Last Updated: February 9, 2021

Benjamin E. & Nancy A. (Link) Weddle Family

 

1. Weddle, Benjamin

Parents: Andrew Lewis & Elizabeth “Betsy” (Boone) Weddle. [Weddle_Elizabeth_Andrew]

Andrew Lewis Weddle (1787-1847)

1817 Birth: 3-12-1817 Floyd Co., VA.

i1839 Marriage #1: Benjamin Weddle m. Nancy A. Link 02-19-1839 Floyd Co., VA by (minister not named).

1840 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, pg170:

…… Weddle, Benjamin

……… 1 male & 1 female 20-29 yo.

……… 1 female 0-4 yo.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H694:

...... Weddle, Benjamin 32 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $500, HOH.

............ Nancy A. 29 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

............ Elizabeth 11 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

............ Asa L. 9 yo w/m, b. Floyd, school.

............ Mary J. 7 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

............ Adeline 5 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

............ Emeline 3 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

...... Fisher, Abraham 21 yo w/m wagonmaker, b. Franklin, cannot read or write. [fisher]

...... Harris, James 23 yo w/m laborer, b. Patrick. Not sure if same as this James Harris. [harris1]

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H1252:

…… Weddle, Benjamin 43 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/140, HOH.

……… Elizabeth 20 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Asa L. 18 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Mary J. 15 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Elijah 14 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Adeline 12 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Emeline 10 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Susan 8 yo w/f, b. VA.

Military: Private, 54th VA INF, Co B.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H221:

…… Weddle, Benjamin 60 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/150, HOH.

……… Amanda A. 21 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house. (his dau?)

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Central Depot, H276:

…… Weddle, Benjamin 60 yo “married” w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Emaline 25 yo daughter b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

……… Edward 8 yo grandson, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Cynthia 6 yo granddaughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… John 3 yo grandson, b. VA, parents b. VA. (he may be 13 yo)

…… Moore, Tazwell 21 yo single w/m boarder b. VA, farmer.

...+ Weddle, Nancy A.

Parents: Henry & Mary (Winter) Link. [no file]

Sister to David Link.

1819 Birth: 1819 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Benjamin Weddle.

1859 Death: Apr 1859 Floyd Co., VA.

40 yo married housekeeper. COD: erysipelas for 10y. (src: mortality report)

1859 Burial:

...2. Weddle, Elizabeth

Parents: Benjamin E. & Nancy A. (Link) Weddle.

1839 Birth: abt 1839 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed father as HOH.

i1860 Marriage #1: Elizabeth Weddle m. Christian Spangler 09-07-1860 at Benjamin Weddle's Floyd Co., VA by Hardin P. Hylton. He 19 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Daniel & Amelia Spangler. She single 20 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Benjamin & Nancy Weddle.

Christian P. Spangler, s/o David Palmer & 2nd wife Permelia “Amelia” (Booth) Spangler. Christian m. at least twice more after Elizabeth’s death. [Spangler_DavidP_2wives] I

1868-1870 Death:

1868-1870 Burial:

...2. Weddle, Asa L.

Parents: Benjamin E. & Nancy A. (Link) Weddle.

1841 Birth: abt 1841 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed father as HOH.

1862 Death: 4-10-1862 Balt. & Ohio RR. Capon Bridge, WVA. POD: Age: 20y. COD: killed.

1862 Burial:

...2. Weddle, Mary J.

Parents: Benjamin E. & Nancy A. (Link) Weddle.

1843 Birth: abt 1843 Floyd Co., VA.

Note: Never married.

1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

...2. Weddle, Elijah

Parents: Benjamin E. & Nancy A. (Link) Weddle.

1846 Birth: Jan 1845 VA.

1850: (not noted with this family in 1850)

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed father(?) as HOH.

1861 Military: Elijah Weddle enlisted as a private in CO D 45th VA Inf Regt 10-1-1861. Enlistment place: Jacksonville, Floyd Co., VA. Survived the war: yes.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H209:

...... Spangler, John 43 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $500/230, HOH. [Spangler_DavidP_2wives]

............ Sarah Elizabeth 14 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

............ Nancy 12 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

............ Mary Ellen 10 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

............ Joseph A. 8 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

............ Margaret C. 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

...... Weddle, Emeline 18 yo w/f housekeeper, b. VA.

...... Weddle, Elijah J. 27 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA.

i1875 Marriage #1: Elijah Weddle m. Sarah Dick 09-04-1875 at Mrs. Dick's, Floyd Co., VA by M.A. Davidson. He 29 yo single w/m farmer, b. &  living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Benjamin & Nancy Weddle. She 22 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Abner & Sarah Dick.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H346:

…… Weddle, Elijah 33 yo w/m works on farm, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Sarah 33 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

……… Mary E. 4 yo daughter b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Dickerson, William 23 yo single nephew, b. VA, parents b. VA, works on farm.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District:

…… Weddle, Elija 46 yo.

……… Sarah E. 44 yo.

……… Posie C. 6 yo.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 13, H274:

…… Weddle, Elijah W. 55 yo w/m farmer, b. Jan 1845 VA, parents b. VA, m. 25y, rents farm, HOH.

……… Sarah E. 50 yo wife, b. Jan 1850 VA, parents b. VA, m. 25y, 2 children with 2 living.

……… Posey C. 16 yo son, b. Jan 1884 VA, parents b. VA, school.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with wife Sarah as HOH.

…… Weddle, Sarah E. 60 yo w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 32y, 2 children with 2 living, HOH.

1910 Death: 4-15-1910 VA.

1910 Burial:

......+ Weddle, Sarah E.

Parents: Abner & Nancy (Burnett) Dick. [Dick_Abner_Frances]

1845 Birth: abt 1845 Pittsylvania Co., VA. (approximate birth at 1850 census)

1850 Birth: Jan 1850 Floyd Co., VA. (src: 1900 Census)

1880, 1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Elijah Weddle.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 45, H274:

…… Weddle, Sarah E. 60 yo w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 32y, 2 children with 2 living, HOH.

……… Elijah 65 yo husband, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 32y, owns farm.

……… Posey C. 25 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer working out.

1918 Death: 9-6-1918 Idaho.

1918 Burial:

......3. Weddle, Mary Ellen

Parents: Elijah & Sarah E. (Dick) Weddle.

1875 Birth: 6-16-1875 Floyd Co., VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1891 Marriage #1: Mary Ellen Weddle m. Thomas P. Smith 10-19-1891 at Floyd Court House, Floyd Co., VA by John K. Harris. He 20 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Jacob & Elizabeth J. Smith. She 16 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Elijah & Sarah J. Weddle.

Thomas Pomeroy Smith, s/o Jacob C. & Elizabeth Jane (Nixon) Smith. [Smith_Henry_Catherine]

Divorce Before 11-16-1898: Thomas & Mary Ellen divorced. (src: Mary E. Smith m. 2nd Elza Weeks 11-16-1898 at Thomas Nixon's, Floyd Co., VA by I.N. Munsey Minister. He 23 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o David & Elvie Weeks. She 21 yo divorced w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Elijah & Sarah J. Weddle.

i1898 Marriage #2: Mary E. Smith m. Elzia Weeks 11-16-1898 at Thomas Nixon's, Floyd Co., VA by I.N. Munsey Minister. He 23 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o David & Elvie Weeks. She 21 yo divorced w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Elijah & Sarah J. Weddle.

Elza David Weeks, s/o David Lafayette & Susannah Elizabeth (Hylton) Weeks. [Weeks_RobertL_2wives]

1919 Death: 2-16-1919 Moscow, Latah Co., ID. (same DOD of Elza??)

1919 Burial:

......3. Weddle, Posey C.

Parents: Elijah & Sarah E. (Dick) Weddle.

1884 Birth: Jan 1884 VA.

1890, 1900, 1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

...2. Weddle, Amanda Adeline

Parents: Benjamin E. & Nancy A. (Link) Weddle.

1848 Birth: abt 1848 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed father as HOH.

...2. Weddle, Emeline

Parents: Benjamin E. & Nancy A. (Link) Weddle.

1850 Birth: abt 1850 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed father as HOH.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River Twp, H209:

...... Spangler, John 43 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $500/230, HOH. [Spangler_DavidP_2wives]

............ Sarah Elizabeth 14 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

............ Nancy 12 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

............ Mary Ellen 10 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

............ Joseph A. 8 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

............ Margaret C. 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

...... Weddle, Emeline 18 yo w/f housekeeper, b. VA.

...... Weddle, Elijah J. 27 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Central Depot, H276:

…… Weddle, Benjamin 60 yo “married” w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Emaline 25 yo daughter b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

……… Edward 8 yo grandson, b. VA, parents b. VA. (Edward marries as a Weddle, giving Benjamin & Emma Weddle as parents)

……… Cynthia 6 yo granddaughter, b. VA, parents b. VA. (Cynthia Jane marries as a Weddle but gives Cox as her parents surname; death record, give Emeline Cox & unknown father.)

……… John 3 yo grandson, b. VA, parents b. VA. (he may be 13 yo)

…… Moore, Tazwell 21 yo single w/m boarder b. VA, farmer.

Marriage #1: Emeline m. Christopher Cox aft 1880.

Christopher Cox, s/o unknown.

...2. Weddle, Susan Ann

Parents: Benjamin E. & Nancy A. (Link) Weddle.

1851 Birth: 11-30-1851. (src: tombstone)

1853 Birth: 11-30-1853 Floyd Co., VA. (src: death record)

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed father as HOH.

1884 Marriage #1: Susan Weddle m. Jos. L. Weller 11-26-1884 Montgomery Co., VA. He 21 yo w/o E. B. & M. Weller. She 23 yo d/o B. & N. A. Weddle.

Joseph Lewis Weller, s/o 1853-1938, s/o E. B. & M. (unknown) Weller. Joe was b. in Pennsylvania & in 1910 he was an engine inspector. Joe & Sue has 1 child with none living. Also of note: Sue was 10y older in the 1910 & 1930 census. [no file]

1934 Death: 2-5-1934 East Radford, Montgomery Co., VA.

Susan Ann Weller, 80y 1m 27d married w/f, b. Nov 30, 1853 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Joe L. Weller. Father: Benjamin E. Weddle, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Mary Link, b. Floyd Co., VA. Informant: J.L. Weller of East Radford, VA. COD: paralysis agitans – 1928. Burial: Radford, Jan 28, 1934.

1934 Burial: Central Cemetery, Radford, VA.

 Susan Ann <I>Weddle</I> Weller

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Cindy Akers)

...2. Weddle, not named

Parents: Benjamin E. & Nancy A. (Link) Weddle.

1854 Birth: Apr 1854 Floyd Co., VA.

1854 Death: June 1854 Floyd Co., VA. COD: fever. Age: 4m (?).

1854 Burial:

End Benjamin E. & Nancy A. (Link) Weddle Family.