Descendants
of George Wees
Contributed by Mike Sanderson |
Generation
No. 1
1. GEORGE WEES
(JACOB SR.4, FRANTZ3 WEISS, HANSS
JACOB2, FRANTZ1) was born April
11, 1781 in NC, and died November 06, 1855 in Randolph Co.,
WV. He married RUTH DART
MORGAN March 20, 1805
in Randolph Co., (W)Va, daughter of ZEDIKIAH
MORGAN and RUTH DART.
She was born August 15, 1784 in Hartford, CT, and died June
11, 1872 in Randolph Co.,VA.
Data on this
family from book " Pioneers of Jackson Co.,WV"
by John A. House.
More About GEORGE WEES: Burial: Old Primitive Baptist
Ch., Elkins,WV.
More About RUTH MORGAN: Burial: Arnold Hill Cemetary near
Elkins WV airport
Children
of GEORGE WEES and RUTH MORGAN are:
2. i. ZIRUS
ZYRUS WEES, b. December 23, 1805, Isners creek, Randolph
Co (W)Va; d. October 20, 1889, Randolph Co., (W) VA.
ii. ZAIBA
WEES, b. October 20, 1805, Isners creek, Randolph
Co (W)Va; m. REBECCA WILMOTH.
Notes for
ZAIBA WEES: Middle Sandy Valley, Jackson Co. (W)Va;
Ziba Weas, father of James Weas and Mrs. D.W. Chapman,
spent the greater part of the last half of his life
at Sandyville. He is buried in a cut stone vault in
an annex at the east end of the old Sandyville graveyard.
Ziba Weas was of German origin, was a son of George
Weas, and a grandson of Jacob Weas, who was born in
1733, and died in 1826. He married Ruth Morgan, of the
old Morgan ap Morgan stock. Of their children: Zirus,
born in Randolph County, in 1805. Ziba, born in 1807.
iii. REBECCA
WEES, b. December 14, 1806; d. July 27, 1901; m. ELI
KITTLE, 1828, Randolph Co., (W)Va; b. June
06, 1800, Randolph Co.,VA1; d. November 12, 1863, Randolph
Co.,WV.
iv. CATHERINE
M WEES, b. January 01, 1812; d. January 06, 1900;
m. JAMES ARMSTRONG,
June 23, 1831, Randolph Co., (W)Va; b. September 06, 1804;
d. November 28, 1879.
v. JACOB
M. WEES, b. January 03, 1814; d. April 19, 1902.
Notes for
JACOB M. WEES: He never married and lived with the Leland
Kittle family in his later years. Burial: Arnold Hill
Cemetary near Elkins WV airport.
vi. LYDIA
WEES, b. February 26, 1816; d. August 04, 1820, Randolph
Co.,VA. Never
married.
3. vii.
DORCAS WEES, b. August 08, 1819; d. November 09, 1893.
4. viii.
MARTHA WEES, b. January 19, 1822; d. July 07, 1881.
Children
of GEORGE WEES and RUTH MORGAN are [duplicate
entries]:
5. ix.
ZIBA WEESE, b. November 20, 1807, Randolph Co.,WV;
d. December 19, 1885, Jackson Co.,WV.
6. x. REBECCA
WEESE, b. December 04, 1809, Randolph Co.,VA; d. July
27, 1901, Randolph Co.,WV.
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Generation
No. 2
2. ZIRUS ZYRUS
WEES (GEORGE5 WEES, JACOB SR.4,
FRANTZ3 WEISS, HANSS JACOB2, FRANTZ1)
was born December 23, 1805 in Isners creek, Randolph Co (W)Va,
and died October 20, 1889 in Randolph Co., (W) VA. He married
ALBA ABIGAIL ANN HART
January 16, 1830 in Randolph Co.,VA1. She was born November
15, 1809 in Randolph Co.,VA1, and died November 01, 1878 in
Randolph Co.,WV.
More About
ZIRUS ZYRUS WEES: Burial: Hinkle Cemetary, Elkins WV
Children
of ZIRUS WEES and ABIGAIL HART are:
i. HARRIET
WEES, b. October 25, 1833; m. ISAAC
STALNAKER BAKER, 1859, Randolph Co., (W)Va.
ii. DEBORAH
FERRIS WEES, b. May 04, 1839, Randolph Co., (W) VA;
d. February 28, 1918, Randolph Co., (W) VA; m. JOHN
SKIDMORE CHENOWETH, May 27, 1856, Elkins, Randolph
Co., (W)Va; b. September 27, 1831, Randolph Co.,VA; d.
