Delilah (Lester) Weeks (1820 - 1888)

Born 11 Nov 1820 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died Oct 1888 at age 67 in Floyd, Virginia, USA

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Biography

When Delilah Lester was born on 11 November 1820, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, her father, William S Lester, was 34 and her mother, Rebecca Simmons, was 30. She married William S. Weeks on 10 April 1849, in Floyd, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1870. She died in October 1888, in Floyd, Virginia, United States, at the age of 67.

Marriage Name William Wicks Sex Male Spouse's Name Delila Lester Spouse's Sex Female Event Type Marriage Event Date 10 Apr 1849 Event Place Floyd, Virginia, United States Source Details p28

United States Census, 1870 Name Delilah Weeks Sex Female Age 48 Birth Year (Estimated) 1822 Birthplace Virginia Race White Event Type Census Event Date 1870 Event Place Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, United States Household Identifier 124 Line Number 14 Page Number 18 Affiliate Publication Number M593 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Other People on This Record

• William Weeks M 56 Virginia
• Melinda Weeks F 20 Virginia
• Warren Weeks M 18 Virginia
• Letha Jane Weeks F 16 Virginia
• Henry C Weeks M 13 Virginia
• William B Weeks M 9 Virginia

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/LC7F-TWH

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5Y8-N83 : 29 January 2020), Delila Lester in entry for William Wicks, 1849.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLB-MWK : Tue Mar 05 09:55:49 UTC 2024), Entry for William Weeks and Delilah Weeks, 1870.