Individual Details

Joseph Lee Weeks

(10 Nov 1891 - 9 Jan 1958)



5 Jun 1917 World War I Draft Registration
Joseph Lee Weeks of Willis, VA, was age 26, b. 10 Nov 1891. He was farming for his father, A. F. Weeks, Single. Tall, medium build, blue eyes, light hair.

1920 Census. Burks Fork, Floyd, VA, Hh 17
(living next to his mother)
Joseph L. Weeks, 28
Mayetta, wife, 18

1930 Census. Fairmont, Marion Co, WV, Hh 236
Joseph Weeks, 38, married at age 25, Team Driver, Coal 78V2
Mayetta, wife, 30, married at 17
Herman, son, 10, b. VA
Dorthalee, dau, 6, b. WV
Joseph Jr., son, 3 years, 11 months, b. WV
Sarah Ellen, Mother, 67, widow, b. VA

1933 Fairmont, West Virginia, City Directoy
Weeks, Sarah E (widow Fulton) residence: 322 Blaine
Weeks, Jos L. (Mayetta, driver, residence 322 Blaine

1940 Census, Fairmont, Marion, WV, Hh 19
339 Franklin - lived in Fairmont in 1935
J. L. Weeks, 49, Barn Man, Coal Mine
May Etta, wife, 39, Maid, Private Family
Dorotha, dau, 16
Joseph L, Jr., son, 13

27 Apr 1942 World War II Draft Registration (NOTE: Ancestry has placed the wrong backs with the front side of these cards!)
Joseph Lee Weeks of 339 Franklin, Fairmont, Marion, W. Va. was age 50, b. 10 Nov 1891 in Floyd, VA. Mrs. Mayetta Weeks would always know his address. Employed by Industrial Colliers Co, Dakota, W.Va.
5'11", 175 lb. Blue eyes, blonde hair. Appendectomy scar.

Mrs. Mayetta Weeks, 339 Franklin, Fairmont, W. VA. requested a military marker for the grave of Joseph Lee Weeks, 10 Jan 1958. He enlisted 24 May 1918, honorably discharged on 30 Dec 1918. He served as a Private in 46th Company, 4th Prov. Gr. MGTC Camp, Hancock, GA. Born 10 Nov 1891. Died 9 Jan 1958. To be placed Beverly Hills Memorial Garden, Morgantown, W. VAa.

Events

Birth10 Nov 1891Floyd County, Virginia
Marriage1917Mayetta Branscome
Death9 Jan 1958Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia

Families

SpouseMayetta Branscome (1900 - 1980)
ChildDorothy Lee Weeks (1924 - 1996)
FatherAndrew Fulton Weeks (1860 - )
MotherSarah Ellen Jenkins (1862 - 1939)