DAVID WEAVER, one of the oldest representative citizens in Peters township, comes of Irish descent, and is a grandson of John W. Weaver, who is supposed to have been born in the Emerald Isle. He came from Chester county, Penn., in 1787, and first located in Lancaster county, then bought 160 acres of land near Canonsburg, in Chartiers township, Washington county. He was a mason by trade, and followed that business until his death. His children were John, Sarah, Mary Jane, Nancy, Isaac, Thomas H., Dell, George and Joshua. Thomas H. Weaver was born in 1796, in Lancaster county, Penn., and in early life came with his father to Washington county. He worked on the home farm during his youth, and was married to Mary, daughter of James White, an early settler of Washington county. They began wedded life on a farm about two miles from Canonsburg, in North Strabane township, where children were born as follows: James, Isaac, Thomas, David, Jane, an infant son, an infant daughter, John, George, Mary, Moses and Elizabeth. Of this family James, Isaac, Thomas, David and Mary are yet living. David Weaver, son of Thomas H. and Mary (White) Weaver, was born July 27, 1818, in North Strabane township, and received his education in the subscription schools. On February 28, 1850, he was united in marriage with Clarissa M., daughter of the late Amos Enlow, a prominent farmer of this county, who spent about ten years in Illinois, which was then known as the "far west." In 1856 Mr. and Mrs. Weaver moved to their present home in Peters township, where the following children were born and reared: Isaac P., Mary C., Benjamin F., George J., Thomas P., and Amos Enlow, of whom but two are yet living, mary C. (Mrs. Robert Donaldson, of Canonsburg) and George J. (married to Viola Cook, of Minnesota, who is living with his father and managing the farm). The old place contains ninety-three acres of good land, and Mr. Weaver has conducted an extensive dairy business. He also keeps about fifty hives of bees, which bring a good profit. In politics he is a "true-blue" Democrat, and has served in many township offices. In religious faith he is a member and liberal supporter of the United Presbyterian Church at Canonsburg.

Text taken from page 947 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed April 1997 by Paula Talbert of Caldwell, OH as part of the Beers Project. Published April 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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