Notes for James WEST


Mike Taylor listed the children of Marick West and Edith Colista McHanie as
follows:

Perry West
John West, b abt 1798 in South Carolina, received a land grant in Bosque
County, Texas
Precious West b 29 May 1803 Spartanburg, South Carolina, d 11 June 1891,
Pickens Co, Georgia
Mary Ann West b abt 1807 in South Carolina
James West b abt 1811 in South Carolina, d after 1880 in Pickens County,
Georgia
Willis West b abt 1815 in South Carolina, minister of Talking Rock Baptist
Church, Pickens Co, Georgia; bought land in Bosque County, Texas
and
Eber West b abt 1816 in South Carolina, d May 1864 in Talking Rock, Pickens
County, Georgia
Some of the above information came from Ancestors of Benjamin West, by Mike
Taylor
--  Mike Taylor, http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mike_in_katy/benjaminwest.txt

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.

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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
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Notes for James A WEST


1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 8 April, Prairie Township,
District 1-24, page 1B, Hse #18, Fam #19
West, Jesse Head Rents M W 30 First married at 22 [abt 1922] TX AR LA Cotton
Farmer [b abt 1900]
West, Allie Wife F W 25 First married at 17 [abt 1922] AR AR AR [b abt 1905]
West, James A Son M W 6 Single AR TX AR [b abt 1924]
West, J D Son M W 5 Single AR TX AR [b abt 1925]
West, Florine Dau F W 2yrs3mos Single AR TX AR [b abt
1928]
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Notes for James D WEST


1900 Federal Census, Gordon County, Georgia, 23 June, Red Bud, District 55,
Page 20, House #358, Family #368
West, Columbus J  Head W M Feb 1847 53  Married 30 years  GA SC SC Farmer 
Rents Farm
West, Martha A  Wife W F June 1850 49  Married 30 years  7 children/5 living
GA GA GA
West, James D  Son W M June 1887  13 Single GA GA GA Farm Laborer

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Jas D West
Residence Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama
Birth 29 Jun 1888 Georgia
Embalmer, Bagley and Stanley, Anniston
Single
Tall, Slender, Brown Eyes, Dark Hair
Registered 5 June 1917 Anniston,
Alabama
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Notes for Jane WEST


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.

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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
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Notes for Jane Lou WEST


Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
Herman E Roberson, Age 21 (born abt 1906)
Jane Lou West, Age 19, (born abt 1908)
Both residents of Lindsay, Oklahoma
License issued 29 November 1927
Marriage 30 November 1927 Garvin, Oklahoma, United States
Ceremony by Lee L Reeves, Baptist Minister of the Gospel, in the home of C C
Langford, Lindsay, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Witnesses:  C C Langford, Buddie Wise
Recorded Marriage Book 14, page 444

Jane died before the 1930 census, according to the census.  Her husband Herman
Roberson was reported as widowed, and was living in his father's household in
Lindsay.

1930 Federal Census, Garvin County, Oklahoma, 12 April, Lindsay Ward West 2,
District 25-9, page 11B, Hse #217, Fam #241
Robinson [Roberson] Johnie Head  Rents $15 Has Radio M W 26 Widowed First
married at 26  AR GA AR Carpenter, House Building
Robinson H E  Son M W 24 Widowed first married at 22  OK AR TX
Robinson Dallas   Son M W 22  OK AR TX
Robinson Rosa Bell Dau  F W 18 OK AR TX
Robinson Velma  Dau F W 14 OK AR TX
Robinson Thelma Dau F W 14 OK AR TX
Robinson Johnie Ruth  Dau F W 11 OK AR
TX
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Notes for Jesse B WEST


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, Jesse J Son W M Feb 1892  8 Single AR NC TN

His middle initial here is J, but in 1930 it is B.  His name is usually simply
Jesse, even in his Social Security records. But his WWI Draft registratoin has
his name as Jesse B West.

