Weir Family Information

William Weir
born: 25 December 1767
died: 26 July 1832
wife: Sarah Gregory
born: 1780
died: 25 July 1828

Children of William Weir and Sarah Gregory Weir:

1. Telemachus Weir
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 2 January 1808 - Kentucky
died: 8 October 1876 - Johnson County, Texas
buried: Buel Cemetery - Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas
Received a land grant in 1840 in Pike County, Illinois
1840 Census - Brown County, Illinois
1850 Census - ?
1860 Census - Buchanan, Johnson County, Texas [T. Wier, age 53]
1870 Census - Johnson County, Texas [T. Wier, age 62]
1st marriage: 22 December 1836 - Pike County, Illinois
1st wife: Elizabeth "Betsy" Wade
[daughter of Josias Wade and Frances Dorson]
born: 17 March 1813 - Logan County, Kentucky
died: 1 May 1848 - Webster, Hancock County, Illinois

Children of Telemachus Weir and Elizabeth Wade Weir:

1.1. Christopher Columbus Wier
born: 21 January 1839 - Pike County, Illinois
died: 12 March 1921 - Jack County, Texas
buried: Graves Cemetery - Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas
1860 Census - Buchanan, Johnson County, Texas [C. C. Wier, age 21]
1st marriage: 27 January 1867 - Robertson County, Texas
1st wife: Marietta E. "Mary" Enos
[daughter of Alfred Enos and amanda Samantha Gilmore
born: 24 December 1850
died: 1 January 1877

2nd marriage: 17 September 1878 - Navarro County, Texas
2nd wife: Eliza Powell Mize
[daughter of Zachariah Mize and Delilah Amanda Ingram]
born: 25 July 1852
died: 1 March 1920
buried: Graves Cemetery - Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas

 

1.2. Newton Jasper Wier
born: 27 March 1840 - Illinois
died: 8 February 1873 - Johnson County, Texas
buried: Buel Cemetery - Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas
1860 Census - Buchanan, Johnson County, Texas [N. J. Wier, age 20]
wife: Eliza A. ?
born: c1843 - Illinois
1860 Census - Buchanan, Johnson County, Texas [Eliza A. Wier, age 17]

1.3. Meliza Francis Weir
born: 4 December 1841 - Pike County, Illinois
died: c1869 - Johnson County, Texas

1.4. Elizabeth Ann Weir
born: 27 February 1843 - Brown County, Illinois
died: 17 June 1909 - Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas
buried: Cleburne Memorial Cemetery - Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas
married: 9 July 1867 - Johnson County, Texas
husband: J. C. Holland
born: 3 December 1827
died: 3 October 1869 - Johnson County, Texas

married: 12 June 1871 - Johnson County, Texas
husband: William Jones
born: 2 September 1830 - Twin Churches, Fayette County, Illinois
died: 1 November 1893 - Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas
buried: Cleburne Memorial Cemetery - Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas

1.5. Martha Emiline Wier
born: 18 November 1844 - Illinois
died: 1 April 1924 - Cedar County, Missouri
buried: Brasher Cemetery - Jerico Springs, Benton Township, Cedar County, Missouri
married: 8 July 1874 - Johnson County, Texas
husband: Bennett Utterback
born: 16 May 1823
died: 28 January 1891
buried: Brasher Cemetery - Jerico Springs, Benton Township, Cedar County, Missouri

1.6. William Franklin Weir
born: 18 September 1846 - Illinois

 

 

2nd marriage of Rev. Telemachus Weir: 30 April 1849 - Brown County, Illinois
2nd wife: Arminta Juliett Orr
[daughter of Greenberry Orr and Armintha Juliett Harris]
born: 9 June 1813 - Tennessee
died: 27 June 1895 - Johnson County, Texas
buried: Buel Cemetery - Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas
1850 Census -
1860 Census - Buchanan, Johnson County, Texas [A. J. Wier, age 47]
1870 Census - Johnson County, Texas [A. J. Wier, age 57]

Children of Telemachus Weir and Arminta J. Orr Weir:

1.7. Greenberry Telemachus Wier
born: 7 August 1850 - Brown County, Illinois
died: 15 May 1886 - Johnson County, Texas
1860 Census - Buchanan, Johnson County, Texas [Greenberry L. Wier, age 9]
buried: Buel Cemetery - Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas
married: 19 February 1880 - Johnson County, Texas
wife: Jeanetta Beasley
[daughter of Richard B. Beasley and Parizade Bowman]
born: c1860

1.8. Mary Elizabeth Wier
born: 5 September 1851 - Illinois
died: 3 August 1921 - Tarrant County, Texas
buried: Buel Cemetery - Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas
1860 Census - Buchanan, Johnson County, Texas [Mary E. Wier, age 8]
married: 12 November 1878 - Johnson County, Texas
married: William Headspeth Callaway
born: 9 September 1846
died: 2 May 1928
buried: Buel Cemetery - Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas

1.9. Julia Eunice "Sallie" Wier
born: 3 August 1853 - Illinois
died: before 1874 - Johnson County, Texas
1860 Census - Buchanan, Johnson County, Texas [Julia E. Wier, age 6]
married: c1870 - Johnson County, Texas
husband: George Y. Gaskins
[son of Thomas Gaskins and Sarah Scott]
born: c1850

1.10. Margaret Lourenda Wier
born: 8 May 1855 - Johnson County, Texas
died: 25 January 1877 - Johnson County, Texas
buried: Buel Cemetery - Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas
1860 Census - Buchanan, Johnson County, Texas [M. L. Wier, female, age 5]
married: 1 January 1874 - Johnson County, Texas
husband: George Y. Gaskins
[son of Thomas Gaskins and Sarah Scott]
born: c1850

 

2. Margaret Gordon Wier
born: 1810 - Logan County, Kentucky
died: 1858 - Chatfield, Navarro County, Texas
1850 Census - Navarro, Navarro County, Texas [Margaret J. Wade, age 48]
married: 27 October 1831 - Todd County, Kentucky
husband: Noble Wade
[son of Josias Wade, Sr. and Frances Rawson]
born: May 1809 - Franklin County, Kentucky
died: May 1886 - Tehuacana, Limestone County, Texas
buried: Tehuacana Cemetery - Tehuacana, Limestone County, Texas
1850 Census - Navarro, Navarro County, Texas [Noble Wade, age 48]

3. Sally Ann Wier
born: Kentucky

4. Lourenda Weir