The Weaver Brothers and Elviry: The Home Folks
The Weaver Brothers and Elviry were one of vaudeville’s more successful hillbilly acts. The performers were the genuine article. Leon a.k.a.“Abner” Weaver (1885-1962) and Frank a.k.a. “Cicero” Weaver (1891–1967) were born and raised in Ozark, Missouri, near the Arkansas border.  June “Elviry” Petrie (1891-1977) was born in Chicago but raised in rural Missouri. Leo…