State of Indiana, Clark County, Sct:

To any Person Empowered to Solemnize the Rites of Marriages in said County, Greeting:

You are Hereby Authorized To  join together, in the honorable state of Marriage,

Samuel Weeks and Martha R. Smith

for which this shall be your sufficient warrant.

Given under my hand, as Clerk, and the Seal of the Circuit Court of said County, at the town of Charlestown, this 4th day of October 1876

Alez? James, Clerk

State of Indiana, Clark County, SS:

This is to satisfy that Samuel Weeks and Martha R. Smith were joined together as Husband and Wife, by virtue of a License issued by the Clerk of the Clark Circuit Court, this 4th day of October 1876, by me

R.L. Howe, VDM

This is a picture of her, with her husband Lyle and 3 of her children on the day she got back home from the hospital.

This Indenture, made this the first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventy Seven, between Lyman P. Weeks of Baldwin City in the County of Douglas and State of Kansas of the first part, and Mary Weeks of the second part. Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, in consideration of the sum of Fifteen hundred $1500.00 Dollars to him duly paid has sold and by these presents does grand and convey to the said party of the second part her heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land, situated in the County of Douglas and State of Kansas and described a: follows to wit: the North west quarter (1/4) of the South East quarter (1/4) of Section number fifteen (15) in Township Number Fourteen (14) in Range Number Twenty (20), with the appertenances, and all of the estate, title, and interest of the said party of the first part therein, and the said Lyman P. Weeks does hereby consent and agree that at the delivery hereof he was the lawful owner of the premises above granted and seized of a good and indefeaseble state of inheritance therein  free and clear of all incumbrance and that he will Warrant and Defend the name in the quit and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part her heirs and assigns forever against all persons lawfully claiming the same.

In Witness whereof, the said party of the first part has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year last above mentioned.  Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of S.N. Walker.

Lyman P. Weeks
Addie M. Weeks

State of Kansas, County of Douglas} SS

Be it Remembered that on this first day of January A.D. 1877 , before me, a Notary Public, in and for said County and State came Lyman P. Weeks and Addie M. Weeks to me personally known to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and duly acknowledge the execution of the same.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name and applied by official seal on the day and year last above mentioned.

S.N. Walker Notary Public

Received May 30, 1877 at 2:20 P.M.

[? his name] Register of Deeds

I love how detailed the biography is – and all of the information it gives on Peter’s father, Samuel Weeks.  He moved around and switched jobs a lot, so it’s nice to see all of the dates and places listed out.  If only all of our relatives could have such thorough and informative biographies written about them.

PETER H. WEEKS

Shortly after the close of the Civil War, in which he had borne arms for the government, Mr. Weeks came to Kansas and purchased the farm in Douglas County which he has since occupied. He has devoted himself assiduously to agricultural pursuits and has become known as one of the energetic, efficient farmers of Palmyra Township.  His landed possessions now aggregate two hundred and ten acres in Douglas County, one hundred and sixty in Logan County, this state, and four hundred and eighty in eastern Colorado. Of recent years he has given considerable attention to the breeding of Durham cattle, and it is his intention to use much of his land for ranching purposes. While in the army he saved $800, which, with money received by inheritance, formed the nucleus of his present property.

Mr. Weeks was born in Peekskill, N.Y., April 29, 1842. His father, Samuel, was born and reared in the same state, and in early life was clerk on a steamboat and also teacher of the officers’ children at West Point, but resigned the latter position in order to enter the ministry.  From 1848 to 1856 he was engaged as a Methodist Episcopal preacher in Indiana, after which he spent one year at Winterset, Iowa, thence went to Mount Ayr, Iowa, where he cultivated a farm and also carried on a general mercantile  store.  In the fall of 1865 he sold out there and moved to Pleasant Hill, Mo. , where he engaged  in merchandising for a year.  Next he settled in Baldwin,  Kans., where he was proprietor of a general store and also preached occasionally.  In 1875 he sold out here and returned to Jeffersonville, Ind., where he died at eighty-four years of age.  Politically he was a Republican. He was a son of Jesse Weeks, a farmer of New York, whose father, Thomas, was also a native of that state. The marriage of Samuel Weeks united him with Sarah Parks, who was born in New York and died in Baldwin, Kans., October 1, 1875, at sixty-five years of age.   She was connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church.   Of her three children, Mary is a widow and Lyman is a painter residing in Salida, Colo. The eldest of the family, our subject, was educated in public schools. In April, 1862, he enlisted in Company I, Fifth Missouri Cavalry, and was mustered in at St. Joe for three years. For a time he was stationed on the border and took part in skirmishes with the bushwhackers and with Quantrell’s men. He was mustered out at the end of fourteen months. August 22, 1863, he enlisted a second time, becoming a member of Company D, Eighth Iowa Cavalry, at Davenport. With his regiment he marched to Nashville, Tenn., and spent the winter in that city, going from there to Cleveland, the same state, and thence to the Atlanta campaign. During his service he had several narrow escapes but was never wounded nor taken prisoner. He was mustered out at Macon, Ga.,  in August 1865.

Returning home our subject remained there for a short time, then came to Kansas and settled in Douglas County, with the subsequent development of which he has been identified. He is a member of Seth Kelley Post No. 410, G.A.R. , at Vinland, also belongs to Palmyra Lodge No. 23 A.F. & A.M. , of Baldwin. His family are connected with the Methodist Church, and he is in sympathy with and contributes to, its maintenance, but is not identified with the congregation. By his marriage to Miss Julia Snyder , of Utica, Ind. , he had eight children, namely: Elizabeth, wife of H.E. Craig; Emma, who married Frank White and died at twenty-seven years; Mrs. Frances Williams; Floyd, who has charge of his father’s stock ranch in Colorado; Birdie, who died at five years; Homer, Alice, and Lyman, at home.

I think that they must have made a mistake in the date on the deed.  Sarah Weeks didn’t die until 1875 and Samuel married Martha in October of 1876. It would have been a simple mistake to leave the seven off.

This Indenture made this the Twenty six day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Seventy in between Samuel Weeks Peter H. Weeks Mary Weeks only heirs at law of Sarah A. Weeks deceased except the party of the second part, of Baldwin City and State of Kansas of the first part and Lyman P. Weeks of the second part.  Witnesseth, that the said parties of the first part in consideration of the sum of One Thousand ($1000) Dollars to them duly paid have sold and by these presents do _____ ______ and quit claim unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever.  all that tract or parcel of land situated in the County of Douglas and State of Kansas and described as follows to wit:  The South three and one third (3 1/3) acres of the North Six acres of the South Forty (40) acres of the East Sixty (60) acres of the South West quarter (1/4) of section thirty four (34) Township Fourteen (14) Range Twenty (20) formerly Block Seventy Eight (78) in Baldwin City as shown by the Plot on file in that office of the Register of Deeds of Douglas County Kansas, with the appertunances unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns forever.

In witness whereof, the said parties of the first part have hereunto Signed. Sealed and Delivered in the presence of S.N. Walker

Mary Weeks {seal}
P. H. Weeks {seal}
Samuel Weeks
Martha R. Weeks

State of Kansas
County of Douglas}
Be it Remembered that on this first day of January A.D 1877, before me a Notary Public in and for said County and state came Mary Weeks Peter H. Weeks to me personally known to be the same persons who executed the foregoing instrument and duly acknowledged the execution of the same.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my official seal on the day and year last above written. S.N. Walker Notary Public

State of Indiana
Clark County}
Before me William C. Hester a Notary Public in and for said Clark County and State of Indiana personally came Samuel Weeks and Martha R. Weeks and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing deed.
Witness my hand + notarial seal William C. Hester Notary Public
Recorded June 16 1877 at 11 am ? Register of Deeds

I’m not sure what year she graduated in, but she was born in 1915, so probably in the early 30′s.  She went to Tonganoxie High School in Tonganoxie, Leavenworth, KS.

Ola Louise {Davidson} Weeks   (June 21, 1915- September 13, 2011)

Graveside services for Charles G. Weeks, 76, formerly of Lawrence, will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Vinland Cemetery in Vinland.  Glen Amend will officiate.

Mr. Weeks died Saturday in the Irving, (Tex.) Community Hospital.

He was born April 8, 1911, in Council Grove and was raised in the Oakridge community north of Lawrence.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in North Africa during World War II.

He owned and operated Weeks Water Hauling Service in Lawrence.  For the past 30 years, he had lived in Texas and was a mechanic.

Survivors include his wife, Felina, of the home; four sons, Jerry, Irving, Tex., Kenneth, DeSoto, Charles, Greenville, Miss. and Ronald, Wichita; three daughters, Marian Cashatt, Lawrence, Carol Bergsten, Omaha, Neb., and Glenna Mae, Baton rouge, La.; two brothers, Lyle, Eudora, and Ordell, Sun City, Ariz.; a sister, Florence Whitaker, Cleveland; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home.

We’ll be heading up for the funeral this weekend, so I might be a little scarce on here for the next few days.

Louise was the matriarch of her family at 96 years old and was immensely helpful when I started on my genealogical journey 12 years ago.  She was full of so many wonderful family stories.

The last time we saw her was this past May and I was lucky enough to have interviewed her about her amazing birth story, which I posted earlier this month.  I will add it again here today for those of you who didn’t get a chance to watch it.  It’s remarkable to think that she lived such a  beautiful, long life after such a precarious beginning.

It’s hard to believe that she’s gone.

His obituary was published in the Evening Tribune in Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, on 10 July 1895.

PIONEER MINISTER DEAD

Rev. Samuel Weeks one of the pioneer ministers of the Methodist Church of the State died at 1 pm today, at his home on Maple street, between Spring and Wall, aged 83 yrs.
Deceased was a resident of Blother Station, Scott County, until three weeks ago, when he moved to this city and was taken dangerously ill almost immediately after.  He was a native of New York, but had been a resident of Indiana for many years.
At one time he was pastor of Utica and later of Lexington church.  His widow is a sister of J.T. and Horace Hopkins.  He leaves three children all of whom are residents of the West.
The funeral takes place tomorrow morning, at 10:30 o’clock.  The interment will be at Walnut Hill Cemetery, in Clark County.

This beautiful woman is Lucie Weeks (1909-2003), daughter of Lyman Charles Weeks and Priscilla May Galusha.

These are my husband’s great-grandparents, William Homer Weeks (1880-1954) and Florence Marion (Baker) Weeks (1875-1949).

Doesn’t she look so sweet?

Each family member had their own square.

What a beautiful way to commemorate such a wonderful occasion.

Peter H. Weeks
Funeral services for Peter H. Weeks, age 86 years, who died at his home, 417 North Ninth street, early yesterday will be held from the Rumsey funeral home at 1:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon and from the Methodist church at Vinland.
The G.A.R. and Ladies of the G.A.R. will have charge of the short service at Rumsey’s and Masonic Lodge No. 9 will have charge of services at the grave.  Burial will be at Vinland.  The Rev. C.S. Freark will assist in the services.
Mr. Weeks is survived by his wife, Mrs. Julia Weeks, two daughters, four sons, twenty-one grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Before moving to Lawrence some years ago, Mr. Weeks had been a resident of Vinland, where he knew and was known by everyone.  He was a good citizen, a friendly man, and a staunch patriot.
During the war, when after the calling of our National Guard the cities of the state found themselves with no military organization, Mr. Weeks, then a man of seventy-six years old, joined the organization of  Home Guards and drilled with them regularly until enough younger men were enrolled to make his attendance unnecessary.

Emma Weeks was born on 15 April 1871 in Vinland, Douglas, Kansas.  She died on 8 December 1898 and was buried in the Vinland cemetery.  She was married to Franklin White.

My husband’s grandmother is selling her home and we drove up to pick up the piano which she gave us.  (I will post about that later, once I get  a nice picture of it.)

Here is a photo I took of her while we were visiting.  It’s hard to believe that she’s 95!!

While we were there, we found this school book, which belonged to her husband – Homer Lyle Weeks.  He attended Knowledge Hill School in Lawrence, Kansas.  The date inside the book is 1923.

I am always drawn towards books.  We have shelves upon shelves of them.  I know that I may live to eat my words, but I can’t imagine replacing all of my books with one of those new-fangled iPads or nooks.  I’m not against electronics of course.  I have an iPhone and a laptop.  I blog for goodness sakes. I just like the feel of a book in my hands while I’m reading it.

This book is one of the other things that we took home with us.  It is so special to know that Andy’s grandpa used this as a child – and that we’ll be able to pass it on to one of our children some day.

She was born 13 Oct 1877 in Vinland, Douglas, Kansas and died 26 Sep 1882, before her 5th birthday.

She was the daughter of Peter Henry Weeks and Julia Ann (Snider) Weeks.

She is buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas.