George A. Weir

1867 - 1948  (80 years)

• Name	George A. Weir
  Born	5 Jul 1867	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-182171
  Died	12 Mar 1948	Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States   [1]
  Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Estherville, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I182171	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David Weir,   b. 24 Oct 1829, , Ireland ,   d. 29 Dec 1899, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Christina Richmond,   b. 2 May 1832,   d. 23 Jun 1899, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F50389	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George A. Weir Dies; One of Pioneer Family Death has claimed another pioneer of Emmet County and southern Minnesota, George A. Weir of Dunnell, Minn. Mr. Weir passed away at Holy Family hospital early Friday morning [March 12, 1948] after an illness of two months. Mr. Weir was born in Canada on July 5, 1867. He came to Emmet County with his parents at the age of eleven months. He was reared and educated here and was a teacher in the rural schools for a time in the early days. The Weir family was among the early members of the Presbyterian Church here and were active members during the early days. He was united in marriage to Carrie A. Bemis, another of Estherville's oldest families on Sept. 3, 1891. They resided here until 1921 and moved to Dunnell, Minn. where Mr. Weir was manager of an elevator. He was always active in any community work both her and at Dunnell. After retiring in 1941 he spent much time at a lake cabin where he enjoyed out of door life. He is survived by his widow and five sons, Paul, Lynn, Francis and Donald of this city, and Lee of Plainfield, Ill. The funeral services were held on Monday from the home in Dunnell, Minn. and from the Presbyterian Church here at 2: 30, the Rev. Frielie Conaway officiating. Interment was in Oak Hill cemetery. Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, March 18, 1948

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, George A Weir (1867 - 1948) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2016). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49936014.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Jul 1867 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Mar 1948 - Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States Buried - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Estherville, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States  = Link to Google Earth