Hello -
just found the following re the father-in-law of Colonel John Griffith (17th and 11th/17th Arkansas Infantry). This is from the internet version of "The Junction Eagle" newspaper in Junction, Texas.
Enjoy!!!!!
- Kenneth Byrd
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Friday's Internet Edition, 05:01 PM, April 20, 2007.
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Confederate marker dedication held Saturday
by Frederica Wyatt - A group of Sons of Confederate Veterans, members of the Order of Confederate Rose, relatives and friends gathered Saturday at the historic Copperas Cemetery to observe Confederate Memorial Month and dedicate a grave marker for Confederate Corporal Isaac Oscar Weaver, who served in the 15th Arkansas Regiment during the War Between the States.
Isaac O. Weaver was born in 1817 in Tennessee, later moved to Mississippi, and relocated to Arkansas in about 1844, where he owned property and was engaged in farming. His wife, Nersey, was a native of South Carolina, and the couple became parents of nine children.
After the War, the family moved to Comanche County, Texas, settling first at Sipe Springs and later at Gorman. As a young widow, one of the Weaver daughters, Mary Catherine Weldon, married Confederate Colonel John Griffith and moved to Taylor County and then to Bois d'Arc Creek in Kimble County in the 1870's. Colonel Griffith was murdered March 7, 1889, at the homeplace and was laid to rest in the Copperas Cemetery.
In 1898, John Franklin Weaver, one of the sons of Isaac and Nersey, settled on the North Llano River and established a ranch that has been designated a heritage ranch, belonging to the family for more than 100 years.
Sometime later, Isaac and Nersey moved to Kimble County, where she died in 1902. Isaac died the following year, and both were buried at Copperas. Five generations of the family are now at rest in the peaceful little cemetery.
Participating in Saturday's ceremony were Frontier Guards Commander Gaylan Harrison of Coahoma, Chap Traylor of Sonora, and Cecil Conner and Jimmy Weaver of Junction. Also present were SCV members Wally Smith and Gerald Smith. Members of Mary Harlow Griffith Chapter, OCR who assisted were Frederica Wyatt, Donleta Conner, Margaret Gaver, Joleta Traylor, Lula McDonald, Mary Burt, and Gerry Weaver.
Other Weaver descendants present for the occasion were Jack Weaver of Canyon Lake, Jane Kiser, D'Shea Bannowsky, and Asha Dale of Junction. Among other persons at the dedication were Billie Noguess of Junction and Hunter Wheeler of Sonora. Following the impressive ceremony, the group formed a motorcade, crossing the North Llano River and following the meandering Bois d'Arc Creek to the former Griffith home place, where the log cabin and picturesque fence are still standing. The ranch is now owned by Corky Schwiening, who graciously permitted the group to visit the site.
The tour was meaningful for the OCR members, as well as the SCV group, as the local OCR chapter bears the name of Colonel Griffith's sister, Mary Harlow Griffith. She was the wife of another Confederate veteran, Joseph L. Bishop.
Saturday's events were concluded with an indoor picnic at the Full Gospel Annex, where the group was joined by Ronald Simmons of Kerrville