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Evelena Smith

Female 1883 - 1925  (41 years)


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  • Name Evelena Smith 
    Birth 27 Sep 1883  Goshen, Stanley Twp, Huron County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 29 Jun 1925  Tillsonburg, Dereham Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Burial 1 Jul 1925  Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I627  Weeks
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2017 

    Father J. Smith 
    Mother J. Hicks 
    Family ID F433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Albert Weeks,   b. 19 Apr 1882, Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1967, Mount Elgin, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 22 Mar 1911  Middleton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Marriage Certificate: OVS Marriages, Reg # 010139
      Bridegroom: John Albert Weeks, Bachelor
      Age: 28
      Father: Walter Weeks, Farmer
      Mother: Mary Foley
      Bride: Evelena Smith, Spinster
      Age: 26
      Father: John C. Smith, Farmer
      Mother: Jane C. Hicks
      Date of Marriage: 22 March 1911
      Location: S. Middleton Twp., Norfolk Cty., by License
      Witnesses: Mabel Hicks & Clarence Weeks, both of Tillsonburg
      Clergy: M. E. Kerr, Tillsonburg



      Source: Tillsonburg Observer, Mar. 23, 1911, pg 5 col 3
      Weeks - Smith
      A very pretty wedding took place on Wednesday at 12 o'clock, noon, at the home of Mrs. Janie Smith, Middleton, a short distance from town when her daughter Evalena, became the bride of Mr. John Arthur Weeks of the same township.
      The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. E. Kerr, pastor of the Tillsonburg Methodist Church, the bridal party standing under an arch of evergreens decorated with pink and white carnations and banked with flowers.
      The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. F. W. Smith, and wore a most becoming gown of brown taffeta silk, trimmed with silk all over lace over white satin, and veil with orange blossoms. Little Miss Beulah Smith, niece of the bride, was a charming flower girl in embroidered mull, carrying a basket of carnations. Mrs. Charles Honsberger, cousin of the bride, played the wedding march.
      After congratulations dinner was served in the dining room, which was prettily decorated with white streamers and carnations.
      The groom's gift to the bride was a crescent set with pearls, to the flower girl a gold bracelet and to the pianist, an amethyst brooch.
      Mr. and Mrs. Weeks left amid showers of rice and confetti on the M. C, R. train at 4 o'clock for points east. On their return they will reside on the groom's farm in Middleton, near town.

      Note: this article names the groom as John Arthur, family files say John Albert (hw)
    Children 
     1. Floyd Albert Weeks,   b. 26 Aug 1912, Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1912, Middleton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +2. Roy Maxwell Weeks,   b. 28 May 1914   d. 26 Jun 1986 (Age 72 years)
    +3. Ina Marie Weeks,   b. 26 Feb 1918, Mount Elgin, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1966, Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F202  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2006 

  • Notes 
    • 1911 Cdn. census, Norfolk Cty., Middleton Twp., District 4, Page 2,
      Lines 30 - 34 inclusive
      Weeks, Walter, M, Head, Widow, Birth Jan 1937, Age 74, Birthplace Ontario, English, Canadian, Presbyterian, Farmer
      Weeks, John A,, M, Son, Married, Birth Apr 1882, Age 29, Birthplace Ontario, English, Canadian, Presbyterian, Farmer
      Weeks, Evelena, F, Dau in law, Married, Birth Sep 1884, Age 26, Birthplace Ontario, English, Canadian, Methodist, none
      Weeks, Clarence Delmer, M., Son, Single, Birth July 1887, Age 23, Birthplace Ontario, English, Canadian, Presbyterian, Farmer


      Death Registration: Lena (Smith) Weeks
      Female, English origin, married
      Birthplace: Goshen, Sept. 27, 1883
      Housewife
      Date of Death: June 29, 1925
      Father: John Smith, birthplace Goshen, Ontario
      Mother: Jane Hicks, birthplace Midd ???
      Physician: Dr. Burnett
      Informant: Martin Taylor - no relation to deceased
      Place of Burial: Tillsonburg, Ontario
      Date of Burial: Wednesday, July 1, 1925
      Cause of Death: Syncope of Heart x 2 mos.; Gastritis
      Source: LDS Film # 20570334 ; # 24738.


      Burial: Tillsonburg Cemetery
      Red granite monument on cement base
      John Albert Weeks / 1882 - 1967
      Lena Smith / wife of John A. Weeks / died June 29, 1925/ aged 42 years.
      Floyd, a son, died Oct. 15, 1912 / aged 1 month, 19 d.

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Death record & burial monument Tillsonburg Cemetery (Reliability: 3).
      Lena Smith, Wife of John Weeks, Died June 29, 1925

    2. [S142] OVS Deaths 1925, Lena Weeks, Pg 467, Reg. # 024738 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S11] OVS Death Index 1869-1932, Lena Weeks 1925, Pg 467, Reg # 024738 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S141] OVS Marriages 1857-1922, John Albert Weeks & Evelena Smith, Reg. # 010139 (Reliability: 3).



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