Posted on: Wood Co WI Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WoodObits/10534 Surname: WEAVER ------------------------- Jacob WEABER death announcements printed in the Wisconsin Mirror [Newport, Columbia Co, WI], Tuesday May 6, 1856, Page 3 Column 1 Jacob WEAVER, d. May 2, 1856 DROWNED IN THE DELLS--Jacob WEAVER, commonly known as Dutch Jake, an old raftsman, was drowned in the Dells last Friday by being thrown from the raft by an oar which caught in a whirl. His body has not yet been found. We understand that he was a resident of Grand Rapids. Joan M. Benner, Golden Rule Genealogy Member Association of Professional Genealogists Link: Golden Rule Genealogy URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm>