WEIDENHAMER, John Adam
1836 - 1899 (63 years)-
Name WEIDENHAMER, John Adam Born 5 Apr 1836 Maidencreek Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States 
Gender Male Biography - John Adam Weidenhamer, son of Jacob, was born April 5, 1836, in Berks county, Pa. and received a common school education. When fourteen he began clerking in his brother's store, and for some years during his earlier manhood he was engaged in farming in Limestone township, Montour county, whence he cameto Dewart, Northumberland county, in 1867, buying C. B. Reifsnyder's generalstore. He conducted that business until his removal to Watsontown in 1882, from which time until about six months before his death, when he retired, he had a general store at that place. He became widely known in that connection and was a respected citizen. In politics he was a Democrat, and he served several years as assessor of Delaware township. He died in 1899 in Sutton, W. Va., where he was visiting his son, Charles.
On Nov. 1, 1859 Mr. Weidenhamer married Sarah Ann Deitzman of West Milton, and to them were born three children: Charles D., Horace G., and Walter L. Mr.Weidenhamer was a member of the Lutheran Church, to which his wife also belonged, and he served as deacon and elder.
_UID EAF7397D09F89B45B4DA68062DE6737A7409 Died 14 Aug 1899 Sutton, Braxton, West Virginia, United States Buried Watsontown, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Address:
Watsontown CemeteryPerson ID I10430 Milton Families Last Modified 24 Nov 2019
Father WEIDENHAMER, Jacob D., b. 21 Mar 1797, Maidencreek Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 26 Aug 1863 (Age 66 years) Mother DREIBELBIS, Susannah K., b. 5 Oct 1805, Richmond Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 29 Nov 1887, Derry Township, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 82 years) Married Jun 1825 Richmond Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Family ID F3359 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family DATESMAN, Sarah Anna, b. 26 Apr 1838, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 13 Aug 1926, Washington, District of Columbia, United States (Age 88 years) Married 1 Nov 1859 Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Children 1. WEIDENHAMER, Charles Datesman, b. 9 Feb 1861, Limestoneville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 9 May 1956, Washington, District of Columbia, United States (Age 95 years)2. WEIDENHAMER, Horace Gideon, b. 4 Sep 1864, Limestoneville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 31 Oct 1935, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 71 years)3. WEIDENHAMER, Walter Lyon, b. 9 Sep 1870, Dewart, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States , d. 6 Dec 1962, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 92 years)Last Modified 3 Jan 2021 Family ID F3364 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- John Adam Weidenhamer, son of Jacob, was born April 5, 1836, in Berks county, Pa. and received a common school education. When fourteen he began clerking in his brother's store, and for some years during his earlier manhood he was engaged in farming in Limestone township, Montour county, whence he cameto Dewart, Northumberland county, in 1867, buying C. B. Reifsnyder's generalstore. He conducted that business until his removal to Watsontown in 1882, from which time until about six months before his death, when he retired, he had a general store at that place. He became widely known in that connection and was a respected citizen. In politics he was a Democrat, and he served several years as assessor of Delaware township. He died in 1899 in Sutton, W. Va., where he was visiting his son, Charles.
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Sources - [S14] Floyd's History of Northumberland County, PA 1911, Page 417.
- [S14] Floyd's History of Northumberland County, PA 1911, Page 417.