General James Weaver , a man whose experience has
             through the gamut of possibilties to an American citizen.
                   He was born in Dayton, Ohio on June 12, 1833. A poor
                   boy an earnest student, a law scholar, a brave Lieutenaunt, Major,
                   Colonel in the War of the Rebellion. He was a candidate for
                   the Presidential honors, all this attainable by one of humble birth in
                   America. At the age of ten, his family came to Davis County, Iowa
                   and he continued his education with somewhat limited facilities then
                   at hand. He early commenced the study of law, which
                   profession he has all life when not occupied in the Civil War
                   political work.

                   He became a member of the celebrated Second Iowa Infantry and
                   was mention for gallantry at Fort Donellson. Where he, with many
                   others, heric men , fell wopunded well nigh unto death. He was
                   Major, and fianly Colonel, of this fighting regiment all in one
                   month. Colonel Weaver's record was most flattering but the
                   inactivity of the Second Iowa Infantry during the latter part of his
                   three years of services shortened the number of engagement in
                   which he commanded.

                   He has had a brilliant political carrier and in feilds a very board
                   influence . As leader of Greenback party, he was made an
                   interesting page in our state history. He is grafted with an eloquence
                   and magnetism that characterize the born leader and is a man
                   of warm, gernerous heart, benevolent and sympathetic. He has a
                   cultured family and regarded as a representtative of fine type of ,
                   an American Citizen. General Weaver was resided in Des Moines,
                   Iowa and is ever prominent the good and the true in all lines of his
                   influence.

                     General James Weaver died on February 06, 1912 in Des Moines,

                  Iowa. He was buried in Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa.