WEEKS, Samuel W., b 1853; 1905 Bio, Mesa County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/delta/bios/weekssw.txt --------------------------------------- Donated September 29, 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Samuel W. Weeks The interesting subject of this brief review is a native of New York state, where both of his parents were born and reared, and where their forefathers lived for many generations. His life began on June 2, 1853, and he is the son of Harvey and Adeline (Green) Weeks, both now deceased. They were farmers all their lives and prospered at the business. Their son Samuel was reared on the paternal homestead and received a common-school education. After leaving school he farmed in his native locality until 1893, then turned his attention to the produce trade at Groton, New York, in which he was engaged seven years. In 1900 he again went to farming in New York and continued at the business until 1902, when he came to Colorado and located in Delta county. Here he purchased the place on which he now lives, about two miles and three-quarters southwest of Delta. It comprises one hundred and sixty acres, forty of which are in alfalfa and five in fruit. He also raises wheat and oats. The section is not well adapted to fruit and his yield in this commodity is small. But the hay land produces a net revenue of about fifteen dollars an acre, and he is extensively engaged in bee culture, having over five hundred stands of bees. In the season of 1903 he sold nearly twenty thousand pounds of first-class honey, netting him some fifteen hundred dollars from the industry. Mr. Weeks was married on October 26, 1875, to Miss Louisa Karn, a native of New York state, born on February 6, 1855, and the daughter of Peter and Matilda (Hockman) Karn, also born in that state and both now deceased. Three children have been born in the Weeks family, C. Herbert, Mortimer P. and Adeline. The oldest lives in California and the other two in New York. Mr. Weeks is a Republican in politics, and a well esteemed citizen. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.