Purpose: This web site is devoted to the exchange of information and furtherance of genealogical research into the Weedman family and related lines.

Background:

There are three distinct Weedman families in the United States.

The largest group was descended from Christian Weedman, Sr., who immigrated to the United States in 1750.

Another Weedman family has Swedish roots and is descended from Olaf Weedman who immigrated in 1855 and settled near Galesburg, Illinois. Olaf apparently had two brothers and some of the Swedish Weedman lines may have descended from them.

The third Weedman family is Florida based and has German origins dating from before 1785.

Other Weedman families are found in Australia, Canada, England, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

A new page has been added to the web site in an effort to determine where Christian Weedman, Senior (aka Christian Widmann) originated. Click on the link below to the ship Anderson passenger list.

Wonder how you fit into the Weedman family? If you will provide some information which would allow us to trace your family back to one of our known lines, we can provide you with lineage and family information. Contact Nick Weedman by clicking on the underlined name and ask for your lineage. I will send a word processing file with your family line to you via e-mail.

Contents

What's new or recently revised.....

• Weedman Newsletter . View or download and print a copy of the 2000 through 2007 as well as the Spring 2008 Newsletters on this page! All issues for these years are now available in Adobe Acrobat format. We have started to embed an index in each issue to facilitate your ability to search each issue for specific items. And have added the index for full years for 2005, 2006, and 2007 on a test basis. Your feedback is requested.

• Hall of Fame Updated Version. Download the 2008 Hall of Fame booklet.

• Who are these Weedman Family Members?  We need your help here!!

• Biographical Sketches of Weedman and Related Family members.Taken largely from old county and local histories, these are in Adobe Acrobat format and available for subscribers to view, download and print.

• Who is Searching for What Family Member? This is intended to be a reference for those doing genealogical searching to be able to contact others interested in the same family or lineage. 

• Oral History. This is an excellent example of work that we all should do and that is to get on audio or, even better, video tape recollections of family members about their history. Kenneth Russell Weedman interviewed his parents and excerpts of that interview are on this page.