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Mahala WEEKLEY

Mahala WEEKLEY

Female 1838 - 1915  (~ 76 years)

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  • Name Mahala WEEKLEY 
    Born Oct 1838  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household of Joseph & Cassie (Lyons) Underwood.
    Census 1870, 1880  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 30 Jan 1915  [2
    Buried Sycamore Creek UMC (Dale) Cemetery, btwn Rt 19 & US 50, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I41768  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2020 

    Father Levi M. WEEKLEY 
    Mother Sarah ___ 
    Family ID F33704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stephen PITTS,   b. 7 Mar 1838,   d. 24 Aug 1924, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage Bond 30 Mar 1858  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Married 4 Apr 1858  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Wife's obituary gives marriage date as March 4 1859, while the 1900 Census indicates marriage date as about 1856. But their marriage record shows it as April 4 1858, with the marriage bond dated March 30 1858.
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 1 1860:
      S. Pitts, 27, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $100, cannot read/write; Mahala, 21; J. D. (male), 1; B. (male), 3 months; J. Beverlin (male), 48, value of real estate $4,000, value of personal estate $100.

      1870 Census, Tyler Co, WV (McElroy Twp), enumerated on Jul 19 1870:
      Stephen Pitts, 32, farmer, value of real estate $1,500, value of personal estate $300; Mahala, 31; John, 11; Levi, 10; Elijah, 8; Perry, 7; Kenzy (male), 5; Philip, 4; Martin, 11 months.

      1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District, Community of Adamston), enumerated on Apr 19 1910 at Pike Street:
      Stephen Pitts, 72, occupation "own income," married 54 yrs; wife Mahali, 71, married 54 yrs, mother of 12 children (9 still living); son Levi, 48, single, no occupation; son Perry, 44, widowed, peddler of eggs & butter; granddau Floy C, 16. [5, 6]
    Children 
     1. John D. PITTS,   b. 1859, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1948, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     2. B. PITTS,   b. 1860, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Levi PITTS,   b. 28 Apr 1861,   d. 16 Feb 1948, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +4. Elijah Stephen PITTS,   b. 4 Mar 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1944  (Age 81 years)
    +5. Perry PITTS,   b. 12 May 1863, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1943, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    +6. Lorenzo Stephen PITTS,   b. 3 Apr 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1938, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. Philip P. PITTS,   b. 8 Nov 1866, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1882, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
     8. Martin Richard PITTS,   b. 18 Jul 1869, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1951, Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +9. Samuel Clevenger PITTS,   b. 14 May 1878, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1960, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F16792  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary of Mahala Weekley Pitts
    Obituary of Mahala Weekley Pitts

  • Sources 
    1. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12050688&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, MR p. 6, Line 47 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12038329&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    6. [S692] Obituary of wife.