23. Sebastian Ambrose "Bosh" WEIPERT (George , Ambrose S. , Hilar , Antonius , Thadaeus , Michael , Hanss , Michael , Balthasar ) was born on 7 Jul 1873 in Easton, Buchanan Co., Missouri. He was christened on 4 Sep 1874 in Easton, Buchanan Co., Missouri. He died on 10 Mar 1933 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington. He was buried on 14 Mar 1933 in Reardan, Lincoln Co., Washington, Reardan Cem.

BIRTH: Census: Washington, Lincoln Co., Fairview Pct., V10ED39S16L1, 1900. Death Certificate from the state of Washington and gravstone inscription give birth year 1874.

CHILDREN: Children Alice and Helen are twins.

CHILDREN: Census: Washington, Lincoln Co., Waukon, 3-108-4A, p.243, 09 May 1910.
Obituary and funeral notice, Spokane Spokesman Review, 11 and 12 Mar 1933.

MARRIAGE: Census: Washington, Lincoln Co., Waukon, 3-108-4A, p.243, 09 May 1910.

DEATH: Obituary and funeral notice, Spokane Spokesman Review, 11 and 12 Mar 1933.

DEATH: He died in a local Spokane hospital.

BURIAL: Funeral notice, Spokane Spokesman Review, 12 Mar 1933. Find A Grave memorial #20403475, gravestone photo.

BURIAL: Funeral services for him were held at the Presbyterian church in Reardan, WA. He is buried in plot W2-41-2.

BIOGRAPHY: Sebastian came to Washington state with his parents from Missouri in 1882 at the age of nine.  He worked as a farmer in the area of Waukon, WA and resided in Reardan, WA at the time of his death. His farm is shown in a 1911 Lincoln Co. atlas in Twp 24N, Range 39E, Sections 2 and 3 (240 and 160 acres respectively).

Sebastian A. Weipert came to Washington State with his parents from Missouri in 1882 at the age of nine. Copy of obituairy  March 14, 1933.
S.A. WEIPERT LAID TO REST HERE TUESDAY.  Pioneer Resident Passes Away
Many attend Funeral Here Tuesday.
The sad news of the death of Sebastian A. Weipert was received here as a shock last Friday morning, March 10, shortly after his death at the St. Lukes Hospital in Spokane, following complications after an operation  for ulcers of the stomach. He was 58 years, 7 months and 3 days of age at time death.
The deaceased was born July 1874 in Buchannan county, Missouri, coming to Washington in November, 1882 and locating Cheney.  His mother passed away on March 11, 1897.
On October 22nd, 1898, he married Florence B. Kurtz at Spokane.  They made their home on the farm south of Reardan, rearing a family of ten children, all of whom are living and are of age.
Mr. Weipert has always been very active in the affairs of the Community in which he lived.  He was a member of the M.W.A.I.O.O.F., Woodman of the World, Waukon Grange, Masonic and Eastern Star Lodges and the Rebekah Lodge.
Surviving him are:  His wife, five sons, Hershal of Spokane; Merle and Bud of Reardan; Roy at the University of Idaho; Ray Kurtz of Davenport; five daughters, Mrs Martin Zeimantz of Sacramento; Mrs Pete Goodman of Mondovi; Mrs. Fred Bennett of Waukon; Mrs A.C. Patton of Reardan and Mrs. Harold Conroy of Spokane; ten grandchildren; father, George Weipert of Waukon; two brothers, Frank Weipert of  Reardan and Charles Weipert of Los Angeles; two sisters, Mrs Emma Bannon of Colville and Miss Olive Weipert of Los Angeles; all of whom were in attendance at the funeral.
The funeral was held Tuesday after noon at 2 o'clock at the Reardan Presbyterian church, the Rev. Saunders and Rev. Kettner officiating.  The church was packed with friends of the deceased and as many more standing outside.  Floral tributes were in abundance.  Pall bearers were: Pete Tramm, W.H. Padley, George Schultz, W.T. Sullivan, O.A. Stevenson, and B.W. Hughes.
Among those from other communities who were her Tuesday to pay their last respects to a beloved neighbor and friend where:
Mr and Mrs Charles Carstens, Mr and Mrs Isaac Clark, Mr and Mrs W.F. Runkle, Mr and Mrs Gust Wentlandt, Mr and Mrs Henry Tramm, Mr and Mrs Henry Carstens, Mrs George Holliday, Percy Stanley, Mrs Grace Schumacher, Mr and Mrs H.J. Mattes, Mrs Harry Sullivan and Ralph Clark, all of Spokane.
Mr and Mrs Britch and Mr and Mrs Albert Reiha, of Sprague.
Mr and Mrs Paul Beck of Harrington.
Mr and Mrs Joe Alderson, of Wilbur.  Mr and Mrs J.F. Gilpatrich of Deer Park.
Practically all the Lincoln County officials were there from Davenport, as well as Atty, Dave McCullum.
Large numbers from closer towns and communities made this one of the largest attended funerals in the history of Reardan.
Upon leaving the church the Masonic Lodge members took charge of the funeral, conducting the last rites at the cemetery.
An entire community joins in extending sympathy to the sorrowing relatives.
The HARD UNDERTAKING CO. of Reardan was in charge.

