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Samantha WEEKLEY

Samantha WEEKLEY

Female 1846 - 1914  (~ 68 years)

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  • Name Samantha WEEKLEY 
    Census 1870, 80, 1900, 10  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born Jan 1846  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850, 1860  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Died 22 Dec 1914  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • Predeceased by five children, survived by two.
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I59797  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 May 2015 

    Father Israel WEEKLEY,   b. CA 1826,   d. Feb 1870, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth WEEKLEY,   b. CA 1825,   d. 31 Aug 1887, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Family ID F10347  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Byron OWENS,   b. Sep 1848, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 7 1880:
      Byron Owens, 30, farmer; wife Samantha, 29, unable to read or write; son John, 8; dau Delilah, 4.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 16 1900:
      Myron (sic) Owens, 51, b. Sep 1848, farmer, married 23 yrs; wife Samantha, 54, b. Jan 1846, mother of 7 children (3 still living); dau Delila, 22, b. Aug 1877, single; son John A, 24, b. Jul 1875, married 5 yrs; dau-in-law Rosy A, 19, b. Dec 1880, mother of 2 children (both still living); grandson Fredrick H, 2, b. Sep 1897; granddau Mandy E, 1, b. Mar 1899.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 10 1910:
      Byron Owens, 63, occupation "own income," married 40 yrs; wife Samantha, 65, mother of 7 children (2 still living); son John A, 34, snapper at glass factory, married 13 yrs; dau-in-law Rosa A, 30, mother of 3 children (all still living); grandson Frank H, 12; granddau Elodie, 11; granddau Ruth, 8.
    Children 
     1. John Arnett OWENS,   b. Jul 1875
     2. Delilah OWENS,   b. 6 Aug 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1935, Alvy, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F24742  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Dec 1914 - Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S14] Obituary.

    4. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    5. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    6. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 216 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792157&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Byron Owens, single, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Linza & Delila Owens; and Samantha Weekly, single, 29, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Israel & Elizabeth Weekly. Married Jan 7 1877 in Doddridge County.