February 11, 1896, Randolph Co.,WV.
More About
DEBORAH FERRIS WEES: Burial: IOOF Cem., Randolph Co.,WV
More About JOHN SKIDMORE CHENOWETH: Burial: IOOF Cem.,Randolph
Co.,WV
iii. PERRY
HART WEES, b. May 12, 1840; d. August 30, 1907, Elkins,
Randolph Co., WV; m. MARY ALICE
JEWELL HARDING, November 05, 1865, Randolph
Co.,WV1; b. January 05, 1848, Ann Arundel Co., MD; d.
February 23, 1906.
Notes for
PERRY HART WEES: Served in 18th VA Cavalry, CSA.
Burial: Elkins, Randolph Co., WV.
iv. ZIBA
D WEES, b. June 17, 1844, Randolph Co., (W) VA; d.
April 25, 1923, Randolph Co., (W) VA; m. REBECCA
CAMDENA WILMOTH, January 18, 1877, Randolph
Co., (W)Va; b. July 12, 1844, Randolph Co.,VA.
v. RUTH
ANN WEES, b. December 01, 1847 [duplicate
entry says b. May 07, 1847], Randolph Co.,
VA. d. July 09, 1913.
vi. ABIGAIL
WEESE, b. February 23, 1831, Randolph Co.,VA; m. TYRUS
WEESE; b. 18271.
vii. HARRIET
WEESE, b. November 13, 1833, Randolph Co.,VA; d. May
26, 1912; m. ISAAC BAKER, JR.,
August 18, 1859, Randolph Co.,VA; b. July 15, 1833, Randolph
Co.,VA; d. May 06, 1910. [duplicate
entry; see i. Harriet above]
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3.
DORCAS WEES (GEORGE5 WEES, JACOB SR.4,
FRANTZ3 WEISS, HANSS JACOB2, FRANTZ1)
was born August 08, 1819, and died November 09, 1893. She
married (1) ELIAS R. LOUGH
November 08, 1842 in Randolph Co.,VA. He was born August 24,
1815 in Pendleton Co., VA, and died March 24, 1886 in Randolph
Co.,WV.
More About DORCAS WEES: Burial:
Arnold Hill Cemetary near Elkins WV airport.
More About ELIAS R LOUGH: Burial: Arnold Hill Cemetary
near Elkins WV airport beside Dorcas
Children of DORCAS WEES
and ELIAS LOUGH are:
i. GEORGE MORGAN LOUGH,
b. March 23, 1845, Randolph Co.,VA1; d. May 08, 1917,
Elkins, Randolph Co., WV; m. LOUISA
CHENOWETH, October 09, 1879, Elkins, Randolph
Co., WV; b. February 08, 1857, Randolph Co., VA; d.
March 27, 1908, Elkins,Randolph Co.,WV.
More About
GEORGE MORGAN LOUGH: Burial: Arnold Hill Cem., Elkins,WV.
More About LOUISA CHENOWETH: Burial: Arnold Hill Cem.,
Elkins,WV.
ii. ANGELINE LOUGH,
b. 18471.
iii. REBECCA LOUGH,
b. 18491.
iv. JOHN VERNON LOUGH,
b. 1851, Randolph Co., VA; d. 1894; m. DELILA
WILSON, 1877, Randolph Co., WV; b. 1857.
v. LESLIE J. LOUGH,
b. 1853.
4. MARTHA WEES (GEORGE5
WEES, JACOB SR.4, FRANTZ3 WEISS, HANSS
JACOB2, FRANTZ1) was born January
19, 1822, and died July 07, 1881. She married
EDWIN DUNCAN WILSON February 07, 1841 in Randolph
Co., VA. He was born August 11, 1821 in Randolph Co.,VA,
and died August 12, 1852.
