Family of George Colvin WEISEL and Amanda SMITH

Husband:
George Colvin WEISEL (1845-1912)
Wife:
Amanda SMITH (1844-1921)
Children:
Mary I. WEISEL (c. 1870- )
George WEISEL (c. 1875- )
Annie O. WEISEL (c. 1878- )
Marriage:
Feb 7, 1867
Schellsburg, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/search.html (December 2003)

Bedford County Marriage Record Board

Mr. G. C. Wisel married Miss Amanda Smith on 2/7/1867 in Schellsburg, Bedford, PA. They were both from St. Clair Township, Bedford, PA.

(Source: Bedford Inquirer 2/15/1867)

Name:
George Colvin WEISEL
Sex:
Male
Father:
Jacob WEISEL (1798-1883)
Mother:
Mary HITE (1803-1886)
Birth:
Oct, 1845
King Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA¹
Census:
1850 (age 4-5)
Union Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA²
Military:
c. 1863 (age 17-18)
Civil War, 55th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Union Army
Census:
1870 (age 24-25)
St. Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania³
Residence:
1879 (age 33-34)
St. Clair East Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/directories/1879eaststclrtwp.html (Dec 2003)

1879 Directory, St. Clair East Township

SURNAME GIVEN MIDDLE TITLE OCCUP ADDRESS PAGE

Wisel Catherine St. Clairsville 110

Wisel Geo C laborer Fishertown 110

Wisel Sarah St. Clairsville 110
Census:
1880 (age 34-35)
Pennsylvania, Bedford County, East St. Clair⁴
Death:
Mar 30, 1912 (age 66)
Fishertown, East St. Clair Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial:
1912
Fishertown, St. Clair Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Address: St. Luke's Church of Christ Cemetery

Name:
Amanda SMITH
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
Apr, 1844
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA¹
Census:
1880 (age 35-36)
Pennsylvania, Bedford County, East St. Clair⁵
Burial:
Jul, 1921
St. Luke's Church of Christ Cemetery, Fishertown, St. Clair Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Death:
Jul 22, 1921 (age 77)
Fishertown, East St. Clair Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Name:
Mary I. WEISEL
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1870
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death:

Name:
George WEISEL
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1875
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death:

Name:
Annie O. WEISEL
Sex:
Female
Birth:
c. 1878
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death:

In the 1880 census Mary Smith, mother-in-law was living with George Colvin and Amanda.

Richard Hite, Hite Family Connections in South-Central Pennsylvania: Descendants of Christopher and Margaret Hite of Bedford County and Conrad and Maria Hite of Somerset County (Millennium Services, Incorporated of Oro Valley, Arizona, 1999).

Jacob Weisel and Mary Hite

B. February 1803, St. Clair Township, Bedford County, PA. M. there ca.

1827 to Jacob Weisel (or Wisel, b. 20 December 1798, probably Bucks County,

PA) s/o. John Weisel and Margaret Schneider. Jacob came to Bedford County

with his parents ca. 1800. He and Mary lived most of their lives in King

Township in Bedford County where Jacob was a miller. They attended the Old

Log Lutheran and Reformed Church in Osterburg and some of their children

were baptized there. They may have briefly relocated to Juniata Township,

Blair County, PA in the 1850s because there is a communion record for them

in the nearby Newry Lutheran Church, which Mary's brother Conrad attended.

They had nine children altogether. Of their two sons who survived to

adulthood, one (John) spelled his surname as Weisel and the other (George)

used the spelling Wisel. Jacob d. 14 May 1883 in King Township and Mary d.

11 April 1886 in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, PA. Both of them are buried

in the village of Imler.

1. John Weisel

B. ca. 1828, present-day King Township, Bedford County, PA. M. ca. 1855,

Bedford or Blair County, PA to Mary E. Montgomery (b. 10 July 1835, Blair

County) d/o. Michael Montgomery (a native of Ireland) and Margaret

Tickerhoof. Mary was a Catholic, having been baptized in St. Patrick's

Catholic Church in Newry, PA. John and Mary adhered to the Protestant faith

early in their married life, as evidenced by the fact that their first child

was baptized in the Old Log Lutheran and German Reformed Church in

Osterburg, PA. For the first decade or so of their marriage, John and Mary

lived near his parents in present-day King Township, Bedford County, but in

the 1860s, they moved to Clearfield Township, Cambria County, PA, and

settled near the community of St. Augustine. By this time, they were

Catholics, as evidenced by the fact that all of their children who were born

in this area were baptized in St. Augustine Catholic Church. John worked as

a laborer. He and Mary had eight children. They both died sometime after

1880 and it is not certain if they remained in Clearfield Township or if

they moved away.

