Joseph E. Weeks (1848 - 1925)

Born 6 Dec 1848 in Royalton, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nellie Elizabeth Huntington — married 1873 in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1925 at age 76 in North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Joseph Wicks was born on the 6th Day of December 1848, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. James Weeks and Emily Gillette.

On the 12th day of August 1850 Joseph Wicks in listed in the 1850 United States Federal Census, Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the household of his parents, James and Emily (Gillette) Weeks.[1]

Joseph Wicks is enumerated in 1860 United States Federal Census for Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on the 17th Day of July 1860 in the household of his parents James and Emily Wicks/Weeks Household Members: James Wicks 58 (Listed as Head of Household) Farming 3027 403 Born: Montgomery County, New York Emily Wicks 43 Born: Livingston County, New York Calista Wicks 26 Born: Livingston County, New York Nancy Wicks 24 Born: Royalton, Ohio Warner Wicks 21 Farm Labor Born: Royalton, Ohio James M Wicks 13 Born: Royalton, Ohio Joseph E Wicks 11 Born: Royalton, Ohio Carrie Wicks 2 Born: Parma, Ohio Frank 6/12 Born: Parma, Ohio Lucas C Hannan 21 Farm Labor Born: Canada^[1]

On the 8th day of May 1868 Warren S. Weeks was appointed guardian of his brother Joseph E. Weeks, aged 19, minor child of James Weeks, deceased, of Parma. In the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 'The undersigned W. S. Weeks makes application to said court to be appointed the guardian of the person and the estate of Joseph E. Weeks aged nineteen years December 6, 1867.' <Weeks_James Probate 1277 Cuyahoga Co., OH (11) Civic Doc. D No. 1592 Probate Court Minor of James Weeks Letters of Guardianship No. 21 Page 466./>

On the 23rd day of August 1870 Joseph E. Weeks enlisted in the United States Army at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He stated that he was born in North Royalton, Cuyahoga County, Ohio and was 23 years of age. He had blue eyes, black hair and a light complexion. Joseph listed his occupation as Brakeman. [2]

On the 22nd day of October 1873 Joseph Weeks was discharged at North Platte, Nebraska, for a disability. ^[2]

Joseph E. Weeks married Nellie Elizabeth Huntington on the 4th day of May 1873 in Lincoln County, Nebraska. The Weeks farm was 20 acres. ^[3] [1]

He passed away on February 24, 1925 in North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska and is buried in the North Platte Cemetery, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska.[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1860; Census Place: Parma, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll M653_954; Page: 331; Image: 336; Family History Library Film: 803954.
2. ↑ "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-26471-12591-40?cc=1880762 22 May 2014), 071, 1869-1870, P-Z > image 281 of 309; citing NARA microfilm publication M233 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-17528-49548-18?cc=1832324 : 22 May 2014), Week, John A. - Weeks, William W. > image 423 of 671; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, Library and Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska, database, Ancestry.com, Operations, Inc., 2017, Lehi, UT, USA, Nellie Huntington, Joseph Weeks, 4 May 1873, Lincoln County, Nebraska.