Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameFrances Josephine Mary WEBER 
4184, given name of Fanny,155, p 51 & p 124
4184, given name of Fanny,155, p 51 & p 124Birth19 Feb 1853, Michigan4184
Death27 Dec 1937, St. Clair County, Michigan4184 Age: 84
NicknameFanny155, p 45
FlagsEldest Daughter
FatherHenry WEBER (1826-1870)
MotherCaroline DOHMSTREICH (1827-)
Individual Notes
• As was inevitable, a romance did blossom forth between him and one of the prettiest girls of the town who had a spirit to match his own, was a superb and daring horsewoman and who wanted no weakling or dandy for a companion. Riding one of her father’s roses, she would meet him after school on the Grand Circus Park, a great open field on the northern edge of town.
Like her mother, she was named Frances, although all the boys and girls nicknamed her Fanny, and was the eldest daughter of the wealthy furniture manufacturer, Henry Weber.155, pp 44-45
• And Frances, his beloved Fanny, was sent to Kenwood Seminary for young ladies, run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart mother house, located at Albany.155, p 46
Like her mother, she was named Frances, although all the boys and girls nicknamed her Fanny, and was the eldest daughter of the wealthy furniture manufacturer, Henry Weber.155, pp 44-45
• And Frances, his beloved Fanny, was sent to Kenwood Seminary for young ladies, run by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart mother house, located at Albany.155, p 46
Census
• 1870 Census: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Age 17, b MI.159
• 1880 Census: West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 27.4185
• 1900 Census: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan. Age 47, b Feb 1853, MI. Parents b Germany. Married 22 years. Mother of 2 living children. Enumerated as Fannie.4186
• 1880 Census: West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 27.4185
• 1900 Census: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan. Age 47, b Feb 1853, MI. Parents b Germany. Married 22 years. Mother of 2 living children. Enumerated as Fannie.4186
Spouses
Birth12 Jul 1852, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan4184, year only,155, p 124
Death30 Nov 1909, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan155, p 124 Age: 57
Ancestral File #KVFN-FX54184
FlagsEldest Son
FatherDr. Herman KIEFER (1825-1911)
MotherFrancisca Bonndorf KEHLE (1826-1909)
Individual Notes
• Dr. Herman decided Alfred was to be a mining engineer and forthwith sent him to the best mining school in the United States, namely Columbia University in New York.155, p 46
• The net result was the young mining engineer was finally offered a job which turned out to be that of superintendent of this mine, located in a gulch which they called West Jordan, about 15 miles south of Salt Lake City on the Jordan River.155, p 52
• Alfred Kiefer, who was one of the principal promoters of the company [The Port Huron Sulphite and Paper Company] and its treasurer, then suggested a reorganization. The main stockholders…invested some more money and put the mill in charge of a young college graduate, O. L. E. Weber, who admittedly knew nothing of the business. Weber spent six weeks visiting other mills and noting their methods, then came back, made some changes and started up.155, pp 109-110
• The net result was the young mining engineer was finally offered a job which turned out to be that of superintendent of this mine, located in a gulch which they called West Jordan, about 15 miles south of Salt Lake City on the Jordan River.155, p 52
• Alfred Kiefer, who was one of the principal promoters of the company [The Port Huron Sulphite and Paper Company] and its treasurer, then suggested a reorganization. The main stockholders…invested some more money and put the mill in charge of a young college graduate, O. L. E. Weber, who admittedly knew nothing of the business. Weber spent six weeks visiting other mills and noting their methods, then came back, made some changes and started up.155, pp 109-110
Census
• 1880 Census: West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah. Age 28, b MI. Mining Engineer. Parents b Baden.4185
• 1900 Census: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan. Age 47, b Jul 1852, MI. Banker. Parents b Germany.4186
• 1900 Census: Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan. Age 47, b Jul 1852, MI. Banker. Parents b Germany.4186
Marriage16 Jun 1879, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan4184, place only; states 12 May 1879,155, p 124
Marriage Notes
• Confronted with such a dilemma, they did the only possible thing left – got their marriage license, went before a justice of the peace on the 16th of June, 1879, and with one brother and a sister as witnesses, were quietly married, and departed on their wedding trip to Cincinnati, where they stayed at the old St. Nicholas Hotel, long since torn down.155, p 48
ChildrenEdgar Weber (1880-1964)
Francis H. (1887-)