Individual Details
Rosetta "Essie" Weeks
(30 Oct 1854 - 2 Dec 1927)
Essie married on 7 Mar 1878 to John William Hylton, son of George & Mary Harmon Hylton.
John had been married before.
1880 Census. Burks Fork, Floyd, VA, Hh
John W. Hylton, 30
Rosetety E., 25, wife
Solmon E., 9, son
Floria A., 7, dau
Manual M., 1 son
C. W., 3 months, born in Feb, son.
1900 Census. Burks Fork, Floyd, VA
John Hylton, b. Feb 1850, age 50, married 22 years
Rosettie, wife, b. Oct 1854, age 45, 9 children, all living
Carnelius W., son, b. Feb 1880, 20
Sherman W., son, b. Nov 1881, 18
Arron F., son, b. Jul 1883, 16
George M., son, b. Dec 1885, 14
Ida C., dau, b. Mar 1887, 13
Arlie F., dau, b. Dec 1889, 10
Harry L., son, b. Dec 1891, 8
John D., son, b. Mary 1898, 2
Arron Willis, Teacher, b. May 1872, 28
1910 Census. Burks Fork, Floyd, VA, Hh 162
John W. Hylton, 60, married twice, this time for 32 years
Rosetta, wife, 55, married once, 32 years; 9 children, 8 are living
George, son, 24
Arlie, dau, 20
Harry, son, 18
Dewy, son, 11
1920 Census. Burks Fork, Floyd, VA, Hh 169
John W. Hylton, 69
Rosetta E., wife, 65
Dewey, son, 21
Hassie B., dau-in-law, 20
Virginia Death Certificate #28026/798
Rosetty Essie Hylton died 2 Dec 1927 at Jefferson Hospital in Roanoke, Roanoke Co, VA of indirect inquinal hermia which cause intestinal obstruction. Her residence was Willis, VA. She was born 30 Oct 1854, in Floyd Co VA. She was a widow, had been married to John W. Hylton. Father, Matthew Weeks b. Floyd Co VA; mother Itura Mabry, b. VA. The informant was Mr. G. M. Hylton of Willis. She was buried in Willis on Dec 3rd.
Events
| Birth | 30 Oct 1854 | Floyd County, Virginia |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Mar 1878 | Floyd County, Virginia - John William Hylton | |||
| Death | 2 Dec 1927 | Floyd County, Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | John William Hylton (1850 - 1926) |
| Child | Harry Lee Hylton (1891 - 1935) |
| Father | Matthew A. Weeks (1821 - 1909) |
| Mother | Iturea Mabry (1822 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Semiramis Weeks (1845 - 1907) |
| Sibling | [Child] Weeks (1847 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Cornelius Clayton Weeks (1848 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Chapman Estell Weeks (1850 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Quingua Darius Weeks (1852 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Emarilla Weeks (1857 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Iturea Cora Alice Weeks (1860 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Mathew Alderson Weeks (1862 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Elijah Gage Lee Weeks (1865 - 1951) |
Endnotes
1. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.
2. Ora Belle Mayberry McColman, A Few of the Descendants of Charles Mayberry/Mabry of Grayson (Carroll) County, Virginia 176?-1840, (Roanoke VA: Self Published, 1987), p.144-165.
3. Ora Belle Mayberry McColman, A Few of the Descendants of Charles Mayberry/Mabry of Grayson (Carroll) County, Virginia 176?-1840, (Roanoke VA: Self Published, 1987), p.144-165.