Descendants of W. B. Weeks
 
 

Generation No. 1


 


1. W. B.1 Weeks was born Abt. 1835 in Alabama, and died Aft. 1880. He married P. F. Hill Bef. 1864.

Children of W. Weeks and P. Hill are:

+ 2 i. William James2 Weeks, born 1865 in Alabama.

3 ii. Martha Susan Weeks, born October 14, 1866 in West Point, Mississippi ?; died December 31, 1927. She married J. H. Jennings.

4 iii. John G. Weeks, born 1867 in Mississippi. He married Mattie.

5 iv. Charles Weeks, born 1874 in Mississippi; died in Vance, Mississippi. He married Jenny Sprewell.

Notes for Jenny Sprewell:

Jenny (wife of Charles) and J. H. Jennings (husband of Martha, sister to Charles) were cousins.

+ 6 v. Joseph Edward Weeks, born February 15, 1879 in Friars Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi; died August 12, 1958 in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
 
 
Generation No. 2

 


2. William James2 Weeks (W. B.1) was born 1865 in Alabama. He married Molly Johnson.

Children of William Weeks and Molly Johnson are:

7 i. Carl3 Weeks.

More About Carl Weeks:

Cause of Death: kicked by a mule

8 ii. Earl Weeks.

9 iii. Viola Weeks, born 1904.

10 iv. Fannie Weeks, died Abt. 1916.

 6. Joseph Edward2 Weeks (W. B.1) was born February 15, 1879 in Friars Point, Coahoma County, Mississippi, and died August 12, 1958 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He married Maude Matilda Bright November 08, 1904 in Marks, Mississippi, daughter of James Bright and Elizabeth Alston.

Notes for Joseph Edward Weeks:

Joe, Sr. had a gristmill, grocery store, and farm.

More About Joseph Edward Weeks:

Burial: August 15, 1958, Lambert, Mississippi

Notes for Maude Matilda Bright:

Joseph and Maude had twins born dead before Maude and Claude -- and also one other baby born dead.

More About Maude Matilda Bright:

Burial: March 09, 1958, Lambert Cemetery, Lambert, Mississippi

Children of Joseph Weeks and Maude Bright are:

+ 11 i. Leon Alvin3 Weeks, born July 19, 1905 in Vance, Quitman County, Mississippi; died December 14, 1946 in Vance, Mississippi.

+ 12 ii. Alma Elizabeth Weeks, born August 07, 1907 in Vance, Mississippi.

+ 13 iii. Charles Otho Weeks, born August 15, 1908 in Tutwiler, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

+ 14 iv. Claude Arthur Weeks, born September 15, 1919 in Vance, Quitman County, MIssissippi.

15 v. Maude Martha Weeks, born September 15, 1919 in Vance, Mississippi. She married (1) Raymond Cox. She married (2) Fred Weeks March 04, 1950 in Hernando, Mississippi.

16 vi. Joseph Edward Weeks, Jr., born January 13, 1921 in Vance, Mississippi. He married Evelyn Louise McNew July 29, 1942 in Marks, Mississippi.
 
 
Generation No. 3

 


11. Leon Alvin3 Weeks (Joseph Edward2, W. B.1) was born July 19, 1905 in Vance, Quitman County, Mississippi, and died December 14, 1946 in Vance, Mississippi. He married Eva Allie Higginbotham July 08, 1927 in Marks, Calhoun County, Mississippi, daughter of William Higginbotham and Mary Caldwell.

More About Leon Alvin Weeks:

Burial: 1946, Lambert, Mississippi

Notes for Eva Allie Higginbotham:

Mammaw loved to cook and take care of the house and yard. She always had a flower and vegetable garden. She really enjoyed the flowers, and the vegetables were also a joy to her. She had heart disease in her later years, restricting her activities, and she could not enjoy being outside so much -- but her children and grandchildren always remembered to send her flowers for occasions, which she dearly loved.

Children of Leon Weeks and Eva Higginbotham are:

17 i. Leon Alvin4 Weeks, born Bef. 1931.

+ 18 ii. Wanda Beryl Weeks, born May 29, 1931.

+ 19 iii. Carolyn Sue Weeks, born November 08, 1933 in Vance, Mississippi.

 12. Alma Elizabeth3 Weeks (Joseph Edward2, W. B.1) was born August 07, 1907 in Vance, Mississippi. She married Alford Bonner Tribble December 03, 1932 in Marks or Lambert, Quitman County, Mississippi.

Children of Alma Weeks and Alford Tribble are:

20 i. Paul4 Tribble.

21 ii. Helen Ruth Tribble.

 13. Charles Otho3 Weeks (Joseph Edward2, W. B.1) was born August 15, 1908 in Tutwiler, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. He married Dorothy Joyce Boykin August 15, 1929 in Walnut Community, Quitman County, Mississippi, daughter of Duncan Boykin and Elizabeth Carr.

Notes for Charles Otho Weeks:

Charlie served in WWII as a captain, with overseas active duty.

Children of Charles Weeks and Dorothy Boykin are:

22 i. Dorothy Ann4 Weeks, born August 17, 1941 in Brookhaven, Mississippi. She married Vincent Ignatius Saia February 09, 1960 in Indianola, Mississippi.

23 ii. Charles Otho Weeks, Jr., born August 01, 1930 in Vance, Mississippi. He married Betty Gordon Arnold September 05, 1953 in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

 14. Claude Arthur3 Weeks (Joseph Edward2, W. B.1) was born September 15, 1919 in Vance, Quitman County, MIssissippi. He married Bertha Margaret Estes September 10, 1939 in Lambert, Mississippi.

Notes for Claude Arthur Weeks:

Claude was District Manager of American Family Life Insurance Company, in Macon, Georgia 1957 through 1977. Previous jobs in Memphis, Tennessee included working at Sears Roebuck and as a streetcar conductor for Memphis Street Railway. He loved wrestling matches and graduated from Walnut High School in Vance, Mississippi.

Children of Claude Weeks and Bertha Estes are:

24 i. Claude Arthur4 Weeks, Jr., born November 12, 1940 in Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi. He married Patricia Ann Durden November 05, 1961 in Millington, Tennessee.

25 ii. Burton Charles Weeks, born November 11, 1943 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. He married Dona Leigh Bateman September 10, 1964 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.

26 iii. William Edward Weeks, born May 03, 1945 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He married Sherry Lee Cranford March 20, 1966 in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.
 
 
Generation No. 4

 


18. Wanda Beryl4 Weeks (Leon Alvin3, Joseph Edward2, W. B.1) was born May 29, 1931. She married Reuben Sylvester Abbott in Clarksdale, Mississippi, son of Rubin Abbott and Ina Cox.

More About Reuben Sylvester Abbott:

Burial: July 1993, Arley First Baptist Cemetery, Winston County, Alabama

Children of Wanda Weeks and Reuben Abbott are:

27 i. Sylvia Dianne5 Abbott, born November 1953.

28 ii. Cheryll Lynn Abbott, born October 1957.

29 iii. Carol Denise Abbott, born Abt. 1968.

30 iv. Barry Richard Abbott, born 1969.

 19. Carolyn Sue4 Weeks (Leon Alvin3, Joseph Edward2, W. B.1) was born November 08, 1933 in Vance, Mississippi. She married James Thomas Abbott May 02, 1952 in Marks, Mississippi, son of Rubin Abbott and Ina Cox.

More About James Thomas Abbott:

Burial: May 05, 1993, Blytheville, Arkansas

Children of Carolyn Weeks and James Abbott are:

+ 31 i. Deborah Ann5 Abbott, born September 02, 1953 in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

32 ii. James Thomas Abbott, Jr., born January 15, 1957.

33 iii. Linda Sue Abbott, born September 17, 1959.
 
 
Generation No. 5

 


31. Deborah Ann5 Abbott (Carolyn Sue4 Weeks, Leon Alvin3, Joseph Edward2, W. B.1) was born September 02, 1953 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. She married C. B. Jolley May 19, 1972 in Blytheville, Arkansas.

Child of Deborah Abbott and C. Jolley is:

34 i. Christopher Brandon6 Jolley, born June 01, 1982.