George Green Age 19, Birth Year abt 1916 Residence DeQueen, Sevier, Arkansas Spouse's Name Jewel Wells Spouse's Age 16, Spouse's Residence DeQueen, Sevier, Arkansas Marriage 5 Sep 1935 Sevier County Marriage License Date 5 Sep 1935 1940 Federal Census, Parmer County, Texas, 9 April, Justice Precinct 4, District 185-5, Page 3A, Hse #43, Rents $100 Green, George Head M W 23 Married Grade 4 b Oklahoma Same place Parmer County in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1917] Green, Jewel Wife F W 21 Married Grade 8 b Texas Same place Parmer County in 1935 [b abt 1919] Green, Donald Son M W 3 Grade 0 b Texas Same place Parmer County in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1937] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Jewel O Green Birth Date 20 Apr 1919 Address 850 N 2nd St Apt 20, Patterson, CA, 95363-2127 (1993) U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Jewel O Green Birth Date 20 Apr 1919 Address PO Box 604, Satanta, KS, 67870-0604 [no date] Address 1009 Springfield Rd, Owensville, MO, 65066-1258 [no date] ------------------ Jewel Oleta Wells Green BIRTH 20 Apr 1919 DEATH 30 Sep 2015 (aged 96) Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA BURIAL Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown Jewel Oleta Green April 20, 1919 - September 30, 2015 Jewel Oleta Green, 96 of Amarillo passed away September 30, 2015. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Home Pioneer Chapel with Reverend Larry Ellis officiating. Burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Griggs Schooler Gordon Funeral Directors. On September 30, 2015 Jewel Oleta Green, 96, left the arms of her loving family and is resting in the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She has been a resident of Bivens Memorial Nursing Home of Amarillo since 2008, previously living in Friona, Pampa and Muleshoe, Patterson, California and Satanta, Kansas. Jewel was preceded in death by her parents; Daniel and Mary. E. Wells; husband, George E. Green; a son Donald C. Green and seven siblings. Jewel is survived by her daughters, Gwen Greeson, Rita Goettsche and husband Mark; five grandsons, Donald Glen Green, Jackie Caswell, Todd Greeson, Marc Greeson and Marte Christian; a granddaughter, Holle Martin; seventeen great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. (Published by Griggs Schooler Gordon Funeral Home, October 1, 2015) Created by Edith Guynes Stanley 2 Oct 2015 -- Find a Grave Memorial 153144116, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153144116 ------------------
1860 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 6 September, Old River Township, PO Swan Lake, page 100, Hse #788, Fam #730 Henry G Wells 24 M Farmer $3300 Real Estate $1420 Personal born Ark [b abt 1836] Phoebe J Wells 17 F House Keeper born Ark [b abt 1843] John Wells 16 M Student born Ark [b abt 1844] A record of enlistment in the Arkansas forces for the Confederate Army appears to be for this John Wells, and matches his age and later date of marriage in 1865 after the war. The report of residence in Little Rock is somewhat suspect, so this may be a differtent John Wells. But it was not far upstream to Little Rock, along the Arkansas River, an earlier navigation route inland from Arkansas Post. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 John J Wells Residence Little Rock, Arkansas Age at Enlistment 22, Birth Date abt 1842 Enlistment 24 Aug 1864 Little Rock, Arkansas Rank at enlistment Qtr Master Serg Service Record Enlisted in Company D, Arkansas 4th Cavalry Regiment on 24 Aug 1864 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 John Wells Age 23, Birth Year abt 1842 Spouse's Name Mary Dumond Spouse's Age 18 [b abt 1847; but in the 1850 census she was only 11 mos old, actual age only 16] Marriage 21 Nov 1865 Jefferson County
Some famliy sources list Maggie as Mary Ellen, others as Maggie Ellen or just Maggie. Her marriage record has only initials M E Wells. Several familyWilliam Magness Chenault Birth 2 July 1850 in Lawrence County, Tennessee Death 9 April 1929 in Grady County, Oklahoma Marriage 23 Dec 1885 Giles County, Tennessee to Maggie Ellen Wells (Birth 19 October 1857 in Tennessee, Death 3 June 1903 in Texas) -- Moncrief, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/18702437/person/2053200034 Maggie Chenault Birth Oct. 19, 1857 Death Jun. 3, 1903 Texas Wife of W. M. Chenault Spouse William M. Chenault (1851 - 1929) Children: Lillie A. Chenault (1886 - 1900) Burial Hillcrest Cemetery, Forney, Kaufman County, Texas, Plot: G-33 Created by: Larry Chenault Jan 08, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial# 32754386, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32754386
Maris Ida Wells (Hilary Mercer ) was born about 1880 in Bedias, Grimes, Texas. She died on 23 Sep 1910. Maris married William Walker Terry on 2 Jun 1896. William was born on 27 Aug 1860 in Murray Co, GA. He died on 21 Feb 1919. He was buried in Wells Cemetery. They had the following children: M Rube Terry was born about 1905 in Gleeson, AZ. He died about 1950. F Sally Terry was born on 15 Dec 1900 in San Angelo, TX. She died about Jul 1970. M Tommy Terry was born on 26 Jul 1899 in San Angelo, TX. He died on 20 Jun 1977. M Ewart Anthony Terry was born about 1897 in San Angelo, TX. He died about Jul 1930. -- The Wells Gazette, http://wellsgazette.com/familygen/pafg02.htm#7 There are several other children reported in the censuses. Also Maris is always reported as Ida. The children reported here before Ewart/Evart are the children of Lola Montez Clements, reported by other genealogies related to that lineage. 