Henry Edward Weber (1857 - 1925)

Born 4 Apr 1857 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Husband of Nellie (Busch) Loeb — married 12 Apr 1880 (to 29 Jun 1886) in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Husband of Sarah Elisabeth (Murnane) Weber — married 30 Dec 1893 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died 23 Mar 1925 at age 67 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Harry Weber was born in 1857. His father, Charles G. Weber, was associated with the Balmer & Weber music store in St. Louis. His mother was New York native Sarah B. Wetmore.

In 1880, Harry was married to Nellie Busch, daughter of Anheuser–Busch co-founder Adolphus Busch.^[1] According to a newspaper report of their divorce proceedings in 1886, Harry was the beneficiary of $25,000 to $30,000 from his father-in-law, which he "squandered in dissipation". He was accused of "frequenting disreputable places and associating with lewd women." Nellie was granted a divorce and custody of their two sons, Adolphus and Edward.^[2] The boys took the name of their stepfather, Arthur Magnus, when their mother remarried a few years later. Harry also remarried, to Sadie Murnane in 1893.^[3] They had a son together, Harold Leslie Weber (1895–1953).

Harry worked for a time at his father's music store and later as a hotel auditor in St. Louis. After the death of his wife Sadie in 1924, he moved into the Laclede Hotel, where he was employed at the time. He died there the following year and was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch, Harry E. Weber, 1880. Film no. 007513823, St. Louis > Marriage records 1877-1881 vol 18-19 >image 454 of 668.
2. ↑ "The Civil Courts. Disreputable History Unveiled in the Busch Divorce Suit." St. Louis Daily Globe–Democrat (St. Louis, Mo.), vol. 12, no. 38, Wednesday morning, 30 June 1886, p. 11. Newspapers.com. Accessed 25 Feb. 2024.
3. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch, Harry E. Weber and Sadi Murnane, 30 Dec. 1893; citing St Louis, Missouri; FHL microfilm 1,405,560.
4. ↑ Missouri Certificate of Death no. 10039 for Harry E. Weber, 1925. "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1966." Missouri Digital Heritage.
5. ↑ Cemetery Search result for Harry E. Weber. Bellefontaine Cemetery Association. Lot number 683, burial date 03/25/1925. Accessed May 17, 2020.

See also:

• "Harry E. Weber Dies Suddenly." St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Tuesday morning, March 24, 1925, p. 1.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, Henry Weber in entry for Charles Weber, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch, Henry E Weber in household of Chas C Weber, Missouri; citing p. 108, family 1122, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration); FHL microfilm 552,312.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch, Harry Ed Weber, St Louis, Missouri; citing enumeration district (ED) 119, sheet 335B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), FHL microfilm 1,254,722.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch, Harry Webber in household of Adolphus Busch, St Louis, Missouri; citing ED 300, sheet 454B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 0733; FHL microfilm 1,254,733.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 March 2018), Harry E Webe, Ward 24, St. Louis, Missouri; citing ED 357, sheet 3A, family 40, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972); FHL microfilm 1,240,899.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 March 2018), Harry E Weber, Ward 13, St Louis, Missouri, USA; citing ED 216, sheet 1B, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 817; FHL microfilm 1,374,830.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 23 March 2018), Harry C Weber, Ward 13, St Louis, Missouri; citing ED 268, sheet 17B, line 62, family 521, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 951; FHL microfilm 1,820,951.