Wilfred R. Weyant1

(1876 - 1933)
     Wilfred R. Weyant was born in 1876 in Iowa.2,3 He went by the name of Fred Weyant.2

Fred married Lottie Wiltse, daughter of George Washington Wiltse and Emily J., about 1896.2,4

Fred appeared in the Lodomillo Township, Clayton County, Iowa, US census of April 16, 1910 as head of household. He was 33 years old. He was farming on his own farm in a general manner to his own account and employed laborers. The farm was mortgaged.. The household also included Lottie, his wife. She was 37 years old. They had been married for 14 years. She was the mother of six children and all of them were living at home; Wilbur age 12, Harlan age ten, Leslie age eight, and George age six, Wilbur age five, and Harlan age three.2

The January 20, 1920 census of Lodomillo Township, Clayton County, Iowa, shows Fred as head of household. He was still farming in a general manner to his own account and employing laborers. The farm was still mortgaged.. Lottie was 46 years old. All six of their children were still living at home; Wilbur was 22 years old and was working out for wages as a farm laborer. Harlan was 20 and Leslie age 18 years old. They were both working for wages on the home farm. The youngest three, George, Wilbur, and Harlan had been attending school.5

By the time of the 1930 Clayton County, Iowa census, Fred and Lottie were living alone in Edgewood. They owned their own home on Chestnut Street. It was valued at $1800.00. They did not own a radio. Fred was a salesman for hog food. He was 53 years old. Lottie was 56 years old.6

Fred died in 1933.7 He was laid to rest in the Greenhill Cemetery in Lodomillo Township, Clayton County, Iowa.1

Children of Wilfred R. Weyant and Lottie Wiltse

Citations

  1. [S290] Greenhill Cem. List, Clayton Co. IA, online URL on file, Tombstone transcription. (Sec. 22, SE/SW
    Lodomillo twp.). Iowa GenWeb Project online. October 30, 2004 Submitted by Phyllis Peterson. Hereinafter cited as Greenhill Cem. List, Clayton Co. IA.
  2. [S129] 1910 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1910 Iowa, Clayton, Lodomillo Twp; Series: T624 Roll: 397 Page: 162.
  3. [S290] Greenhill Cem. List, Clayton Co. IA, online URL on file, Tombstone transcription.. Iowa GenWeb Project online. October 30, 2004 Submitted by Phyllis Peterson. Hereinafter cited as Greenhill Cem. List, Clayton Co. IA.
  4. [S283] Mildred Irene "Wiltse" Renken, "The Story and Origin of the Wiltse Family Tree, 1590-1966" (Typewritten document, Albion, Nebraska, Fall 1966). Hereinafter cited as "Wiltse Family Tree & History."
  5. [S130] 1920 US Census, 1920 Iowa, Clayton, Lodomillo Twp; Series: T625 Roll: 484 Page: 154.
  6. [S130] 1920 US Census, 1930 Iowa, Clayton, Edgewood (North Part); Series: T626 Roll: 649 Page: 144.
  7. [S290] Greenhill Cem. List, Clayton Co. IA, online URL on file. Iowa GenWeb Project online. October 30, 2004 Submitted by Phyllis Peterson. Hereinafter cited as Greenhill Cem. List, Clayton Co. IA.
 


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