John Weihl is a farmer in Middleton Township and ws born in Berne, Germany, on 6 July 1836.
His father, Clarius Weihl, was a native of the same place, and was extensively engaged in fruit raising and winemaking there. He married Fräulein Mary Lindner, and had 13 children, of whom seven lived to adult age, namely: John, Jacob, Henry, Clavius, Mary, Elizabeth, and Maggie. The others died in early infancy.
Mr. Weihl was the only member of the family came to America. He was educated in the schools of his native place, and worked for his father until he was 18 years old, when he came to this country, spending 46 days in crossing the Atlantic. Landing in New York City in 1854, he came to Cleveland, and, after a short stay there, went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked five months at the blacksmith's trade. He then went to Huron County, Ohio, and worked on a farm near Norwalk until 1866, when he came to Wood County and located in Middleton Township, purchasing a tract of land, which he afterwards sold to Adam Beil, buying, instead, his present farm of 80 acres near Haskins. With true German industry, he has worked to improve his property, where he now has a handsome dwelling house and other buildings, and a fine orchard, among other improvements.
He was married in Erie County, in 1860, to miss Eliza Beil, a native of Germany, born in Hassen in 1842, and the sister of Adam Beil. 14 children were born of this union, several of whom are still living: Henry, a farmer; Rena, the wife of George Mohr; William and Charles, both now engaged in agriculture, and Louisa, Frederick, and Lydia, who are still at home. The others were Adam, Minnie, Mary, Albert, Arthur, Anna, and one that died in infancy.
Mr. Weihl has been supervisor of his Township for three years, and school director for seven years. In politics he is a Democrat and he is a prominent member of the German Reformed Church at Haskins.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 757
His father, Clarius Weihl, was a native of the same place, and was extensively engaged in fruit raising and winemaking there. He married Fräulein Mary Lindner, and had 13 children, of whom seven lived to adult age, namely: John, Jacob, Henry, Clavius, Mary, Elizabeth, and Maggie. The others died in early infancy.
Mr. Weihl was the only member of the family came to America. He was educated in the schools of his native place, and worked for his father until he was 18 years old, when he came to this country, spending 46 days in crossing the Atlantic. Landing in New York City in 1854, he came to Cleveland, and, after a short stay there, went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked five months at the blacksmith's trade. He then went to Huron County, Ohio, and worked on a farm near Norwalk until 1866, when he came to Wood County and located in Middleton Township, purchasing a tract of land, which he afterwards sold to Adam Beil, buying, instead, his present farm of 80 acres near Haskins. With true German industry, he has worked to improve his property, where he now has a handsome dwelling house and other buildings, and a fine orchard, among other improvements.
He was married in Erie County, in 1860, to miss Eliza Beil, a native of Germany, born in Hassen in 1842, and the sister of Adam Beil. 14 children were born of this union, several of whom are still living: Henry, a farmer; Rena, the wife of George Mohr; William and Charles, both now engaged in agriculture, and Louisa, Frederick, and Lydia, who are still at home. The others were Adam, Minnie, Mary, Albert, Arthur, Anna, and one that died in infancy.
Mr. Weihl has been supervisor of his Township for three years, and school director for seven years. In politics he is a Democrat and he is a prominent member of the German Reformed Church at Haskins.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 757
John Weihl is a farmer in Middleton Township and ws born in Berne, Germany, on 6 July 1836.
His father, Clarius Weihl, was a native of the same place, and was extensively engaged in fruit raising and winemaking there. He married Fräulein Mary Lindner, and had 13 children, of whom seven lived to adult age, namely: John, Jacob, Henry, Clavius, Mary, Elizabeth, and Maggie. The others died in early infancy.
Mr. Weihl was the only member of the family came to America. He was educated in the schools of his native place, and worked for his father until he was 18 years old, when he came to this country, spending 46 days in crossing the Atlantic. Landing in New York City in 1854, he came to Cleveland, and, after a short stay there, went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked five months at the blacksmith's trade. He then went to Huron County, Ohio, and worked on a farm near Norwalk until 1866, when he came to Wood County and located in Middleton Township, purchasing a tract of land, which he afterwards sold to Adam Beil, buying, instead, his present farm of 80 acres near Haskins. With true German industry, he has worked to improve his property, where he now has a handsome dwelling house and other buildings, and a fine orchard, among other improvements.
He was married in Erie County, in 1860, to miss Eliza Beil, a native of Germany, born in Hassen in 1842, and the sister of Adam Beil. 14 children were born of this union, several of whom are still living: Henry, a farmer; Rena, the wife of George Mohr; William and Charles, both now engaged in agriculture, and Louisa, Frederick, and Lydia, who are still at home. The others were Adam, Minnie, Mary, Albert, Arthur, Anna, and one that died in infancy.
Mr. Weihl has been supervisor of his Township for three years, and school director for seven years. In politics he is a Democrat and he is a prominent member of the German Reformed Church at Haskins.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 757
His father, Clarius Weihl, was a native of the same place, and was extensively engaged in fruit raising and winemaking there. He married Fräulein Mary Lindner, and had 13 children, of whom seven lived to adult age, namely: John, Jacob, Henry, Clavius, Mary, Elizabeth, and Maggie. The others died in early infancy.
Mr. Weihl was the only member of the family came to America. He was educated in the schools of his native place, and worked for his father until he was 18 years old, when he came to this country, spending 46 days in crossing the Atlantic. Landing in New York City in 1854, he came to Cleveland, and, after a short stay there, went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he worked five months at the blacksmith's trade. He then went to Huron County, Ohio, and worked on a farm near Norwalk until 1866, when he came to Wood County and located in Middleton Township, purchasing a tract of land, which he afterwards sold to Adam Beil, buying, instead, his present farm of 80 acres near Haskins. With true German industry, he has worked to improve his property, where he now has a handsome dwelling house and other buildings, and a fine orchard, among other improvements.
He was married in Erie County, in 1860, to miss Eliza Beil, a native of Germany, born in Hassen in 1842, and the sister of Adam Beil. 14 children were born of this union, several of whom are still living: Henry, a farmer; Rena, the wife of George Mohr; William and Charles, both now engaged in agriculture, and Louisa, Frederick, and Lydia, who are still at home. The others were Adam, Minnie, Mary, Albert, Arthur, Anna, and one that died in infancy.
Mr. Weihl has been supervisor of his Township for three years, and school director for seven years. In politics he is a Democrat and he is a prominent member of the German Reformed Church at Haskins.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 757
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