Husband John Green Weaver
Born: 28 Jun 1857 - Granville, North Carolina
Christened:
Died: 14 Nov 1932 - Deming, Luna Co., NM 1
Buried: - Mountain View Cem., Deming, Luna Co., NM
Father: William H. Weaver (Abt 1828-Abt 1891)
Mother: Nellie A. (Abt 1830- )
Marriage: 26 Apr 1883 - Fannin Co., Texas 2
Wife Mary Jane McCurdy 3
Born: 2 Aug 1855 - Washington Co., Ar
Christened:
Died: 23 Jan 1942 - Deming, Luna Co., NM 4
Buried: - Mountain View Cem., Deming, Luna Co., NM
Father: James Donnel McCurdy (1831-1875) 5
Mother: Judah Ann Kifer (1834-1927) 6
Other Spouse: Thomas Columbus Collins (1850-1878) 7 - 19 Mar 1871 - Washington Co., Arkansas 8 9
Children
1 M Luther Edgar Weaver 10
Born: 3 Sep 1884 - Texas
Christened:
Died: 10 May 1950 - Bayard, Grant Co., NM 11
Buried: - Memory Lane Cem., Silver City, Grant Co., NM
Spouse: Lillie Cecelia Baze (1895-1956)
2 F Nellie Ann Weaver 12
Born: Jul 1887 - Collin Co., Texas
Christened:
Died: 1970 13
Buried: - Mountain View Cem., Deming, Luna Co., New Mexico
Spouse: Joe Pope ( - ) 10 14
Marr: Abt 1911
Spouse: Wayne Darling (1876-1956)
3 M Alonzo Claude "Lonnie" Weaver 10
Born: Nov 1890 - Texas
Christened:
Died: 18 Jan 1942 - Deming, Luna Co., New Mexico 15
Buried: - Mountain View Cem., Deming, Luna Co., NM
4 F Myrtle Ethel Weaver 10 16
Born: 11 May 1895 - Armstrong Co., Tx
Christened:
Died: 22 Nov 1989 - San Antonio, Texas 17
Buried: - Stinnett Cem., Stinnett, Hutchinson Co., Texas
Spouse: Benjamin H. Roberts ( - ) 18
Marr: 1911 10
Spouse: Jacob Edward "Jake" Early (1884-1982) 19
Marr: 26 Dec 1918 - Deming, Luna Co., NM 20
5 M Virgil Everett Weaver 21
Born: Oct 1897 - Bowie, Texas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Minnie Dee Fleming (1901-1965)
Marr: 30 Jul 1948 - Las Cruces, Dona Ana Co., New Mexico 22
General Notes: Husband - John Green Weaver
CENSUS:
<pre>1900 Armstrong Co., Texas, Precinct No. 7, ED 3; June 4; sheet 1
11/11
John G. Weaver 42 Jun 1857 M17 NC NC ? Farmer
Mary J. " wife 44 Aug 1855 M17/8/8 Ar Mo Tn
Luther E. " son 15 Sep 1884 S Tx NC Ar At School
Nellie A. " dau 12 Jul 1887 S Tx NC Ar At School
Lonnie C. " son 9 Nov 1890 S Tx NC Ar At School
Myrtle E. " dau 5 May 1895 S Tx NC Ar
Virgil E. " son 2 Oct 1897 S Tx NC Ar </pre>
He owns a mortgaged farm. His younger brother Charles lives at 8/8, and another younger brother James lives at 9/9 with their mother.
<pre>1910 Torrance Co., NM, Estancia Precinct 7, ED 274; May 5; sheet 11B
277/310
John G. Weaver 52 M1/27 NC NC NC Farmer/general
Mary J. " wife 54 M2/27/8/8 Ar Mo Tn None
Alonzo C. " son 19 S Tx NC Ar None
Myrtle E. " dau 14 S Tx NC Ar None
Virgil E. " son 12 S Tx NC Ar None
Luther E. " son 25 S Tx NC Ar Brakeman/railroad </pre>
He owns an unmortgaged farm.
<pre>1920 Luna Co., NM, Precinct # 1, Deming Village, ED 68; Mar 9; sheet 27A
734/789
John G. Weaver 62 M NC Tn Tn Carpenter/House Work
Mary J. " wife 64 M Ar Mo Tn none
Virgil E. " son 22 S Tx NC Ar Mechanic/Garage </pre>
He rents his home. His son Luther E. Weaver lives at 735/790. Another son Lon C. Weaver lives at 646/700. John G. and his son Lonnie are in the census a second time as roomers among a group of 23 roomers working in Columbus on what is described as a "New Camp being Constructed".