2. Barbara Ellen Weisel

B. 23 September 1830, present-day King Township, Bedford County, PA. M.

there 1852 to John Shull (b. 28 January 1833, Bedford County) s/o. Jacob

Shull and his wife Polly. About 1853, John and Ellen (as she was known)

moved to Union City in Randolph County, IN. They remained there only for a

short time, probably less than two years. Then they returned to Bedford

County. John worked as a farm laborer there. Then, in 1879, he and Ellen

moved again, this time to Madison Township, Sandusky County, OH. John

worked in a stone quarry there. By 1910, they had moved to Gibsonburg, also

in Sandusky County. They were the parents of ten children, but the names of

only seven are known. The others probably died in infancy. Ellen d. 24

March 1910 in Gibsonburg and was buried there in West Union Cemetery. After

her death, John moved to the nearby community of Helena, OH, apparently to

live with his son Jacob. He d. there 14 March 1917 and was buried next to

his wife in Gibsonburg.

3. Margaret Weisel

B. ca. 1832, present-day King Township, Bedford County, PA. M. ca. 1855,

Bedford County, to John W.M. Claar (b. 26 December 1838, Klahr, Blair

County, PA) s/o. Mathias Claar and Mary Musselman. Margaret and John had

seven children. Prior to her marriage to John, Margaret had a daughter

named Sarah. The father of Sarah is not known and it is also uncertain

whether or not he was married to Margaret. Margaret and John apparently

lived near Klahr where John was a collier. Margaret d. July 1875 and was

buried in Upper Claar Cemetery which is in Kimmel Township, Bedford County.

John m. 2nd 7 Mar 1878 to Rachel Walter. He d. 28 June 1903 in Baker

Summit, Bedford County and was buried in Burger Cemetery in Salemville, PA.

4. Ann Weisel

B. ca. 1835, present-day King Township, Bedford County, PA. Ann was still

single as late as 1883, when her father's estate was divided. She had

apparently lived with her parents for at least some of that time. Ann d.

sometime after 1883. If she ever married, the name of her husband is not

known.

5. Maria Weisel

B. ca. 1836, present-day King Township, Bedford County, PA. By the time

of her father's death in 1883, she was married to a man named Christopher

Wertz. It is not known at this time where Maria and Christopher lived or if

they had any children. Both of them d. sometime after 1883.

6. Hannah Weisel

B. ca. 1840, present-day King Township, Blair County, PA. Baptized 17

October 1840, Old Log Lutheran and German Reformed Church in Osterburg, PA.

It is very likely that Hannah d. before 1860. She was certainly deceased by

the time her father's estate was divided in 1883 because she was not named

as an heir to the estate.

7. Mary Weisel

B. 12 September 1842, present-day King Township, Bedford County, PA.

Baptized 12 November 1842, Old Log Lutheran and German Reformed Church,

Osterburg, PA. She m. ca. 1878, Bedford County, to George McCreary (b. 1

February 1852, Bedford County) s/o. Amos McCreary and Margaret Davis.

George and Mary had one daughter. Early in their married life, they lived

in the village of New Paris in Napier Township, Bedford County, where George

worked as a shoemaker. Mary d. sometime between 1883 and 1895, probably in

Roaring Spring, PA, where George was living by the time of the 1900 census.

George remarried in 1895, so it is likely that Mary's death occurred about a

year before that. George d. sometime after 1900.

8. George Colvin Wisel

B. October 1845, present-day King Township, Bedford County, PA. George

served in the 55th Pennsylvania Infantry of the Union Army during the Civil

War. M. ca. 1869, Bedford County, to Amanda Smith (b. April 1844, Bedford

County). Amanda's mother's first name was Mary, but the name of her father

is not known. George and Amanda lived near Fishertown in East St. Clair

Township of Bedford County where they had three children. George was a

laborer. He d. 30 March 1912 near Fishertown. Amanda d. there 22 July

1921. They are buried in St. Luke's Church of Christ Cemetery in

Fishertown.

9. James Weisel

B. ca. 1847, present-day King Township, Bedford County, PA, d. there before 1860.

2.

US Federal Census 1850 Pennsylvania, Bedford County.

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/bedford/census/1850un.txt

Union Township, Original National Archives Series M432, roll 751,

Abm. B. Bunn Enumeration, 26 October to 2 November 1850, page 252, Dwelling 89/89

Jacob WEISEL*, 52, Farmer, Pa.

Mary, 45, cannot read & write

John, 22, Farmer

George, 6

James, 3

Nancy, 10

Hannah, 1* [second digit unclear]

Maria, 14

Ann, 15

Margart, 18

Ellen, 21

3.

Census - 1870 United States Federal. St. Clair Twp., Bedford Co., PA.

Name:George Weisel

Event Type:Census

Event Year:1870

Event Place:Pennsylvania, United States

Gender:Male

Age:24

Race:White

Race (Original):W

Birth Year (Estimated):1845-1846

Birthplace:Pennsylvania

Page Number:10

Household ID:76

Line Number:34

Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Affiliate Publication Number:M593

GS Film number:000552803

Digital Folder Number:004278502

Image Number:00651

HouseholdRoleGenderAgeBirthplace

George WeiselM24Pennsylvania

Amanda WeiselF26Pennsylvania

Mary WeiselF0Pennsylvania

Citing this Record:

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZLJ-H4D : 17 October 2014), George Weisel, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 10, family 76, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,803.

