S . ▁federal ▁imm igr ant ▁ins pection ▁at ▁Ell is ▁Island . ▁He ▁held ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁We ber ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁commission er ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Pan - American ▁Ex position ▁at ▁Buff alo ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁We ber ▁died ▁at ▁home ▁on ▁Abb ott ▁Road ▁in ▁L ack aw anna , ▁New ▁York , ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁at ▁Forest ▁La wn ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁grave ▁marker ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁" Col onel ▁ 8 9 th ▁U . S . ▁Infantry ". ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁ ▁In ▁L ack aw anna , ▁the ▁local ▁V eter ans ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Wars ▁Post ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁Colonel ▁We ber . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁L ack aw anna , ▁New ▁York ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Colonel ▁John ▁B . ▁We ber ▁Monument ▁Association , ▁Cor p . ▁L ack aw anna ▁Civil ▁War ▁Enc amp ment ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 4 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 6 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Republic ans ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁Category : Union ▁Army ▁colon