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Joseph Michael Weber

Joseph Michael Weber

Male 1883 - 1942  (58 years)

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  • Name Joseph Michael Weber  [1] 
    Birth 17 Aug 1883  Gridley Twp., Butte, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Address Address:
    803 W. Church St.
    Orrville, OH 44667
    USA 
    Given Name at Birth Bef 1900  [4] 
    Michael Joseph. Changed to Joseph Michael 
    Education 1889-1900  Gridley Twp., Butte, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Manzanita School 
    Manzanita School, Gridley, Butte, California    		 Manzanita School, Gridley, Butte, California
    Census 11 Jun 1900  Gridley Twp., Butte, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    1900 
    • Peter J. Weber Household:
      Webber,  Peter J., Head, Born August 1855, Age 44, Married 20 years, Born in Iowa, Parents born in Germany, Occupation - Farmer, Owns farm (no mortgage)
      Webber, Mibach, Wife, Born May 1859, Age 41, Married 20 years, Mother of 4 children, 4 children still living, Immigrated to US in 1868, Been in US 32 years
      Webber, Peter H., Son, Born November 1881, Age 18, Single, Born in Californaia, Father born in Iowa, Mother born in Germany, Occupation - At School
      Webber, Joseph M., Son, Born August 1883, Age 17, Single, Born in California, Father born in Iowa, Mother born in Germany, Occupation - At School
      Webber, Carrie F., Daughter, Born December 1886, Age 13, Born in California, Father born in Iowa, Mother born in Germany, Occupation - At School
      Webber, Mary G., Daughter, Born June 1893, Age 6, Born in California, Father born in Iowa, Mother born in Germany, Occupation - At School
    Education 1900-1902  Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    St. Patrick's Seminary 
    Employment 1902-1903  San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Machinist Apprentice at Pacific Rolling Mills 
    Employment 1903-1904  San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Machinist Apprentice at I.L. Burton 
    Employment 1904-1905  Oroville, Butte, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Draftsman at Boston Machine Shop Co. 
    Census 19 Apr 1910  West Allis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    1910 
    • A. F. Parker Household:
      Parker, A. F., Head, Age 74, Married 52 years, Born in Massachusetts, Parents born in Massachusetts, Occupation - Millingist (?) in an Elevator, Home is rented
      Parker, Catherine, Wife, Age 74, Married 52 years, Born in Scotland, Parents born in Scotland, Immigrated to US in 1837
      Weber, Joseph M., Roomer, Age 26, Single, Born in California, Father born in Iowa, Mother born in Germany, Occupation - Draughtsman in an Office
      Beggs, John, Roomer, Age 27, Single, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Wisconsin, Occupation - Scortchman (?) in RR Yards
      Beggs, Raymond, Roomer, Age 18, Single, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Wisconsin, Occupation - Cled. Worker (?) in a Shop
    Residence Address 19 Apr 1910  West Allis (490 64th St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Address:
    490 64th St.
    West Allis, Wisconsin
    USA 
    Occupation 19 Apr 1910  West Allis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Draftsman 
    Employment 1906-1911  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Draftsman at Allis Chalmers Co. 
    Allis Chalmers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin    		 Allis Chalmers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Joseph M. Weber (right)    		 Joseph M. Weber (right)
    Joseph M. Weber at work at Allis Chalmers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Joseph M. Weber, Construction Engineer    		 Joseph M. Weber, Construction Engineer
    Joseph M. Weber at work, Allis-Chalmers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    WW1 Draft 12 Sep 1918  Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Joseph Michael Weber WW1 Draft Registration Card    		 Joseph Michael Weber WW1 Draft Registration Card
    Census 17 Jan 1920  Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    1920 
    • Joseph Weber Household:
      Weber, Joseph M., Head, Owns home (no mortgage), Age 36, Married, Born in California, Father born in Iowa, Mother born in Germany, Occupation - Mechanical Engineer at Wood Preserving Plant
      Weber, Margaret, Wife, Age 32, Married, Born in Wisconsin, Father born in New York, Mother born in Wisconsin
      Weber, Mary Jane, Daughter, Age 6, Born in Ohio, Father born in California, Mother born in Wisconsin
      Weber, Joseph, Son, Age 4, Born in Pennsylvania, Father born in California, Mother born in Wisconsin
      Weber, Margaret, Daughter, Age 2, Born in Ohio, Father born in California, Mother born in Wisconsin
    Residence Address 17 Jan 1920  Orrville (803 W. Church St.), Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Address:
    803 W. Church St.
    Orrville, Ohio
    USA 
    Occupation 17 Jan 1920  Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mechanical Engineer 
    Employment 1912-1930  Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Construction Engineer at Century Wood Preserving Co. of Pittsburgh, PA 
    Census 23 Apr 1930  Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    1930 
    • Joseph Weber Household:
      Weber, Jos. M., Head, Owns home worth $5,500.00, Owns a radio, Age 46, Married at age 28, Born in California, Father born in Ireland (error - should be Iowa), Mother born in Germany, Occupation - Mechanical Engineer at Wood Preserving Plant
      Weber, Margaret, Wife, Age 42, Married at age 24, Born in Wisconsin, Father born in New York, Mother born in Wisconsin
      Weber, Mary Jane, Daughter, Age 17, Single, Born in Ohio, Father born in California, Mother born in Wisconsin
      Weber, Joseph Jr., Son, Age 15, Born in Pennsylvania, Father born in California, Mother born in Wisconsin
      Weber, Margaret, Daughter, Age 13, Born in Ohio, Father born in California, Mother born in Wisconsin
      Weber, Daniel, Son, Age 9, Born in Ohio, Father born in California, Mother born in Wisconsin
      Weber, Elizabeth, Daughter, Age 7, Born in Ohio, Father born in California, Mother born in Wisconsin
    Occupation 23 Apr 1930  Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mechanical Engineer for Wood Preserving Company 
    Employment 1930-1942  Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Construction Engineer for Wood Preserving Corp., an affiliate of Koppers 
    Death 18 Mar 1942  Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Joseph Michael Weber Death Certificate    		 Joseph Michael Weber Death Certificate
    Obituary 19 Mar 1942  Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Wooster Newspaper 


    • CHEST CRUSHED BY TIMBER IN PLANT MACHINE
          _________________________________

      Engineer Who Built 28 Wood Preserving Plants Lives
      But Short Time
          _________________________________

      ORRVILLE, O., March 19
      ---Joseph M. Weber, 58 original builder of the Wood Preserving plant here as well as twenty-eight other wood preserving plants over the entire United States, was fatally injured in an accident at the Orrville plant of the Koppers Company, Wood Preserving Division, at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday and died as he arrived at Massillon City Hospital where he was rushed immediately.

          Mr. Weber, a resident of Orrville for 30 years, was chief constructing and mechanical engineer of the Koppers Company, Wood Preserving Division, and was considered one of the outstanding engineers in his line in this country.

              CHEST IS CRUSHED
      His chest was crushed as he was pinned between the end of a 4x12 timber that was going through the incisor machine on the east side of the local plant grounds.  The head end of the timber had gone through the machine and was progressing toward the roller from which it is shunted to an incline when the accident happened.  Mr. Weber, who had designed a part of the rolling device some time ago, was evidently checking its operation and had his back turned to the incisor machine, standing between it and the roller.  As the timber came through the machine it caught him in the back and pinned him to the roller.  A workman who saw what was taking place yelled to have the machine shut off, but it was too late.  Mr. Weber himself had helped take the preceding timber off the machine.

              RUSHED TO HOSPITAL
      Dr. O. C. McDowell was called immediately and he was rushed to the hospital in Auble's ambulance, accompanied by his wife, Rev. Fr. Charles A. Hoot, and Blaine Murray, of the local plant. He died about the time the ambulance reached Massillon.

      His loss is one of the biggest the wood preserving industry in this country could suffer, officials of the Koppers Company, including J. H. Lay, head of the Orrville plant, claim.

