Harrison Weitzel ¹

   FamilySearch ID: 9NZ6-65L.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA. ² The 1860 census recorded Benjamin Weitzel, farmer, 52, living with wife Elizabeth, 44; son Harrison, farm laborer, 22; daughter Rebecca, 20; and son Thomas, 19. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. His farm was valued at $7256 and personal estate $2757. The post office was Stouchsburgh.

2. Census in 1870 in West Hamburg, Berks, PA. ³ The 1870 census recorded Benj. Weitzel, yeoman, 62, living with wife Elizabeth, 56; and the family of their son Harrison, farmer, 32: wife Sarah, 30, son Charles, 7, and Mary, 5. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Benjamin's real estate was valued at $13,300 and personal estate $400. Harrison's personal estate was $1,500.

3. Census in 1880 in Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA. ⁴ The 1880 census recorded in Lower Heidelberg Township south of turnpike: Benjamin Weitzel, retired farmer, 72, living with wife Elizabeth, 67. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.
Next door is their son, Harrison Weitzel, farmer, 43, with wife Sarah, 41; Charles, farm laborer, 17; and daughters Mary, 15, Sallie, 4, Emma, 2, and Jannie, 8 months old born Sep 1879. Also in the home is uncle Jonathan Weitzel, farm laborer, 15.

4. Residence: on 17 May 1909 in Lower Heidelberg Twp., Berks, PA. ⁵

Harrison married Sarah Reber. (Sarah Reber was born on 13 Jan 1839,⁶ died on 10 May 1908 ⁶ and was buried in Sinking Spring: Sinking Spring Cemetery, Berks, PA ⁶.)