1900 Federal Census, Tom Green County, Texas, 1 June, San Angelo, District 160, page 1A, Hse/Fam #8 Terry, William Head W M Aug 1862 37 Married 10 yrs GA GA GA Day Laborer Owns Terry, Ida Wife W F May 1866 34 Married 10 yrs 5 children/5 living TX TX TX Terry, Clarence Son W M May 1891 9 Single TX GA TX Terry, Allen Son W M Jan 1893 7 Single TX GA TX Terry, Delma Dau W F Mch 1895 5 Single TX GA TX Terry, Evart Son W M Feb 1897 3 Single TX GA TX Terry, Tomy Dau W F Feb 1898 2 Single TX GA TX This 1900 census says Ida is 34 years old and was born in 1866. But her grave says she was born in 1880. Her age reported in the 1910 census (see two records below) give her age as 32 and 34 again. This would make her born in 1876 or 1878, which is closer to the birth year on her gravestone. All this seems to indicate that the enumerator in 1900 somehow misunderstood Ida's age. He probably worked out the birth year from what he thought she said was her age. Her date of death is interesting. The date on her grave is 1920, but note that the Wells genealogy above reports her death date as 23 September 1910. There is no documentation, and I don't find that date anywhere else. However, it appears the 1920 date on the gravestone is also wrong, since at William's death in 1919, his son-in-law (also a Wells, reported him as a widower. I have not found Ida's death certificate. In 1910, Ida is re[ported as a divorced head of household, and working as a Gardener in Cochise County, down near the border with both Mexico and New Mexico. Occupation for the children is reported as None. Since the twins, the youngest children, were born in 1905, we can say the divorce occurred between 1905 and 1910. 1910 Federal Census, Cochise County, Arizona, 16 April, Gleeson, District 14, page 2B, Hse #37, Fam #42 Terry, Ida Head F W 32 Divorced 6 children/6 living TX TX TX Gardener Terry, Evert [Everett] Son M W 12 TX TX TX Terry, Tommy Son M W 10 TX TX TX Terry, Sallie Dau F W 8 TX TX TX Terry, Claris Dau F W 7 TX TX TX Terry, Rube Son M W 5 AZ TX TX Terry, Rubie Dau F W 5 AZ TX TX Note that the children are all reported as born in Texas and except Rube and Rubie. This matches previous reports for Evert (Ewert?), Tomy (Tommy) and Sallie in the 1900 census. But their father was born in Georgia and so reported in the 1900 census. This is a common enumerator error we find a lot. There are some more important and difficult discrepancies in this 1910 census. Ida is reported as 32 in 1910, while she was already 34 in 1900. She should be around 42-44 in 1910. It appears it was the 1900 census that was in error. The 1900 census reported she had borne 5 children, and in 1910 the number was only 6. But in the 1910 census by age and name there are 4 new children that were born after the 1900 census. That would make 9 children. This could easily be an enumerator error. Each census just reports the total number currently in the household and reports that none have died. In the 1910 census, there is no girl child matching Tomy's age, which should be about 12, possibly 11. The 1900 census is notoriously wrong on the year of birth, usually a year early. (The errors we find seem to indicate that the common procedure was to ask how old the child was, then what month was their birthday, then do the math, usually incorrectly, not accounting for the census date.) In birth order of the children, Tommy (son and Male) matches Tomy (daughter and female) in 1900. But there is more. Tommy's birth date is reported in the Wells genealogy as 26 Jul 1899, which means he/she should have shown up in the 1900 census. This supports the idea that Tomy and Tommy are the same individual despite the different in reported sex and relationship. But the 1900 census reported Tomy (dau female) as 2 years old with a birth date of Feb 1898! Since the month is different as well as the year, this error is hard to account for. But if the family is correct about the son Tommy's birth date, he would have to be in the 1900 census. So it looks like the simplest overall solution is to consider Tomy (daughter and female born Feb 1898) as the same person as Tommy (son male born July 1899), despite the great discrepancy. But even then that is not the end of the story! There is another whole enumeration of this family for 1910. Ida and her children were also enumerated in the Gila County near the center of the state. All the children and their ages match. But in this one Tommy is age 10 and is reported as a daughter and female! Also here Ida is the Head of the home, with no husband reported, but she is reported as married for 13 years, not divorced as in the Cochise County report. They must have been in the process of moving, but someone from the family had to be in each residence to make a report. Note that in the Gila County report no one in the household has any occupation. At least one genealogy has an adult photo of Tommy, a woman. The Wells genealogy above has simply referenced the erroneous 1910 census without benefit of the other correct records. 1910 Federal Census, Gila County, Arizona Territory, 16 April, Globe, District 34, page 4A, 250 Bullion St, Hse #61, Fam #67 Terry, Ida M Head F W 34 Married 13 years 6 children/6 living TX TX TX No Occupation Terry, Ewert Son M W 12 TX GA TX Terry, Tommy Dau F W 10 TX GA TX Terry, Sally Dau F W 8 TX GA TX Terry, Clarice Dau F W 7 TX GA TX Terry, Rubin Son M W 5 AZ GA TX Terry, Ruby Dau F W 5 AZ GA TX In this record, the name of the first son looks more like Ewert. Because the loops are so full, it was read as Ernest by the Ancestry transcriber. Because of the heavy loops and format of the letters, it is understandable why the name could look like Ernest. In all the other records I have seen, including his signature on the WWI registration, it has appeared that the E is not connected to the next letter and there is only an upstroke as in a V. Here there appears to be continuous movement and looks more like Ewert. This census says Ida (and her unreported spouse) have been married 13 years. This matches the reported marriage date of 2 Jun 1896 in the genealogy above. However,this does not account for the three older children in the 1900 Texas census. These are the chidlren of Lola Clements, William's first wife. I have seen no record and no reference in any of the genealogies of a first wife. One genealogy reports with no documentation that Ida died at the age of 30 of Typhoid. This would match the date of death reported in the Wells genealogy above, and many othe family geneamlogeis. Maris Ida Wells Terry