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Nesbit Family History

Linda (Carpenter) Peterson has written many stories about the families of her ancestors – Glascock Family, Scheloske Family, Nesbit Family and Carpenter Family. She has also written about the first graduation at Weiser Junior High School, and her time as a student at Sunnyside Grade School.

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George Nesbit’s 1912 Maxwell Car

George Vandyke Nesbit

(Photo on left is a real photo postcard with an AZO stamp box with four triangles up in the design, signifying the card was produced from 1904-1918.)

The photographer ‘was Paul Van Graven of Weiser, Idaho and the photo depicts a house, car, people and a warehouse building. Paul Van Graven was a renowned professional photographer in Weiser from November 1905 until about October 1914. ‘The house was the George Nesbitt home at 308 West Liberty in Weiser.

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George Nesbit House

Standing beside the car is believed to be George, his wife Lola Belle (Johnson) Nesbitt who was commonly known as “Nezie”, and their daughter Rose Marie, who went by Marie, the boy standing on the right side of the photo is Gus Coulter and a neighbor. The house had a nice porch and veranda, These ‘were removed many years ago, More recently another porch was added but is not of the original design.

This house is now the Liberty House bed and breakfast. (See Photo on right taken by Ken Walston.)

‘The automobile is believed to be a 1912 Maxwell, which helps to date this photograph. Based on ‘the automobile and when Van Graven went out of business the photo had to have been made between 1912 and 1914, ‘On the left side of the photo is a warehouse and on the roof is writing which can be made out to read the name of Herman Haas and is assumed to be a warehouse for the Herman Haas Hardware and Implement Co.

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Father of John Nesbit was William Creighton Nesbitt born in 1763 at Hibernia, York, Pennsylvania and passed away on April 18, 1839 in Adams, Ohio

He married Mary Sanderson, born in the year 1778 in Pennsylvania and passed away on September 19,1828 in Highland, Ohio

His father was John William Nesbitt born about 1720 in Scotland and passed away 1801 in Pennsylvania.

His mother was Mary Creighton, born 1724 in Crichton, Scotland, and passed away 1767 in Hibernia, York, Pennsylvania

His father was James Nesbitt born 1690 in Dean House, Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, passed away ? at Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania. He was married in 1717 at Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom to Jamina Pratt born 1690 in Scotland, United Kingdom. No dates when she passed away.

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George Vandyke Nesbit was the brother of my great grandmother Mary J. (Nesbit) Carpenter. He was a prominent rancher who came to Weiser, Idaho from Kansas in 1885. He owned large spreads in the vicinity of Falk’s store and to the south of Weiser, and was a director of the First National Bank of Weiser.

In 1909 he moved to town and commissioned Tourtellotte and Company of Boise to design a two-story house at West Third and Liberty. Unfortunately the first and second story porches which ran around the front and sides of the house have been removed. The house is still standing as of September 26, 2024.

According to page 108 in “WEISER THE WAY IT WAS” by Betty Derig, by 1893 the Idaho Commercial Company had built a “wool depot” and that summer purchased from local growers more than 600,000 pounds of wool. Six years later, the “wool clip” was estimated at 1,500,000 pounds,”shipped from Weiser this season.” (37) while the number of sheep assessed in the county numbered 130,000. Most of these belonged to Isaac Leighton, George Nesbit, Fred Taylor, E.A. Van Sicklin, Walker Brothers, J.M. Fisher and Aubrey Butterfield who topped them all with 15,000 head. from Weiser Signal, August 17, 1899, page 1.

George Vandyke Nesbit was born March 31, 1861 and passed away July 18, 1943 at the age 82. He is buried at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Weiser, Idaho.

He married Lola Bella Johnson on January 13, 1897 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.

Lola Bella Johnson Nesbit was born in 1875 and passed away May 26, 1942.

They had Rose Marie Nesbit, born November 28, 1899 in Kansas and passed away April 10, 1930 in Weiser, Idaho.

She married Guy Elmer Turner, April 23, 1928 in Payette, Idaho.

On Monroe Creek in Washington County, Weiser, Idaho – very suddenly yesterday morning Mrs. George V. Nesbit passed away with Lagrippe, aged about 19 years. The deceased was a niece of E.M. Barton. She leaves a husband and two small children named Christopher J. Nesbit born in 1889 and passed away 1891 and Marquis R. Nesbit born in 1890 and passed away 1891. Her name was Bethabra Nesbit, from the Weiser Signal April 16, 1891.

The George Nesbit house at 308 W. Liberty Street in Weiser, Idaho. The first floor has 1590 square feet, the second floor has 1536 square feet and the base has 1401 square feet.

From Linda (Carpenter) Peterson

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