Joseph N. Weeth b. 12 Jan 1856 Chicago, Cook Co., IL d. 24 Feb 1912 Custer Co., NE: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1856 - 1912 (56 years)

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Name	Joseph N. Weeth
Birth	12 Jan 1856	Chicago, Cook Co., IL
Gender	Male
Death	24 Feb 1912	Custer Co., NE
Person ID	I7141	forneyclark
Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

Father	George Weeth, b. 1834, Werneck, Unterfranken, Bayern/ Bavaria, Germany d. 1892 (Age 58 years)
Mother	Ann Whitford, b. 1832, Belfast, Ireland d. 1915 (Age 83 years)
Marriage	1854
Family ID	F2833	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Dora B. Karker, b. 15 Mar 1860, Prairie City, Jasper Co., IA d. 5 Jul 1933, Burial: Ansley Cem., Custer Co., NE (Age 73 years)

Marriage 23 May 1883 David City, Butler Co., NE

Children

	1. Myrtle Weeth, b. 1 Aug 1884, Nasby, Sarpy Co., NE d. 22 Apr 1907, Cumro Cem., Custer Co., NE (Age 22 years)
	2. Elizabeth Weeth, b. 10 Jul 1890, Broken Bow, Custer Co., NE

Family ID F2876 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Jun 2026

Histories
Weeth, Rodney: WEETH FAMILY AND GRETNA SCHOOL HISTORY by Rodney Weeth
WEETH FAMILY AND GRETNA SCHOOL HISTORY by Rodney Weeth was written in June 2017.

Notes

Source:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nesarpy/
NE GENWEB:
Lee Marlin Schneider, Sarpy County Coordinator:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nesarpy/census.html
SARPY COUNTY NE. CENSUS JULY 1870 (Roll # 833)
490 Weeth, George 40 M W Farmer Bavaria X X
Weeth, Ann 40 F W Keep house Ireland X X
Weeth, Joseph 14 M W Works on farm Ill. X X
Weeth, Maggie 12 F W at school Ill. X X
Weeth, Michael 8 M W IA. X X
Weeth, Jane 6 F W IA. X X
Weeth, Ann 4 F W NE X X

Source:
The Family Tree (from 1736 to January 1965) by Walter William Weeth via Rodney & Margaret Weeth.
Walter William Weeth acknowledges the following family members as contributors to his work: Elise Busch Weeth, Berta Weeth, Andrew Weeth (1839), Carrie Weeth Page, and Gertrude Kappius Weeth.
Name, dates, places
Death date: 2 24 1912

Source:
US 1880 Census of Richland, Sarpy Co., NE:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Geo. WEETH Self M Male W 50 BAVARIA Farmer BAVARIA BAVARIA
Ann WEETH Wife M Female W 47 IRE Keeping House IRE IRE
Joseph N. WEETH Son S Male W 24 IL BAVARIA IRE
Jane C. WEETH Dau S Female W 16 IA BAVARIA IRE
Anna WEETH Dau S Female W 13 IA BAVARIA IRE
Geo B. LONG Other S Male W 16 PA PA PA

Source:
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NECUSTER/2003-01/1041995368
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Contributed by René DH Bartolome:
Subject: [NECUSTER] Joseph N. Weeth Obituary 1856-1912
Date: 7 Jan 2003 20:09:28 -0700
Surnames: WEETH KARKER WELCH
Classification: Obituary
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FQB.2ACI/87
Message Board Post:

Joseph N. Weeth Died
This community was shocked by the announcement of the death of Joseph N. Weeth, a pioneer of this part of Nebraska, which occurred at his home some fifteen miles west of this city on Saturday of last week. Mr. Weeth had been sick from some time previous with typhoid fever and his death was not altogether unexpected.
Funeral Services were held at the Catholic Church in this city of which the deceased was a communicant on Monday conducted by the Rev. Father Cavenaugh and interment made in the Ansley Cemetery.

Joseph N. Weeth was born at Chicago, Illinois January 12, 1856. In 1858 he came with his parents to Sarpy County where he grew to manhood. He was married to Dora B. Karker at David City, May 23, 1883. In January 1886 they came to Custer County and took up a homestead at Cat creek where they have since lived. Besides the wife there survives one daughter Elizabeth, who is attending school at Broken Bow. He also leaves a mother, Mrs. Ann Weeth, and two sisters, the Misses Jane and Anna Weeth of Omeha, who were in attendance of the funeral and one sister, Mrs. B. F. Welch of Westerville.

Mr. Weeth had been a prominent democrat and had a wide acquaintance over the county. He was a member of the Modern Brotherhood of the Modern Woodmen. The family have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their bereavement.