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, Lavada Dau W F Feb 1887 13 AR NC KY Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Herman E Lyghtle Age 20, Birth Year:abt 1887 Residence St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Lavina West Spouse's Age 20 Spouse's Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 19 May 1907 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 17 May 1907 They had two sons before the 1910 census. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 April, Prairie Township, District 12, Page 3B, Hse/Fam #56 Lyghtle, Erskine Head M W 22 Married 3 years AR AR AL Farmer Owns Lyghtle, Lavadie Wife F W 23 Married 3 years 2 children/2 living AR AR AR Lyghtle, Jessie Son M W 2 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer Lyghtle, Clyde Son M W 1 Single AR AR AR Carter, Jacob Hired Man M B 19 Single AR AR AR Laborer Boone, Burl Hired Man M B 22 Single AR AR AR Laborer 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 2A, Hse #23, Fam #24 Lyghtle, Herman E Head Rents M W 38 AR AR AL Cotton Farmer [b abt 1892] Lyghtle, Vadie Wife F W 31 AR NC KY [b abt 1899] Lyghtle, Jesse Son M W 22 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer [b abt 1908] Lyghtle, Clyde Son M W 20 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer [b abt 1910] Lyghtle, Elmer Son M W 18 Single AR AR AR Farm Laborer [b abt 1912] Lyghtle, Elsie Dau F W 15 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1915] Lyghtle, Mamie Dau F W 14 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1916] Lyghtle, Cecil Son M W 10 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1920] Lyghtle, Ethel Dau F W 10 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1920] Lyghtle, Sallie Lee Dau F W 9 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1921] Lyghtle, Clara May Dau F W 7 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1923] Lyghtle, Mayo Dau F W 4 Single AR AR AR [b abt 1926] 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 3A, Hwy 17, Hse #17, Own, $1800 Lyghtle, Erskine Head M W 52 Grade 5 b Arkansas Same House Arkansas Co in 1935 Farmer [b abt 1888] Lyghtle, Lavada Wife F W 52 Grade 4 b Arkansas Same House Arkansas Co in 1935 [b abt 1888] Lyghtle, Cecil Son M W 20 Single Grade 0 b Arkansas Same House Arkansas Co in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1920] Lyghtle, Ethel Dau F W 20 Grade 6 b Arkansas Same House in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1920] Lyghtle, Jesse Son M W 32 Single Grade 6 b Arkansas Same House in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1908] Lyghtle, Clyde Son M W 31 Single Grade 6 b Arkansas Same House in 1935 Farm Laborer [b abt 1909] Lyghtle, Sallie Lee Dau F W 19 Grade 6 b Arkansas Same House [b abt 1921] Lyghtle, Clara May Dau F W 16 Grade 4 b Arkansas Same House in 1935 [b abt 1924] Lyghtle, Mayo Dau F W 14 Grade 6 b Arkansas Same House in 1935 [b abt 1926] Gravestone of Lavada May West Lyghtle Lavada May Lyghtle May Feb 8, 1887 Sept 30, 1945 Chute Cemetery, White River, south of St Charles, Arkansas Her husband was Herman Lyghtle. Their daughter Ethil Julie marired Albert Wayne McSwain. The latter two are buried in St Charles Cemetery, in St Charles, a few miles north of the White River Chute. Lavada May West Lyghtle Birth Feb 8, 1887 Death Sep. 30, 1945 Gravestone Inscription - "In After Time We'll Meet Her" Spouse Herman Erskine Lyghtle (1887 - 1948) Children: Clyde M Lyghtle (1909 - 1978) Ethil Julie Lyghtle McSwain (1919 - 1987 Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Lin May 02, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #69234255, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69234255
1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 February, Prairie Township, District 15, page 5B, Hse/Fam #45 West, Frank Head Owns M W 30 AR AR AR Farmer [b abt 1889] West, Pearl Wife F W 27 AR AR AR [b abt 1892] West, Leo Son M W 2 AR AR AR [b abt 1917] 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 April, Prairie Township, District 24, page 2B, Hse #34, Fam #35 West, Frank Head Owns M W 41 First married at age 23 AR NC TN Cotton Farmer [b abt 1889] West, Pearl Wife F W 37 First married at age 19 AR AR AR [b abt 1893] West, Leo Son M W 12 AR AR AR [b abt March 1927] 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 12 April, Prairie, District 1-24, page 5B, Road to Game Reserve, Hse #70, Owns $500 West, charles L Head M W 27 Grade HS-4 b Ark same house in 1935 Stock Farmer West, Pearl Mother F W 47 Grade 6 b Ark same house in 1935 West, Leo W Brother M W 21 Single Grade 8 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer
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, Lester M W 1mo AR AR AR [either Dec 1919, or Jan 1920] From the census, it is uncertain in exactly which month Lester was born. Census day was 1 January, so if they followed the procedure, he should have been one year old on 1 January, so his birthday could have been in December or November 1919. But if they did what often happened, and went by the actual date of entry, it was January 1920. His Social Security records confirm it was January 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 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 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Burgon West Age 21, Birth Year abt 1919 Residence St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Edith Bowermaster Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 23 Nov 1940 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 23 Nov 1940 Edith McSwain Jenkins, who went to school in St Charles, reports that Burgon and Edith West had three children, Paul, Judy and Carolyn. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Burgon West Age 21 Birth 14 Jan 1920 St Charles, Arkansas Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA Occupation Assistant Leader CCC Co 3791, St Charles (back) 6' 1" 185 lbs, Blue Eyes, Brown Hair, Ruddy Complexion Registered 1 July 1941 DeWitt, Arkansas County, County Signed Burgon West Social Security Death Index Burgon West Born 14 Jan 1920 Died 29 Aug 1994 Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140 SSN 432-36-4177 issued Arkansas (Before 1951) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Burgon West Birth 14 Jan 1920 St Charles, Arkansas Death Date 29 Aug 1994 Father Jesse B West Mother Ina [Iva] Jones SSN 432364177 Nov 1942 Name listed as BURGON WEST Lester's grave marker has only his middle name lie several of his official records. Our updates to the memorial on Find a Grave were added as reflected in the updated memorial below. Lester Burgon West Birth Jan 14, 1920 Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Death Aug 29, 1994 Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Parents: Jesse B West (1892 - 1973) Iva O Jones West (1898 - 1981) Spouse Polly Edith Bowermaster West (1922 - 2012) Siblings: Madie M West (1918 - 1922) Henry L West (1922 - 1991) Chester F West (1924 - 2002) Burial Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Created by Andrew Fraize Jun 14, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #53699208, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53699208
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, Lillie M Dau W F Mar 1885 15 Single AR NC TN Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Lillie May West Age 20, Birth Year abt 1886 Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name P A Ragsdale Spouse's Age 22 Spouse's Residence St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 14 Jan 1906 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 13 Jan 1906 Lillie May Ragsdale Birth Mar. 19, 1895 Death Feb. 10, 1923 Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Lin May 02, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #69236061, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ragsdale&GSiman=1&GScid=53450&GRid=69236061&
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Lena Criswell Age 23, Birth Year abt 1917 Residence: Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name: Lloyd West Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse's Residence: Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 14 Dec 1940 Arkansas County Marriage License Date: 14 Dec 1940 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 7 February, South Prairie Township, District 16, page 8B, Hse #147, Fam #154 West, Rufus T Head Rents M W 32 AR NC TN Farmer [b abt 1888] West, Mathel L Wife F W 26 IL IL IL [b abt 1894] West, Loyad (Loyd?) R Son M W 7 AR AR IL [abt 1913] 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 22 April, Prairie Township, District 25, Ethel and Chute Rd, Page 7A, Hse #121, Fam #122 West, Rufus T Owns Head M W 42 First married at age 20 AR NC AR Farmer West, Mathel L Wife F W 36 IL IL IN Farm Laborer West, Lloyd R Son M W 18 AR AR IL Farm Laborer 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 9 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 4A, Belleview Rd, Hse #53, Owns $200 West, Rufus Head M W 52 Grade 7 b Ark same place in 1935 Farmer West, Mathel Wife F W 46 Grade 7 b Illinois same place in 1935 Housekeeper West, Loyd Head M W 28 Grade 7 b Ark same place in 1935 Farm Laborer West, Tillmond Head M W 24 Grade 9 b Ark same place in 1935 Farm Laborer Social Security Death Index Lloyd R. West Born 24 Mar 1912 Died 22 Aug 1998 Last Residence De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas 72042 SSN 432-32-8797 issued Arkansas (Before 1951) Lloyd West Birth Mar. 24, 1912 Death Aug. 22, 1998 Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Lin Canamore Quigley May 02, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #69238173, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=WE&GSfn=l&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=4&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=761&GRid=69238173&df=all&
