St. Clair County People of Interest



JOHN F. WEIDEMEYER (1812 - 1882)

See John M. Weidemeyer for further information.
See George M. Vaughn for further information.



From St. Clair County Democrat, January 18, 1940:

JOHN MOHLER WEIDEMEYER - John Mohler Weidemeyer (1834-1911) was born at Charlottesville, VA January 10, 1834. He was a son of John F. Weidemeyer and Lucinda Draffen Weidemeyer. They moved to New York City and in 1838 moved to Boonville, MO. In 1840, the family moved to Osceola, MO.
John F. Weidemeyer resided in Osceola until after the destruction of the town by Jim Lane. He had a mercantile business (J.F. Weidemeyer and Son) and served as County Treasurer. After the destruction of Osceola, John F. Weidemeyer moved to Sherman, Texas and died there in 1882.



1850 St. Clair Co., MO Census – District No. 79 Being:
Line 1, 17 August
18/18 John F. Weidemeyer, age 38, male, Merchant, $1800 real estate, born VA
Sarah E., age 27, female, born VA
John M., age 16, male, clerk, born VA, attended school
James D., age 10, male, born MO, attended school
James McClannahan, age 8, male, born MO, attended school
F. Albert Weidemeyer, age 3, female, born MO

1850 St. Clair Co., MO Slave Schedule:
Jno. F. Weidemeyer, District No. 79
1- 26 year old female mulatto
1- 21 year old male mulatto
1– 4 year old female mulatto
1- 1 year old male mulatto

1860 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Town of Osceola:
Line 3, 14 June, Osceola P.O.
32/32 Jno. F. Weidemeyer, age 49, male, merchant, $10,000 real estate, $109,000 personal estate, born VA
Sarah E. Weidemeyer, age 37, female, born MO
James D. Weidemeyer, age 19, male, born MO, attended school
Jas. McClanahan, age 18, male, born MO, attended school
Wm. E. Weidemeyer, age 17, male, Clerk, born MO
F.A. Weidemeyer, age 12, male, born MO, attended school
L.A. Weidemeyer, age 8, male, born MO, attended school
W.A. Weidemeyer, age 5, male, born MO

1860 St. Clair Co., MO Slave Schedule:
Jno. F. Weidemeyer, Osceola
1- 50 year old black male
1- 43 year old black male
1- 34 year old black female
1- 31 year old black male
1- 12 year old black female
1- 11 year old mulatto male
1- 10 year old mulatto female

1870 Anderson Co., TX Census:
Page 116, Line 30, Palestine P.O.
869/851 J.F. Weidemeyer, age 59, white male, D. Goods M’cht, $2500 real estate, $5000 personal estate, born VA, over age 21
Sarah E., age 51, white male, keeping house, born VA
F.A., age 22, white male, Clerk in Store, born MO, over age 21
McClanahan, J., age 28, white male, Clerk in Store, born MO, over age 21
L. Weidemeyer, age 16, white male, Student, born MO, attended school

1880 Anderson Co., TX Census – City of Palestine:
Dist. 1, ED 1, Page 69, Line 28, 1 July
Living on Terry Street
503/479 J.F. Weidemeyer, white male, age 68, married, Dry Goods Merchant, born VA, father born Bremen, mother born VA
Anna E., white female, age 52, wife, married, keeping house, born VA, parents born VA
L.A., white male, age 22, son, single, at home, born MO, parents born VA
Perry, Gerald D., white male, age 23, son, single, student, born TX, mother born VA
Conrad, white male, age 16, son, single, at home, attended school, born TX, mother born VA
Tempe, white female, age 14, daughter, single, at home, attended school, born TX, mother born VA
Scot, black male, age 35, servant, married, Servant, cannot write, born Unknown, parents born Unknown
Eliza, black female, age 28, servant, married, Servant, cannot read or write, born TX, parents born Unknown