George Wright Weems

Parents:  Jones Weems (1792-1880) and Betheney Pogue (1795-1862)

Born:  January 20, 1818 in Green Co., TN

Married:  April 3, 1942 to Nancy Frances Vestal (1819-1876)

Children: 
Harriet Francis Weems(1843-1888)
Kendrick Weems (1844-1875)
Martin Alexander Weems (1847-1901)
Mary C. Weems (1849-1885)
Silas Vestal Weems (1852-1924)
Talitha Weems (1854-1877)
Martha Samaria Weems (1857-1871)

Died:  September 12, 1881

This is a tintype.  I found the same picture in a newspaper article that I would like to know more about.

 

1850 Census
STATE:          COUNTY:           TOWNSHIP:              PAGE:       DATE:
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value-Real Estate Birth place Married within year School in year Can't read or write Deaf etc.
7 402 402 George W. Weems 33 M   Farmer 800 Tenn        
8        Nancy 31 F       N.C.        
9        Harriet 7 F       Mo        
10        Kendrick 4 M        "        
11        Martin 2 M        "        
12        Mary 6/10 F        "        
13     John Lapley 25 M   Farmer   Tenn        

 

1860 Census
STATE: Missouri      COUNTY: Newton      TOWNSHIP: Benton       POST OFFICE: Newtonia        PAGE: 220      DATE: August 31, 1860
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value-Real Estate Value-personal property Birth place Married within year School in year Can't read or write Deaf etc.  
1 1470 1512 G W Weems 41 M   Farmer 4000 1030 Tennessee          
2     Nancy   " 40 F              "          
3     Harriet   " 17 F         Missouri          
4     Kendrick  " 15 M              "          
5     Martin   " 13 M              "          
6     Mary    " 11 F              "          
7     Silas   " 7 M              "          
8     Tiletha  " 6 F              "          
9     Martha   " 4 F              "          

 

1870 Census
State: Missouri       County: Newton      Township: Franklin          Post Office: Newtonia           Page No (stamp):  359B     Date: July 8th, 1870
Line DW# FM# Name Age Sex Color Occupation Value Real Estate Value Personal property Birth Place Father foreign born Mother foreign born Month born in census year Month married in census year school cannot read cannot write deaf, etc. eligible to vote  
17 95 92 Weems  George W 51 M W Farmer 7800 880 Tennessee                   /  
18       -----    Nancy F 50 F W Keeping House     North Carolina                    
19       -----    Harriet B 26 F W       Missouri                    
20       -----    Martin A 22 M W Farmer 500 125 Missouri           /          
21       -----    Mary P 20 F W       Missouri           /          
22       -----    Silas V 18 M W Works on farm     Missouri           /          
23       -----    Tabitha 16 F W       Missouri           /          
24       -----    Martha S 13 F W       Missouri           /          

1880 Census

State: Missouri       County: Newton       Township: Franklin          District or Ward: ED 103        Page: 477        Date: June 1, 1880
LN# In City DW# FM# Name Race Sex Age month if under 1 Relationship S,M, W,D Married in year Occupation months unemployed sick or disabled blind, etc school can not read can not write birth place father's birth place mother's birth place
31   6 6 Weems  George W W M 61     W   Farming   Consumption         Tennessee N.C. Tenn
32   6 7 Fitzpatric  Geor W W M 50     M   Farming             Kentucky Ky Ky
33         -----      Harriet B W F 37   Wife M   Keeping House             Missouri Tenn N.C.
34         -----     Allie W F 16   Daugh S   At Home             Illinois Ky (Ill)
35       Weems   Cora M W F 10   Grand D S                 Missouri Mo Mo
36         ----      Minnie W F 7   Grand D S                 Missouri Mo Mo
Cora and Minnie were George Weems's granddaughters.  They were Kendrick Weems' daughters.  Harriet was George Weems' daughter.

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