Birth 1880 Death 1920 Children: Sallie Terry Jones (1900 - 1970) Burial Wells Family Cemetery, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona Plot: Row 3 plot 87 Created by plyce Nov 06, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #31192376, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31192376 Her death certificate reports her as married, not divorced. Arizona Death Certificate Mrs Ida Terry Married White Male Birth date and place Unknown, age 32 [abt 1878] Death September 23 1910 County Hospital, Globe, Gila County, Arizona Length of residence Not Reported Previous residence Not Reported Cause of Death Typhoid Fever Occupation Housewife Name and place of birth of parents Unknown Informant F L Jones, Globe Burial 25 Sept 1910 by F L Jones Gleason [sic], Arizona Filed 1 October 1910 Note that the certificate reports the "Place of burial or removal" as Gleeson (spelled Gleason here), which is down in the southeast in Cochise County, where they previously lived. She was buried in the Wells Family Cemetery at Lee Station, outside of Douglas, in Cochise County. As the death certificate indicates, though they actually lived near Douglas, and the cemetry is outside Douglas at Lee Station, Gleeson is still the town asosciated with the family. This was a mining town that has become a ghost town. ------------------ Gleeson, Arizona Gleeson is a ghost town southeastern Arizona's Cochise County. The town was first settled as Turquoise in the 1870s in what was then the Arizona Territory, then later re-established as Gleeson in 1900. History The area was initially settled as a mining camp called Turquoise after the mineral which had been mined by Native Americans in the area. The Turquoise post office was established on October 22, 1890, and lasted only a few years until September 17, 1894. When local miner John Gleeson registered a copper claim and opened the Copper Belle Mine, the town of Gleeson was created just downhill from the old site of Turquoise. Silver Bill, Pejon and Defiance were some of the other mines that followed in the surrounding areas. The Gleeson post office, established on October 15, 1900,[4] supported a town of about 500 people engaged primarily in copper mining, including veins of lead, silver and zinc. In 1912 a fire consumed 28 buildings and the town was rebuilt. Copper production boomed to supply demand World War I. The mines played out by the 1930s and eventually the Gleeson post office closed on March 31, 1939. Remnants Though several families still live on the site, Gleeson is, by all measures, a ghost town, with the only commercial venture appearing to be a rattlesnake products store. Visitors can find the ruins of a hospital, a saloon, a jail, the foundation of the village school and evidence of the extensive mining in the surrounding hills near town. The Gleeson cemetery is west of the town on the road to Tombstone. -- "Gleeson, Arizona," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleeson,_Arizona ---------------
One genalogiy reports that William H Rowland's wife was Mary Ella Wells. In the 1910 census she is reportrd as Mary E, and in the 1900 and 1920 census the name is Ella. With this suggestion of her maiden name, I was able to find the Kentucky marriage record. But note that they were marred in 1882, yet the 1900c nsus reports they have been marrid 21 yeas, and the birth date of their first son is reported as Sept 1880, and age 19. But in 1880, William was reported as single and 19 yeas old. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 W. H. Rowland Gender Male Spouse M. E. Wells Spouse Gender Female Marriage 19 Oct 1882 Lyon County, Kentucky 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 April, Chester Township, District 3, Page 3B, Hse #96, Fam #97 Roland, William H Head M W 49 Married 31 yrs KY KY KY Fishing, Market Rents [b abt 1861] Roland, Mary E Wife F W 48 Married 31 yrs KY KY KY [b abt 1862] Roland, William B Son M W 29 Widowed KY KY KY Fishing, Market [b abt 1881] Roland, George R Son M W 23 Single KY KY KY Fishing, Market [b abt 1887] Roland, Ramon H Son M W 10 KY KY KY [b abt 1900] Roland, Nellie L Granddau F W 9 KY KY IA [b abt 1901] Roland, William P Granddau [sic] F [sic] W 3 KY KY IA [b abt 1907] Roland, Walter L Grandson M W 1 KY KY IA [b abt 1909] The three grandchildren would be the children of the widower William B. Note that William P is entered as a gradndaughter and Female. This is clearly an error, with that name. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 March, Chester Township, District 4, page 9B, 111 S Pearl St, Hse #37, Fam #39 Rowland, William H Head Rents M W 59 Married KY KY KY Farmer [b abt 1860] Rowland, Ella M Wife F W 58 Married KY KY KY [b abt 1861] Rowland, William B Son M W 39 Widowed KY KY KY Laborer [b abt 1880] Rowland, Walter L Grandson M W 11 Single AR KY IA [b abt 1908] Rowland, Raymond H Son M W 20 Married AR KY KY Laborer [b abt 1899] Rowland, Pauline M Dau F W 19 Married AR AR AR [b abt 1900] - page 10A - Rowland, Bedford F Grandson M W 1 AR AR AR [b abt 1918] Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 Mary Ell[a] Rowland 15 May 1937 Arkansas County Roll number 19341940 Page #3011
Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 Volume 5, Page 528 Delma Montez Terry, age 19 Residence Gleeson, Arizona Spouse Rubin G Wells, age 27 Residence Gleeson, Arizona Marriage 03 Sep 1908 Gleeson, Cochise, Arizona Reubin Garrett Wells (Hilary Mercer ) was born on 11 Jan 1881 in Bedias, Grimes, Texas. He died on 29 Aug 1956. Reubin married Del Montez Terry on 8 Sep 1908. They had the following children: F Lola Wells was born on 9 Jan 1911 in Gleeson, AZ. M Warren Wells was born on 15 Mar 1913 in Gleeson, AZ. M Earl Wells was born on 18 Dec 1909 in Gleeson, AZ. He died on 6 Feb 1979 in Wilcox, AZ. M Elvin Wells was born on 8 Sep 1911 in Gleeson, AZ. He died on 28 Jan 1923. M Bill Wells was born on 11 Dec 1919 in Elfrida, AZ. He died about 1995. F Dottie Wells was born on 30 Dec 1920 in Elfrida, AZ. M Ray Wells was born on 7 Mar 1922 in Elfrida, AZ. M Wayne Wells was born on 3 Aug 1926 in Elfrida, AZ. He died on 21 Dec 1994. F Elva Inez Wells was born on 13 May 1925. F Donna Wells was born on 1 Jan 1931. -- The Wells Gazette, http://wellsgazette.com/familygen/pafg02.htm#8 Rubin G Wells Birth Jan. 11, 1881 Texas Death Aug. 29, 1956 Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona Spouse Delma Montez Terry Wells (1890 - 1942) Children: Elvin J Wells (1918 - 1923) Elva Inez Wells (1925 - 1925) Burial Wells Family Cemetery, Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, Plot: Row 5 plot 109 Created by plyce Nov 06, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #31192400, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31192400
