Crabtree - Meyer Family Tree » William WEIR (1884-1939)

Personal data William WEIR 

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Household of William WEIR

He is married to Mary Jane BROWN.

They got married August 1914 at Hillsboro, Montgomery, Illinois, USA, he was 30 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Marvin Allen WEIR  1924-1995 
  4. William WEIR  1918-1998 


Notes about William WEIR

Born in Scotland
Immigrated to US in 1910 (approx 25 years old)
Occupation: Machinist - Radiator Plant

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William WEIR

John WEIR
± 1856-????
Annie L. P
± 1852-????

William WEIR
1884-1939

1914

Mary Jane BROWN
1889-1979

Living WEIR
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Marvin Allen WEIR
1924-1995
Francis Summerville WEIR
1915-1967
William WEIR
1918-1998
Mildred WEIR
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Sources

  1. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  2. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois; Roll: 545; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0037; Image: 350.0; FHL microfilm: 2340280 / Ancestry.com
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  4. Rentz, David Carl , Family Tree -- RENTZ, David Carl RENTZ (kat6065@cs.com)
  5. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  6. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / www.ancestry.com
  7. Gravestone marker
  8. Death Certificate (IL), Pg 83, Reg # 10729 / Montgomery County Courthouse

Historical events

Birthday April 27, 1884

  • The temperature on April 27, 1884 was about 9.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1884: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 19 » More than sixty tornadoes strike the Southern United States, one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history.
    • March 27 » A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and eventually destroy the courthouse.
    • June 16 » The first purpose-built roller coaster, LaMarcus Adna Thompson's "Switchback Railway", opens in New York's Coney Island amusement park.
    • July 5 » Germany takes possession of Cameroon.
    • October 6 » The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
    • October 13 » The International Meridian Conference establishes the meridian of the Greenwich Observatory as the prime meridian.

Day of death November 27, 1939

  • The temperature on November 27, 1939 was between 6.6 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 19.0 mm of rain during 9.3 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
    • March 14 » Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.
    • August 2 » Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.
    • September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
    • October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
    • December 15 » Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Day of burial November 29, 1939

  • The temperature on November 29, 1939 was between 6.0 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1939: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
    • March 22 » Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.
    • March 23 » The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War.
    • May 3 » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
    • June 4 » The Holocaust: The MSSt. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, in the United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Forced to return to Europe, more than 200 of its passengers later die in Nazi concentration camps.
    • September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
    • November 23 » World War II: HMSRawalpindi is sunk by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.


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Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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