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WEISS Catherine

Female 1835 - 1898  (63 years)


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  • Name WEISS Catherine 
    Birth 1835  PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 2 Dec 1898  Monroe County, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Identified in obituary of Reuben Weiss
      1850 PA Monroe, Smithfield, page 114
      DRAKE GENEALOGY In The Line Of SAMUEL DRAKE of Upper Smithfield Township N orthampton (Nor Monroe) County Pennsylvania By LILLIAN DRAKE AVERY Pontia c, Mich 1926 (located in library of Monroe County Historical Association ))
      1850 PA Monroe, Smithfield, page 114
      1870 Census PA Monroe Stroudsburg sheet 196 page 35
      1880 Census PA Monroe Stroudsburg Ed 224 page 6

      COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA J.H. Bee rs & Co. 1900 page 590
      Levi Drake
      He is one of the leading business men of Stroudsburg Monroe County, a nd no work which aims to present an account of the chief actors in the var ious activities of that thriving little city would be complete without men tion of his name.
      The Drake family originated in England, but as no definite records are kno wn to exist the information concerning early generations depends upon trad ition only. Levi Drake, the grandfather of our subject was born probab ly in the United States, and for many years he was a farmer in Smithfie ld Township, Northampton (now Monroe) County. He married Elenor Van Cam p, and left a family of eleven children. Of the seven sons, Daniel di ed at the age of eighty- seven; Joseph W., at age eighty-three; Wayn e, at sixty-five; John, at sixty-six; Silas, at the age of seventy-six; Jo hn, at sixty-six; Alfred, at eighty-three; and James is now 1899 age seven ty-eight years. There were four daughters: Mary, Mrs. John Lazerds; Sara h, Mrs. Melchoir Dreher; Jane, Mrs. Ephraim Lockard; and Hannah, who marri ed and died in early womanhood.
      Joseph W. Drake, the father of our subject, was born August 24 1794 in wh at is now Smithfield township Monroe County, and grew to manhood amid t he surroundings of pioneer life, His meager education was acquired main ly by private study, bur his innate ability was seen in his successful bus iness career, in which he accumulated a handsome competence. In his you th he learned the millwright’s trade, which he followed for fifteen year s, and later he became interested in farming in Stroud Township, Monroe Co unty, where his death occurred in March 1877. He was an excellent citize n, and was active in religious work as a member of the Baptist Church, Phy sically he was hardy and robust, weighing about 160 pounds, and he and h is wife, who was medium size, were both blondes. He was married in 182 4, to Mary Labar, generally known as Polly, who was born August 6, 180 6, in Northampton County, and died January 24, 1886. They had three childr en: Amos, born July 17 1828, who died at the age of fifty-seven; Levi, o ur subject; Louis, who resides in Stroud Township, on the old homestead.
      Levi Drake was born October 14, 1833, in Stroud Township, Monroe County, a nd was educated in the country schools of the day. His opportunities we re limited, but he made most of them, and by his own ingenuity and indust ry developed a keen and accurate insight into business methods. For a numb er of years he was engaged in farming and general business operations, b ut in 1885, he retired and took up his residence in Stroudsburg, owning, b esides his home there, a fine farm. His time in now occupied chiefly wi th the management of his investments and loaning of money, and while his m anner is quiet and unostentatious, any good judge of character will recogn ize in him the qualities of the typical financier; he has been a direct or in the Stroudsburg National Bank for ten years. In politics he is a Rep ublican, and he and his family are identified with the Presbyterian Churc h, of which he is a leading member. During the Civil war Mr. Drake was dra fted, but being unable to leave his business he sent a substitute.
      On September 10, 1859, Mr. Drake married Catherine Weiss, a native of Smit hfield, Monroe County, whose valuable counsel and assistance were potent f actors in his success, as he proudly acknowledges she assisted him Nob ly in accumulating the competence which he now enjoys. Mrs. Drake passed a way December 2, 1898, deeply mourned by her many friends. She too was a me mber of and active worker in the Presbyterian Church. Their only son, Stew art, born August 6, 1860, is a farmer in Stroud Township, Monroe Count y. He married Alice Swartwood, daughter of Philip Swartwood, of the same t ownship, and they have two children; Jennie C. and Garfield.
      The former, who now resides with her grandfather, has received an excelle nt education in the public schools and the State Normal School at Stroudsb urg.
      The Weiss family is of French origin, and Mrs. Drake’s paternal grandfathe r, John Weiss, came from France to settle in Northampton County. Her fath er the late Reuben Weiss was born in 1807, at Bethel, and died in 189 6. He married Susan Myers, daughter of John Myers, a mason by trade who di ed in Monroe County, and ten children born to the union: Mary, who marri ed (1st) Robert Demont, and (2nd) Frank Bush, of Newark NJ.; Catherine, Mr s. Drake; John, resident of Northampton County; William, who resides in Po rtland, Northampton County; Louisa, who died at the age of eleven; Enos, w ho died in childhood; Elizabeth, wife of S. Purdy; Jacob, a resident of Ph iladelphia; Louis, who resides in Scranton; and Ida, wife of H. Edinger.


      Identified in obituary of Reuben Weiss
      1850 PA Monroe, Smithfield, page 114
      DRAKE GENEALOGY In The Line Of SAMUEL DRAKE of Upper Smithfield Township N orthampton (Nor Monroe) County Pennsylvania By LILLIAN DRAKE AVERY Pontia c, Mich 1926 (located in library of Monroe County Historical Association ))
      1850 PA Monroe, Smithfield, page 114
      1870 Census PA Monroe Stroudsburg sheet 196 page 35
      1880 Census PA Monroe Stroudsburg Ed 224 page 6
    Person ID I7166  Booth Family
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2013 

    Father WEISS Reuben,   b. Abt 1809, Upper Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1896, Portland, Northampton County. PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Mother MOYERS Susan,   b. 17 Jun 1810, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1881, Monroe Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F2536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family DRAKE Levi,   b. 14 Oct 1833, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1898, Monroe Co. PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 10 Sep 1859 
    Children 
     1. DRAKE Steward,   b. 1860, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F2547  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2008 

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