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- He was a Disciples of Christ minister. the name Weaver was from a German by the name of Anthony Weaver from Darmstat Germany. This link might help you https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Weaver-2328
Looks like the first member of this line arrived from from Shropshire, England, before 1600. It appears there were eight generations of Weavers in Virginia BEFORE George Washington Weaver was born!
Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
Name: Rebecca Lloyd
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: George W. Weaver
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1820
County: Shenandoah
State: Virginia
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Geo W Weaver
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1801
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 2, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 290
Geo W Weaver 49
Elizabeth Weaver 45
S W Weaver 17
L H Weaver 15
Rebecca T Weaver 13
Maria E Weaver 10
Geo N Weaver 7
Caladonia V Weaver 4
Nancy J Paxton 23
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: G W Weaver
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1801
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Beat 9, Shelby, Texas
Post Office: Truits Store
Dwelling Number: 19
Family Number: 19
Occupation: Farmer
Real Estate Value: 5500
Personal Estate Value: 1150
G W Weaver 59
E Weaver 56
G F Weaver 16
C V Weaver 11
George Washington Weaver
Birth 9 Aug 1801
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Death 25 Aug 1873 (aged 72)
Shelby County, Texas, USA
Burial
Weaver Cemetery
Shelby County, Texas, USA
Memorial ID 134021293
Son of Frederick Weaver (1773 - 1825) & Mary Margaret Finter (ca. 1780 - 12/18/1828) of Shenandoah Co., Virginia
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: G W Weaver
Age in 1870: 68
Birth Year: abt 1802
Birthplace: Virginia
Dwelling Number: 39
Home in 1870: Precinct 1, Shelby, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Cannot Read: Y
Cannot Write: Y
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 900
Real Estate Value: 4000
G W Weaver 68
Elizabeth Weaver 65
Cala V Weaver 22
Married first, Rebecca Lloyd on March 3, 1820. Family tradition holds that this marriage ended in divorce.
Married second, Elizabeth K. Freeland on 3/6/1825 in Maury Co., Tennessee
George and Rebecca had one child:
Mary Ann Weaver Forsythe (8/1/1821 - 1/2/1882)
George and Elizabeth had children:
Nancy Julina Paxton
Joseph Noah (6/8/1829 - 12/1/1895)
Sarah Jane (11/27/1831 -)
Samuel William
Leonidas Houston
Rebecca Tennessee Plemons (7/11/1838 - 4/15/1886)
Columbus Washington (9/15/1840 -)
Maria Elizabeth (9/9/1841 -)
Son (12/7/1843 -)
George Newton
Caledonia Virginia Gibbs
By 1824 George had moved to Maury County, Tennesse where he married second, Elizabeth K. Freeland on March 6, 1825. Elizabeth, Daughter of James Dinwiddle Freeland and his wife Nancy Strayhorn. Her paternal grandparents were James and Sarah (Dinwiddle) Freeland and her maternal grandparents were John and Elizabeth (Johnston) Strayhorn. The Weavers moved from Tennessee to Calloway County, Kentucky ca. 1841. In 1855 the Weaver family moved to Shelby County, Texas where they settled in the Buena Vista Community. In 1856, George W. was postmissioned as a Notary Public. He was elected and Peace of Precinct No. 9. On Nov. 19, 1867, he was appointed Sheriff. His next political position was on the Board of Appeals, to which he was appointed on Nov. 1, 1872. It is said that George W. was able to speak German and had a thick accent throughout his life. George and his wife, Elizabeth are buried in unmarked graves in Weaver Cemetery.
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1801 - 1873 (72 years)
