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History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of its Families, vol. 3

Page 1379
THOMAS L. WIESER, painter and paper-hanger
of Allentown, was born Nov. 26, 1847, in North
Whitehall township, Lehigh county. He was
educated in the public school at Cedarville and
brought up on a farm until 1864, when he enlisted
in the Civil War as a private of the 2d
Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery and served until
Feb. 20, 1866, when he was mustered out at
City Point. During his service he was wounded
in the right leg. After his discharge he returned
home and learned the trade of painter under
Amos and James Unger, at Allentown, where
he served an apprenticeship of three years. He
then followed his trade as a journeyman in Ohio,
Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin, after which
he returned to Allentowm. He and his brother
Henry then conducted a general painting business
for a time until 1871, when he embarked in the
business for himself and since then has been^ engaged
as a house painter and paper-hanger in a
successful manner, his place being at No. 119
North Madison street. He is a member of the

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Grand Army of the Republic, the Elks and the
Patriotic Order Sons of America.
Mr. Wieser was married to Emma S. Beidelman,
daughter of Samuel and Henrietta (Stuber)
Beidelman, of Allentown. They have one
child, a son, Samuel Jonathan, who married
Mamie Hagenbuch, and they have a daughter,
Isabella. The son learned the same trade and
is engaged in business with his father.
Mr. Wieser's father was Jonathan Wieser, a
native of Berks county, where he carried on the
trade of weaver (mostly bed-spreads) near Hamburg,
for a number of years; then located in Lehigh
county, where he conducted farming operations
in different localities. He died at Allentown,
aged 86 years. In early life he w7as a
staunch Democrat, but in later years became a
Republican. He was married to Hannah Henninger,
of Whitehall township, near Wennersville,
and they had twelve children, six of whom
died in infancy: Jonathan; Adeline, m. William
Ritter; Mary, m. Edward Eisenhard; Henry
W.; Gideon; and Thos. L.

Thomas — Emma S. BEIDELMAN. Emma was born Oct 1849. [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: 16 Apr 1884; Translation from German by Walter H. Fleisher, January 7, 1980 (Allentown Freidens Bote, Wed., April 16,1884) On April 13th in allentown from Brights kidney disease, Johnathan Wieser, 86 years, 5 months, and 26 days old. The deceased was bin 1797 in Greenwich, Berks County. At age 22 he came to Lehigh, where he resided for a long time in South Whitehall Township. For 30 years he was a member of the evangelical congregation in which he was held in high esteem. As a citizen and neighbor he was generally appreciated and loved. He lived 35 years as a widower.

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I have this information on him from the book "History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania" . If I remember correctly it was published about 1914.


Jonathan Wieser, (was) a
native of Berks county, where he carried on the
trade of weaver (mostly bed-spreads) near Hamburg,
for a number of years; then located in Lehigh
county, where he conducted farming operations
in different localities. He died at Allentown,
aged 86 years. In early life he was a
staunch Democrat, but in later years became a
Republican. He was married to Hannah Henninger,
of Whitehall township, near Wennersville,
and they had twelve children, six of whom
died in infancy: Jonathan; Adeline, m. William
Ritter; Mary, m. Edward Eisenhard; Henry
W.; Gideon; and Thos. L.

Jonathan married Hanna Lydia HENNINGER 8 Apr 1827, Egypt, Lehigh Co., PA.. Hanna was born 22 Apr 1809, Wennersville, S. Whitehall Twp, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, USA; died 7 Feb1849, Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried , Linden Street Cemetery - Also known as: Allentown Cemetery, Old Allentown Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: Hannah Wieser 1809 - 1849 buried on the same lot with Jonathan Wieser.
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• Obituary: 16 Apr 1884; Translation from German by Walter H. Fleisher, January 7, 1980 (F.B., Wed., April 16,1884) On April 13th in allentown from Brights kidney disease, Johnathan Wieser, 86 years, 5 months, and 26 days old. The deceased was bin 1797 in Greenwich, Berks County. At age 22 he came to Lehigh, where he resided for a long time in South Whitehall Township. For 30 years he was a member of the evangelical congregation in which he was held in high esteem. As a citizen and neighbor he was generally appreciated and loved. He lived 35 years as a widower.

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• More Info: 14 Aug 1799, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA; The will of Elizabeth Kremer: KREMER, ELIZABETH, Greenwich. August 14, 1799 - March 9, 1802. To Christopher KREMER with whom I at present live all estate. Exrs: Christopher KREMER. Wits: John WISSER and Leonard SCHLOUGH. http://berks.pa-roots.com/wills/Abstracts1801-1805.html The dates represent the date that the will was written and the date the will was proved.
• Weiser Families In America Vol 1: 1997, Page 1731; GW3 - This publication lists his birth as Nov 1758

Johannes married Elizabeth KOHLER 1780. Elizabeth (daughter of Johannes Hans KOHLER and Ana Maria HOFFA) was born 19 Jul 1764, Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA; died 22 Mar 1844, Whitehall, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried , Union-West End Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]