Doddridge County Roots

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George W. WEEKLEY

George W. WEEKLEY

Male 1842 - 1926  (~ 84 years)

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  • Name George W. WEEKLEY 
    Born CA 1842  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Military Pvt, Co M & O, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  [2
    • Military records show that George W. Weekly joined for duty on Jan 31 1862 in West Union. Mustered in on the same day in Clarksburg. Mustered out on Feb 5 1865 in Wheeling by virtue of expiration of term. His duties consisted mainly of guarding bridges and tunnels of the Northwestern Virginia Raidlroad. His orginial unit, Company M, was later transferred to Company O by virtue of War Department Special Order No. 72.
      NOTE: Although military records consistently show his name with the spelling Weekly, non-military records consistently show it with the Weekley spelling.
    Occupation minister 
    Died 4 Aug 1926  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Patterson Park Memorial Hospital
    Buried EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I37202  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2017 

    Father Jacob William WEEKLEY,   b. 1787, Fauquier Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1854, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Margaret DAVIS,   b. 3 Aug 1801, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1869, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Family ID F14754  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth A. HOSKINSON,   b. 1844, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1881, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1863  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F14753  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Susan HAMMER,   b. Feb 1859,   d. 27 Sep 1935, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Family ID F44674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S1711] Civil War Service Records, ().

    3. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).