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Robert Oran Weaver

Robert Oran Weaver

Male 1928 - 1989  (61 years)
Person ID: I34  Sharon Vitter's Ancestor


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  • Name Robert Oran Weaver  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Name Bob 
    Notes 
    • Brown hair, blue eyes.

      Army Home Town News Center mailed from Korea March 10, 1952.
      With the 45th Infantry Div. in Korea -- PFC Robert O. Weaver, Route 4, Paola, KS., has won the Combat Infantryman Badge, symbol of the front line fighting men, while serving in Korea with the 45 th Infantry Division.
      The badge shows a miniature Revolutionary War flintlock rifle mounted against a blue rectangle which is surrounded by a wreath.

      The Oklahoma National Guard Division left the U.S. early in 1951 and trained extensively on the Japanese island of Hokkaido before it was committed to Korea last December.

      Weaver, a mortarman in Company H of the 279 th Infantry Regiment, entered the Army in October 1950 and joined the 45 th Division in November 1950.

      Obituary: Robert Ora Weaver: Robert Ora Weaver, 61, R4 Paola, died unexpectedly of a heart attack, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 1989, while feeding cattle south of Wagstaff. His immediate survivors include his wife, Virginia Weaver of the home; two daughters Kathy Steele of Topeka, and Sharon Vitter of Providence, R.I. and three sons, John Weaver of Phoenix, Ariz., Don Weaver of Bernice, Calif., and Jerry Weaver of Paola. Services are pending at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home in Paola. Memorials may be made in his name to the Elm Grove Baptist church at Chiles.
    Born 6 May 1928  Wagstaff, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    • Born around 10 pm..
    Gender Male 
    Died 19 Dec 1989  East barn, Weaver Homestead, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • While feeding hay to the cows outside the barn
    Buried Wagstaff Cemetery, Chiles, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Memorial ID 58007371
    Siblings
     1. Martin Franklin Weaver (ID:I58),   b. 10 Sep 1925, Wagstaff, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1926, Wagstaff, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    DNA Tests  1 DNA test is associated with Robert Oran Weaver 

    Parents

    Family ID: F27 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Ora Franklin Weaver (ID:I56),   b. 17 Jul 1881, Wagstaff, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1929, Wagstaff, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Jessie Violet Bendorf (ID:I57),   b. 25 Jan 1904, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1979, Medicalodges Paola, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1923  Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • officated by Virgie Sanders
    Reference Number 1701 

    Family

    Family ID: F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart 
    Wife Virginia Louise Kohlenberg (ID:I35),   b. 2 Nov 1932, Kohlenberg Homestead, 9280 W. 319th Street, Middle Creek, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 2016, North Point Nursing Home, 908 N Pearl St, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1952  First Presbyterian Church, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 9] 
    Reference Number 1607 
    Children 
      1. Katherine Ann Weaver (ID:I36)
      2. Sharon Louise Weaver (ID:I2),   b. 24 Mar 1955, Gardner, Johnson, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
      3. John Robert Weaver (ID:I37)
      4. Donald William Weaver (ID:I38)
      5. Jerry Alan Weaver (ID:I39)