Bosh married Florence Birdie KERNS, daughter of George Monroe KERNS and Keziah D. STROUD, about 1898. Florence was born on 18 Sep 1871 in Missouri. She died on 7 Dec 1959 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington. She was buried on 10 Dec 1959 in Reardan, Lincoln Co., Washington, Reardan Cem.

BIRTH: Census: Washington, Lincoln Co., Fairview Pct., V10ED39S16L1, 1900 shows birth Sept. 1871.  Her gravestone shows birth in 1870. Washington state death certificate for Florence shows birth 18 September 1870.

BIRTH: The 1900 census states that she was born in September 1871 in Missouri.
Her gravestone inscription shows her birth in 1870.  Her death certificate states that she was born 18 September 1870 in Kearney, Nebraska.

MARRIAGE: Conversation with Roy H. Weipert regarding Kurtz (12/06/97).   Census: Washington, Lincoln Co., Waukon, 3-108-4A, p.243, 09 May 1910 (see Weipert, Sebastian A.).

CHILDREN: Census: Washington, Lincoln Co., Fairview Pct., V10ED39S16L1, 1900. Census: Washington, Lincoln Co., Waukon, 3-108-4A, p.243, 09 May 1910 (see Weipert, Sebastian A.).

DEATH: Inscription on grave in Reardan.  Washington state death index microfilm: Weipert, Florence B., 12/7/59, female, 89 yrs, Spokane death ("321"). Washington state death certificate.

BURIAL: She is buried in plot W2-41-2. Find A Grave memorial #20403470, has gravestone photo and obituary.

BURIAL: Reardan Cem records.  Washington state death certificate for Florence.

BIOGRAPHY: Florence was a resident of Reardan, Washington for many years. Her birthplace was Kearney, Nebraska where she met and married Joseph Kurtz in 1891, Lincoln, Nebraska.  In 1892, they came west by train, stopping at Davenport, Washington.
Her first son, Ray Kurtz was born in Davenport, Wa.  They returned to Lincoln, Neb
and  there her second child Goldia was born.  In the spring of 1895 they gathered all their belongings and started out on the long trip west with fourteen other wagons bringing horses and equipment which was in great demand out west.  They stopped in Reardan and made a modest farm and resided there until Joseph passed away in April of 1896 at the age of 28.  Times were difficult with 2 small children and Florence worked at a Cafe and later for a farmer cooking for harvesters.  She became acquainted with S.A. Weipert who she later married.  They moved to the Waukon District and Sebastian built a lovely home and farm buildings where they remained farming and raising a family of 5 boys, Ray, Hershal, Merle, Sebastian, Roy and 5 girls, Goldia, Georgia, Edith, Alice, Hellen (twins).  Sebastian died at an early age of 58.  Florence stayed on the farm for sometime and then made her home in Ca. during the winters and visited with her daughters in the summers in Washington.