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, Jessie Son M W 18 Single AR NC TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1892]

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Jesse B West
Residence St Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Birth 9 Feb 1892 near St Charles, Arkansas
Medium Height, Slender, Blue Eyes, LIght Hair
Registered St Charles, Arkansas, 5 June 1917
Signed Jesse B West

1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 February, Prairie Township,
District 15, page 9B, Hse/Fam #180
West, Jesse  Head  Rents  M W 27 Married AR AR AR Farmer
West, Iva Wife F W 21 Married AR AR AR
West, Madie dau F W 2 AR AR AR
West, Lester M W 1mo AR AR AR [weither Dec 1919, or Jan 1920]

1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 25 April, Prairie Township,
District 24, page 6A, Hse #103, Fam #104
West, Jesse B Head Owns Value not stated 20 Has Radio M W 24 Married at age 20
AR NC AR Cotton Farmer
West, Iva Wife F W 31 Married at age 17 AR AR AR
West, Lester B Son M W 10 Single AR AR AR
West, Henry L Son M W 7 Single AR AR AR
West, Chester Son M W 5 Single AR AR AR
West, Sara Belle Dau F W 3yrs6mos Single AR AR AR
Ragsdale, Wesley Boarder Rents M W 23 AR AR AR Cotton Farmer

1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 April, Prairie, District
1-24, page 6B, Highway 17, Hse #91, Owns $150
West, Jesse Head M W 46 Grade 6 b Ark same house in 1935 Cotton Farmer
West, Iva Wife F W 38 Grade 7 b Ark same house in 1935
West, Bergen Son M W 20 Single Grade 8 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
West, Henry Son M W 17 Single Grade 8 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
- page 15A -
West, Chester Son M W 15 Single Grade 6 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
West, Sara Belle F W 13 Single Grade 6 b Ark same house in 1935

Social Security Death Index
Jessie West
Born 9 Feb 1892
Died Dec 1973
Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140
SSN 432-54-1818 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)

Gravestones of St Charels Cemetery
West
Iva Jones  Sept 12, 1898  Mar 2, 1981
Jessie B  Feb 9, 1892  Dec 18, 1973
St Charles Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas
Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 12 May
2017
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Notes for Jesse Simpson WEST


1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 14 February, Prairie Township,
District 15, page 9A, Hse/ Fam #176
West, Charley Head M W 46 AR AR AR
West, Margaret Wife F W 39 IN IN IN
West, Jesse Son M W 20 TX AR IN Farm Laborer

Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Allie Jones
Age 18, Birth Year abt 1904
Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Jesse West
Spouse's Age 22
Spouse's Residence St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 28 May 1922 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 26 May 1922

1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 8 April, Prairie Township,
District 1-24, page 1B, Hse #18, Fam #19
West, Jesse Head Rents M W 30 First married at 22 [abt 1922] TX AR LA Cotton
Farmer [b abt 1900]
West, Allie Wife F W 25 First married at 17 [abt 1922] AR AR AR [b abt 1905]
West, James A Son M W 6 Single AR TX AR [b abt 1924]
West, J D Son M W 5 Single AR TX AR [b abt 1925]
West, Florine Dau F W 2yrs3mos Single AR TX AR [b abt 1928]

Jesse Simpson West
Birth 9 Aug 1899 in Alvord, Wise, Texas
Death 25 Dec 1973 in Arkansas County, Arkansas
Parents Charles Winston West 1873 - 1945, Maggie Ann Nikirk 1880 - 1973
--  Criswell/Robbins,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11089760/person/590861739?ssrc=&ftm=1

Social Security Death Index
Jessie West
Born 9 Aug 1899
Died Dec 1973
Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140
SSN 430-12-4316 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)

Jessie Simpson West
Birth Aug 29, 1899
Death Dec 25, 1973
Parents:
Charlie Winston West (1873 - 1945)
Maggie Ann Nikirk West (1880 - 1973)
Siblings:
Homer West (1905 - 1924)
Opal West (1911 - 2001)
J C West (1913 - 1996)
Emma Harriet West Knowlton (1915 - 2009)
Gravestone Inscription:  "Rest In Peace"
Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Created by Lin Canamore Quigley May 02, 2011
--  Find A Grave Memorial #69238098,
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69238098
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Notes for John WEST


John West
Birth 1722 in Montgomery, Maryland, Death Unknown
Parents William West 1695 - 1750, Esther Duvall 1705 - 1750
--  Yates,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/46852457/person/6626495280
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Notes for John WEST


Mike Taylor listed the children of Marick West and Edith Colista McHanie as
follows:

Perry West
John West, b abt 1798 in South Carolina, received a land grant in Bosque
County, Texas
Precious West b 29 May 1803 Spartanburg, South Carolina, d 11 June 1891,
Pickens Co, Georgia
Mary Ann West b abt 1807 in South Carolina
James West b abt 1811 in South Carolina, d after 1880 in Pickens County,
Georgia
Willis West b abt 1815 in South Carolina, minister of Talking Rock Baptist
Church, Pickens Co, Georgia; bought land in Bosque County, Texas
and
Eber West b abt 1816 in South Carolina, d May 1864 in Talking Rock, Pickens
County, Georgia
Some of the above information came from Ancestors of Benjamin West, by Mike
Taylor
--  Mike Taylor, http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mike_in_katy/benjaminwest.txt

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.

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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
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Notes for John A WEST


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

1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 April, Prairie Township,
District 1-24, page 5B, Hse #96, Fam #97
West, John A Head Rents M W 49 Single AR NC KY Stock Farmer [b abt 1881]
Graham, Marshall Hired Man M Neg  50 Divorced AL AL AL Farm Laborer
Davidson, Theodore Hired Man M M Neg  30 Divorced AR AR AR Farm Laborer

John A West
Birth Aug 1, 1880
Death Dec 23, 1955
Gravestone Inscription - "In His Will Is Our Peace"
Parents:
Andrew Simpson West (1845 - 1929)
Sary Jane West (1851 - 1883)
Siblings:
Charlie Winston West (1873 - 1945)
Luley Bell West (1878 - 1884)
Frank S West (1888 - 1938) Half-sibling
Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Created by Lin May 02, 2011
--  Find A Grave Memorial #69238125,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69238125&ref=acom
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Notes for John A WEST


1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 June, Prairie Township,
District 2, page 27, Hse #188, Hse #199
R A West W M 32 Head Farmer SC SC SC [born abt 1848]
Susan J West W F 24 Wife House Keeping TN TN TN [born abt 1856]
J A West W M 6 Son AR SC
TN
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Notes for John F WEST


1880 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 4 June, District 165, page 8,
Hse/Fam #64
West, Columbus J  W M 34 Farmer GA SC SC West, Martha A  W F 28 Wife Keeping
House GA GA GA
West, John F  W M 3 Son GA GA GA

1900 Federal Census, Gordon County, Georgia, 23 June, Red Bud, District 55,
Page 20, House #358, Family #368
West, Columbus J  Head W M Feb 1847 53  Married 30 years  GA SC SC Farmer 
Rents Farm
West, Martha A  Wife W F June 1850 49  Married 30 years  7 children/5 living
GA GA GA
West, John F  Son W M July 1877  22 Single GA GA GA Farmer  Owns Farm

In 1930, John is still living in Gordon County, and his parents have moved
nearby.  We find them living about 4 houses away, next to John's sister Dora A
Lewis on Adairville Road in Calhoun District of the county.

1930 Federal Census, Gordon County, Georgia, 19 April, Calhoun District,
Enumeration District 65, page 2B, Adairville Road, Hse #39, Family #40
West, John F Head Owns (no value stated) 52 First married at age 23 GA GA GA
Farmer
West, Mary 50  First married at age 21  GA GA GA No Occupation

John was still living in Gordon County, Georgia, when he died in 1962.  He
died in Floyd County, but I have not discovered further details about his
death or burial.

Georgia Deaths, 1919-98
Certificate #13582
John F West
Death 17 May 1962 Floyd County
Age 84 years
Residence Gordon
County
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Notes for Joseph WEST


Joseph West
Birth 1725 in Montgomery, Maryland
Death Unknown
Parents William West 1695 - 1750, Esther Duvall 1705 - 1750
--  Yates,
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8123435/person/-996240978
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Notes for Joseph P WEST


Mike Taylor reports that the will of Joseph West, written 25 August 1731, was
probated 23 November 1731.  It is assumed the will was probated soon after
death, and thus he died sometime in in November 1731.

