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Below is a family biography included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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CHRISTIAN WEBER is one of the enterprising young farmers of Lowell township, Kearney county. He first saw the light of day in Allegheny county, Pa., March 6, 1852, and is the son of Peter and Mary Ann Weber. His father came from Germany when about thirty years of age. He was a weaver by trade, and died April 29, 1871. His mother was born in Pennsylvania, and is now living with her children.
Christian, when fourteen years of age, began doing for himself, working by the month on a farm. He later served an apprenticeship as a wheel-right, and worked at his trade for about seven years. He came West in the spring of 1876, and freighted from Cheyenne to Deadwood for a few months previous to his final settlement in Kearney county, Nebr. He took a homestead in Lowell township, on which he has since continued to reside. He was elected county commissioner of Kearney county, and served one year. He has served as supervisor of Lowell township four years, and is one of the most popular young men in the township. There were six other children in the Weber family — Barbara, born July 18, 1841 (died November 1, 1887); John, born March 11, 1844; Abraham, born January 7, 1849; William, born December 21, 1854; Cornelius, born April 5, 1858 (and drowned June 12, 1884), and Annie, born April 4, 1862.
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This family biography is one of the numerous biographies included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company.
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