Jun 9, 1885 (age 60)
Pennsylvania, USA

Child 3: Levi O. WEISEL

Name:
Levi O. WEISEL
Sex:
Male
Spouse (1):
Catherine HOOVER ( -1854)
Spouse (2):
Nancy HOOVER (1834-1896)
Birth:
Dec 11, 1830
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA¹
Residence:
1877 (age 46-47)
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
DATE: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 16:35:33

Source: PABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com

Subject: County Atlas of Bedford, Pennsylvania, 1877 (misc.)

Levi O'Weisel, Cabinet Maker
Census:
1880 (age 49-50)
Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio, USA⁶
Death:
Sep 3, 1896 (age 65)
Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio, USA
From the "Two Ober/Over Families on the Pennsylvania Frontier" tree on

worldconnect.rootsweb.com (Feb 2003)

He died of hypertrophy of the heart. Stark Co., Ohio Death Records. Stark Co. Chapter of the Ohio

Genealogical Society. 1991, p. 344.

Sources

Family Bible of John Weisel (1793-1854) and Nancy Ober (1796-1852) of Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

BIRTHS:

John WEISEL was born April 4 A. D. 1793 Bucks Co, PA, son of John George

WEISEL and Sarah PHEIL

Nancy OBER, wife of John WEISEL was born March 28 A. D. 1796 Bedford Co, PA

Isreal WEISEL, son of John and Nancy WEISEL was born December 13 A. D. 1821

Eliza WEISEL, dau of John and Nancy WEISEL was born September 13 A. D. 1824

Levi O. WEISEL, son of John and Nancy WEISEL was born December 11 A. D. 1830

Catherine HOOVER, wife of Levi WEISEL was born March 24 A. D. 1832,

dau of Jacob HOOVER and Mary Anne SNYDER

Nancy HOOVER, wife of Levi WEISEL was born January 19 A. D. 1834,

dau of Jacob HOOVER and Mary Anne SNYDER

Lyman WEISEL, son of Levi and Catherine WEISEL was born October 14 A. D. 1853

Barbara Ellen WEISEL, dau of Levi and Nancy WEISEL was born August 23 A. D. 1856

Shannon WEISEL, son of Levi and Nancy WEISEL was born August 8 A. D. 1858

Walter Hamilton WEISEL, son of Levi and Nancy WEISEL was born March 17 A. D. 1861

Jacob Ealy WEISEL, son of Levi and Nancy WEISEL was born April 11 A. D. 1863

John Monroe WEISEL, son of Levi and Nancy WEISEL was born December 12 A.D. 1866

Frances WEISEL, dau of Levi and Nancy WEISEL was born November 2 A. D. 1870

Jacob HOOVER was born May 6 A. D. 1800

Mary Anne SNYDER, wife of Jacob HOOVER was born June 8 A. D. 1811

DEATHS:

John WEISEL departed this life April 14 A. D. 1854

Nancy WEISEL, wife of John WEISEL departed this life January 26 A. D. 1852

Catherine WEISEL, wife of Levi WEISEL departed this life February 27 A. D. 1854

Eliza, daughter of John and Nancy WEISEL departed this life June 9 A. D. 1885

Shannon WEISEL departed this life September 9 A. D. 1890 aged 32 yr 1 mo 3 da

Jacob HOOVER departed this life May 21 A. D. 1876 aged 76 yr 15 da

Mary Anne HOOVER wife of Jacob HOOVER departed this life October 18 A. D. 1869 aged 58 yr 4 mo 10 da

Nancy WEISEL wife of Levi WEISEL departed this life January 25 A. D. 1896 aged 62 yrs 6 days

Levi O. WEISEL departed this life September 3 A. D. 1896 age 65 yrs 8 mo 22 days

MEMORANDA:

Children of Walter Hamilton WEISEL and Emma Caroline HUBLEY

Guy Royal WEISEL was born January 9th 1886

Daniel Webster WEISEL was born April 15th 1888

Morris WEISEL was born October 28th 1889

Loyd Parker WEISEL was born October 15th 1891

Hugh Henry WEISEL was born March 13th 1900

Carl WEISEL was born October 19th 1902

Deaths

Loyd Parker WEISEL died September 12th 1893 aged 1 yr 10 mo 23 da

Hugh Henry WEISEL died February 28th 1902 aged 1 yr 11 mo 15 da

Walter Hamilton WEISEL died September 24th 1916 aged 55 yr 6 mo 7 da

Jacob Ealy WEISEL died March 19th 1924 aged 60 yr 11 mo 8 da

Webster WEISEL died August 21st 1945 aged 57 yr 4 mo 6 da

This Bible is in the possession of my Uncle Roger WEISEL who is the son

of Carl WEISEL (my grandfather). It is quite worn but in fairly good

shape and very readable.

Jim Lavy

Uniontown, OH, January 2003

Will of Johannes Weisel of Bedford County, Pennsylvania (Bedford County Court House. Will Book No. 3?, page 299.).

In the name of God amen, I John Weisel of St. Clair Township, Bedford County

and State of Pennsylvania being advanced in years and infirm of body, but of

sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make & publish this my

last will & testament in manner and form following, viz. First I order and

direct that all my just debts be fully paid by my executors as soon after my

decease as may be - and if after the payment of my debts there should be a

surplus of personal property, I order & direct the same to be divided as is

hereinafter mentioned.

Secondly It is my will and I hereby order & direct my executors hereinafter

named to sell and dispose of my real estate, consisting of two contiguous &

adjoining tracts of land, being the properties I now occupy, and I hereby

authorize & empower my executors to make a deed or deeds therefor, & convey

the same to the purchaser or purchasers thereof in fee simple. Said sale to

be made by my executors as soon after my decease as they may in their

discretion, deem prudent & advisable and the sale to be made either privately

or by publicly xxxxx or outcry as will be to the best advantage of which my

executors are to be the judges and the proceeds of said sale I order & direct

to be divided as follows:

Viz. the whole to be divided into eleven equal parts, and one equal part

thereof to be paid by my executors to pay to my son John Weisel, one other

equal part to my son David Weisel, one other equal part to my son Abraham

Weisel, one other equal part to my son Philip Weisel, one other equal part to

my son Isaac, one other to my son Michael, two equal parts to my son Samuel,

one equal part to my daughter Mary, intermarried to Jacob Michtly?, one other

equal part to the children of my deceased daughter Elizabeth intermarried

with Adam Bowers in the following proportions viz. Sophia the sum of twenty

dollars, John the sum of twenty dollars, and the residue of said equal part

to Elizabeth Bowers. And the other equal part of my estate I give and

bequeath to the four children of my deceased daughter Sarah Michtly.

It is also my will that the two shares which I have directed to be paid to my

son Samuel by my executors, are to remain in the hands of my executors for

six years after the sale of my place, they paying to him the interest

thereof annually but none of the principal until after the said six years.

And I hereby appoint my executors trustees to hold the same for my said son.

It is also my will that the residue of my personal estate should there be any

after the payment of my debts shall be divided and paid over in the same way

as I have directed my real estate to be divided & paid only that Samuel shall

have his portion at once.

And I also order & it is my will that my wife Barbara shall have her third

according to the intestate laws of Pennsylvania, and when my executors sell

my place, I hereby direct that they shall sell the same so as to secure her

third in as according to law.

Lastly, I hereby constitute & appoint my two sons John Weisel & Philip Weisel

the executors of this my last will and testament, hereby declaring this & no

other to be my last will & testament and revoking all wills & testaments by

me heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 30th day of April

AD 1844.

Johannes Weisel seal

Signed sealed published

xxxxx & declared by

the testator to be his last

will & testament in our

presence who have signed

the same at his request

William U. Watson

E. L. Andersons

Jno. Mower

Source: Bedford County Court House. Will Book No. 3?, page 299.

Submitted by Alan Weisel, Feb 2002.

Notes: Wills are on microfiche and copies are made by machine directly from the fiche.

Photocopy not as clear as one would like.

John Weisel is the earliest Weisel will on record at BCCH.