| Last Name |
Weekly |
| First Name |
Preston |
| Middle Initial |
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| Born |
22 Jan 1887 in Shelbyville, Missouri |
| Home Addresses (Salem)
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396 S 21st
497 S 23d
175 S 13th |
| Died |
13 Jan 1938 in Salem, Oregon |
| Place Buried |
Belcrest Memorial Park in Salem, Oregon |
| Spouse |
Virgie Lee Mason |
| Date of Marriage |
18 Sep 1907 in Shelbina, Missouri |
| Children |
Hurley, Wade, Everett, Kenneth, Lola |
| Dates of Employment |
1931-1938 |
| Job(s) at TKWM |
Washer |
| Life Story
|
Preston Weekly worked for TKWM from 1930 – 1938 as a washer in the finishing department. Brother John and son Wade also worked for the mill.
Preston Weekly was born 22 Jan 1887 to John W. and Sarah [Stewart] Weekly in Missouri. He married Virgie Lee Mason on 18 Sep 1907 in Shelbina, Missouri. Together they had five children.
By 1910, Preston was farming in Black Creek, Missouri. At age 22, he lived with his wife, their first child, his mother Sarah, and two of his brothers. The family remained in Black Creek for nearly two decades.
In March 1929, Preston’s wife Virgie died following surgery for appendicitis. The 1930 census recorded Preston as a 43-year-old widower, still farming in Black Creek and raising four of his children.
Later that year, the family relocated to Salem, Oregon. Preston began work at the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill in December 1930, possibly joining his brother John, who had moved to Salem in 1926. Like many families during the Depression era, the move may have been motivated by the promise of steady employment.
Preston died in Salem on 13 Jan 1938 at the age of 50. According to cemetery records, the cause of death was peritonitis following a recent colostomy. He was buried in Belcrest Memorial Cemetery in Salem. |
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| References |
| Name |
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| Salem City Directories |
1934 Weekly Preston, millworker, TKWM Co, h 396 S 21st
1935 Weekly Preston, finisher, TKWM Co, h 497 S 23d
1936-37 Weekly Preston, millworker, TKWM Co, h 175 S 13th |
| Census Records |
1910 Princeton Weekly. Age: 22. Birth Date: 1888 in Missouri. HOH. Home in 1910: Black Creek, Shelby, Missouri. Occupation: Farmer. Additional household members: Sarah Weekly, age 50 (mother), Wesley Weekly, age 28 (brother), Virgie Weekly, age 20 (wife), John Weekly, age 19 (brother), Hurly Weekly, age 2 (son).
1920 Unable to locate
1930 Preston Weekly. Age: 43. Birth Year: abt 1887 in Missouri. Widowed, HOH. Home in 1930: Black Creek, Shelby, Missouri. Occupation: Farmer. Additional household members: Wade Weekly, age 17 (son), Everett Weekly, age 12 (son), Kenneth Weekly, age 10 (son), Lola F. Weekly, age 8 (daughter) |
| County Marriage Record |
18 Sep 1907. Shelbina, Missouri. Preston Weekly of Shelbyville. Miss Virgie Mason of Bethel, Missouri. The father W.R. Mason of the said Virgie Mason has given his consent to said marriage. |
| WW1 Draft Registration |
Preston Weekly. Age: 30. Date of Birth: 22 Jan 1887, Shelbyville, Missouri. Occupation: Farming, Self-Employed. Wife and 3 children dependent. Physical Description: Height: Medium, Build: Slender, Eyes: Brown, Hair: Dark. Date of Registration: 5 Jan 1917 in Kirby, Missouri. |
| Oregon Death Index |
Preston Weekly. Death Date: 13 Jan 1938. Death Place: Marion [County]. Spouse: Virginia. Certificate No. 39. |
| Find-a-Grave |
Preston Weekly Birth: 22 Jan 1887, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri. Death: 13 Jan 1938 (aged 50) Salem, Marion County, Oregon. Burial: Belcrest Memorial Park, Salem, Marion County, Oregon. Plot: Block 42, Section 77, Lot 1. Memorial ID: 26917172
Virgie Lee Mason Weekly Birth: 25 July 1890, Bethel, Shelby County, Missouri. Death: 12 Mar 1929 (aged 38) Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri. Burial: Shelby Memorial Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri. Memorial ID: 26926826 |
| Digital Newspapers
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Shelbina Democrat 25 Sep 1907, p. 1 – Marriage
Edina Sentinel 4 Apr 1929, p. 6 – Death Notice, Virgie
Oregon Statesman 15 Jan 1938, p. 5 – Obituary, Preston |
| WHC Materials |
M3 1966-001 Mill Records |
