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William Byron Weekes

Birth	:	5 Nov 1859 Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	9 Apr 1935
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Scotia, Greeley County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4752998, -98.7117004
Plot	:	Block 12 Lot 6
Description	:	from The Trail of the Loup, by H. W. Fogt, AM, 1906: William Byron Weekes William Byron Weekes grain and live stock dealer, Scotia, Greeley county, was born in Illinois near the city of Cairo, November 5, 1859. He is of English ancestry, and his father, Thomas Weekes, was a soldier in both the Mexican and the Civil Wars, was mortally wounded at Hartsville. Tennessee, December 1, 1862, and was taken prisoner by the Confederates, and soon after died in Libby prison. The mother of Mr. Weekes was in maidenhood Elizabeth Lindridge. After the death of her husband she cared for her... Read More	from The Trail of the Loup, by H. W. Fogt, AM, 1906: William Byron Weekes William Byron Weekes grain and live stock dealer, Scotia, Greeley county, was born in Illinois near the city of Cairo, November 5, 1859. He is of English ancestry, and his father, Thomas Weekes, was a soldier in both the Mexican and the Civil Wars, was mortally wounded at Hartsville. Tennessee, December 1, 1862, and was taken prisoner by the Confederates, and soon after died in Libby prison. The mother of Mr. Weekes was in maidenhood Elizabeth Lindridge. After the death of her husband she cared for her children the best she could, and gave them the advantage of a common school education. Before he was sixteen years old, with an elder brother, Charles Weekes, William came to Nebraska and settled upon a homestead in Greeley county. This was in the fall of 1875, and since then Greeley county has been his permanent home. He was successful as a farmer and a stock grower, and for some years has been as successful as a dealer in stock and grain. In the quarter of a century that he has resided in Greeley county, he has seen the country about him converted into rich farms, and railroads and towns built up. He has carved his own fortune by industriously working, and is in independent circumstances. In the matter of politics he has always been a Republican. From 1886 to 1890 he served as treasurer of Greeley county, and in 1891 was one of the Board of County Supervisors. He is a Mason of the Royal Arch degree and is also a member of the Woodmen and the Tribe of Ben Hur. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was married June 12, 1881, to Nora A. Whitehead, and has six children Charles W., now a physician in Scotia, Edwin and Edgar, twins, Chester, Cecil and Edith Weekes. from Illustrated History of Nebraska, Vol. 3, 1913: Weekes, William Byron, grain and livestock dealer, Omaha, Neb., formerly of Scotia, Greeley county, was born near the city of Cairo, Ill., November 5, 1859, son of Thomas Weekes, who was a soldier in both the Mexican and the Civil Wars; and mortally wounded at Hartsville, Tenn., December 1, 1862, was taken prisoner and soon after died in Libby prison. The mother of Mr. Weekes was in maidenhood, Elizabeth Lindridge. In 1875 William settled upon a homestead in Greeley county. He has always been a republican. From 1886 to 1890 he served as treasurer of Greeley county, and in 1891 was one of the board of county supervisors. He is a Mason of the Royal Arch degree and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He was married June 12, 1881, to Nora A. Whitehead, and has six children: Dr. Charles W., Edward and Edgar twins, Chester, Cecil, and Edith.

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Latitude: 41.4752998
Longitude: -98.7117004

Family Members:

Parent

Elizabeth Lindridge Humphreys

(1830 - 1915)

Spouse

Nora Almira Whitehead Weekes

(1864 - 1941)

Siblings

Charles Thomas Weekes

(1857 - 1935)

Children

Edward Benjamin Weekes

(1883 - 1956)

Cecil C Weekes

(1889 - 1907)

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