Family Tree of Willard T. Weeks

Name: Virginia Macqueen Travell M.D.
Late in life she moved to Amherst, Massachusetts, to be nearer one of her children (Willard) and the family summer home, Merryfield Farm, in the Berkshires. If you want to be accurate about her place of death, she died in Hawaii. She had made a trip to Papua, New Guinea, to visit Sheldon, one of her four children who was living there at the time, and came down with malaria. She had had all the necessary shots ahead of time but the strain of malaria that infected her wasn't covered by the shots, apparently. She got off the plane and went to a hospital in Hawaii and died there. Her youngest child, Elinor, and a niece, Sara, flew out and were with her at the end. Elinor has since moved to Hawaii. It is of interest that three of Virginia T. Weeks, M.D.'s children became M.D.s and one became a PhD. Please feel free to use however much or little of this material that you want. Elinor recently sent me the birth and death dates for her parents. Virginia T. Weeks died Feb. 13, 1981. "Pop" Weeks, her husband, was born 8/23/1885 and died 6/30/1960. I had sent her a copy of Judi Abbott's and George Eastman's web pages that included her parents and she said her father's birthdate was incorrect. I've written to both Judi and George. Pop Weeks's parents listed below are correct. Virginia

Virginia Macqueen Travell M.D. was born 24 Apr 1900 in New York City, New York, and died 13 Feb 1981 in Hawaii. She was the daughter of 2. John Willard Travell M.D. and 3. Janet Davidson. She marriedHarold Eastman Weeks 19 Sep 1925, son of Harvey Kelsey Weeks and Katherine Gray Eastman. He was born 23 Aug 1885 in Greenville, Nj, and died 30 Jun 1960.

United States Census, 1900 for Virginia Travell

Name: Virginia Travell
Titles:
Residence: New York City, New York, New York
Birth Date: Apr 1900
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head-of-Household: Daughter
Father Name: J W Travell
Father Titles: Dr
Father Birthplace: New York
Mother Name: Janet Travell
Mother Titles: Mrs
Mother Birthplace: New York
Race or Color (expanded): White
Head-of-household Name: J W Travell
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Enumeration District: 0103
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Household ID: 98
Reference Number: 47
GSU Film Number: 1241085
Image Number: 00326
Household Gender Age
Parent J W Travell M
Parent Janet Travell F
Virginia Travell F
Mary Hynes F
Oscar Trainhamer M
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Virginia MacQueen (Ginie) Travell. Ginie was born on April 24, 1900 in New York City. She married Harold Eastman (Pop) Weeks of Greenville, New Jersey, in 1925. Pop was born on September 19, 1885. Both Janet Travell and Virginia Travell became physicians. Virginia practiced under the name Virginia Weeks.