Taylor has transcripts of several documents of land transfers and wills form
the west family in Prince Georges County.  They lived in the area just east
and perhaps north of what became Washington, DC, along the Patuxent River.
--  Ancestors of Benjamin West,
http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mike_in_katy/benjaminwest.txt
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Notes for Joseph Shelton WEST


1940 Federal Census, Galveston County, Texas, Month of April, Galveston,
District 84-9, Page 61B, 811 D Ave, Hse #18, Rents $28
Clark, Arthur L Head M W 30 Married Grade C5 b Texas In Dallas, Dallas Co TX
in 1935 Magazine Salesman [b abt 1910]
Clark, Jean M C Wife F W 28 Married Grade C1 b Texas In Dallas, Dallas Co TX
in 1935 Lab Technician, Dr's Office [b abt 1910]
West, Joseph S Head M W 27 Married Grade C2 b Texas In San Antonio, Bexar Co
TX in 1935 Civil Aeronautics Inspector [b abt 1913]
West, Thelma I Wife F W 25 Single Grade C3 b Texas San Antonio, Bexar Co TX in
1935 Head Nurse, State Hospital [b abt 1905]

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Galveston, Texas, City Directory, 1941, p 408
Jos S West (Thelma) opr U S Civil Aeronautics Authority h 613 Av F

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
Joseph S. West
Death 14 Feb 1945 Bexar County
Certificate
#5577
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Notes for Josie Lee WEST


Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Josie West
Gender Female
Age 18, Birth Year abt 1919
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Willie Padgett
Spouse's Gender Male
Spouse's Age 21
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 2 May 1937 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 1 May 1937

1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 April, Ethel, District 1-26,
page 4A, Belleview Rd, Hse #56, Owns $300
Padgett, Willie Head M W 23 Grade 6 b Ark same place in 1935 Farmer
Padgett, Jossie Wife F W 23 Grade 8 b Ark same place in 1935 Housekeeper
Padgett, Charles Head M W 2 Grade 0 b
Ark
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Notes for Judith Ann WEST


Edith McSwain Jenkins, who went to school in St Charles, reports that Burgon
and Edith West had three children, Paul, Judy and Colyn.
--  Edith McSwain Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 21
September 2018

Social Security Death Index
Judith A West
Born 11 Dec 1943
Died 4 Dec 1988
Last Residence Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma 73112
SSN 432-78-9266 issued Arkansas - 1960

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Judith Ann West
Birth 11 Dec 1943 St Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas [Ethel, Arkansas]
Death Date 4 Dec 1988
SSN 432789266
May 1960 Name listed as JUDITH ANN WEST; 29 Dec 1988 Name listed as JUDITH A
WEST
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Notes for Julia Elizabeth WEST


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, Julia E  Dau W F July 1880  19 Single AR NC TN

Julia got married in 1901.

Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Julia West
Age 20, Birth Year abt 1881
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name Charley Turner
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 17 Feb 1901 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date16 Feb 1901

In the 1910 census, Julia is reported under the name of Jodie.

1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 19 April, Prairie Township,
District 19, Page 2B, Hse/Fam #27
Turner, Charles Head M W 28 Married 9 years AR MS AL Farmer Owns
Turner, Jodie Wife F W 29 Married 11 years 3 children/5 living AR NC TN
Turner, Susie Dau 5 Single AR AR AR
Turner, Lucy Dau 3 Single AR AR AR
West, Rufus Bro-in-law 22 Single AR NC TN Hired Man, Working Out

The brother-in-law's record here gives us Julia's maiden name.  Julia is the
daughter of Rufus Asberry West and Susan A Burkes.

Arkansas County marriage records report her marriage to John T Downs in 1913.

Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Julia E Turner
Age 32, Birth Year abt 1881
Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name John T Downs
Spouse's Age 35
Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 25 Feb 1913 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 24 Feb 1913

In the 1920 census, Julia's last name is Downs and she is reported as a widow,
indicting that she had married John T Turner, and again been widowed since
1920.

1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 February, Prairie Township,
District 15, White River School Rd, page 9B, Hse/Fam #181
Downs, Julia  Head  Owns Free & Clear F W 37 Widow AR AR AR Farmer
Downs, Aline Dau F W 7 AR TX AR [b abt 1913[
Turner, Susie Dau F W 15 AR AR AR
Turner, Lucy Dau F W 13 AR AR AR
Turner, Charley Son M W 10 AR AR AR
Ritchie, Jno Boarder M W 35 Single AR AR AR

The household next door to Julia (whose name was Julia Downs by then) is her
brother Jesse West.