<pre>1920 Luna Co., NM, Precinct 5, Columbus, ED 197; Jan 25; sheet 23B
John G. Weever Roomer 63 M NC NC NC Carpenter/Government
Lonne Weaver Roomer 29 M Tx NC Ar Carpenter/Government </pre>
<pre>1930 Sierra Co., NM, Hot Springs Village, ED 26-5; Apr 22; sheet 9B
223/241
John G. Weaver 73 M 26 NC NC NC none
Mary J. " wife 74 M 27 Ar Ar Tx none
George " son 56 S Ar NC Ar Farmer/Cattle
James Doane lodger 60 Wd Tx Tx Tx none </pre>
They own a house worth $2500, do not live on a farm and do not have a radio. George is George Collins, Mary J.'s son by her first marriage.
ARRIVAL IN THE PANHANDLE:
On page 40 of "Unbroken Circle", Mary Jane Weaver says "My brother Martin had got a job as section foreman on the railroad several year before. He come back to see us and seemed to think it would be a good thing for John to get a job like his. Martin's work was at Goodnight, Texas, in Armstrong County, in the Panhandle of Texas and when he returned, Pa went with him. Pa had worked on the railroad before we was married but never as a foreman -- just as a section hand. When he went to Goodnight, he worked under Martin." The census and the deed records show that three brothers (Robert H., Charles, James H. Weaver) and their father also came to Armstrong Co. Presumably they came because John Weaver was already there.
LAND IN ARMSTRONG CO.:
23 Sep 1905 -- John J. Terrill, Commissioner of the General Land Office, certifies that J. G. Weaver on August 11, 1905 filed proof of 3 consecutive years of residence and occupancy on section 238 in block B-4, H. & G. N. RR. Co. in Armstrong Co. Said proof is corroborated by affidavits of Q. Moore, J. F. Hill and J. H. Weaver. The land was originally sold to J. G. Weaver August 8, 1900. (11/524)
21 Sep 1905 -- J. G. Weaver and M. J. Weaver of Armstrong Co. --> W. H. Conrad for $4200 ($3000 in cash; $1200 to be paid on or before September 21, 1906 with 8% interest) all of section 238 in block B-4 H&GN RR Co. in Armstrong Co. Buyer agrees to pay all amounts due to the State of Texas. (11/523) Buyer obtains a release November 3, 1905. (11/564) The records of the Texas General Land Office indicate that section 238 was patented to W. H. Conrad January 4, 1918.
TOWN LOTS IN CLAUDE:
A) Lots 1-3, Block 14, original town of Claude
September 30, 1889 -- E. H. Trice and wife N. B. Trice of Armstrong Co. --> J. G. Weaver for $95 lots 7-9 in block 29 and lot 3 in block 14 of the original town of Claude. (4/529)
February 24, 1893 -- J. G. Weaver and wife M. J. Weaver of Armstrong Co. --> H. H. Drake for $250 lot 3, block 14. (8/238)
August 8, 1905 -- N. A. Weaver, a widow of Armstrong Co. --> J. G. Weaver of Armstrong Co. for $150 lots 1 and 2, block 14. (13/33)
April 23, 1906 -- J. G. Weaver and wife Mary Jane Weaver of Torrance Co., Territory of New Mexico --> J. H. Weaver of Armstrong Co. for $150 lots 1 and 2, block 14. The deed was signed in Estancia, NM. (3/384) There is a second deed dated October 21, 1907 for $1. (16/234)
B) Lot 1, Block 37, Railway Addition
October 20, 1890 -- R. E. Montgomery of Arapahoe Co., Colorado --> J. G. Weaver of Armstrong Co. for $200. (7/212)
April 11, 1907 -- J. G. Weaver and wife M. J. Weaver of Torrance Co., Territory of New Mexico --> W. E. Jones of Armstrong Co. Deed was signed in Estancia, Torrance Co., NM. (13/183)
C) Lots 7-9, Block 29, original town of Claude
September 30, 1889 -- E. H. Trice and wife N. B. Trice of Armstrong Co. --> J. G. Weaver for $95 lots 7-9 in block 29 and lot 3 in block 14 of the original town of Claude. (4/529)
April 9, 1891 -- J. G. Weaver and wife M. J. Weaver of Armstrong Co. --> W. D. Patton and T. G. Bates for $250 lots 7 and 8. (7/211)
November 14, 1906 -- J. G. Weaver and M. J. Weaver, husband and wife, of Armstrong Co. --> P. H. Lynch for $10 lot 9. (3/214)
D) Lots 16-18, Block 4, original town of Claude + 150' x 300' tract N of RR
November 14, 1902 -- B. H. Conner and wife Zibbie M. Conner of Lynn Co., Texas --> J. G. Weaver of Armstrong Co. for $425 in cash and the assumption of 2 notes of $162.50 each dated February 25, 1902 due 1 and 2 years from date with interest the following 2 tracts: a) lots 16-18, block 4, original town of Claude, and b) a tract between Goodnight and Andrus Streets (300 feet) and extending north 150 feet from the railroad. (10/553) Block 4 is between Goodnight and Andrus Streets and is immediately south of the other tract and is separated from it by the railroad right of way.
