Weaver-Pettiford History

At our February meeting, genealogist Norma Johnson led a Zoom presentation on the Pettiford-Weaver families and the history of free Black settlement in Grant County.

The Weaver settlement in Liberty Township began in the 1840s, and by the 1880s had about 2,000 residents.

Additional resources can be found at https://www.marion.lib.in.us/local-history-1

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