Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.I, p.571

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History of Cambria County, V.1

HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. 571

     The Zephaniah Weakland Family. Zeplianiah Weakland, came from St. Mary's county, Maryland, and located on the Spruce creek, eight miles from Huntingdon, before the close of the Revolutionary war. John Weakland was born there in 1787. Zephaniah brought his family to Cambria county in 1808, and located near Munster, building a log cabin near the 0'Hara's, east of Munster. In 1819 Zephaniah removed to Mahoning township, in Indiana county, but returned to Johnstown in 1832. Subsequently he made his home in Susquehanna township, and while there married for the third time when he was over seventy years old, and by this marriage had one or two children; he died in 1849.
     John Weakland, his son, moved to Conemaugh township in 1831, and came to Johnstown in 1835; he married in 1818 and had two sons and a daughter. His wife died in 1858. At the age of seventy-three he married again and had three sons by this marriage. Michael Weakland and Ellen, his wife, an only brother, and two children lived in Susquehanna township. William Weakland, a brother of Zephaniah, died near Loretto in 1864, at the age of eighty-three years. Many of their descendants reside in the north of the county, especially in Carroll, Clearfield and Susquehanna townships. John Weakland was a private in Captain Richard McGuire's company in the War of 1812.
     Wissinger, Ludwick. He was born in 1756, and served under Washington in the Revolution, and came to Cambria from Frederick, Maryland 1793. He located on a tract of land near the Dunkard church above Walnut Grove, on the Bedford road. He died about March, 1842. He had thirteen children and probably fourteen, as there were two by the name of Susannah, but they had different marriage names. He made a bequest to Susannah, intermarried with Joseph Wissel, and also to Susannah, who had married a Morgan. The others were: John, Catherine Wissinger-Brumbaugh, Mary Wissinger-Anderson (see John Horner), Daniel, Esther Wissinger-Snyder, Lewis, Elizabeth Wissinger-Stutzman, David, Samuel, George, Isaac and Jacob Wissinger. Lewis Wissinger, his son, was born June 21, 1793, and died Sept. 21, 1895. About 1818 he married Barbara Strayer, who died about 1835; they had five children. Sarah married David Kauffman, of Croyle township; and Eli and John Wissinger. His second marriage

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.	571
The Zephaniah Weakland Family. Zeplianiah Weakland, came from St. Mary's county, Maryland, and located on the Spruce creek, eight miles from Huntingdon, before the close of the Revolutionary war. John Weakland was born there in 1787. Zephaniah brought his family to Cambria county in 1808, and located near Munster, building a log cabin near the 0'Hara's, east of Munster. In 1819 Zephaniah removed to Mahoning township, in Indiana county, but returned to Johnstown in 1832. Subsequently he made his home in Susquehanna township, and while there married for the third time when he was over seventy years old, and by this marriage had one or two children; he died in 1849. John Weakland, his son, moved to Conemaugh township in 1831, and came to Johnstown in 1835; he married in 1818 and had two sons and a daughter. His wife died in 1858. At the age of seventy-three he married again and had three sons by this marriage. Michael Weakland and Ellen, his wife, an only brother, and two children lived in Susquehanna township. William Weakland, a brother of Zephaniah, died near Loretto in 1864, at the age of eighty-three years. Many of their descendants reside in the north of the county, especially in Carroll, Clearfield and Susquehanna townships. John Weakland was a private in Captain Richard McGuire's company in the War of 1812. Wissinger, Ludwick. He was born in 1756, and served under Washington in the Revolution, and came to Cambria from Frederick, Maryland 1793. He located on a tract of land near the Dunkard church above Walnut Grove, on the Bedford road. He died about March, 1842. He had thirteen children and probably fourteen, as there were two by the name of Susannah, but they had different marriage names. He made a bequest to Susannah, intermarried with Joseph Wissel, and also to Susannah, who had married a Morgan. The others were: John, Catherine Wissinger-Brumbaugh, Mary Wissinger-Anderson (see John Horner), Daniel, Esther Wissinger-Snyder, Lewis, Elizabeth Wissinger-Stutzman, David, Samuel, George, Isaac and Jacob Wissinger. Lewis Wissinger, his son, was born June 21, 1793, and died Sept. 21, 1895. About 1818 he married Barbara Strayer, who died about 1835; they had five children. Sarah married David Kauffman, of Croyle township; and Eli and John Wissinger. His second marriage