Daniel Weidner (1791-1863)

Daniel Weidner was born February 17, 1791 in Pennsylvania, possibly Montgomery County, to Jacob Weidner and Catherine Brunner. Of his grandparents, only his paternal grandmother was English, the others were German. When still quite young he moved westward to Ohio, where he married on June 2, 1814 in Butler County, Ohio to Nancy Ann Reed. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Lewis County, Missouri and had three children, one of which (Nancy Jane) was born in Middletown. He died during the height of the civil war, on April 13, 1863, in Deer Ridge, Lewis, Missouri.

Daniel and Nancy had at least three children:

1. Nancy Jane Weidner (1823-1918)
2. Sarah Catherine Weidner (no info)
3. Daniel Reed Weidner (no info)

Documentation

Census Records

1. 1850 Census: Lewis County, Missouri - September 25, 1850