My Genealogy Hound
Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
* * * *
WILLIAM M. WEEKS, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Vermillion county, Ill., Dec. 8, 1853, where he was reared and educated. The subject of this sketch was married in Illinois in Dec, 1873, to Mary Stevenson, who was born near Lafayette, Ind., Sept. 9, 1852. Their children are Owen S., Annie, Nora, and Archer. Mr. Weeks came to Jasper county in 1873, and now lives on a well located farm about four miles northwest of Carthage. Both Mr. and Mrs. Weeks are members of the Quaker Church. The farm comprises eighty acres, about fifty being under the plow, raising in 1882, 450 bushels of wheat and 800 of corn, besides growing a fine young orchard. Mr. Weeks devotes much of his time to stock, and is very successful in raising swine. He was engaged in the drug and grocery business for a time in Illinois. His farm is in section 24, township 29, range 32, of Marion township. Mr. Weeks is a young man, industrious, energetic, and prosperous, and commands the respect of people of generous hearts and liberal views.
* * * *
This family biography is one of more than 1,000 biographies included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published in 1883. For the complete description, click here: Jasper County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps
View additional Jasper County, Missouri family biographies here: Jasper County, Missouri Biographies
Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of other family biographies.