Person Sheet


Name Effie P. ROTE
Birth 11 Feb 1847, Salona or Rote, PA605
Death 11 Jan 1934, Lock Haven, PA606
Father Griffin ROTE
Spouses:
1 George WEYMOUTH
Birth 10 Feb 1839, Orono, ME605
Death 24 Jun 1905, Lock Haven, PA605
Father Andrew Wiggins WEYMOUTH (1801-1878)
Mother Mary LARY (1803-1882)
Marriage 1873605
Children: Grace Margaret (1874-)
Thomas Rote (1876-)
Clarence Andrew (1878-1958)
Bessie Harper (1885-1887)
Notes for George (Spouse 1)
607Mr. Weymouth was born with a withered leg, which he had removed. For 40 years he was prominent in business circles in Lock Haven, engaged in the lumber business. After graduation at Eastman Business College at Poughkeepsie, NY he was bookkeeper for S. M. Bickford & Co. who operated a sawmill at Dunnstown. Next worked for Best & Hopkins which later became Hopkins, Best & Weymouth. When Best retired it changed to Hopkins, Weymouth & Byers. Byers retired and the firm was Hopkins & Weymouth. After the mill at Dunnstown was abandoned when lumber was sawed out, Hopkins & Weymouth built a saw mill at Clarence, near Snow Shoe. Samuel was in the business with him.
Chairman of county Rept. Committee and delegate to state conventions. On board of managers of Lock Haven Hospital; On board of trustees of Normal School. In 1903 helped organize Falls Creek Coal Co., of which he was elected President; Member of Olympic Council. Resident of Lock Haven 1864 until his death. He had a genial personality, and no man was held in greater esteem in Clinton Co.
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