Rev Jonathan Weaver
Birth: Feb. 23, 1824
Carroll County
Ohio, USA
Death: Feb. 6, 1901
Carroll County
Ohio, USA
Jonathan was born in Harrison Township, Carroll County, Ohio to parents of German descent who moved from Washington County, PA. in 1810. He was the youngest of twelve children, grew up on a farm, and attended public schools. He attended Hagerstown Presbyterian academy for 5 months.
He found the Lord, at a camp meeting in 1841, when he was 17. In 1820 at the age of 20, he received an exhorters license in the local United Brethren in Christ Church and in 1845 a license to preach.
In 1847 he married Keziah Robb, they had two girls. Keziah died in 1852. Jonathan than married Mary Forsyth in 1854 and they had 9 children, 5 girls & 4 boys.
In 1847, Weaver entered the Muskingum Conference. In 1848 he was ordained by Bishop Glossbrenner. In 1851 he was chosen presiding elder, and in 1857, he was a delegate to the General Conference at Cincinnati. The trustees of Otterbein College hired him as soliciting agent, a post he served for eight years. In 1861, the General Conference elected him bishop for the Pacific Coast. He declined, preferring to stay with the college.
In 1865, Weaver campaigned to be editor of the Religious Telescope. He lost election, but was instead selected by the General Conference to the office of bishop. In matters of policy, he was a moderate, often refusing to take a public position, but he was better as a preacher and author. He was a great debater.
He excelled as a public speaker and was very effective in preaching the Word of God.
In 1893, age began to catch up with Weaver, and he was relieved of active duties, and elected bishop emeritus.
Burial:
Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
Dayton
Montgomery County
Ohio, USA
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