Jacob W Weber Sr.

Jacob W. Weber was born on January 31, 1876 in Walter, Russia. One of the oldest German settlements in Russia. Walter is one of the original 104 Volga Mother colonies and is located on the Medveditsa river. The town was founded on August 25, 1767. Jacob's parents were Johann Adam Weber & Katharina Margaretha Schoessler. Jacob married Katherina Margaretha Streck on January 16, 1895 in Walter, Russia. Jacob immigrated to the United States on November 15, 1901. He cam with his wife Katherina, his sister and their son Jacob. They left Liverpool England, and arrived in Quebec, Canada. They arrived on a ship called the Lake Ontario. They had plans to settle in Ritzville, Washington where they had friends and family. Then ended up coming to Quincy, Washington by horse drawn wagon. Katherina gave birth to eleven children, six of them after they arrive in the United States. They live Quincy until between 1907 and 1910 when they move to Peshashtin, Washington.

Katherina passed away in 1928 in Dryden, Washington. At the time of her death she was survived by six children, one daughter Lydia, and five sons Jacob, David, Solomon, Henry and Fred. She passed away at her home in Dryden on May 25, 1928 of heart disease, and was interred in the Quincy Valley Cemetery. She was 52 years old at the time of her death.