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 San Jose, California, City Directory, 1935, p 303 Merryman Gladys r 461 N 6th Merryman Nola (wid W H) r 461 N 6th Merryman Ray fruitwkrr r 461 N 6th U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 San Jose, California, City Directory, 1939, p Merryman Nola (wid Henry) r 839 Elm Merryman Ray F (Ruth E) cannerywkrr h 839 Elm California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Nola E Williams Birth 19 Nov 1889 Arkansas Death 9 Feb 1963 Stanislaus County Social Security # 572073959 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Nola Williams Last Residence California 19 Nov 1889 Died Feb 1963 SSN 572-07-3959 issued California (Before 1951)
In the 1912 census, Bertie Asewaynah is reproted with her son, but no father int he nome., The son is reported as Joe Wer ya vah, which would normally mean his fther's Comanche name was Wer ya vah. 1912 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma, 30 June, Kiowa Agency, No page # #1154 #1147 Bertie A se way nah Fisher Mother age 20 [b 1892] F #1155 #1148 Joe Wer ya vah Son age -- [b 1912] M
1850 Federal Census, Gilmer County, Georgia, 4 October, Subdivision 33, page 771-772, Hse/Fam #528 Benjamin West 44 M Farmer $500 Real Estate b SC Elizabeth West 41 F SC Cannot read and write -- page 772 -- Amanda West 8 F SC 1860 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 10 June, Dug Road District, PO Jasper, Page 20 (898), House #169, Family #135 Benjamin West 54 M Farmer SC Elithebeth [sic] West 52 F SC Amanda West 18 F SC Amanda Wooten Birth Feb 14, 1842 Death Aug 27, 1926 Spouse Joseph W Wooten 1839-1918 (m. 1865) Daughter Ollie Wooten Henslee 1868-1970 Burial Vamoosa Cemetery, Vamoosa, Seminole County, Oklahoma Created by Erice Wilcox Sep 02, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #29494817, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29494817/amanda-wooten
He is usually found as Simpson West, and sometimes with the initials A S. In the 1860 census he was Andrew Simpson West. He was enumerated in his mother's home, with other siblings. 1860 Federal Census, Polk County, North Carolina, 16 July, Sandy Plain Division, Sandy Plain PO, page 54, Hse #391, Fam #367 Mary West 32 F Weaver $0 Real Estate Value $57 Personal Estate b NC [b abt 1828] Andrew S West 16 F b SC [b abt 1844] Rufus A West 12 M b NC [b abt 1848] Martha J West 8 F b NC [b abt 1852] George C West 7 M b NC [b abt 1853] Margaret L A West 4 F b NC [b abt 1856] Wm G West 3 mos M b NC [b abt 1860] Some genealogies list him as Andrew Simpson West, his correct full name. But due to an enumerator error in 1870, some have Asbury. That census listed him as Asbury, the name of his younger brother, with his wife S J< who was Sara Jane (Hallett), right after they married. He and Sarah were in Arkansas County, Arkansas, and the rest of the family were together with Asbury as head of the household. It is not known if their mother moved with them and died in Arkansas, or if she died in North Carolina, or in Tennessee along the way to Arkansas before 1870. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 July, Bayou Meto Township, PO DeWitt, page 5, Hse/Fam #34 West, Asbury [Andy, Andrew Simpson; Asbury was his brother] 24 M W Farmer $500 Real Estate $0 Personal Estate born Tennessee Cannot read or write [b abt 1846] West, Sarah Jane 24 F W Domestic born Tennessee Cannot read or write [b abt 1846] 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 June, Prairie Township, District 2, page 10, Hse #84, Hse #87 A S West W M 34 Head Farmer NC NC NC [born abt 1846] S J [Sarah Jane Hallett] West W F 27 Wife House Keeping TN TN NC [born abt 1853] C W West W M 6 Son AR NC TN M M West W F 4 Dau AR NC TN L B West W M 2 Dau AR NC TN After the death of Sarah Jane, Simpson married Annie Watson in Faulkner County, Arkansas. They were both living in Palarm, in Faulkner County, at the time. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Ann Watson Age 30, Birth Year abt 1853 Residence Palarm, Faulkner, Arkansas Spouse's Name A S West Spouse's Age 36 Spouse's Residence Palarm, Faulkner, Arkansas Marriage 19 Aug 1883 Faulkner County Marriage License Date 16 Aug 1883 A S is Andrew Simpson West, who went by Andy. The first child is Charles Winston, documented in family sources. I do have the name of the daughter M M in 1870. Though the reported ages are off, it looks like the child Myrtle in 1900 is the nearest match. Birth dates in 1900 are usually off a year or more, and ages were not a strong suits in the census reports as a whole. But Myrtle's birth date is reported as 1884, after Andy married Annie Watson. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 20B, Hse #363, Fam #371 West, Simp Head W M Dec 1845 54 Married 30 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns West, Annie L Wife W F Oct 1852 47 Married 30 years 6 children/6 living KY KY TN West, John Son W M Aug 1880 19 AR NC TN Farm Laborer West, Myrtle Dau W F Aug 1884 15 AR NC KY West, George W Son W M Dec 1885 14 AR NC KY Farm Laborer West, Lavada Dau W F Feb 1887 13 AR NC KY -- page 21A -- West, Frank Son W M Sep 1888 11 AR NC KY Farm Laborer West, Sallie Dau W F Mar 1890 10 AR NC KY West, Teate Son W M Mar 1892 8 AR NC KY All the children enumerated in the 1880 census are out of the home by 1900. The oldest, C W, was Charles Winston. I found a lot of family detail in the Criswell/Robbins genealogy, but they do not have Andy's first wife, SJ, listed in the 1880 census. Instead they show Annie Watson as the mother of all the children. Charles Winston West Birth 15 Dec 1873, Death 12 Feb 1945 in Arkansas Father Andrew Simpson West, Birth 1845 Dec 1, Death 1929 Feb 17 in Arkansas County, Arkansas Mother [Stepmother] Annie Watson, Birth 1852 Oct 11, Death 1929 Feb 24 in Arkansas County, Arkansas Spouse Maggie Ann Nikirk Birth 10 Aug 1880 in Monroe Co, Indiana, Death 7 July 1973 in Arkansas County, Arkansas Children: 3 Living Jesse Simpson West 1899 - 1973 Lavada May West 1902 - 1997 Homer Lewis West 1905 - 1924 Gentry West b 1909 Opal West 1911 - 2001 Emmie Harriet West b 1915 Clarence A West 1918 - 1994 -- Criswell/Robbins, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11089760/person/590844670?ssrc=&ftm=1 Andy's wife in 1880 is listed only as S J West. Her birth year is similar, but the birth places of the wife and her parents are all different in the listings for SJ and for Annie Watson West in 1900. Her full identity is given to us in a publication of the Grand Prairie Historical Society, April 1991, pp 44-45. She was Sara Jane Hallett. Grand Prairie Historical Society, April 1991, pp 44-45 "Gentry West said ther family legend is that his grandfather, Andy S West, got out of service at the end of the Civil War and never returned to North Carolina and soon married Sara Jane Hallett of Tennessee somewhere near Nashville. We find Andrew S. (A.S.) West and Sara West in the 1880 Arkansas County Census but not the 1870 census. If the Arkansas Census is correct, Andy's first child, Charles W, was born in Arkansas on December 15, 1873, so it would appear that Andy came to Arkansas between 1870 and 1873. Arkansas County land records show Andrew Simpson West bought a tract of land in 1873 from J. T. Jones." (p 44) 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 April, North Prairie Township, District 12, page 5B, Hse/Fam #92 West, A S Head M W 64 Marriage 2 Married 26 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns [b abt 1846] West, Annie L Wife F W 57 Marriage 1 Married 26 years 6 children/6 living KY KY TN [b abt 1853] West, Myrtle Dau F W 25 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1885] West, Sallie Dau F W 20 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1890] West, Ulious [Eulis] Son M W 18 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1892] The last child matches Teate/Tete in 1900 and 1920 in age. The name looks something like Udious, with no capital letter. A S' brother Asberry is living next door. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 April, North Prairie Township, District 12, page 5B, Hse/Fam #93 West, R A Head M W 61 Married 32 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns [b abt 1849] West, Susan Wife F W 53 Married 32 years 8 children/7 living TN TN TN [b abt 1857] West, Berry Son M W 20 Single AR NC TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1890] West, Jessie Son M W 18 Single AR NC TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1892] West, Tennessee Dau F W 15 Single AR NC TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1895] West, Annie Dau F W 12 Single AR NC TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1898] 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 January, Prairie Township, District 15, page 4B, Hse/Fam #73 West, Simpson Head Owns M W 75 NC NC NC Rice Farmer [born abt 1845] West, Annie Wife F W 68 KY KY KY [born abt 1852] West, Sallie Daughter M W 29 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [born abt 1898] West, Tete Son M W 29 Single AR SC TN Farmer [born abt 1991] A family genealogy gives us some missing details, from family sources apparently, without any comment or source documentation. Now we have Annie's maiden name and Simp's death date. Simp West Birth 01 Dec 1845 in North Carolina Death 17 Feb 1925 in Arkansas Parents Unknown Annie L Watson, Birth Oct 1852 in Kentucky, Death 1938 -- Maffitt Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3026428/person/-989492377 A S is named Andey on his grave, on a joint stone with both his wives and a daughter Luley Bell (Lula Bell) in the White River Chute Cemetery, near St Charles. For some reason, this cemetery, called simply under the name Chute Cemetery, is listed on Find a Grave as being in DeWitt, but it is near St Charles about 15 miles from DeWitt. This is probably because of an official mailing address with someone in DeWitt, the southern county seat off the Arkansas County. Gravestone of Andrew Simpson West Andey West Dec 1, 1845 Feb 17, 1929 Chute Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas Hi name is reported as Andy also on at least one of his children's Social Security account. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Eulis West Birth 6 Mar 1892 St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Father Andy S West Mother Annie Watson Jul 1942 Name listed as EULIS WEST I finally found A S's memorial on Find a Grave. Andrew Simpson "Andey" West Birth Dec 1, 1845 Death Feb 17, 1929 Spouses: Sary Jane West (1851 - 1883) Annie West (1852 - 1929) Children: Charlie Winston West (1873 - 1945) Luley Bell West (1878 - 1884) John A West (1880 - 1955) Frank S West (1888 - 1938) Burial Chute Cemetery, DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA [this cemetery is actually straight south of St Charles, about 15 miles east of DeWitt.] Created by Lin May 02, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #69237746, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69237746
