Phineas Weed

WEED, SCOBEY, HENRY, POWERS

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 5/27/2004 at 22:24:57

Phineas Weed is a son of Joshua and Abigail Weed, and was born in Wayne county, Ohio, November 7th, 1824. Here he lived until his father died – which event occurred about five years after Phineas’ birth – and then he moved with an uncle to Cincinnati. In that city he received his education, and when old enough, learned the printing business. In 1840 he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he followed his trade for some time and then returned to his native county, and there remained until the year 1865. During the years of the rebellion, Mr. Weed was engaged in furnishing horses for use of the government. At the close of the war he came to Butler county, Iowa, and settled in Shell Rock, and became largely engaged in sheep raising.
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In 1867 he returned to Ohio and spent two years in the city of Worcester, and then came back to Shell Rock and settled on the farm where he now resides. While the woolen mill of this place was in operation, Mr. Weed owned a half interest in it. He was married in 1864 to Miss Philomel S. Scobey, who is a daughter of Dr. John Scobey. Six children have been born to them, four of whom are now living – Florence, now the wife of Charles D. Henry, who is assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Waterloo, Iowa; Jennie, now the wife of J. D. Powers, a hardware merchant of Spencer, Iowa; Wallace P. and Jessie S.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 700