              NATIVE OF CALIFORNIA
      Born in California, he became associated with the wood creosoting industry when quite young, having started to work with Grant B. Shipley about 1902.  He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mary Jane of Youngstown; Mrs. Margaret Flint, of Springfield, O.; and Elizabeth, a student at Cleveland; two sons, Joseph, of Canton; and Daniel, of Cleveland; also two sisters in California, both of whom are Sisters in the Catholic church.

      Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday from the St. Agnes Catholic church here, with Rev. Fr. Charles A. Hoot in charge. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the Weber home, 803 W. Church Street, Friday evening. Arrangements are in charge of Leickheim & Frey.

              WILL CLOSE PLANT
      The Wood Preserving plant will be closed down Saturday. The following statement, prepared by Grant B. Shipley, chairman of the board of Koppers Company, Wood Preserving Division, gives many interesting facts concerning the career of Mr. Weber and the high esteem in which he was held by his superiors and fellow workmen:

          "It is with deep and sincere regret to learn of the death of Joseph M. Weber, a man who has always been devoted to his family, associates, church and community. Further he always conducted himself with modesty and kindness and ???, we his friends have known him just as 'Joe'.
          "He has been associated with me for 40 years and how well I knew him as a young man in San Francisco, Cal.; first as a machinist apprentice, during which time he attended the Humboldt Evening Technical School studying drafting, designing and engineering; then out on construction work.
          "In 1906 he moved to Milwaukee where he was employed as a draftsman, designer and construction engineer for Allis Chalmers Company.  He resigned that position in 1907 to take charge of construction for the Shipley interests which is now a part of the Koppers Company, Pittsburgh.

           BUILT MANY PLANTS
          "Joe has built more wood preserving plants than any other engineer in this country and some of the important jobs which he handles are as follows:
              Pittsburgh Wood Preserving Co., Adelaide, Pa.;
              Ohio Wood Preserving Co., Orrville, O.;
              Michigan Wood Preserving Co., Reed City, Mich.;
              New England Wood Preserving Co., Nashua, N.H.;
              Carolina Wood Preserving Co., Charleston, S.C.;
              Maryland Wood Preserving Co., Hagerstown, Md.;
              Delaware Wood Preserving Co., Newport, Del.

          "In addition to the above, he had charge of construction of plants for the following:
              A.T. & S.F. Railroad, Albuquerque, New Mex.;
              Pennsylvania Railroad, Mt. Union, Pa.;
              Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Pa.;
              Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh, Bradford, Pa.;
              Kansas City, Mexico & Altos, Orient, Okla.;
              Central of Georgia at Macon and Savannah, Ga.;
              Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway, Hull, Boca Grande, Fla.;
              Detroit and Mackinaw Railroad, East Towas, Mich.;
              Houston Wood Preserving Co., Houston, Texas;
              Texas Wood Preserving Co., Orange, Texas;
              Western Union Telegraph Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.;
              L. A. Clarke & Son, Fredericksburg, Va.;
              Frick Coke Co., Electron, Pa.;
              Consolidated Lumber and Supply Co., Indiana, Pa.;
              Lake Shore Mining Co., Canada;
              McIntyre Mining Co., Canada;
              Hollinger Mining Co., Canada;
              National Lumber and Creosoting Co., Texarkana, Tex.;
              National Lumber and Creosoting Co., Denver, Colo.;
              Baker Wood Preserving Co., Washington Courthouse, Ohio;
              Mississippi, Kansas and Texas, Dennison, Texas.

          "Joe was this type of a man: you could hand him a million dollars and say 'Here Joe, you can go to South America or any other place and build this plant,' and from there on you would not have to worry about the job or the money; he was absolutely trust-worthy, dependable and the most indefatigable worker, and he got results.  How much better this world would be if there were more men like Joe and we are all going to miss him, and I would like to extend to his family and friends my sincere sympathy."

                      G. B. Shipley
    Joseph M. Weber's Death in Newspaper Articles    		 Joseph M. Weber's Death in Newspaper Articles
    Front page articles about Joseph M. Weber's death, Courier Crescent, Orrville, Ohio, 23 March 1942
    User ID 6.0 
    Burial 21 Mar 1942  Orrville (Crown Hill Cemetery), Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Weber Plotstone    		 Weber Plotstone
    Weber Plotstone, Crown Hill Cemetery, Orrville, Ohio
    Plot: Section N, Lot 469
    Joseph M. Weber Headstone    		 Joseph M. Weber Headstone
    Joseph M. Weber Headstone, Crown Hill Cemetery, Orrville, Ohio
    Plot: Section N, Lot 469, Grave D
    Person ID I480  FLINT
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2015 

    Father Peter Joseph Weber,   b. 30 Aug 1855, Bellevue, Jackson, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1941, San Francisco (St. Joseph's Hospital), San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Mibach,   b. 20 May 1859, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1935, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 4 Apr 1880  [11] 
    Peter Joseph Weber & Mary Ann Mibach    		 Peter Joseph Weber & Mary Ann Mibach
    Peter Joseph Weber & Mary Ann Mibach on their wedding day, April 4, 1880.
    Peter Joseph Weber & Family    		 Peter Joseph Weber & Family
    Front: Mary Ann Mibach Weber, Mary Genevieve Weber (Sister Mary Joseph), Peter Joseph Weber.
    Back: Joseph Michael Weber, Caroline Florence Weber (Sister Mary Sacred Heart), Peter Herman Weber
    Peter Joseph Weber and Mary Ann (Mibach) Weber    		 Peter Joseph Weber and Mary Ann (Mibach) Weber
    San Francisco, California, 19 Dec 1934
    Family ID F128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Gertrude Fitzgerald,   b. 27 Dec 1887, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1972, Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1912  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Weber/Fitzgerald Wedding    		 Weber/Fitzgerald Wedding
    Margaret (Fitzgerald) Weber and Joseph Michael Weber    		 Margaret (Fitzgerald) Weber and Joseph Michael Weber
    Joseph Weber and Margaret Fitzgerald Wedding Announcement    		 Joseph Weber and Margaret Fitzgerald Wedding Announcement
    Weber/Fitzgerald Wedding Announcement in The Milwaukee Sentinel
    Margaret (Fitzgerald) Weber and Joseph Michael Weber    		 Margaret (Fitzgerald) Weber and Joseph Michael Weber
    Children 
     1. Margaret Mary Weber
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Aug 1883 - Gridley Twp., Butte, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Manzanita School - 1889-1900 - Gridley Twp., Butte, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - 11 Jun 1900 - Gridley Twp., Butte, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - St. Patrick's Seminary - 1900-1902 - Menlo Park, San Mateo, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployment - Machinist Apprentice at Pacific Rolling Mills - 1902-1903 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployment - Machinist Apprentice at I.L. Burton - 1903-1904 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployment - Draftsman at Boston Machine Shop Co. - 1904-1905 - Oroville, Butte, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - 19 Apr 1910 - West Allis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence Address - Address:
    490 64th St.
    West Allis, Wisconsin
    USA - 19 Apr 1910 - West Allis (490 64th St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Draftsman - 19 Apr 1910 - West Allis, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployment - Draftsman at Allis Chalmers Co. - 1906-1911 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Jun 1912 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWW1 Draft - 12 Sep 1918 - Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - 17 Jan 1920 - Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence Address - Address:
    803 W. Church St.
    Orrville, Ohio
    USA - 17 Jan 1920 - Orrville (803 W. Church St.), Wayne, Ohio, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mechanical Engineer - 17 Jan 1920 - Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployment - Construction Engineer at Century Wood Preserving Co. of Pittsburgh, PA - 1912-1930 - Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - 23 Apr 1930 - Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mechanical Engineer for Wood Preserving Company - 23 Apr 1930 - Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEmployment - Construction Engineer for Wood Preserving Corp., an affiliate of Koppers - 1930-1942 - Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Mar 1942 - Orrville, Wayne, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Wooster Newspaper - 19 Mar 1942 - Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 21 Mar 1942 - Orrville (Crown Hill Cemetery), Wayne, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Joseph M. Weber    		Joseph M. Weber
    Joseph M. Weber, First Communion    		Joseph M. Weber, First Communion
    Joseph M. Weber First Communion photo, Marysville, California, cir 1890
    Christmas in Milwaukee, Orchard St., 1911    		Christmas in Milwaukee, Orchard St., 1911
    Joseph Michael Weber, Margaret Fitzgerald, Charles Fitzgerald, Mame Fitzgerald, Sarah Fitzgerald, Joanna (Jones) Fitzgerald, Helen Fitzgerald, and Bessie Fitzgerald
    Mary Ann (Mibach) Weber, Peter Joseph Weber and Joseph Weber    		Mary Ann (Mibach) Weber, Peter Joseph Weber and Joseph Weber
    Orrville, Ohio
    Mary Ann (Mibach) Weber, Peter Joseph Weber and Joseph Weber    		Mary Ann (Mibach) Weber, Peter Joseph Weber and Joseph Weber
    Orrville, Ohio
    Peter Joseph Weber, Mary Ann (Mibach) Weber, and Joseph Michael Weber    		Peter Joseph Weber, Mary Ann (Mibach) Weber, and Joseph Michael Weber
    Cir 1921, Orrville, Ohio
    Joseph Michael Weber    		Joseph Michael Weber
    Margaret (Fitzgerald) Weber and Joseph Michael Weber    		Margaret (Fitzgerald) Weber and Joseph Michael Weber
    Notre Dame College, San Francisco, California, 19 Jun 1924
    Joseph Michael Weber at the top of the US Capitol, Washington DC, 1 October 1930    		Joseph Michael Weber at the top of the US Capitol, Washington DC, 1 October 1930
    Joseph Michael Weber    		Joseph Michael Weber
    Peter Joseph Weber and Joseph Michael Weber    		Peter Joseph Weber and Joseph Michael Weber
    Joseph Michael Weber, Working in his Garden    		Joseph Michael Weber, Working in his Garden