One published genealogical compilation on the Wilkes Family History and Genealogy (full publication information unavailable) of South Carolina reports here as Annie Crump. But other records, including official records on her children naming their parents, name her Anna West. Annie Crump was probably his first wife and Annie West his second. See the discussion below about the 1900 census records for this family. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 16 June 1900, Rural Okolona, District 16, page 12B, Hse #196, Fam #211 Gregory, [Hale] R Head W M Dec 1860 39 Married 2 yrs [first rptd 12, then changed to 2] [mar abt 1889] MS SC SC Farmer Owns Gregory, Annie Wife W F May 1868 32 Single [sic] Married [sic] 5 yrs 0 children/0 living MS MS SC Gregory, Thompson Son W M Dec 1888 11 Single MS MS MS Gregory, Annie M Dau W F Apr 1893 7 Single MS MS MS Gregory, Ula Bell Dau W F Aug 1896 3 Single MS MS MS Note the discrepancy in the marriage reports for Hale and Anna. His number of years married was first reported as 12, then marked out and in a lighter pencil/pen the number 2 was written. Anna's number of years married appears to be 5. But Anna's record also reports that she has had no children. This would seem to indicate an earlier marriage by Hale. From references, this wife's name is also likely Annie or Anna. This is probably the Annie Crump mentioned above, who is reported by the Wilkes History as Hale's wife. One son named as William Marvin Gregory on his death certificate reported his parents as S R Gregory and Anna West. But he was born after the 1900 census. South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965 William Marvin Gregory Farmer, Age 30 yrs, 9 months Birth Nov 6, 1900 South Carolina ** Father S R Gregory, born South Carolina ** ** Mother Anna Gregory, born South Carolina ** Spouse Sallie H Gregory Informant D C Gregory, Pauline, South Carolina Death 9 Aug 1931 General Hospital, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA Cause of Death Fractured Skull, left leg fractured above and below knee, internal injuries, auto accident Burial 10 August 1931 Bogansville Church, by M W Bobo Co, Spartanburg Certificate #14045 filed 13 September 1931 South Carolina Wills & Probates collection, Volume 24 The pattern of two wives seems to clarify the reports of names and births of children, but the Wilkes History reports the death date of Annie Crump as 14 February 1925. This is the date of death reported for Anna West. The birth date also matches Annie West Gregory. But there is still is a conflict in the 1900 report that Annie had had no children. The two wives would also explain the discrepancy in the number of years married for Hale, first reported married 12 years, then changed to 2 (for the current marriage). ------------------------- States Rights Gregory States Rights Gregory, son of Andrew Jackson Gregory and Levicia (Wilkes) Gregory, was born 31 December 1860 and died on 19 March 1932. He married Annie Crump (5-18-1868 - 2-14-1925 [these zre the dates on the grave of Annie West]) and they had the following children born to them: Andrew Thomas Gregory, born 16 December 1888 Annie Mae Gregory, born 9 April 1893 Eula Bell Gregory -- Gregory Family from South Carolina in Mississippi, descendants of Andrew Jackson Gregory & Leticia Wilkes, Wilkes Family History and Genealogy, by Ivan Ernest Bass, 1965; reprint by Higginson Book Company, 2011, pp 362-363 ------------------------- ------------------- Annie Gregory Birth May 18, 1868 Death Feb 14, 1925 Wife of S R Gregory Printed in the Okolona Messenger, Okolona, Mississippi, dated February 19, 1925 Mrs. S. R. Gregory died at her home here Saturday after a painful and lingering illness. For several days the end was expected. Deceased was one of our best women leaves a large family connection and a host of friends to mourn her loss. Funeral service were conducted from the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon by Rev. W. N. Duncan and her remains were laid to rest in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery in the presence of many relatives and friends. Spouse Hale R Gregory (1860 - 1932) daughter Annie Mae Gregory Johnston (1893 - 1958) Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery, Okolona, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA Created by Barbara Wiley Hamby Jun 10, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #27474267, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27474267/annie-gregory -------------------
1870 Federal Census, Pickens, County, Georgia, 8 July, Truckwheel, P O Jasper, page 65; Hse/Family #505 Sarah West Head (b abt 1828) North Carolina White Female Americus West (b abt 1862) Georgia White Female ------------------- Ann West Cowart Birth 1863 Death 1897 Parents: Merrick H West (1821 - 1862) Sarah Mullinax West (1826 - 1914) Spouse Martin M Cowart (1859 - 1919) Children: Charles Lee Cowart (1884 - 1918) Thomas Olen Cowart (1886 - 1972) Sibling Theodocia West Pettett (1858 - 1909) Burial Antioch Cemetery, Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia Created by Mindseye Aug 31, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #41351791, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41351791 -------------------
1860 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 3 July, Towndsons District, PO Jasper, Page 100 (978), Hse #831, Family #704 Marick West 39 M Farmer SC Sarah West 34 F NC Augustus West 7 M GA 1870 Federal Census, Pickens, County, Georgia, 8 July, Truckwheel, P O Jasper, page 65; Hse #505, Family #505 Sarah West Head (abt 1828) North Carolina White Female Hester An West (abt 1848) Georgia White Female Augustus West (abt 1853) Georgia White Male Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 Augustas L West Spouse Amanda Tatum Marriage 19 Mar 1876 Pickens, Georgia Ceremony performed by H G B Turner, Minister of the Gospel Pickens County Marriage Book p 458 License issued 17 March 1876 1880 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 9 June, Truckwheel District, District 162, page 15, Hse #129, Fam #130 Augustus L. West M W 27 Self Farmer GA SC SC Amanda A. West F W 20 Wife Keeping House GA GA GA Lavada [Luada] C. West F W 3 Dau GA GA GA George Taylor West M W 7M Born Nov 1879 Son GA GA GA Amanda Tatum West's marriage to James Toliver Green occurred in December 1888. From this known family date, we know Gus died earlier, but the family does not have the actual date. I have not yet been able to determine the actual date of death for Gus from any public records or other genealogies.