    Other Personal Events

    Description Brown hair, blue eyes 
    Reference Number 34 
    Residence Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Relation to Head: Self 
    Residence 1930  Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1935  Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1940  Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Stepson 
    Residence Between 1952 and 1954  1117 West 41st Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Between 1954 and 1963  18370 W. 257th Street, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Between 1963 and 1989  26150 Block Road, Marysville, Miami, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Robert Oran Weaver    		 Robert Oran Weaver
    Military Service Between 1950 and 1952  South Korea Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8] 
    Sgt. US Army; see Notes section for Army Home Town News Center item mailed from Korea March 10, 1952. 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 May 1928 - Wagstaff, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Between 1950 and 1952 - South Korea Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1952 and 1954 - 1117 West 41st Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Nov 1952 - First Presbyterian Church, Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1954 and 1963 - 18370 W. 257th Street, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1963 and 1989 - 26150 Block Road, Marysville, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Dec 1989 - East barn, Weaver Homestead, Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wagstaff Cemetery, Chiles, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Paola, Miami, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
  • Photos
    1928 -- Bendorf Family
    1956 First Cousins Robert Weaver Louise Holman Bea and Evelyn Bowes
    1956 Robert Weaver Jessie holding Baby Sharon Cora Bendorf Louise Holman Evelyn Bowes Bertha Bendorf Bea Bowes
    Jeff & Sharon's Wedding
    Robert Oran Weaver
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    Documents
    Kohlenberg Weaver Wedding Party Witnesses Document    		Kohlenberg Weaver Wedding Party Witnesses Document
    1930 United States Federal Census Jesse Weaver    		1930 United States Federal Census Jesse Weaver
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    Headstones
    Weaver Robert Oran Headstone    		Weaver Robert Oran Headstone
    Robert Oran Weaver    		Robert Oran Weaver
    Histories
    Martin Samuel Weaver: Kansas Homesteader    		Martin Samuel Weaver: Kansas Homesteader
    Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's paternal great grandfather Martin Weaver, from a family of 18 children, forged the way from Holmes County, Ohio to Miami County, Kansas and established today's Weaver Homestead in suburban Kansas City.
    Genealogy Charts
    Descendants of Jacob Weaver Sr. (1748–1820), immigrant to America, and Magdalena Oberholtzer (1748–1791)    		Descendants of Jacob Weaver Sr. (1748–1820), immigrant to America, and Magdalena Oberholtzer (1748–1791)
    Jacob Weaver Sr. was a native of Zurich, Switzerland and immigrated to Pennsylvania via Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1767. He is the 4th great grandfather of Sharon Weaver Vitter, co-host of this website.
    Descendants of Jakobi Kauffman (born 1455) and Augusta Sophia (born 1455)    		Descendants of Jakobi Kauffman (born 1455) and Augusta Sophia (born 1455)
    Jakobi Kauffman is a 14th great grandfather of Sharon Weaver Vitter, co-host of this website vitter.org. The Kauffman clan includes the influential Mennonite teacher Täufer Isaac Kauffman (1653–1741) and his son Isaac Jr. (1685–late 1700s). Isaac Jr. immigrated with his family to Pennsylvania via Rotterdam on the ship Virtuous Grace in 1737.

  • Source Citations

    1. [S1371] U.S., WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kansas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 409.
      U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Document      		 U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Document
      The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kansas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 409


    2. [S307] Family Database of Vitter-Weaver Family, Jeffrey & Sharon Vitter, (Name: Self; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Date: Since 1996;), Martin Samuel Weaver: Kansas Homesteader.
      Sharon (née Weaver) Vitter's paternal great grandfather Martin Weaver, from a family of 18 children, forged the way from Holmes County, Ohio to Miami County, Kansas and established today's Weaver Homestead in suburban Kansas City.
      https://vitter.org/familytree/histories/MartinSamuelWeaver.php

    3. [S512] Nicolay: A Preliminary Outline of the Descendants of John Jacob Nicolay, Kay Frances Sellers, with annotations by Sharon Weaver Vitter, (Name: Self-published; Location: Topeka, Kansas, USA; Date: 1984 (the copyright is 1984, but there are some updates in the following few years);), 21-page set of family tree diagrams of the Nicolay family in Kansas, traced back to Bernard Nicolai/Nicolay (circa 1650–1705) in Germany. Some individuals can be searched for in the pdf file, but unfortunately not all since most of the file is written by hand and not all of it is recognized by optical character recognition. The individuals are labeled by their genealogical ordering (via the Henry or d'Aboville systems), which his the ordering used in the 166-page compilation by Kay F. Sellers, entitled "Nicolay: A Preliminary Study of the Descendants of John Jacob Nicolay," 1987. There are also newspaper clippings about members of the family in the 267-page compilation by Kay F. Sellers, entitled "Nicolay Newspaper Clippings: Weddings Obituaries, Miscellaneous." See attached pdf for the entire manuscript.
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    4. [S1771] Nicolay: A Preliminary Study of the Descendants of John Jacob Nicolay, Kay Frances Sellers, with annotations by Sharon Weaver Vitter, (Name: Self-published; Location: Topeka, Kansas, USA; Date: 1987;), 146-page compilation (plus 20-page index) of the Nicolay family in Kansas, traced back to Bernard Nicolai/Nicolay (circa 1650–1705) in Germany. Individuals can be searched for in the pdf file. The individuals are labeled by their genealogical ordering (via the Henry or d'Aboville systems). An earlier 21-page list of family tree diagrams was published by Kay F. Sellers, entitled "Nicolay: A Preliminary Outline of the Descendants of John Jacob Nicolay," 1987. There are also newspaper clippings about members of the family in the 267-page compilation by Kay F. Sellers, entitled "Nicolay Newspaper Clippings: Weddings Obituaries, Miscellaneous," which is an appendix to this document. The page numbers in the index refer to the numbers printed on each page. Page numbers 128 and larger can be found in the appendix, "Nicolay Newspaper Clippings: Weddings Obituaries, Miscellaneous," 1987. See attached pdf for the entire manuscript.
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    5. [S1251] Find A Grave, Robert Oran Weaver.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58007371/robert-oran-weaver
      Weaver Robert Oran Headstone      		 Weaver Robert Oran Headstone
      Robert Oran Weaver      		 Robert Oran Weaver


