27 July 1864, Reston,
Douglas Co, Oregon, USA
Father: William Elze Weekly
Mother: Irene J Skaggs
Married Mary P (Mariposa)
Bright 27 Sep 1885, Coos County, Oregon
Census
records:
1890 Oregon Census was
destroyed.
1900; Census Place:
Missouri, Coos, Oregon; Roll: T623 1346; Page: 5B; Enumeration District:
9.
Robert L Weekly 35
Occupation: Farmer
Mary P Weekly 30
Estella Weekly 13
Winnie Weekly 12
Thomas J Weekly 10
Sanford R Weekly 8
Effie Weekly 6
Guy Weekly 2
Weekly 8.12 (8
months)
Perry Parrish 18, Servant,
Day laborer - farm
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Mary P died 24 July 1908
(click to see headstone)
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1910 Census: Myrtle Point,
Coos, Oregon; Roll: T624_1280; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 60; Image:
225.
Robert Lee Weekly 47
Estella Weekly 23
Robert S Weekly 19
Effie Weekly 15
Guy L Weekly 12
Glena M Weekly 10
Roland L Weekly 8
Audrey M Weekly 4
Mary B Weekly 2
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1920 Census: South Myrtle
Point, Coos, Oregon; Roll: T625_1493; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 110;
Image: 617.
Robert L Weekly 55
Effie Weekly 25
Marie A Weekly 14
Beatrice M Weekly 12
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Robert died 8 July 1925, Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon
(click to see
headstone)
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From Centennial History of Oregon 1811 - 1911 by Joseph
Gaston, under the name of his
brother, Isaac Taylor: "Lee, acting as road supervisor, who resides at Myrtle
Point with his wife and eight children."
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Robert Lee's Obituary (may
be abbreviated as this was taken from Pioneers and Incidents of the Upper
Coquille Valley, Wooldridge, 1971):
Robert Lee Weekly was born
in Douglas Co, Oregon July 27, 1864 and died in Myrtle Point, July 8, 1925 age
60 years 11 months and 11 days. He came to Coos county in Nov. 1873, settling
on the North Fork of the Coquille river. He married Miss Mary P. Bright July
24, 1867* but she died several years ago. Ten children survive: Mrs. G. E.
Slagle and Miss Beatrice of Bandon ; Mrs. T. G. Barker, Marshfield ; Mrs. Harold
Adams, Powers ; Miss Marie and Thomas, Robert. S, Guy, Glen and Roland, all of
Myrtle Point. Buried at Dora.
*see his wife's obituary,
below, for (probably) the correct date of marriage. It's more likely that this
was a guess at Mary's birth date.
- Southern Coos County
American, July 9, 1925
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Mary P's Obituary (may be
abbreviated as this was taken from Pioneers and Incidents of the Upper Coquille
Valley, Wooldridge, 1971):
Mrs. R. L. Weekly of Gravel
Ford died last Sunday. Interment was in the Dora cemetery. Rev. Thos. Barklow
officiated. Mariposa Bright was born in Sacramento county, Calif. July 27,
1867. She moved to Oregon with her parents when about 3 years of age and has
lived near Gravel Ford ever since. She was married to Robert Lee Weekly on Sept
27, 1885 and besides her husband is survived by a family of 10 children, 5 girls
and 5 boys, the youngest is but 9 months old. her mother is still living and 3
brothers and a sister. She was 41 years and 1 day old at the time of her death
and was buried on her husband's birthday.
- Myrtle Point Enterprise,
July 31, 1908