OBITUARY: [From Find A Grave] Mrs. Florence Weipert, mother of Mrs. A.C. Patton (Alice) died Monday morning at a nursing home in Spokane. She had been ill a number of months. Last rites were held Wednesday from the Smith Funeral Home in Spokane. Interment was in the Reardan Cemetery. The Weipert family resided at Reardan for many years. Surviving Mrs. Weipert are her children, Mrs. Alice Patton, Mrs. Edith Bennet, Chewelah; Mrs. Georgia Goodman, Spokane; Mrs. Helen Conroy (twin of Mrs. Patton); Golda Barnes, both of Surfside, CA; Merle Weipert, Waukon; Hershal Weipert and Ray Kurtz, both Spokane; Roy Weipert, Arizona, Bud Weipert, Boise, Idaho; 22 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Alice Renfro, Texas; several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Weipert was a member of Starlight Chapter No 90, OES, at Reardan; past noble grand, Rebekah lodge; Waukon Grange; charter member of the American Legion Auxiliary at Reardan. [Citizen: 12-10-1959]

25. Frank William WEIPERT (George , Ambrose S. , Hilar , Antonius , Thadaeus , Michael , Hanss , Michael , Balthasar ) was born on 29 Jan 1882 in Bethel, Shelby Co., Missouri. He died on 24 Sep 1950 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington. He was buried on 27 Sep 1950 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, Riverside Cem.

BIOGRAPHY: Frank was born in Shelby Co., Missouri (or St. Joseph, Missouri according to many records) in 1882 and came to Washington state at the age of 8 months with his parents, where they settled on a homestead near Waukon.  He was referred to as a "prosperous farmer of Waukon" in the announcement of his wedding.  After he was married, they lived on his wheat farm which was six miles southwest of Reardan on the Edwall road. It lay in Township 24N, Range 39E, Section 5 just along the Northern Pacific spur that went west through Gravelle and into Davenport. They lived there until they retired to Reardan in 1943 where he lived until his death in 1950.  He did not serve in the military. He was a Trustee of the Reardan Presbyterian church, a member of the Modern Woodsman of America, a member of the Waukon Grange, and a member of the Starlight Chapter No. 90 of the Order of Eastern Star.

BIRTH: Records from Clark Gollehon show birthplace as Bethel, Shelby Co., Missouri. Obituary newspaper articles state that he was born in St.
Joseph, Missouri.  His death certificate only states that he was born in Missouri.

MARRIAGE: They were married at the Gollehon home in Spokane by Baptist Reverend Hudson.

DEATH: "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQM1-J2X : 5 December 2014), Frank William Weipert, 24 Sep 1950; citing Spokane, Spokane, Washington.

DEATH: "Frank William Weipert, 68, a pioneer farmer of the Reardan and Waukon community, died September 24 at the Deaconess hospital.
He had been a patient at the hospital since September 18, following a heart attack the previous day.
Born at St. Joseph, Missouri, January 29, 1882, he came to Washington with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. George Weipert, at the age of 8 months.
On July 3, 1918 he was united in marriage to Clara E. [sic] Gallahan of Spokane.
 They farmed in the Waukon community until 1943 when they retired and moved to Reardan."
- A portion of a newspaper obituary in the Davenport Times dated Thursday, September 28, 1950 headlined "Frank Weipert Rites are Held - Came to State From Missouri in '82".
His sisters Mrs. Emma Bannon of Colville and Miss Olive Weipert of Los Angeles are mentioned as surviving sisters.
Other obituaries mention that over 200 people attended the funeral services, which were held in Spokane at the Smith Funeral home. Other relatives mentioned are John Gollehon (father-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. Joe Diedrich of Oregon City, Mrs. Delbert Fisher of Portland, Mrs. Hilbert Wyatt of Sunnyside, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bannon, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Bannon, Mr. and Mrs. Mounte Bannon, all from Colville, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bennett of Chewelah.

DEATH: Twelve obituary newspaper clippings.

MARRIAGE: Wedding newspaper articles.

BURIAL: Washington state death certificate. Find A Grave memorial # 190153279.

Frank married Clara Eleanor GOLLEHON, daughter of John Thomas GOLLEHON and Ella Frances WASSUM, on 3 Jul 1918 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington. Clara was born on 11 Apr 1896 in Marion, Smyth Co., Virginia. She died on 18 Nov 1978 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington. She was buried in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, Riverside Cem.

