Frances Margaret (Weeks) Pelton (1880 - 1946)

Born 30 Oct 1880 in New York

Ancestors

Wife of George Lester Pelton — married 23 Apr 1905 in King's County, New York

Descendants

Died 12 May 1946 at age 65 in New York

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Biography

Frances Margaret Weeks was born on October 30, 1880 to Arthur P Weeks and his wife, Mary Alice Morris.

In the 1900 US Federal Census, Frances is listed as being around 14 years old and the daughter of "Head of Household," Arthur P Weeks and his wife, Mary. Her siblings, Alfred and Ruth are also listed.^[1]

Frances married George Pelton in Kings County, New York on April 23, 1905. Frances' last name is mistakenly listed as "Wukes" on this record.^[2]

George and Frances had 11 children:

1. Ethel E. (Pelton) Bishop Blyth

2. Charles Lester Isaac Pelton

3. Alice (Pelton) Balch

4. Ruth L. (Pelton) Balogh

5. Frances Louise (Pelton) Burek

6. Georgianna (Pelton) Simmons

7. Arthur William Pelton

8. Alfred Monroe Pelton

9. Miriam M. (Pelton) Olds

10. Dolores (Pelton) Cuthbert Albrow

11. Robert Edward Pelton

Frances and George weren't found on the 1940 US Federal Census. But in 1942, at 62 years old, Frances' husband George registered for the WWII draft. He listed his address as New York City Farm Colony, Richmond, New York.^[3] The NYC Farm Colony was a poorhouse on the New York City borough of Staten Island. One can only guess that Frances was living there also. (speculation)

Frances died on May 12, 1946 in Queens, New York, USA at the age of 58.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 US Federal Census; Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 21, Kings, New York; Roll: 1057; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0322; FHL microfilm: 1241057
2. ↑ New York, New York, Marriage Indexes 1866-1937
3. ↑ United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
4. ↑ New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948

• 1910 US Federal Census
• 1920 US Federal Census
• 1930 US Federal Census
• New York, State Census, 1915
• New York, State Census, 1925

• "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WDS-RDV : 20 March 2015), Frances Margaret Weeks Pelton in entry for Ethel Ella Pelton, 16 May 1906; citing Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, reference cn 13275 New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,991,986. (Frances' full name is listed on the birth certificate of her daughter, Ethel Ella Pelton)