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Weikert, Nelson Jacob

Weikert, Nelson Jacob[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]

Male 1906 - 1990  (83 years)

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  • Name Weikert, Nelson Jacob 
    Nickname Jake 
    Birth 30 Dec 1906  Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17] 
    Baptism 14 Mar 1907  Barlow, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Gender Male 
    Cemetery Schencks Cemetery, Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Schencks Cemetery 
    Address:
    Schencks Cemetery 
    Residence 1920  Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1925  Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1930  Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 18] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1935  Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Occupation 8 Apr 1940  Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Mathematics Teacher - Public School 
    Residence 8 Apr 1940  Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 16 Oct 1940  Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Wife 
    Reunion 10 Oct 1959  State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Howard High School - 25th 
    Soc Sec Num 269-18-4920 
    Occupation Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    School Principal (Howard HS) 
    Reference Number 8391 
    Residence 10 Oct 1959  Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Death 31 Jul 1990  Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 17] 
    Residence 1935–1993  Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    _AMTID 24449662331:1030:839865 
    _FSFTID G94P-FGM 
    _UID 458BC1034ADD4891A41D72784D90416AC7C9 
    Burial Howard Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Schencks Cemetery 
    Oldest Known Ancestors
    Paternal Line: Levi George Weikert,   b. 8 Sep 1842, Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1909, Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Maternal Line: Carrie Sharetts,   b. 13 Jan 1874, Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1943, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Person ID I8391  Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2024 

    Father Weikert, Samuel David,   b. 10 Oct 1872, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1947, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sharetts, Carrie,   b. 13 Jan 1874, Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1943, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1901  [5, 14] 
    Family ID F3042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gardner, Sarah Louise,   b. 5 Sep 1903, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 2004, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years) 
    Marriage 14 Apr 1933  Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 16, 19] 
    • The Sharetts family also has a strong history in the Gettysburg area. The original immigrant to the United States was Jacob (married to Elizbeth Rausch) who came from Germany and died in York, Pennsylvania in 1786.

      His grandson, Jesse Sharetts, moved to Barlow, Adams County. He was married to Rachel Eyler, (Eyler is another common name in the area). The Sharetts family was instrumental in the creation of the Mt. Joy Lutheran Church, a few miles outside of Gettysburg. "The congregation was organized on July 22, 1851. Jacob Maring Sr. donated the land. A third deed dated May 28, 1887 was signed by John Sharetts, Jacob E. Sharetts, Rebecca Spangler Sharetts as executers of the
      Matilda B. Spangler estate."

      Jacob Eyler Sharetts was the son of Jesse and Rachel Sharetts. Jacob and his wife, Rebecca Margaret Spangler, lived their entire life in the Gettysburg area. Their children were Bertha Ann, Oliver Beard, Luetta, Dorothy Margaret, Maurice Jesse and Carrie.

      Carrie Sharetts became the wife of Samuel Weikert at the Mt. Joy Lutheran Church in 1900. At the time of their marriage Samuel David Weikert was "the ever popular letter carrier of Rt. #2" and "Miss Carrie Sharetts was the organist of the Mt. Joy Church."

      Carrie and Samuel Weikert bought a house at 230 Steinwehr Avenue in Gettysburg, where they lived for nearly fifty years. This house was sold in 1950, eventually torn down and "sadly" replaced by the Colton Motel. It was located directly across from the Gettysburg National Cemetery. The Weikert's children were Wilbur Levi, Margaret Rebecca (Lingg) and Nelson Jacob.

      Nelson Jacob (Jake) Weikert grew up in Gettysburg and graduated from Gettysburg College. He left Gettysburg to teach in Howard, PA, but returned to marry Sarah Louise Gardner at the St. James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg.
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F2734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2024 


 

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