Last Updated: September 24, 2022

William A. & Delila (Lester) Weeks Family

 

1. Weeks, William A.

Burial?

Obit?

Parents: Joseph R. & Mary (Creasy) Weeks.

1817 Birth: 1817 Bedford Co., VA.

Note: William reportedly George’s twin.

Marriage #1:  William Weeks m. Delila Lester 04-10-1849 Floyd Co., VA by Owen Sumner. She d/o William Lester per bond.

1850 Floyd Co., VA, H506: Wm Weeks, 33 yo w/m shoemaker, b. Bedford, $0, HOH.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H801: William Weeks, 44 yo farmer, b. VA, $115/140.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H127: William Weeks, 56 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $100/370, HOH.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H383: William Weeks, 65 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: William A. Weeks, 75 yo.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 13, H200: William Weeks, 85 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. June 1814 VA, cannot read or write, owns farm, HOH.

...+ Weeks, Delila

Parents: possibly William S. & Rebecca (Simmons) Lester, Sr

1821 Birth: abt 1821 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Floyd Co., VA, H506: Delila 28 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H801: Delilah 39 yo w/f, b. VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H127: Delilah 48 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H383: Delilah 58 yo wife, b. VA.

Death 1880-1890

...2. Weeks, Melinda

Parents: William A. & Delila (Lester) Weeks.

1849 Birth: 1849 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Floyd Co., VA, H506: Melinda 11/12 w/f, b. Floyd.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H801: Melinda 10 yo w/f, b. VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H127: Melinda 20 yo w/f, b. VA, without occ.

i1881 Marriage #1: Melinda Weeks m. Elias Akers 05-19-1881 at Isaac Reed's, Floyd Co., VA by Isaac Reed. He 38 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Jackson & Eveline Akers. She 30 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o William & Delilah Weeks.

Elias “Ale” Akers, 1842-1928, s/o Andrew Jackson Sr & Evaline (Reed) Akers. [Akers_AndrewJ_Evaline] Elias was 1st m. to Mary Dulaney. [dulaney]

Death: 1893-1900 (between birth of son in 1893 & 1900 census. Not recorded in Floyd Co., VA Death Registers)

Burial:

...2. Weeks, Warren

 

Parents: William A. & Delila (Lester) Weeks.

1851 Birth: 12-1851 VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H801: Warren 8 yo w/m, b. VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H127: Warren 18 yo w/m, b. VA, farm laborer.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H383: Warren 28 yo single son, b. VA, works on farm.

1884 Marriage #1: Warren Week m. Barbra E. Booth 03-27-1884 at Melvina Boothe's, Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson. He 32 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William & Delilah Weeks. She 18 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Pleasant E. & Melvina Boothe.

1900 Warren Co., Iowa, Jefferson Twp, H182: Warren Weeks, 48 yo w/m farmer, b. Dec 1851 VA as were parents, m. 16y, rents farm, HOH.

1910 Pocahontas Co., Iowa, Swan Lake Twp, H7: Warren, Weeks, 58 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, M1 26y, rents farm, HOH.

……+ Weeks, Barbara E.

Parents: Pleasant E. & Melvina L. (Sower) Boothe.

1865 Birth: 7-1865 VA.

1900 Warren Co., Iowa, Jefferson Twp, H182: Barbara E. 34 yo wife, b. July 1865 VA as were parents, m. 16y, 4 ch with 4 living.

1910 Pocahontas Co., Iowa, Swan Lake Twp, H7: Barbara A. 44 yo wife, b. VA, M1 26y, 8 ch with 7 living.

……3. Weeks, Morey E.

Parents: Warren & Barbara E. (Boothe) Weeks.

1885 Birth: 3-1885 VA.

1900 Warren Co., Iowa, Jefferson Twp, H182: Morey E. 15 yo son, b. Mar 1885 VA.

……3. Weeks, Benjamin F.

Parents: Warren & Barbara E. (Boothe) Weeks.

1887 Birth: 10-1887 IA.

1900 Warren Co., Iowa, Jefferson Twp, H182: Benjamin F. 12 yo son, b. Oct 1887 Iowa.

1910 Pocahontas Co., Iowa, Swan Lake Twp, H7: Benjamin F. 22 yo son, b. Iowa, home farm

……3. Weeks, Lebon S.

Parents: Warren & Barbara E. (Boothe) Weeks.

1893 Birth: 7-1893 IA.

1900 Warren Co., Iowa, Jefferson Twp, H182: Lebon S. 6 yo son, b. July 1893 Iowa.

1910 Pocahontas Co., Iowa, Swan Lake Twp, H7: Leland S. 15 yo son, b. Iowa.

……3. Weeks, Sylvia R.

Parents: Warren & Barbara E. (Boothe) Weeks.

1898 Birth: 9-1898 IA.

1900 Warren Co., Iowa, Jefferson Twp, H182: Sylvia R. 1 yo dau, b. Sept 1898 Iowa.

1910 Pocahontas Co., Iowa, Swan Lake Twp, H7: Sylvia R. 11 yo dau, b. Iowa.

……3. Weeks, Raymond

Parents: Warren & Barbara E. (Boothe) Weeks.

1904 Birth: abt 1904 IA.

1910 Pocahontas Co., Iowa, Swan Lake Twp, H7: Raymond P. 6 yo son, b. Iowa.

……3. Weeks, Dick

Parents: Warren & Barbara E. (Boothe) Weeks.

1906 Birth: abt 1906 IA.

1910 Pocahontas Co., Iowa, Swan Lake Twp, H7: Dick 4 yo son, b. Iowa

……3. Weeks, Cecil May

Parents: Warren & Barbara E. (Boothe) Weeks.

1910 Birth: abt 1910 IA.

1910 Pocahontas Co., Iowa, Swan Lake Twp, H7: Cecil May 8/12 dau, b. Iowa

…… Weeks, Henry C.

b. 3-1857 VA.

1900 Warren Co., Iowa, Jefferson Twp, H182: Henry C. Weeks, 43 yo single brother, b. Mar 1857 VA.

...2. Weeks, Lethia Jane

Where 1900? Unknown

Parents: William A. & Delila (Lester) Weeks.

1854 Birth: 4-23-1854 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H801: Lethia J. 6 yo w/f, b. VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H127: Letha Jane 16 yo w/f, b. VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: Letha J. 36 yo.

...2. Weeks, Henry C.

 

Parents: William A. & Delila (Lester) Weeks.

1856 Birth: abt 1856 VA.

1860 Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H801: Henry C. 4 yo w/m, b. VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H127: Henry C. 13 yo w/m, b. VA, farm laborer.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H383: Henry C. 23 yo single son, b. VA, works on farm.

1900 Warren Co., Iowa, Jefferson Twp, H182: Henry C. Weeks, 43 yo single brother, b. Mar 1857 VA, Warren Weeks HOH.

1910 Warren Co., Iowa, Greenfield Twp, H89: Henry C. Weeks, 53 yo single w/m farmer, b. VA as were his parents, owns farm HOH.

...2. Weeks, William B.

Parents: William A. & Delila (Lester) Weeks.

1860 Birth: 9-2-1860 Floyd Co., VA.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H127: William B. 9 yo w/m, b. VA.

1880 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H383: William B. 19 yo single son, b. VA, works on farm.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: William B. 30 yo.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 13, H200: William B. 39 yo single son, b. Sept 1860 VA, day laborer.

I1902 Marriage #1: William B. Weeks m. Virginia A. Palmer 6-26-1902 Floyd Co., VA. He 41 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o William & Delilah Weeks. She 30 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o Eden & Nancy Palmer.

1910 Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 45, H39: William B. Weeks, 49 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, M1 7y, owns farm, HOH.

……+ Weeks, Virginia A.

Parents: Eden R. & Nancy (Akers) Palmer.

1864 Birth: abt 1864 Floyd Co., VA.

1910 Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 45, H39: Virginia A. 46 yo wife, b. VA, M1 7y, 1 ch with 1 living.

……3. Weeks, Lucy I.

Parents: William B. & Virginia A. (Palmer) Weeks.

1909 Birth: abt 1909 VA.

1910 Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 45, H39: Lucy I. 11/12 dau, b. VA.

Weeks, Oshia Allis B.

Parents: Eliza Weeks.

1882 Birth: 6-9-1882 Floyd Co., VA.

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: Osceloa A. 8 yo.

1900 Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 13, H200: Oshia A. B. Weeks, 17 yo granddaughter, b. June 1882 VA, William Weeks HOH.

1901 Marriage #1: Oshie Weeks m. Stafford Weeks 4-30-1901 Montgomery Co., VA. He s/o J. M. & M. Weeks. She d/o Eliza Weeks.

Stafford Thomas Weeks, s/o James M. & Missouri “Sari” (Duncan) Weeks of Floyd Co., VA [Weeks_GeorgeW_Nancy]

1966 Death: 10-28-1966 2405 Roanoke Ave S.W., Roanoke City, VA.

Oshie Ellis Weeks, 84 yo widowed w/f, b. June 9, 1882 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Stafford Thomas Weeks. Father: unknown. Mother: unknown. Informant: C. C. Weeks. COD: cerebral vascular accident – 1 week. Burial:

1966 Burial: Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Roanoke Co., VA.

End William A. & Delila (Lester) Weeks.