4.

US Federal Census 1880 Bedford County, Pennsylvania.

Colerain, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p.107B

Abrm. WEISLE JR. Self M Male W 36 PA Farmer PA PA

Malinda C. WEISLE Wife M Female W 30 MD Keeping House MD MD

Susan E. WEISLE Dau S Female W 4 PA At Home PA MD

Elisabeth A. WEISLE Dau S Female W 2 PA At Home PA MD

Henrietta C. WEISLE Dau S Female W 1 PA At Home PA MD

Harrison, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 129B

Samuel WEISEL Self M Male W 39 PA Farmer PA PA

Charlotte WEISEL Wife M Female W 45 PA Keeps House PA PA

Loretta WEISEL Dau S Female W 17 PA PA PA

Sarah WEISEL Dau S Female W 15 PA PA PA

George W. WEISEL Son S Male W 14 PA Helps On Farm PA PA

Emmeline WEISEL Dau S Female W 12 PA PA PA

Margaretta WEISEL Dau S Female W 10 PA PA PA

David WEISEL Son S Male W 9 PA PA PA

William WEISEL Son S Male W 5 PA PA PA

East St. Clair, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 300A

Edward BRADLEY Self S Male W 37 PA Blacksmith PA PA

Catharine WISEL Aunt S Female W 65 PA Keeping House PA PA

Sarah WISEL Aunt S Female W 57 PA PA PA

Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 3A

Michael WEISEL Self S Male W 71 PA Cooker PA PA

Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 6C

Mary WEISEL Self W Female W 34 PA Keeping House PA PA

Ella WEISEL Dau S Female W 17 PA Housekeeper PA PA

Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 10D

Mary WEISEL Self W Female W 72 PA Keeping House PA PA

Michael WEISEL Son S Male W 39 PA Laborer PA PA

Ettie WEISEL Dau S Female W 32 PA House Keeper PA PA

East St. Clair, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 307C

George WEISEL Self M Male W 34 PA Laborer PA PA

Amanda WEISEL Wife M Female W 35 PA Keeping House PA PA

Mary I. WEISEL Dau S Female W 10 PA At Home PA PA

George WEISEL Son S Male W 5 PA PA PA

Annie O. WEISEL Dau S Female W 2 PA PA PA

Mary SMITH MotherL W Female W 64 PA Boarding PA PA

Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 25C

Rebecca WEISEL Self W Female W 60 PA Keeps House PA PA

Sophia WEISEL Dau S Female W 27 PA PA PA

John DIEHL GSon S Male W 3 PA --- ---

Juniata, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 184B

Geo. GARDILLE Self M Male W 55 BAVARIA Genl. S. Keeper BAVARIA BAVARIA

Susan GARDILLE Wife M Female W 40 PA Keeps House --- ---

Albert GARDILLE Son S Male W 17 PA Works On Farm BAVARIA PA

Edward GARDILLE Son S Male W 15 PA BAVARIA PA

James GARDILLE Son S Male W 13 PA BAVARIA PA

Frank GARDILLE Son S Male W 9 PA BAVARIA PA

Margaret GARDILLE Dau S Female W 7 PA BAVARIA PA

Amelia GARDILLE Dau S Female W 5 PA BAVARIA PA

Annie GARDILLE Dau S Female W 3 PA BAVARIA PA

Laura WEISEL Other S Female W 17 PA Servant PA PA

King, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 190B

Jacob WISEL Self M Male W 81 PA Miller Retired PA PA

Mary WISEL Wife M Female W 75 PA House Keeper BADEN BADEN

Annie WISEL Dau S Female W 35 PA At Home PA PA

Ettie TROUT GDau S Female W 17 PA Dress Maker PA PA

King, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 197C

Josiah WEISEL Self M Male W 63 PA Farmer PA PA

Amelia WEISEL Wife M Female W 53 PA House Keeper PA PA

Margaret A. WEISEL Dau S Female W 26 PA Dress Maker PA PA

George Wm. WEISEL Son S Male W 23 PA Laborer PA PA

Sarah J. WEISEL Dau S Female W 19 PA At Home PA PA

Franklin WEISEL Son S Male W 18 PA Farm Hand PA PA

Lorenzo WEISEL Son S Male W 16 PA Farm Hand PA PA

Hannah R. WEISEL Dau S Female W 15 PA At Home PA PA

King, Bedford, Pennsylvania, FHL Film 1255098, NA Film Number T9-1098, p. 198B

Elizabeth MOWRY Self W Female W 68 PA Retired Housekeeper PA PA

Isaah MOWRY Son S Male W 26 PA Farmer PA PA

Andrew MOWRY Brother S Male W 68 PA Retired Farmer PA PA

Emma WEISEL Other S Female W 30 PA Servant PA PA

Howard LAMBRIGHT Other S Male W 2 PA PA PA

Living with wife Amanda, 3 children, and mother-in-law Mary Smith.

5.

Ibid.