Union veteran of the Civil War; Co. H., 115th IL Infantry. Served as Postmaster in Boody, IL. Married Amanda Newman 31 January 1856 in Allisonia, Franklin Co., TN.
OBITUARY-
"W. H. WEATHERFORD DIES AT AGE 89
Active Many Years in Blue Mound Township, dies at 89.
William H. Weatherford, one of the oldest citizens of Macon county, died at 8 oclock Tuesday evening at the home of his son, Charles Weatherford, near the Rea bridge. He was eighty-nine years old in November. His death was due to infirmities incident to old age. Until about six weeks ago Mr. Weatherford was more active and energetic than most men fifteen or twenty years younger. His strength seemed to leave him all at once and for several weeks he had been confined to his bed practically all the time.
ACTIVE AT BOODY-Mr. Weatherford moved to Macon county and settled at Boody many years ago. He was active in the public life of Blue Mound township for many years. He conducted a store at Boody and for seventeen years was postmaster there. He also served as constable for twenty years, and had served as assessor and as a member of the school board. For the last five years he had made his home with his son, Charles Weatherford. He had outlived all his other children.Mr. Weatherford served for three years in the Civil War, being a member of company H, One Hundred and Fifteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was a member of Dunham post, 141, G.A.R., of Decatur and of the I.O.O.F. lodge at Blue Mound.The body was brought to the Dawson & Wikoff undertaking establishment. The funeral will be held at 1 oclock Thursday afternoon at the United Brethren church in Boody. The interment will be in the Macon cemetery.
Decatur,IL Review, 28 Dec 1921"
OBITUARY-
"W. H. WEATHERFORD DIES AT AGE 89
Active Many Years in Blue Mound Township, dies at 89.
William H. Weatherford, one of the oldest citizens of Macon county, died at 8 oclock Tuesday evening at the home of his son, Charles Weatherford, near the Rea bridge. He was eighty-nine years old in November. His death was due to infirmities incident to old age. Until about six weeks ago Mr. Weatherford was more active and energetic than most men fifteen or twenty years younger. His strength seemed to leave him all at once and for several weeks he had been confined to his bed practically all the time.
ACTIVE AT BOODY-Mr. Weatherford moved to Macon county and settled at Boody many years ago. He was active in the public life of Blue Mound township for many years. He conducted a store at Boody and for seventeen years was postmaster there. He also served as constable for twenty years, and had served as assessor and as a member of the school board. For the last five years he had made his home with his son, Charles Weatherford. He had outlived all his other children.Mr. Weatherford served for three years in the Civil War, being a member of company H, One Hundred and Fifteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was a member of Dunham post, 141, G.A.R., of Decatur and of the I.O.O.F. lodge at Blue Mound.The body was brought to the Dawson & Wikoff undertaking establishment. The funeral will be held at 1 oclock Thursday afternoon at the United Brethren church in Boody. The interment will be in the Macon cemetery.
Decatur,IL Review, 28 Dec 1921"
Union veteran of the Civil War; Co. H., 115th IL Infantry. Served as Postmaster in Boody, IL. Married Amanda Newman 31 January 1856 in Allisonia, Franklin Co., TN.
OBITUARY-
"W. H. WEATHERFORD DIES AT AGE 89
Active Many Years in Blue Mound Township, dies at 89.
William H. Weatherford, one of the oldest citizens of Macon county, died at 8 oclock Tuesday evening at the home of his son, Charles Weatherford, near the Rea bridge. He was eighty-nine years old in November. His death was due to infirmities incident to old age. Until about six weeks ago Mr. Weatherford was more active and energetic than most men fifteen or twenty years younger. His strength seemed to leave him all at once and for several weeks he had been confined to his bed practically all the time.
ACTIVE AT BOODY-Mr. Weatherford moved to Macon county and settled at Boody many years ago. He was active in the public life of Blue Mound township for many years. He conducted a store at Boody and for seventeen years was postmaster there. He also served as constable for twenty years, and had served as assessor and as a member of the school board. For the last five years he had made his home with his son, Charles Weatherford. He had outlived all his other children.Mr. Weatherford served for three years in the Civil War, being a member of company H, One Hundred and Fifteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was a member of Dunham post, 141, G.A.R., of Decatur and of the I.O.O.F. lodge at Blue Mound.The body was brought to the Dawson & Wikoff undertaking establishment. The funeral will be held at 1 oclock Thursday afternoon at the United Brethren church in Boody. The interment will be in the Macon cemetery.
Decatur,IL Review, 28 Dec 1921"
OBITUARY-
"W. H. WEATHERFORD DIES AT AGE 89
Active Many Years in Blue Mound Township, dies at 89.
William H. Weatherford, one of the oldest citizens of Macon county, died at 8 oclock Tuesday evening at the home of his son, Charles Weatherford, near the Rea bridge. He was eighty-nine years old in November. His death was due to infirmities incident to old age. Until about six weeks ago Mr. Weatherford was more active and energetic than most men fifteen or twenty years younger. His strength seemed to leave him all at once and for several weeks he had been confined to his bed practically all the time.
ACTIVE AT BOODY-Mr. Weatherford moved to Macon county and settled at Boody many years ago. He was active in the public life of Blue Mound township for many years. He conducted a store at Boody and for seventeen years was postmaster there. He also served as constable for twenty years, and had served as assessor and as a member of the school board. For the last five years he had made his home with his son, Charles Weatherford. He had outlived all his other children.Mr. Weatherford served for three years in the Civil War, being a member of company H, One Hundred and Fifteenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was a member of Dunham post, 141, G.A.R., of Decatur and of the I.O.O.F. lodge at Blue Mound.The body was brought to the Dawson & Wikoff undertaking establishment. The funeral will be held at 1 oclock Thursday afternoon at the United Brethren church in Boody. The interment will be in the Macon cemetery.
Decatur,IL Review, 28 Dec 1921"
