Charles H. Weeks

WEEKS, FERGUSON, SHIELDS, JONES

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Date: 5/18/2009 at 13:47:22

1889 BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF
SHELBY AND AUDUBON COUNTIES, IOWA
W. S. DUNBAR & CO., PUBLISHERS
113 ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO

page 731

CHARLES H. WEEKS, deceased, was
an old resident of Jones County, Iowa,
who was born in the State of New
York, November 22, 1833. His parents,
Jacob B. and Hopey Weeks, removed to Iowa
when he was a mere boy; here he grew to
manhood, attending school in the winter, and
working on his father's farm in the summer.
He acquired a good knowledge of the branches
taught in the district schools of that day;
he remained with his parents until he reached
his majority. He was married November
27, 1858, to Miss Martha J. Ferguson, the
second daughter of Hans and Margaret
(Shields) Ferguson, who was born and reared
in the State of Pennsylvania. After her mar-
riage to Mr. Weeks they settled on a farm in
Jones County, Iowa, where they lived until
the death of Mr. Weeks, which occurred in
1874. Mrs. Weeks was thus left with four
children, two sons and two daughters -- Mary
E., wife of J. H. Jones, of Audubon County;
Fred R., who is at home and has the man-
agement of the farm; Victor C., who assists
on the farm, and Maggie May. After the
death of her husband Mrs. Weeks removed
with her family to the farm of her brother,
David Ferguson, where she has since resided.
The farm contains 160 acres of well-im-
proved land, and she with the help of her two
sons, carries on the farm work successfully;
they have the place stocked with high grade
cattle, hogs and horses.