Children of MARTHA WEES
and EDWIN WILSON are:
i. FLORIDA D. WILSON,
b. August 27, 1842, Randolph Co.,VA; d. September 12,
19221; m. THOMAS CHENOWETH,
December 22, 1864, Randolph Co.,VA1; b. 1840, Randolph
Co.,VA.
ii. JAMES DUNCAN WILSON,
b. 1844, Randolph Co.,VA; d. 1895; m. DELIA
CRAWFORD, 1866, Randolph Co.,WV; b. 1845,
Randolph Co., VA.
iii. ROSE ANN WILSON,
b. 1846.
iv. ELIZABETH WILSON,
b. 18481.
v. ISABELLA WOODS WILSON,
b. June 25, 1850, Randolph Co., VA; d. December 04,
1916, Randolph Co., WV; m. CALVIN
LUTHER CAPLINGER, December 03, 1868, Elkins,WV;
b. June 01, 1843, Randolph Co., VA; d. May 30, 1925,
Randolph Co., WV.
Notes
for CALVIN LUTHER CAPLINGER: Served in McClanahan's
Battery, CSA during the Civil War.
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5.
ZIBA WEESE (GEORGE5 WEES, JACOB SR.4,
FRANTZ3 WEISS, HANSS JACOB2, FRANTZ1)
was born November 20, 1807 in Randolph Co.,WV, and died December
19, 1885 in Jackson Co.,WV. He married (1) UNKNOWN HORNBECK
1835. She was born 1814, and died 1843. He married (2) PHOEBE
O. LEECH December 22, 1844 in Jackson Co.,VA. She
was born 1820. He married (3) ANN
P. UNKNOWN July 29, 1869.
Ziba came to
Jackson Co. in 1840, and lived at Ripley, two years before
moving to the head of Little Creek of Mill Creek. He owned
a little mill at his home on the head of Mill Creek, on
which he both ground corn and sawed timber. Mrs. Westfall
says he owned the Sam Hall place, on the head of Little
Creek of Mill Creek. While in Ripley, he owned a hotel.
Child of
ZIBA WEESE and UNKNOWN HORNBECK is:
i. VIRGINIA
WEESE, b. 1837, Randolph Co.,WV.
Children
of ZIBA WEESE and PHOEBE LEECH are:
ii. JAMES
M. WEESE, b. 1850.
iii. JANE
R. WEESE, b. 1852, Jackson Co.,WV; m. EMANUEL
BLACK, November 14, 1872, Jackson Co.,WV; b.
1847.
iv. MARTHA
A. WEESE, b. 1854, Jackson Co.,WV.
v. RUTH
O. WEESE, b. 1859, Jackson Co.,WV.
vi. MARY
I. WEESE, b. March 19, 1862, Jackson Co.,WV; d. October
19, 1907, Jackson Co.,WV; m. THOMAS
ARTHUR WILCOX, March 19, 1884, Jackson Co.,WV;
b. March 08, 18621; d. January 31, 1949, Jackson Co.,WV.
Her wedding gift was a farm of 88 acres.
6. REBECCA WEESE
(GEORGE5 WEES, JACOB SR.4, FRANTZ3
WEISS, HANSS JACOB2, FRANTZ1) was
born December 04, 1809 in Randolph Co.,VA1, and died July
27, 1901 in Randolph Co.,WV1. She married ELI
KITTLE April 29, 1828 in Randolph Co.,VA1, son
of ABRAHAM KITTLE and MARGARET
MARTENEY. He was born June 06, 1800 in Randolph Co.,VA1,
and died November 12, 1863 in Randolph Co.,WV.
Children of REBECCA WEESE
and ELI KITTLE are:
i. LYDIA
ANN KITTLE, b. March 23, 1829, Randolph Co.,VA1; m.
WILLIAM STOUT BOOTHE,
December 25, 1855, Randolph Co.,VA1; b. November 28, 1821,
Randolph Co.,VA; d. February 23, 1883.
ii. CALEB
KITTLE, b. November 17, 1831, Randolph Co.,VA; d.
July 12, 1834, Randolph Co.,VA.
iii. HARRIET
REBECCA KITTLE, b. September 19, 1833, Randolph Co.,VA;
m. EDWIN PARSONS,
1851, Randolph Co.,VA; b. March 12, 1830, Randolph Co.,VA.
iv. MORGAN
KITTLE, SR., b. May 15, 1835, Randolph Co.,VA; d.
April 07, 1888; m. SARAH LONG,
1868, Randolph Co.,VA; b. October 16, 1843. Served in
20th VA Cavalry, CSA.
v. LELAND
KITTLE, b. June 28, 1846, Randolph Co.,VA; d. January
13, 1922; m. MARY MARGARET MOYERS,
1873, Randolph Co.,WV; b. March 13, 1851.
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