BIOGRAPHY: She attended Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Washington where she graduated in 1915.  She then became a teacher in the public schools of Lincoln and Stevens counties.  She had made her home in Spokane for seven years at the time of her marriage to Frank Weipert.
After her marriage, they lived on a farm at Waukon, Washington which was six miles southwest of Reardan, Washington along the Edwall Road.   They retired from farming in 1943 and moved to Reardon.  She later worked as an office clerk in the Reardan schools.  She attended the Presbyterian church in Reardan.

MARRIAGE: "On Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Gollehon, Lincoln station, their daughter Clara Eleanor became the bride of Frank William Weipert.  The young people were married under an arch of pink roses and carnations.  The bride wore a dainty wedding dress of white satin and georgette crepe.
The bride, on the arm of her brother, William T. Gollehon, was met at the improvised altar by the bridegroom, who was attended by Hershal Weipert.  The wedding party approached to the strains of the Mendelssohn wedding march.
The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Frances Gollehon, who wore pale pink marquisette with trimmings of silver lace.  The marriage service was read by Rev. F. E. Hudson, pastor of the Liberty Park Baptist church.
After the service Miss Frances Gollehon sang "I Love You Truly." Mr. and Mrs. Weipert left Thursday morning for the Coast.  They will live at Waukon, Wash., after July 20.
The bride has lived in Spokane seven years.  She is a graduate of Lewis and Clark high school with the class of 1915.  The bridegroom is a prosperous farmer of Waukon."
- From a newspaper article headlined "Miss Gollehon Becomes Bride - Weds Frank Weipert at Pretty Home Ceremony, Will Live at Waukon".  Picture of Clara accompanies the article and has a caption "Mrs. Frank Weipert, formerly Miss Eleanor Gollehon."

BURIAL: Find A Grave memorial # 190153449.

26. Emma Frances WEIPERT (George , Ambrose S. , Hilar , Antonius , Thadaeus , Michael , Hanss , Michael , Balthasar ) was born on 14 Sep 1885 in Waukon, Lincoln Co., Washington. She died on 29 Apr 1959 in Chewelah, Stevens Co., Washington.

BIRTH: Census: Washington, Lincoln Co., Fairview Pct., V10ED39S16L32, 1900 (boarding with Jacob Bahr).
Census: (Territorial) Washington, Lincoln Co., Fairview Pct., 1887 lists her as E. F., age 2.
Find A Grave Memorial gives full name.

DEATH: Washington state death index microfilm: Bannon, Emma, female, 73 yrs, "062 6684".

BURIAL: Find A Grave Memorial# 79787974, no gravestone. The site states "Daughter of George William and Mary Elizabeth (Castle) Weipert. Wife of John Wallace Bannon", and has links to spouse, children, and siblings.

Emma married John Wallace BANNON, son of James H. BANNON and Amanda Adelaide BOWERS. John was born on 8 Sep 1879 in Kearney, Buffalo Co., Nebraska. He died on 26 Jul 1956 in Colville, Stevens Co., Washington. He was buried on 30 Jul 1956 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, Riverside Cem.

BIRTH: Washington state death certificate for John.

BIRTH: His death certificate states that he was born in Carnie, Nebraska.  I think that this should really be Kearney, Nebraska.

BIOGRAPHY: "Uncle Barney was a farmer and was later in Police work."

DEATH: Washington state death certificate for John.

DEATH: His death certificate names parents James Bannon, Amanda Bower. His Find A Grave Memorial gives parents as James H. and Amanda Adelaide (Bowers) Bannon.

BURIAL: Washington state death certificate for John. Find A Grave Memorial #79788070.

33. Chester Clarence WEIPERT (Antone (Anthony) , Ambrose S. , Hilar , Antonius , Thadaeus , Michael , Hanss , Michael , Balthasar ) was born on 3 Oct 1901 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington. He died on 4 Jul 1965 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington. He was buried in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, Holy Cross Cem.

BURIAL: Information from Norm Weipert.

BIRTH: Information from Norm Weipert and Social Security death records (537-32-5046).

DEATH: Information from Norm Weipert and Social Security death records (537-32-5046).

MARRIAGE: Information from Norm Weipert.

Chester married Alice Sally SHEPLER in 1917 in Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho. Alice was born on 1 Dec 1900 in Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho. She died on 7 Nov 1986 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington.