Jacob Weimer
Jacob Weimer was born in Alsace, Germany, in 1815, a son of Philip Weimer, a farmer and wagon maker of that county. He was the youngest of nine children, and the only one now living. His father died when he was thirteen years old, and his mother when he was fifteen; thus he was at this early age left to care for himself. He remained in his native country until twenty-two years old, and then came to the United States. In 1838 he returned to Germany, to dispose of some property there, coming again to America in 1844, and has since lived in Holmes County, Ohio. He owns 360 acres of good land in Washington Township, which he has acquired by hard work and perseverance, and he is now one of the leading citizens of the township.
He was married in 1844 to Miss Margaret, a daughter of Martin Matthews, of Canaan Township, Wayne County, and they have had a family of eleven children, seven of whom are living: Sarah, Ellen, Barbara, Martin, George, Charles, and Edward. Mr. Weimer is a supporter of the Democratic party, and he and his family are members of the Evangelical Church.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889