January 10, 1905 -- J. G. Weaver and M. J. Weaver, his wife, of Armstrong Co. --> T. S. Cavins of Armstrong Co. for $585 the same 2 tracts. The sellers state that lots 16-18 was their homestead from which they moved in December, 1904.(13/18)
The deed records suggest that they were in Armstrong Co. from 1889 to 1905, but "Unbroken Circle", Mary Jane Weaver's memoirs, makes it clear that they were not there continuously. They moved a lot from one place to another.
OBITUARY:
The Deming Graphic, Thursday, Nov. 17, 1932
John Green Weaver
John Green Weaver, pioneer citizen, whose death is mourned by a host of friends, whose health had been poor for a year or more but his illness became critical only a few days ago, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wayne Darling, Sr., Monday, November 14, age 75 years, 4 months and 17 days.
John G. Weaver was born in Granville, North Carolina, June 28, 1857. He spent his early life and attended school in North Carolina. April 26, 1883 he was married to Miss Mary Jane Collins. Besides his widow he leaves to mourn his passing, three sons, L. E. Weaver, Santa Rita, New Mexico, L. C. Weaver, Deming, New Mexico, and V. E. Weaver, Hot Springs, New Mexico; and two daughters, Mrs. Wayne Darling, Sr., Deming, New Mexico, and Mrs. J. E. Early, Stinnett, Texas, and eighteen grandchildren.
The Weaver [sic] came to Deming to make their home October 1911. Mr. Weaver was a member of the Methodist Church since his youth. Had Mr. Weaver lived until April, Mr. and Mrs. Weaver would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
Funeral services were held from the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock under the direction of G. W. Howe of Mahoney's Mortuary, with the Rev. J. E. Fuller officiating, burial was in Mountainview cemetery. The following friends served as pallbearers George P. Watkins, H. Guyon, H. S. Orton, V. R. Hon, J. F. Wehmhoner and Dr. Boucher.
General Notes: Wife - Mary Jane McCurdy
CENSUS:
In 1880 Mary Collins is living in the household of her mother Juda McCurdy in Denton Co., Texas.
OBITUARY:
Deming Headlight, Friday, Jan. 23, 1942:
Mrs. Mary Jane Weaver
Mrs. Mary Jane Weaver passed away this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs Wayne Darling. Funeral arrangements are pending.
The sympathy of the community is extended to the Weaver family in their second bereavement of the week, as Lon Weaver, son of the deceased, was buried only Monday.
Obituary in the Borger Daily Herald, January 28, 1942, copied from Find-a-Grave:
"Mrs. J.E. Early and children, Ferrill, Tommy and Ethellea, have just returned from Deming, N.M., where they were called by the sudden death of Mrs. Early's mother, Mrs. M.J. Weaver.
Mrs. Weaver, who spent a number of her later years at Stinnett, was affectionately known as "Grandma."
The 86-year-old Mrs. Weaver died while sitting in her rocking chair in the yard of another daughter, Mrs. Wayne Darling, in Deming. A son Virgil Weaver, in addition to Mrs. Darling, were with her.
Survivors include four sons, George Collins of Tucumcari, N.M., Tom Collins of Albuquerque, N.M., Ed Weaver of Bayard, N.M., Virgil Weaver of Silver City, N.M.; two daughters, Mrs. Darling and Mrs. Early.
Twenty-three grandchildren and a dozen great-grandchildren are also among survivors. Four of the grandsons are fighting with General MacArthur's forces in the Philippines and two grandsons, Ferrill and Cleland Early, are in service in the United States.
Mrs. Weaver was interred beside her husband who passed away in 1932.
This was the second time in less than a week Mrs. Early had been called to Deming by death. On Jan. 15, she received a message calling her to the bedside of her brother, Lon Weaver, who died Jan. 18."
UNBROKEN CIRCLE:
A few years before her death Mary Jane Weaver told the story of her life to her daughter-in-law Minnie Dee Weaver, who took it down in shorthand and then produced a typewritten copy. It had the title "Eighty-five Years of Living". I have a copy which I made from a copy that I got in the early 1980's from my cousin Cleland Early. In 1986 "Eighty-five Years of Living" was published as a book by Mary Jane Weaver's granddaughter E. Jane Robison and her daughter Jeri Robison-Turner with the title Unbroken Circle. A limited edition of 1000 copies was printed by Plain View Press, 1509 Dexter, Austin, Texas.
