Herman Theodore Weirich b. 2 Aug 1851 Schwaan, Mechelenburg, GR d. 6 Sep 1921 Gerald, Franklin Co., MO: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Herman Theodore Weirich

Male 1851 - 1921  (70 years)


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  • Name Herman Theodore Weirich  [1
    Birth 2 Aug 1851  Schwaan, Mechelenburg, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 4 May 1906  Eldon, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • From Spring Bluff. Postmaster job was turned over to brother Otto
    Death 6 Sep 1921  Gerald, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 8 Sep 1921  Gerald, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • St. Pauls Evangelical Cemetery
    Person ID I1306  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2018 

    Father Friedrich Johann Weirich,   b. 1824, Schwaan, Mechelenburg, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1897 (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Louisa Caroline Schroeder,   b. 25 Jan 1829, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1916 (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 23 May 1851  Schwaan, Mechelenburg, GR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha J. Miller,   b. 28 Jun 1851   d. 3 Nov 1880 (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jun 1874  St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F1434  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 2 Virginia (Jenny) Park,   b. 4 May 1862, Beaufort, Boone Twp., Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1921, Gerald, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1881 
    Children 
     1. Gustave Eli Weirich,   b. 21 Oct 1883, Spring Bluff, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1962, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Lenora V. Weirich,   b. Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Aug 1851 - Schwaan, Mechelenburg, GR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Jun 1874 - St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 4 May 1906 - Eldon, MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Sep 1921 - Gerald, Franklin Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 8 Sep 1921 - Gerald, Franklin Co., MO Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Herman T. Weirich
      Herman T. Weirich, a prominent merchant, farmer, stock dealer, notary public, postmaster, land agent and collector, Spring Bluff, was born in Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany, August 2, 1851, and is the eldest of the fourteen children of Frederich I. and Louisa (Schrader) Weirich, who immigrated to the United States in 1859, and settled in Missouri the following year, two miles east of Union, where the father followed shoemaking. Herman T. Weirich received a common-school education, working in the summer time and attending school in the winter. In 1867 he accidentally shot himself in the right knee, and was confined to his room about three years, when, in 1870, he went to St. Louis, where he worked at the butcher's trade four years, at the expiration of which time he returned to Franklin County, rented a small house, and with a stock of goods, worth about $300, started in the mercantile trade. Part of this was loaned him by a true friend, Richard Farvarsen, now deceased, and the balance by another friend, Henry Wellenkamp, to whose kind assistance Mr. Weirich attributes his early start in business life, referring to their help with grateful remembrance. By good management and economy, his trade rapidly increased. He was appointed postmaster in 1875, and two years later bought of Isaac Young his present site, then known as Five Points; to this point the postoffice was moved, and Mr. Weirich was re-appointed postmaster. The place is now known as Spring Bluff. Mr. Weirich is one of the leading merchants of the county, and carries a general stock valued at $8,000, and his real estate is worth that much or more, and clear of all debts. June 21, 1874, he married Martha J., daughter of Daniel Miller, who departed this life November 3,1880, leaving two children, Frederich D. and Edward F.; a daughter, Anna L., having preceded her mother to the grave, and Frederich D. followed January 26, 1883. January 13, 1881, Mr. Weirich married Virginia A., daughter of Eli Park, and by this union are two children, Leonora V. and Gustave E. Mr. Weirich is a member of no church, but a supporter of all worthy enterprises. He is a Republican in politics, and in 1886 was elected justice of the peace by a large majority of the people of Boon Township, which position he resigned in 1887. He is an enterprising citizen and does business on a purely cash basis. He is the only Republican that holds a postoffice under the Democratic administration since the year 1887, for which he is very thankful to said party. [Source: Goodspeed's Franklin County History, 1888, Goodspeed Publishing Co; Transcribed by Barb Z.] http://genealogytrails.com/mo/franklin/bios_w.htm
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      Herman Theodore Weirich, son of Frederich Johann Weirich & Louisa Schroeder
      Husband of 1.) Martha J. Miller married on 21 June 1874 in St. Louis Missouri; 2.) Virginia Anna Parks married January 13, 1881 Franklin County Missouri
      Father of Frederich D., Edward F., Anna L., Lenora Victoria and Gustave Eli Weirich [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61770987/herman-theodore-weirich.

    2. [S36] Mr. Kiel, Kiel File, (Local newspaper).

    3. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51920990/martha-j.-weirich.


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