Telemachus Weir

Cumberland Presbyterian Minister

1808 - 1876


1832-1833
Attended Cumberland College in Princeton, Kentucky
[Source: "Class Rolls of Cumberland College" compiled from the "Treasurer's Book of Cumberland College" found in A History of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Kentucky to 1988, by Matthew Harry Gore, page 446]

 

1860
T. Wear, Alvarado, Texas
Minister - Red Oak Presbytery - Brazos Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1860, page 100]

1869
T. Wear, Cleburne, Texas
Minister - Red Oak Presbytery - Brazos Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1869, page 86]

1870
T. Weir, Cleburne, Texas
Minister - Red Oak Presbytery - Brazos Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1870, page 81]

1871
T. Wear, Cleburne, Texas
Minister - Red Oak Presbytery - Brazos Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1871, page 82]

1872
Weir, T., Cleburne Texas
Minister - Red Oak Presbytery - Brazos Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1872, page 126]

1873
Weir, F. [sic], Cleburne, Texas
Minister - Red Oak Presbytery - Brazos Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1873, page 102]

1874
Wear, T., Alvarado, Texas
Minister - Red Oak Presbytery - Brazos Synod
[Source: Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church 1874, page 101]


1836
Telemachus Weir and Elizabeth "Betsy" Wade were married on 22 December 1836 in Pike County, Illinois.

1848
Died of consumption, in Webster, Hancock Co., Ill., on the 1st day of May, 1848, Elizabeth Weir, consort of Rev. T. Weir, and daughter of Josias and Frances Wade.

She was born in Logan Co., Ky., April 17, 1813. When she was in her 18th year, she made a credible profession of religion, under Cumberland Presbyterian influences, and attached herself to our church, and continued to manifest a warm attachment to our doctrines and usages, taking special care to attend on the means of grace, generally. In 1834, she emigrated with her parents to this State; and in Dec. 1836, was married to Bro. W, to whom she had proved to be an help-mete, indeed. Being a loving and devoted wife, an affectionate mother to their children, and an industrious and frugal house-keeper, she had generally enjoyed vigorous health until some 4 months before her death, when she was attached with the disease which terminated her mortal career. During her illness, she was quite calm and composed, conversed frequently and freely on the subject of death, was anxious to have preaching and prayer-meetings in her room, and was several times gratified, when she took a deep interest in the exercises, and seemed much strengthened and comforted. At one time she remarked that religion was good in health, but much better in affliction, that she sometimes had such clear views of the goodness and glory of God, that she felt like shouting aloud. At another time she said, that she felt that she could cross the Jordan of death joyfully; that she had no desire to live, only that she might aid her husband in rearing and training their children (5 in number) in the duties of life and practice of religion.

Let me die the death of the righteous;--and let my last end be like his.
                                      C. Haynes.
[Source: The Banner of Peace, August 18, 1848, page 3]

1849
Telemacher Weir and Arminta J. Orr married 30 April 1849 in Brown County, Illinois.


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