    6. [S1240] 1930 United States Federal Census, Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas; Roll: 711; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 399.0.
      Record for Jessie V Weaver

    7. [S1151] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01246; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 61-23.
      1940 United States Federal Census      		 1940 United States Federal Census
      Year: 1940; Census Place: Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01246; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 61-23


    8. [S729] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).
      U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Document      		 U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Document
      The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kansas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 409


    9. [S362] U.S., Obituary Collection, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Miami County Repbulic; Publication Place: Paola, Kansas, USA; URL: http://www.republic-online.com/obituaries/article_12e58bbe-71d0-5bef-a7db-1962c60173ea.html.
      Virginia Weaver Knop

      1932-2016

      Virginia Weaver Knop, 83, Louisburg, passed away April 25, 2016, at North Point Nursing Home in Paola.

      She was born Virginia Louise Kohlenberg on Nov. 2, 1932, to William “Bill” August and Leta Mae Grimes Kohlenberg of rural Louisburg.

      Virginia graduated from Louisburg High School in 1950 and then attended the Kansas City Secretarial School. She worked as a secretary at Equitable Life Insurance and Kansas City Power and Light.

      Virginia married Robert Oran Weaver on Nov. 16, 1952, at the First Presbyterian Church in Paola.

      They resided in Kansas City, Mo., until they moved to Wagstaff in February, 1954. They moved nearby to the Weaver Family Homestead in 1963.

      Robert Oran Weaver preceded her in death on December 19, 1989.

      Virginia and Robert had five children: Katherine Ann Weaver Steele (Steven) of Topeka, Sharon Louise Weaver Vitter (Jeffrey) of University, Miss., John Robert Weaver (Roxane Gonser) of Goodyear, Ariz., Donald William Weaver (Louise Schwartz — deceased, Felicia Mickam Jenkins) of Metairie, La., and Jerry Alan Weaver (Stacey Walters) of Paola.

      Virginia married Welby Edward Knop on March 16, 1991, at the Elm Grove Baptist Church, Paola. He resides at their home in Louisburg.

      Virginia is survived by her husband; five children; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two sisters; nieces; nephews; and many friends.

      Her grandchildren are Jessica Weaver Ashby (Ryan), Ian Weaver, Jillian Vitter, J. Scott Vitter Jr., Audrey Vitter, Aaron Weaver (Heather Nava), Nathan Weaver (Maria Martinez), Bryan Weaver, Ross Jenkins, Max Jenkins (Abigail), Regan Jenkins, Kayla Callahan (Tommy), Emily Weaver, Kurt Weaver and Cory Weaver.

      Her great grandchildren are Ava Ashby, Harvin Weaver, McKinley Callahan and Kayden Weaver.

      Her sisters are Lois Kohlenberg Matney (Orville) and Helen Kohlenberg Slyter (Dean).

      Services are pending.

      In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Virginia Knop Memorial Fund at Elm Grove Baptist Church, 15375 W. 247th St., Paola, KS 66071.
      https://www.republic-online.com/obituaries/article_12e58bbe-71d0-5bef-a7db-1962c60173ea.html

 

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