Mary Ann Weber was known to be a very social individual. Shewas involved in Church activities and helped husband George at the ParkviewClub Tavern where she served her famous roast beef sandwiches. She always had astory to tell, enjoyed a practical joke, always had a wonderful smile anda contagious laugh.

Mary’s father, Nicholas Weber, Sr. was born 12 June 1863 inPrussia to Michael and Susann (Scharf) Weber. After his father and brother died, he came to America in 1872 with his mother, sisters Mary Weber Hoffmanand Katherine Weber Schiriffbilig, step-father Joseph Schloesser, half-brothers Charles and Paul and half-sisters Elizabeth and Thessla. They cameto Le Sueur County, Minnesota, living in Sharon, Lexington and DerrynaneTownships until Mrs. Schloesser sold the farm and moved to Cordova Township.

Nicholas Weber married Frances Tambornino, daughter of MariaAgnes Wolf and Francisco (Jacob Franz) Tambornino, 29 September 1885, in St.Henry, Minnesota. They farmed in Cordova Township, part of the present RichardSchloesser farm, until about 1892 when they sold the farm and moved to LeSueur Center. There he was successfully engaged in the liquor businessuntil 1915 when he retired to his new home on South Park Avenue.

He was helped in starting his business by his wife's uncle,Joseph Wolf (part owner of the Wolf Brothers Brewery) of Stillwater, Minnesota.Since Le Sueur Center had no railroad, the beer, in kegs, was brought toMontgomery where it was loaded onto wagons and brought to Le Sueur Center by horses.

Besides being an active businessman, Nicholas Weber was a Board of Directors member of the First StateBank for 26 years and the bank president from l930 to 1935. He was politically activeand served two terms on the City Council. The Webers were members of St. Mary’sCatholic Church.

Tambornino Heritage

The next four succeeding generations continued to reside inItaly. Little information is available on these families, until EugenioTambernino was born in 1762. Toward the end of the 18th century, Eugenio traveled from Forno di Rivaro to Omegna at Lake d’Orta where he marriedMarie De Genoli, whose family owned armament or ammunition factories and ironmines. Eugenio and Maria, died very early and left a son who was also named Eugenio.

Maria's sister and her husband took the little orphan intotheir own home, and around 1775 the family went to Trun in the Canton of Graubunden,Switzerland. There Eugenio owned and-operated an inn called Zum Ahorn (TheMaples). In this same building was located the post office which was managed byTambornino descendants for about I00 years. Around 1790 Eugenio marriedFrancesca Job. They had two sons, Giovanni (John), who died at the age of 14, andGiuseppi (Joseph), born 2 February 1801.

Joseph married Anna MariaMillar of Trun in 1822. For several years he worked with his uncle doingtinwork (pewter) and making bells for animals. They had three sons, Joseph, JacobFranz and Martin Ludivic, and four daughters, Elizabetha, Franzisca, Katharinaand Genoveva.

Jacob Franz  & Agnes Tambornino (Mary's Grandparents) ….

Jacob Franz (Francisco) andMaria Nescha (Agnes) Wolf Tambornlno settled in the St. Henry area in the early1850's. Jacob Franz Tambornino was of Italian descent and Maria was of Swiss German descent. Her ancestors went to theGraubunden Canton in Switzerland from Germany in the 1500's, according to aSwiss researcher.