hmtl5 Elizabeth Weaver b. 25 Nov 1800 Virginia d. 10 Aug 1881 DeWitt County, Illinois: Hiltner Genealogy

Elizabeth Weaver

Female 1800 - 1881  (80 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth Weaver  [1, 2
    Birth 25 Nov 1800  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870  Texas Township, DeWitt County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Texas Township, DeWitt County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 10 Aug 1881  DeWitt County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I164  Hiltner
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2025 

    Father George Weaver,   b. 1774, Hardy County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1829, South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Hempleman,   b. 1777, Near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870, South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 1800  Hardy County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John H. Surfis,   b. 27 Jun 1800, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1850 (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jun 1821  Clark County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. George Surfis,   b. 8 May 1822   d. 27 Jan 1872 (Age 49 years)
     2. Jacob Surfis,   b. 1824   d. 12 Nov 1830 (Age 6 years)
     3. John W. Surfis,   b. 10 Jan 1834, Madison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1904, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     4. Elizabeth Surfis,   b. 14 Aug 1836, Madison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1925, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Nov 1800 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jun 1821 - Clark County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Texas Township, DeWitt County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Texas Township, DeWitt County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Aug 1881 - DeWitt County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    History of the Hempleman Family in America PDF
    History of the Hempleman Family in America PDF

  • Notes 
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      Elizabeth was born in Virginia. Her parents did not move to Clark County, Ohio until after their fifth child was born in 1807. Elizabeth married John Surfis on June 10, 1821 in Clark County, Ohio. He is listed on her marker in Woodlawn Cemetery, though it references that he is buried in Madison County, Ohio, which is where his FAG memorial/marker is.

      [4]
    • In the 1880 census, Elizabeth is listed as Elizabeth Weaver. She is 79 and a widow living in the household of her daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Charles Cuddy.

    • Mrs. Elizabeth Surfis, aged eighty years, the mother of Mrs. C.H. McCoddy, died on Wednesday morning.
      The Kenney Gazette, Kenney, Illinois. 12 Augusut 1881, page 1. [6, 7]
    • Elizabeth Weaver Surfis
      Elizabeth, daughter of Elizabeth Hempleman Weaver and George Weaver, was born November 25, 1800, and died August 27, 1881. She was married to John H. Surfis, 1821. John H. Surfis was born June 27, 1800, and died August 27, 1850. To this union were born four children: George, Jacob, John and Elizabeth.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Whiteley, George, History of the Hempleman Family in America, (1912), PDF on this site https://hiltner.com/hiltner/showmedia.php?mediaID=110&medialinkID=206.

    2. [S39] Wm Morris, Elizabeth Morris Hartman's History, (self published, copy from Allen County Historical Society, Lima, Ohio).

    3. [S30] Daughters of the American Revolution.

    4. [S3] find-a-grave.

    5. [S5] Ohio County Marriage Records.

    6. [S44] Newspaper article.

    7. [S11] Obituary.