John Weaver

WEAVER, STRETCH, VINCENT, SIPE, MESSICK

Posted By: Judy Kelley, volunteer (email)
Date: 1/31/2010 at 20:25:00

John Weaver one of the best known residents of Letts, Iowa, and for more than two score years a prominent farmer of Muscatine county, passed away Tuesday morning at his home in Letts. His death was due to organic heart disease and followed an illness extending over a period of several months. His condition was not considered serious of late, however, and his sudden demise was very unexpected. The announcement of the death was received as a shock by those with whom he had been closely associationin late years.

Mr. Weaver was born in Hampton county, pa.; February 18, 1828, and came to Muscatine county more than fifty years ago. He settled on a farm near Letts and remained there until nine years ago, when he removed to the town. Mr. Weaver was a survivor of the Civil war, having served four years during the struggle for secession.

Mr. Weaver is survived by his wife, one son, Dr. A.J. Weaver, a prominent physician of Muscatine, and four daughters, Martha Stretch, of Oregon; Mrs. Homer Vincent, of Letts; Mrs. John Sipe, of Chicago, and Mrs. Fannie Messick, of Kansas.

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