1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 February, Prairie Township,
District 15, page 9B, Hse/Fam #180
West, Jesse  Head  Rents  M W 27 Married AR AR AR Farmer
West, Iva Wife F W 21 Married AR AR AR
West, Madie dau F W 2 AR AR AR
West, Lester M W 1mo AR AR AR [weither Dec 1919, or Jan 1920]

Julia's middle name never appears in records, only the initial E in some
records.  The full name is reported in the Family Data Collecto, in her son
Charles' record, as Julia Elizabeth West.

Family Data Collection - Individual Records
Charlie Berry Turner
Parents Charles Alfred Turner, Julia Elizabeth West
Birth 9 Feb 1910 Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas
Death Date 30 Jan 1937

Before 1930, Julie married again, this time to a James H Ledbetter, and was
again widowed before the 1930 census.  They were enumerated with Jule's
chldren who were still at home.  Several other famliies related in various
ways are onthe same page.

1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 11 April, Prairie Townshp,
District 1-24, page 3B, Public Rd, Hse #52, Fam #53
Ledbetter, James H Head Owns M W 59 First married at 21 [mar abt 1892] AR IL
TN Farmer [b abt 1871]
Julia E Wife F W 49 First married at 21 [mar abt 1902] AR NC TN [b abt 1881]
Turner, Charles B Son M W 20 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer
Downs, Aileen Dau F W 14 Single AR AR AR

Gravestone of Julia E West Turner Downs Ledbetter
Julia E West Ledbetter
July 7, 1880 - Dec 28, 1970
St Clarles Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas County,
Arkansas
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Notes for Kendricks WEST


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
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Notes for Lavada Mae WEST


1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 14 February, Prairie Township,
District 15, page 9A, Hse/ Fam #176
West, Charley Head M W 46 AR AR AR
West, Margaret Wife F W 39 IN IN IN
West, Lavada Daughter F W 17 TX AR IN Farm Laborer

1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 April, District 7, Sheet
5A, Prairie Township, Ethel & Point Rd, Hse #88, Fam #89
Criswell, Jesse Q  Head  M W 34  Married at 24  AR SC AL Farmer
Criswell, Nevad (Lavada) M   Wife  F W 28  Married at 18  TX AR Indiana
Criswell, W H  Son  M W 8 AR AR AR
Criswell, Nora M  Dau  F W 4yrs 1mo AR AR TX

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Cyrus Lester Mcswain Sr, Tissie's son, was married to my grandma's sister
Eunice Davis and Kevin [McSwain]'s wife Gina comes through the Criswell line
from Lavada Mae West.  Lavada Mae was daughter of Charles Winston West.  He
was Eunice Davis' uncle.

Eunice and my grandma Lela Bridgette Davis were daughters of great grandma
Maggie West, who married Alex Davis first and had several girls.   When Alex
died she married Henry Oliver Marcum.  H O had two kids by his marriage to a
Rosie?  (I can't find what her last name was.)  She died then H O married
Maggie West then H O's boy Roy Marcum married Lela Davis, Maggie West Davis'
daughter.

So I wound up with two great grandparent sets that way on them.  Roy and
Lela's daughter Maggie Marcum (mom) married my dad Floyd Utley.
--  Ancestry Messaging from Mike Utley to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 19 January 
2020
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Lavada's gravestone, which we photographed in July 2003, had no death date. 
The death date was available when Lavada's memorial on Fidn a Grave was posted
in 2013.

Lavada May West Criswell
Birth May 30, 1902 Big Sandy, Upshur County, Texas
Death Dec 12, 1997 De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Parents:
Charlie Winston West (1873 - 1945)
Maggie Ann Nikirk West (1880 - 1973)
Spouse Jessie Quitman Criswell (1895 - 1975)
Siblings:
Jessie Simpson West (1899 - 1973)
Homer West (1905 - 1924)
Gentry West (1909 - 2005)
Opal West (1911 - 2001)
J. C. West (1913 - 1996)
Emma Harriet West Knowlton (1915 - 2009)
Clarence A West (1918 - 1994)
Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas
Created by Susan Criswell Ecker Aug 07, 2013
--  Find A Grave Memorial #115058587,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115058587
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