Bucks County Dark History - The Story of Adam Weaver
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Published 2020-12-29
Sources:
The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), April 14, 1896, Page 1, “Can’t Stand Liberty”
The Semi-Weekly New Era (Lancaster, PA), January 6, 1897, Page 4, “A Stabbing Affair Near Mount Joy”
Harrisburg Daily Independent (Harrisburg, PA), February 24, 1898, Page 1, “Horrible Murder”
Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), February 24, 1898, Page 1, “Double Murder in Bucks”
The Reading Times (Reading, PA), February 25, 1898, Page 1, “Two Officers Murdered”
The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA), February 25, 1898, Page 1, “After a Murderer”
The Tribune (Scranton, PA), February 25, 1898, Page 1, “Desperate Character”
The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), February 26, 1898, Page 1 “Hot on Weaver’s Trail”
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), February 28, 1898, Page 2, “His Wife Arrested”
The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), March 1, 1898, page 1, “Still looking for Weaver”
The Times (Philadelphia, PA), March 2, 1898, Page 2, “No Clue of Adam Weaver”
The Times (Philadelphia, PA), March 4, 1898, Page 1, “Adam Weaver Located”
The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA), March 8, 1898, Page 4, “Another Weaver Scare”
The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA), March 14, 1898, Page 1, “Held for Murder”
The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA), March 16, 1898, Page 1, “The Weavers Indicted”
The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA), May 27, 1898, Page 4, “Adam Weaver Again”
The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA), June 8, 1898, Page 3, “Susan Weaver’s Trial”
The Times (Philadelphia, PA), September 23, 1898, Page 2, “Trial of Mrs. Weaver”
The Brooklyn Citizen (Brooklyn, NY), September 24, 1898, Page 10, “Woman Convicted of Murder, Second Degree”
The Evening Times (Washington, D.C.), September 24, 1898, Page 6, “Mrs. Weaver Found Guilty”
The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA), September 26, 1898, Page 3, “Mrs. Weaver Gets a Stay of Sentence”
The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA), November 17, 1898, Page 1, “Mrs. Weaver Unbalanced”
The Allentown Democrat (Allentown, PA), November 23, 1898, Page 2, “Mrs. Weaver Insane”
The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), March 25, 1899, page 1, “Adam Weaver Caught Again”
The Allentown Democrat (Allentown, PA), May 3, 1899, Page 2, “The Wife of Murderer Adam L. Weaver Insane, and Removed to the Hospital at Norristown”
The Central News (Perkasie, PA), October 10, 1907, “County Seat”
The Allentown Leader (Allentown, PA), March 9, 1908, “Adam Weaver Again”
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), June 24, 1908, Page 3, “Alleged Philadelphian a Suicide”
The Central News (Perkasie, PA), December 6, 1911, Page 7, “About Bucks County”
The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA), March 24, 1922, Page 6, “Wildman Caught, Think Him Slayer”
Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), March 24, 1922, Page 1, “Lure of Lemon Meringue Lands Him in Prison”
New York Herald (New York, NY), March 26, 1922, Page 18, “Declares Wild Man is Slayer Who Fled”
The Evening Kansas-Republican (Newton, KS), March 27, 1922, Page 1, “Fail to Identify Accused Wild Man”
The Reading Times (Reading, PA), March 30, 1922, Page 3, “The Identity of a ‘Wild Man’”
The Intelligencer (Doylestown, PA), August 3, 2020, “LaVO: Slain Officers Forgotten no Longer”
Bucks County Adventures (www.buckscountyadventures.org), "Two Forgotten Souls"
Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 583
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 055801-059400
Officer Down Memorial Page: www.odmp.org/
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All Comments (21)
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Well done!.....love this! I grew up in Chalfont, Pa.
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familiar names here as I know several of these families..excellent I thank you for sharing
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Very interesting and informative! Looking forward to the next. Thank you!!
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This is Soo cool. Glad I found your channel.
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Very interesting history of our area. Well done. Thank you.
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Well done! Great intro music and images. Information is thoroughly researched. Can't wait for more!
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Thank you for post this story. Unfortunately Adam Weaver is my great uncle, I am horrified of his actions.
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Fantastic story! The maps and photos really brought it to life. I look forward to your next video.
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It's not over yet 🙏
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I’m so surprised our area has a dark past this is good work about History Adam was a real criminal back then
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My grandmother was born in Springfield township n 1889. This would have occurred when she was a little girl. She is buried in Zion Hill PA.
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Only a few miles from where i am from Hellertown fascinating story.
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Great story. I am a descendent of Richard and Marjorie Hough of Lancaster they came over on the ship The Endeavor. Stories of this area have always intrigued me as that’s where my mothers family first settled.
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Interesting story, my ancestors lived in Plumstead in 1749 before leaving for Washington County. My 6th great grandfather died in Plumstead but I haven’t been able to locate his burial.
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Very interesting! (Although I have nothing to do with Pennsylvania at all, never have visited it so far in life, but would like to). I really do wonder what did happen to Adam Weaver 🤔. Great video
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So interesting, thoroughly researched, loved the pictures and music is great. I've subscribed!
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I’m looking for any Trego’s from that county.
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I thought I saw him at Starbucks
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RN CCRN
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I think you’re lying my father knows the highest peak in Bucks County and that is right by Durham
