Weesner, Josiah

Personal Information
Last Name	Weesner
First Name	Josiah
Middle Name
Maiden Name
Death Date	1/26/1899
Birth Date	8/6/1813
Obituary Source	Martinsville Republican, Feb. 2, 1899
Source Information	Cemetery index/Friends Records
Cemetery	West Union

Family Information
Spouse	1) Phoebe Thompson; 2) Nannie Elliott
Survived By	Two daughters, Mrs. George (Mary C.) Allen and Mrs. John (Anna M.) Gregory.
Other	Age 85. Married on Aug. 7, 1834 in Cane Creek, N.C.; moved to Indiana in the spring of 1838, first to Wayne County and then to Monroe Township, Morgan Co. Father of 3 children, one of whom, John, preceded him in death. Married for over 60 years. Phoebe died Dec. 13, 1895. On Oct. 9, 1897, he married Nannie Elliott. (At that time, he was over 84 and she was 60.) Parents: William and Rachel Moon Weesner. He was the oldest of their 12 children. "Joshua Weesner of near Gasburg and Miss Nannie Elliott were quietly married last week at Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. He is a pioneer of Morgan County and a well to do farmer; before the county took over the Monrovia to Mooresville Gravel Road, he owned most of the stock." [Listed in marriage records as Joshua Weaver.] -- Martinsville Republican, Oct. 14, 1897
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