William Nelson Weeks

1879 - 1970  (90 years)

• Name	William Nelson Weeks
  Birth	6 May 1879	Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1900 and 1960
  Farmer
  1901 Census	1901	Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  	1901 Canadian Census
  	Age 21
  1911 Census	1911	Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  	1911 Canadian Census
  	Age 31 Married
  Residence	1914	Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
  1921 Census	1921	Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada
  	1921 Canadian Census
  	Age 42 , Widower Living with 2 sons Harold & Wallace
  Death	4 Jan 1970
  Burial	7 Jan 1970	Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I500	Weeks
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Joseph Weeks,   b. 27 Mar 1834, Charlotteville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Dec 1928, Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Rosa Armenta Clark,   b. 5 Aug 1855, Middleton, Norfolk Cty, Ontario, Canada d. 24 Jul 1941 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1876	Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Marriage: Groom: Joseph Weeks Age; 42 years Residence: Dereham, Ont Birthplace: Charlotteville, Ont. Bachelor Occupation: Farmer Parents: Joseph and Charity (Kern) Weeks Bride; Sarah C. Clark Age: 21 years Residence; Tillsonburg, Ont Birthplace: Middleton, Ont Spinster Parents: Charles and Sarah Clark Witnesses: Robert Scott, Elvia Clark Date of Marriage; September 27, 1876, Tillsonburg, Ont. Religion: Methodist for both Bride and Groom Minister; Rev. A. Andrews by Licence Source; LDS Film# ; #8138-76 From the Ingersoll Chronicle Newspaper dated October 05, 1876 Weeks-Clark. On the 27 th ult., by Rev. Alfred Andrews, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Joseph Weeks of Dereham to Miss Rosa A. Clark, daughter of Mr. Charles Clark of Tillsonburg.
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Maude P. Best,   b. Apr 1878, Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Mar 1920, Bayham Twp, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 41 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1903	Source: Lds 1871523 Film, 014544-03
  	Marriage: Groom; William N. Weeks Age: 24 years Residence; Dereham, Ont Birthplace: Dereham, Ont. bachelor Occupation: Farmer Parents: Joseph Weeks and Rosa A. Clark Bride: Phoebe A.M.Best Age 25 years Residence; Dereham, Ont. Birthplace: Bayham, Ont Spinster Occupation: Domestic Parents: John Best and Phoebe Crosset Witnesses: Lewis D. Weeks of Dereham and Ethel M. Best of Tillsonburg, Marriage Date; Dec. 23, 1903, Dereham, Ont. Religion: Groom - Episcopolian; Bride - Methodist Minister: D.E. Martin, Licence Source: LDS Film # 1871523; #14544 -03
  Children	+ 1. Lewis Harold Weeks,   b. 17 Mar 1905, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 1983, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years) + 2. William Wallace Weeks,   b. 21 Oct 1907, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 1981 (Age 73 years)   3. John Weeks,   b. Nov 1909, , , Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2006

  
  

• Notes

  Burial: Tillsonburg Cemetery, Section H, Row E, # 7 Notes on back of parents'monument for William NelsonWeeks ' Wm N Weeks / 1879 - 1970 / Allie / beloved wife of / Wm N Weeks / 1878 - 1920 Annie May Coulter / 1882 - 1943 Markers: Mother, Father, Annie Lewis Source: Tillsonburg Cemetery Transcriptions Book, + Photos of Graves *1901 Census 93 Norfolk, b-5 Dereham, page 7, Line 49* Weeks, William N, Male, White, Son, Single, Born 6 May 1879, age 21, birthplace rural Ontario, Origin Scotch, Religion Church of England, Farmer In the year 1900 another change took place. Another house was built on the Joseph Weeks farm, (lot 5) about 300 feet in front and south of the big house. Alice Best came home as the bride of William Weeks to this new house, on December 23, 1903. There were 2 sons born to this couple in this house. Lewis Harold b March 15, 1905; William Wallace b October 21, 1907. in 1914, William Weeks moved his family to a farm in Bayham Twp. and the house was sold to Mr. Thomas Fletcher and moved to his farm facing Cranberry Rd. It is the house where Mr. and Mrs. John Langrell live now. Lewis Weeks never married and died on the farm where he was born. He was hard working, shy and a very kind person who looked after his mother until her death. Lewis passed away February 24, 1958 and the farm was left to his 2 nephews, Harold and Wallace Weeks, with his brother William to get his keep from it as long as he lived. 1911 Census Ontario, Oxford South, Dereham, District 4, Page 6 Line 13-16, Household # 57 Weeks, Joseph, Male, Head, Married, Born Mar 1835, Age 77, Ontario, German, Canadian, Presbyterian, Farmer Weeks, Arminia, Female, Wife, Married, Born Aug 1855, Age 55, Ontario, German, Canadian, Presbyterian Weeks, Louis, Male, Son, Single, Born Jul 1891, Age 29, Farmer Weeks, William, Male, Head, Married, Born May 1880, Age 31 Weeks, Alice, Female, Wife, Married, Born Apr 1878, Age 33 Weeks, Harold, Male, Son, Single, Born Mar 1905, Age 6 Weeks, Wallace, Male, Son, Single, Born Oct 1907, Age 3 Weeks, John, Male, Son, Single, Born Nov 1909, Age 1 1921 Canadian Census Ontario, East Elgin Bayham Twp; Page 8 William Weeks, Male, Widowed, Age 42, Birth abt 1879, Head Address Lot 11-12, Conc 11 Farmer Residing with his 2 Sons, Harold Weeks age 16 and Wallace Weeks age 13 William died on January 4, 1970, and the farm passed from the Weeks name about August of the same year. Burial date source, Tillsonburg Cemetery, office, 2007 This farm was land granted from the Crown and in the Weeks name from 1832 to 1970, 138 years with never a mortage on it. Source: Springfield Tweedsmuir Women's Institute pages 19 & 20. Norwich Library, Archives District., Ostrander Womens Institute book.

  
  

• Sources

  [S119] OVS Marriages 1857-1922, Joseph Weeks & Sarah Clarke, Pg 419, Reg # 008138 (Reliability: 3).