He married Eve Beeghly (Weighley?) on October 2, 1831.

• B:16 Feb 1810 in Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
• D:25 Dec 1885 in Milford, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

He is buried in the Pleasant Hill Brethren Cemetery in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

He and his wife had quite a few children.

1. Elizabeth Weighley (1831-1909)
2. John S. Weighley (1835-1918)
3. Mary Ann Weighley (1838-1918)
4. Joseph Weighley (1840-1844)
5. Sara Weighley (1844-??)
6. Ezra J. Weighley (EJ) (1846-1913)
7. William Lewis Weighley (1849-1928)

In the 1850 US census, we get a confirmation of this. We know that Lewis was 39 at the time. He lived with his wife Eve, who was 38, and then 6 of his children, the youngest of which was only 1 year old.

The one child not there was Joseph, who died when he was only 4 years old (1840-1844).

• Here is the death certificate for his youngest child, Ezra, who was also known as EJ.

Here is the marriage application for John Wegley (son of Lewis). John married Emma when he was 62, and she was 60.

So, speaking of documents, what is his name? Lewis or Louis? It looks like it is, in fact, Lewis. Here, in fact, is his wife’s death certificate to clear up the matter.

What we learn from Lewis is that his children went from using the “Weigley” spelling of the name to Wegley. Although he himself, was buried with the “Weigley” spelling on his gravestone.