I was born, Walter Michael Weber, the oldest child and only son to Walter Rudolph and Shirlene Wilkerson Weber. My great grandfather,  Otto Charles Weber immigrated from Breslau, Germany around 1870. He met and married Maude Ethel Ball, a descendent  of Johannes Ball, who was the chairman of the Committee of Safety, in Schoharie County, NY, during the Revolutionary War. Rudolph Weber, next to the youngest son of Otto and Maude Weber, came to Pulaski County with his father during the early 1900's, and while visiting a resort on the Gasconade River called the "Pippin Place, met Velma Bartlett. Her grandfather Rueben Bartlett and his brother Solomon Bartlett had purchased a mill near a spring on the Gasconade River in the late 1800's from  two men, who were among the earliest  pioneer's of Pulaski County. They named the mill, Bartlett Springs Mill, and was the closest  mill to the Waynesville settlement. My great great great grandfather John McMurtrie Bartlett came to Missouri from Kentucky, as many of our settlers did. He was a minister, however I do not know what denomination. He first settled in Gasconade County, them moved to Miller County, then on to Pulaski County, where he raised his family. After raising his family he returned to Miller County for a while,  then on to Gasconade County, where he and Mary his wife died and are buried. I have traced my Bartlett lineage back to Adam de Barttelot, who was with William the Conqueror, at the Battle of Hastings in the year 1066.

    When John Bartlett's family settled along the Gasconade River just north of Waynesville, they were neighbors of  William Addison Trower and his family. William and his wife Mary Keeler came from Kentucky, around 1845, on horseback. It is said they had eloped from Indiana, and when leaving the Keeler residence, Mary only had the clothes on her back. Upon arrival in Pulaski County, the two had only a shotgun, a bag of clothes, a medical book, their horse, and the Trower Family bible. The Trower's and the Bartlett's owned a large portion of land just north of the Waynesville area. Part of this area is still known as the Trower Holler, and the Trower Eddy on the Gasconade River. I was given the Trower Family Bible a few months ago, by my cousin, the late Gerald Sullens, who obtained it from his mother. I will cherish it forever and see that is handed down to my children.
 
 

    My mother's pioneer roots runs deep in the Crocker and Hancock areas of Pulaski County. Her father and mother was Wilmer Sell and Clara Josephine Layman Wilkerson. Grandpa Sell's great great grandparents  was Marvel and Eveline Bradley  Wilkerson, who came from Illinois, however we believe they were originally from North Carolina. They also settled in Pulaski County, around 1840.  Grandpa Wilkerson's mother was Clara Routh, daughter of Eli Routh. The Routh family settled in Pulaski County around 1845, when James Nathaniel and Mary Jane Roberts Routh, brought part of their family from Indiana. They, with the Roberts family settled in an area still known as Hancock. Great great grandfather Eli Routh married Lucy Pamela Overby, the daughter of James Belfree Overby, who brought his family from Mecklenburg Co, VA, during the mid 1800s. I also have the Routh Family roots traced back to Sir Richard de Surdeval, who also was at the Battle of Hastings, with William the Conqueror, in the year 1066.
 
 

   Grandmother Wilkerson was the daughter of Jacob Franklin and Effie Charoltte Gray Layman. The Layman family also came from Kentucky during the mid 1800's. My great great grandfather John Ward Layman married Amanda Lipscomb, daughter of Anderson Lipscomb, a descendent of Ambrose Lipscomb.
 
 

   Paula was born Paula Ann Long, one of  four children born to Paul Monroe and Betty Hammock Long. Paul's ancestors came from Greenup County, Kentucky during the mid 1800s. Her great great great grandfather was Martin Long, who was born in Bottecourt Co, VA. Martin died in Indiana, but his son George Washington Long and his family left Indiana and settled just south of Waynesville. He and his wife Mary Ann Gray Long raised four children before he died, and  between three of the boys they raised twenty three children. The Long family married into many of the other pioneer families, such as the Laughlin, Logan, Gan, Rigsby, Sanders, Anderson, Hammock, and Black families.

   Paula's mother Betty, was the only child born to Cecil and Ethelyn Gladden Hammock. Her father Cecil's great grandparents  William Henry and Sarah Kanatzer Hammock moved west as did many of the pioneers from Kentucky. They settled in the northern portion of the county, but then moved to the area south of Waynesville, called Fairview.  Their son William Thomas married Mary Greenstreet and they had eleven children, which likewise married into many of the same families as did my ancestors. Paula's grandmother Ethelyn Gladden Hammock Jewell, was the daughter of Seth and Myrtle Taylor Gladden. The Moses Gladden family originated in Pennsylvania, but around 1860  his great great grandson John Riley Gladden came to Pulaski County where he met Mahala Manes, daughter of Seth Manes, and were married. The Gladden and Manes families are well known in Pulaski County history as being scholars and ministers.
 
 
 
 

                As you can see from the information above, our roots run deep.

      My family includes three sisters, two of which live here in Waynesville, Janet York, and Robin Hoffman. Janet is married to Roy Lee York, another Pulaski County Pioneer family descendent, and Robin is married to Rick Hoffman. Robin has been a big help in finding graphics and music for the "Pioneers Families of Pulaski County" web page and uploading it for me. Debbie my third sister lives with her husband Butch Jackson, in South Carolina.  Paula's family consisted of her,  and two sisters, and her late brother Jerry. Margaret and her husband, Michael Wilson live here in Waynesville. Her other sister, Patsy and her husband Gilbert Crismon, live in Jasper, Mo. Both the Wilson and Crismon families are old Pulaski County Pioneer families. Jerry her only brother passed away a little over a year ago, when he fell an struck his head on the concrete. Jerry was well loved by everyone and his untimely death has left a big void in all of our lives.

    Paula and I will celebrate our twenty nineth wedding anniversary this fall. We have been blessed with three wonderful children, Christi, Wendy and Mike.  Christi and Wendy are both married and raising families. Mike will be getting married on May 29, 1999. Below are pictures of my grand children.

     I was able to return to my love for law enforcement by going back to work for the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department. After seven months, I returned to the St. Robert Police Department, where I am the K9 officer today. Paula decided to follow her dad's footprints, and get into politics. She ran for the position of Pulaski County Public Administrator, and won, holding that position today. The love for law enforcement apparently runs deep in the family. Paula's dad was a deputy for many years before he was elected Sheriff of Pulaski County and held that position for almost sixteen years. He retired due to his health, being only the second Sheriff in the history of Pulaski County to retire in office.  I have been involved in it for twenty eight years. Jerry, Paula's brother,  was a Deputy for Pulaski County, for almost  twenty three years. Margaret's husband Michael,  was also a reserve deputy for Pulaski County. My son, Mike, started as a dispatcher in the Texas County Sheriff's Department,  when he was sixteen,  and is  now a Sgt with the Richland Police Dept. Richland Missouri.
 
 

Officer Mikie
 
 

Corp. Weber & Kojak
 
 

    Our Pulaski County roots run deep. Our love for our God, our family, and our community is the most important things to us. This web page is just one way that we have to tell the world how much we love our families, ancestors, and community. We thank God for our blessings and our families.
 

   We hope you have enjoyed remembering with  us during our

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Mike Weber

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Waynesville, MO. 65583