  • Sources 
    1. [S42] Bible - Weber Family Bible (Reliability: 3).
      name: Michael Joseph Weber

    2. [S42] Bible - Weber Family Bible (Reliability: 3).
      born: Aug. 17, 1883

    3. [S176] Joseph M. Weber, Koppers United Company & Affiliated Companies Personal History (for salaried employees) for Joseph M. Weber, (1936, Orrville, OH).

    4. [S109] Uncle Dan, Information provided by P. Daniel Weber.

    5. [S262] 1900 US Census - CA, Butte Co., Gridley Twp./Peter & Mary Webber & 4 kids, (11 June 1900, Series: T623 Microfilm: 84 Book: 1 Page: 206 ED#16, Sheet 11).

    6. [S290] 1910 US Census - WI, Milwaukee, West Allis/Joseph M. Weber, (Locale: 2-WD WEST ALLIS Series: T624, Roll: 172, Part: 1 Page: 223B).

    7. [S49] 1920 US Census - OH, Wayne, Green Twp., Orrville Village/Joseph M. & Margaret Weber & 3 kids, (ED# 204, p.12B (January 17, 1920)).

    8. [S276] 1930 US Census - OH, Wayne, Orrville/Joseph M. & Margaret Weber & 5 kids, (Roll: 1887; Page:158 ;Sheet 31A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 883.0., 23 April 1930).

    9. [S108] Wooster, Ohio Newspaper, Obit - Joseph M. Weber, (March 19, 1942).

    10. [S638] Markie, Personal Knowledge.

    11. [S89] Margaret Weber Flint, Our Family Tree - A History of Our Family - Margaret Weber Flint.

    12. [S22] Mom, Information provided by Mom (Margaret Weber Flint).


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