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 19 June, Prairie Township, District 7, Page 14B, House #240, Family #245 West, Asberry Head W M Mar 1849 51 Married 21 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns Farm West, Susan A Wife W F July 1856 43 Married 21 years 8 children/7 living TN TN TN West, Belle T Dau W F Jan 1895 5 Single AR NC TN 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 April, North Prairie Township, District 12, page 5B, Hse/Fam #93 West, R A Head M W 61 Married 32 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns [b abt 1849] West, Susan Wife F W 53 Married 32 years 8 children/7 living TN TN TN [b abt 1857] West, Tennessee Dau F W 15 Single AR NC TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1895] Marriage records for Arkansas County report that Tennessee married W D Griffin in 1916. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 W D Griffin Gender Male Age 25, Birth Year abt 1891 Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Tennessee West Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 21 Spouse's Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 24 Dec 1916 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 21 Dec 1916 However, we note that in the 1920 census, she is reported in her parents' home as Single, not divorced or widowed. She married again in March 1923. We have found no further record on W D Griffin. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 February, Prairie Township, District 15, page 5B, Hse/Fam #99 West, Asberry Head M W 71 SC SC TN Farmer [born abt 1849] West, Susan Wife F W 64 TN TN TN [born abt 1856] West, Tennie Daughter M W 22 Single AR SC TN Farmer [born abt 1898] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Tennie West Gender Female Age 26, Birth Year abt 1897 Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name R J Shadwick Spouse's Gender Male Spouse's Age 25 Spouse's Residence St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 25 Mar 1923 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 23 Mar 1923 Her name on her gravestone is Tenney C. There is no reference to the name Belle, and I have seen nothing else to indicate what this C might stand for. When this name Tenney C is read, you can hear that the letter C is the spelling of the last part of Tennessee. Tennie was a nickname, of course, for Tennessee. When said together Tennie-C makes the name Tennessee. The genealogist providing this photo, T A Maffit, reports that the grave is in the St Charles Cemetery. However, Find a Grave reports that they are buried in Chute Cemetery, which is several miles south of St Charles, and east of DeWitt. FaG gives the location of Chute Cemetery as DeWitt, but it is several miles east of DeWitt, south of Ethel. Gravestone of Rube J and Tenney Shadwick, St Charles Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas Shadwick Rube J 1897 - 1971 Tennie C 1895 - 1972 Obituary of Tennessee Bell West Shadwick, DeWitt, Arkansas, widow Resident of DeWitt, Arkansas Born 2 January 1895 in Ethel, Arkansas Died in DeWitt Hospital, DeWitt, Arkansas, after 3 weeks illness Funeral Services 3 March at Essex Funeral Home (DeWitt) Burial in Chute Cemetery (on the Arkansas River southeast of St Charles. -- newspaper not noted, but appears to be the DeWitt Era-Enterprise, 9 March 1972 Tennessee Bell "Tennie" West Shadwick Birth Jan. 2, 1895 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Death Mar. 1, 1972 De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Wife of, W. D. Griffin and R. J. Shadwick Daughter of R Asberry West & Susan A Burks West Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Lin May 02, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #69236197, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Shadwick&GSiman=1&GScid=53450&GRid=69236197&
Benjamin was born in the part of Frederick County, Maryland, that later became Montgomery County. Maryland Census, 1772-1890 Database: MD Early Census Index Benjamin West 1778 Fidelity Oath Montgomery County, MD Benjamin West Birth unknown, Death 1780 SC Rev. War Pvt Smith's Co SC Regt 1780 killed by Tory Raiders Burial West-White-Wofford Family Cemetery (Hwy 215), Glenn Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Created by HBZ Oct 28, 2007 -- Find A Grave Memorial #22502263, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=WE&GSfn=b&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=43&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=321&GRid=22502263&df=all&&ftm=1
