Peter and Margaret Weckbach
Submitted by Chris Mayhew 1 June 2015
Peter Weckbach was born 22 October 1833 in Germany and immigrated to the United States arriving in New York 6 June 1885. He married Margaret Herdle. She was born in Weinheime Germany, the daughter of George and Margaret Herdle. Peter Weckbach died 23 December 1912 in Dry Ridge, Campbell County, Kentucky and was buried at Oakland Cemetery in Grants Lick. Marguerite Weckbach died 31 Aug 1911 in Dry Ridge and was buried in the Schoolfield Cemetery in Grants Lick.
Standing Margaret and Peter Wechbach
The following information about John G Weckbach came from The History of Morris County New Jersey: Embracing Upwards of two Centuries, 1710-1913; Publishers Lewis Historical Publishing Co, New York 1914
JOHN G WECKBACH
Although a native of Germany, John G Weckbach has been a resident of the United States for over a quarter of a century and during twenty years of that time his citizenship has been a valuable adjunct to Morris county. Since May 1906, he has been proprietor of the Germania Hotel at Butler and here he is serving with the utmost efficiency as foreman of the local fire department. He is filling his second term as councilman and as a Republican takes an active part in county politics, being a member of the Morris county Republican committee.
John G Wechbach was born at Hesse Worms, Germany, 19 March 1870, son of Peter and Marguerite Weckbach, both of whom are now deceased, the father having died in 1912, aged seventy-nine years and the mother in 1911, aged seventy-eight years. Peter Weckbach was born in Germany and thre followed the occupations of farmer and shepherd until 1884, when he immigrated to the United States. On their arrival in this country the Weckbach family located in Campbell county, Kentucky, and there the father accummulated a fine farming property, which he continued to cultivate until death called him from the scene of his mortal endeavors. he was a man of robust consitution and alert mind and was highly esteemed by all his Kentucky neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Weckbach became the parents of sixteen children, twelve sons and four daughters, eleven of whom are living in 1913.
Up to the age of fifteen years, John G Weckbach attended school in Germany and then he accompanied his parents to America. He lived on the home farm in Kentucky until his marriage in 1893, and assisted his father in the work and management of his large estate. After his marriage Mr. Weckbach located in the city of Cincinnati Ohio, and there was fireman and stationary engineer for the Phoenix Lead Company until 1894, when he came to Morris county, New Jersey, and entered the employ of the American Hard Rubber Company at Butler as fireman.
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Children of Peter Weckbach and Marguerite Herdle (Hoerdt)
Peter Weckbach b-1861 in Kleinbreitenbach,
Hessen, Germany; b-Margaretha Fritz 25 April 1889 in Manhattan New York
Friedrich Weckbach b-1862 in Aschaffenburg Bavaria; m-Augusta Hellmig 25 Sep
1892 in Manhattan New York
Eva Weckbach b-24 Nov 1864 in Rimbach, (Kr. Heppenheim) Hessen Germany
George Weckbach b-17 Feb 1866 in Rimbach, Germany
Baby Weckbach b-24 Sep 1867 in Rimbach, Germany; d-25 Sep 1867
Philipp Weckbach b-22 Feb 1869 in Rimbach, Germany; d-18 May 1871
George Johann Weckbach b-19 March 1870 in Rimbach; m-Maria Schreck 6 April 1893
in Campbell Co; d-1931 in Butler, New Jersey
Helena Weckbach b-11 May 1871 in Rimbach
Adam Weckbach b-8 Nov 1872 in Rimbach; m-Neva Yelton 31 Jan 1907 in Pendleton Co;
d-23 aug 1933 in Grants Lick; br-Oakland Cemetery
Babette Weckbach b-7 Jan 1874 in Rimbach
Philip Weckbach b-7 Apr 1875 in Rimbach; m-Jennie Lousia Clark 28 Feb 1900 in
Campbell Co
Nicholas Weckbach b-4 Sep 1876 in Rimbach; d-23 Apr 1964 in Campbell Co; m-Ella
Schalk 28 Sep 1910 in Grants Lick
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Peter Sued the Grants Lick and Old State Road Turnpike Company-1903
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 15 April 1903, page 5
The home of Peter Wilbach (sic) a farmer living near Grants Lick, was destroyed by fire Tuesday while the family was asleep. A neighbor discovered the blaze and arousing the inmates, succeeded in saving them from the flames. Mrs. Wilbach and one of her sons were nearly suffocated when carried out. The dwelling was a two story frame. The property was partly insured.