John Weaver and Anna Maria Weaver at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church

What a fascinating time to be involved in genealogy research. The tools and databases available online are amazing in their breadth and depth, and many are completely free.

Today, on Google Maps, I located the cemetery where my fourth great grandparents, John and Anna Maria Weber aka Weaver, are buried in Manheim, Pennsylvania. I can even see the approximate location of John's gravestone. I believe it is the third one from the church directly above the top of the fountain.

John died January 3, 1877. Anna Maria preceded him in death, dying between 1840 and 1850. When John died, he stipulated the following in his will:

I direct that my body be buried in the Lutheran graveyard at Manheim in a Christian manner and that a common tombstone shall be erected to my memory. Also a tombstone shall be erected to the memory of my wife . . .

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Manheim, Lancaster, PA

John and Anna Maria were the parents of 9 known children:

Henry Weaver (born about 1814) who married Christina Susannah Tshudi or Judda

Rosanna Weaver (1818 - 1910), who married John Weaver

Sarah Weaver (1820 - 1915) who married David E. Frey

George Weaver (1823 - ?)

Elizabeth Weaver (1826 -1917) who married Jacob Flaud

John G. Weaver (1828-1898) who married Sarah (last name unknown) and Maria S. Hoffert

Magdalena G. Weaver (1830-1890) who married Abraham E. Kover

Frederick G. Weaver (1833 - ?) who married Catherine (last name unknown)

Susanna Weaver (1834 - ?) married (first name unknown) Landis

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1772. The present building, built in 1891, is the congregation's third house of worship.

To see the current neighborhood around this church, check out the link below and select the street view.

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church