Ron West provided the link to Mary West Rumera's genealogy of the West lineage. For George West, born ca 1776, she has a list of children. Her list lacks a George W West, thought by some West researchers to also be a son of George and his wife Colista McHanie. ---------------- GEORGE WEST (BENJAMIN, WILLIAM, JOSEPH P) was born 1776 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and died 1859 in Gilmer County, Georgia. He married EDITH COLISTA MCHANIE Abt. 1797 in South Carolina. She was born Abt. 1778, and died Aft. 1850 in Gilmer County, Georgia. Children of GEORGE WEST and EDITH MCHANIE are: i. KENDRICK5 WEST. ii. JOHN WEST, b. Abt. 1798, South Carolina. 102. iii. PRECIOUS PRICILLA WEST, b. May 29, 1803, South Carolina; d. June 11, 1891, Jewell, Pickens County, Georgia. 103. iv. PERRY WEST, b. 1805; d. 1891. 104. v. BENJAMIN WEST, b. 1806, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1880, Bosque County, Texas. vi. MARY ANN WEST, b. Abt. 1807, South Carolina; m. (1) GEORGE CAMPMIN; m. (2) MR GREENBERRY. 105. vii. JAMES WEST, b. 1811, South Carolina; d. Aft. 1880, Talking Rocks, Pickens County, Georgia. 106. viii. JANE WEST, b. 1812, South Carolina. 107. ix. WILLIS WEST, b. 1815, South Carolina; d. Abilene, Texas. 108. x. EBER WEST, b. 1817, South Carolina; d. 1863, Jasper (Talking Rock), Pickens County, Georgia. 109. xi. MERRICK H. WEST, REV., b. April 10, 1821, South Carolina; d. 1862. -- Mary West Rumera, West Family, http://johnmarshallwest.com/Gen4.htm ---------------- Various sources reprot that Benjamin West was born in South Carolina. A listing in Spartanburg matches him for the 1840 census. 1840 Federal Census, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, Stephen Lee Division, p 37 Benjn West Under 5 1 Male, 1 Female 5 thru 9 1 Male, 1 Female 30 thru 39 1 Male, 1 Female 1 White Person over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write Total 6 Persons On the same page are these related names: JOhn West, Jesse Rippey, There is a listing for Benjamin and Elizabeth in the 1850 census. They are located in Subdivision 33 of Gilmer County, Georgia. 1850 Federal Census, Gilmer County, Georgia, 4 October, Subdivision 33, page 771-772, Hse/Fam #528 Benjamin West 44 M Farmer $500 Real Estate b SC Elizabeth West 41 F SC Cannot read and write Elmina A West 19 F SC -- page 772 -- Pulaskie West 17 M Farmer b SC Susan A West 13 F SC Attended School Adolphus West 10 M SC Amanda West 8 F SC Ferdinand 6 M SC Frances West 4 F SC Tripand West 1 M [sic] SC Note that the daughter Tipann is reported as Male. The child Ferdinand, age 6 in 1850, does not appear in the household in 1860. In 1860, I find the family in Pickens County, with a Post Office of Jasper, but the location is Dug Road District. In notice that in the 1860 and 1870 census, one daughter's name is spelled as Francis, while in the 1850 census I found it spelled in the expected manner for a girl. A woman's name is normally spelled Frances. The child reported here as Columbus matches the child named Ferdinand in 1850. 1860 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 10 June, Dug Road District, PO Jasper, Page 20 (898), House #169, Family #135 Benjamin West 54 M Farmer SC Elithebeth [sic] West 52 F SC Susan M West 21 F SC Adolphus West 19 M SC Amanda West 18 F SC Columbus West 16 M SC (b abt 1844) Francis [sic] West 13 F GA (b abt 1847) Trapan A West 10 F GA 1864 Census for Re-Organizing the Georgia Militia Benjamin West Residence Pickens County Age 57, Birth abt 1807 South Carolina In 1870, the family still have a Jasper P O address in Pickens County, but their location is not given on this page. We find that Benjamin West is a widower. I do not have a date of death for Elizabeth. 1870 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 6 July, P O Jasper, page 59, Hse/Fam #464 Benjamin West M W 64 Farmer b SC Francis [Frances?] West F W 23 Daughter b GA Trip Ann West F W 20 Daughter b GA Elmina Bradley F W 38 Housekeeper b SC [daughter of Benjamin] William J. West M W 17 Assisting on Farm b GA [son of Elmina] John L. West M W 11 Assisting on Farm b GA [son of Elmina] Benjamin appears with no wife, so it appears that wife Elizabeth died before 1870. It appears also that Elmina is a widow with two children. I note that the first daughter's name is spelled as a man's name. This is likely an enumerator spelling error. We do find, however, that sometimes families spelled a woman's name as Francis. In the 1880 census, Tripann and her family with Sanford Giffin Mullins are in Texas, along with his parents in the same household. 1880 Federal Census, Bosque County, Texas, 11 June, District 14, page 30B, Hse #267, Fam #274 S G Mullins Age 36 Farmer b. GA, father b. SC, mother b. NC Tripan Mullins Age 31 Wife b. GA, father b. SC, mother b. SC Ida L. Mullins Age 9 Daughter b. GA William L. Mullins Age 7 Son b. GA Lindsey C. Mullins Age 5 Son b. GA Ross Ben Mullins Age 3 Son b. Tex George R. Mullins Age 61 Father b. NC, father b. SC, mother b. SC Elvira M. Mullins Age 62 Mother b. NC, father b. VA, mother b. SC A few houses away are also Tripann's sister Elmina and son John, with their father Benjamin West. 1880 Federal Census, Bosque County, Texas, 11 June, District 14, page 30, Hse #261, Fam #268 Bradley, E A W F 48 Keeping House GA GA GA Bradley, John L W M 21 Son Laborer GA GA GA West, Ben J W M 74 Father GA GA GA