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 14 April, Prairie Township, District 24, page 4B, Public Road, Hse #77, Fam #78 West, Berry Head Rents M W 40 Married at age 32 AR NC TN Farmer West, Alberta Wife F W 26 Married at age 18 AR KY MS West, Lois Dau M W 7 AR AR AR Arkansas, Marriage Index, 1933-1939 Lois West William A Smith License Issued 9 Sep 1939 Arkansas County, Arkansas Marriage 9 Sep 1939 Recorded Volume 2, Certificate #330 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 William Andrew Smith Age 21, (born abt 1918), Residence Van, Arkansas, Arkansas Lois West, Age 18 (born abt 1921), Residence Van, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage License Issued 9 Sep 1939 Arkansas County Marriage 9 Sep 1939 Arkansas County 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 25 April, Ethel, Prairie Township, District 1-24, Page 10B, Bellevue and Reserve Rd, Hse #158, Rents $3 West, Berry Head F W 50 Married Grade 5 b Arkansas same house 1935 Laborer P W A (WPA, Workmen's Progress Association) West, Alberta Wife F W 35 Married Grade 5 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Smith, Lois Dau F W 17 Single Grade 6 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Smith, William A Son-in-law M W 21 Single Grade 5 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Timber Laborer U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Lois A Smith Born 13 Dec 1922 Died 19 Nov 2006 Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140 SSN issued Arkansas (1961) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Lois Aline Smith [Lois A Smith] [Lois Aline West] Birth 13 Dec 1922 Van, Arkansas County, Arkansas Death Date 19 Nov 2006 Father William B West Mother Alberta Shadwick SSN 432822896 May 1962 Name listed as LOIS ALINE SMITH; 08 Oct 1974 Name listed as LOIS A SMITH
1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 17 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 5B, Hse #100, Fam #101 West, Ulysis [Eulis] Head Rents M W 38 AR NC KY Cotton Farmer [b abt 1892] West, Lettie Wife F W 31 LA MS LA [b abt 1899] West, Ulysis [Eulis] S Son M W 4yrs2mos Single AR AR LA West, Lorene Dau F W 2 Single AR AR LA 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 16 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 7A , Highway 17, Hse #94, Rents West, Eulis Head M W 48 Grade 2 b Ark same place in 1935 Cotton Farmer West, Lettie Wife F W 41 Grade 6 b Louisiana same place in 1935 West, Eulis Jr Son M W 14 Single Grade 4 b Ark same place in 1935 Farm Laborer West, Lorean Dau F W 13 Single Grade 3 b Ark same place in 1935 West, Walter Son M W 7 Single Grade 2 b Ark same place in 1935 ------------------ Lorene West Futrell Birth Mar 4, 1928 Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Death May 18, 2012 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Lorene Futrell, a longtime resident of Vanndale, Arkansas, departed this life, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of eighty-four. She was born on, March 1, 1928, in St. Charles, Arkansas, the daughter of Eulis Simpson, Sr. and Lettie Irene (Smith) West. She married Mr. John Lewellen "JL" Futrell, Jr. on December 14, 1952. She was of the Church of Christ faith and a homemaker and farmer. She enjoyed being outdoors, canning and was a big time gardener. Lorene also loved spending time with her family and friends. Mrs. Futrell was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers: Eulis West, Jr. and Walter West. Lorene is survived by her Husband of fifty-nine years: J.L Futrell, Jr.of Vanndale, one son: Dwight Futrell and wife Becky of Hot Springs, Arkansas, two daughters: Myra Futrell of Vanndale, Arkansas, Susan Futrell of Vanndale, Arkansas, two grandchildren: Austin Futrell of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Chris Canfield of Magnolia, Arkansas and one great granddaughter: McKenzie Canfield of Magnolia, Arkansas. Funeral services were at the Thompson-Wilson Wynne Funeral Home. Interment was at Vanndale Cemetery, in Vanndale, Arkansas. Parents: Eulis Simpson West (1892 - 1946) Lettie Irene West (1898 - 1979) Spouse John L Futrell (1927 - 2014) Burial Vanndale Cemetery, Vanndale, Cross County, Arkansas, USA Created by Sandra May 19, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #9038175, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90381753 ------------------
Some family records indicate the spelling of the name is Luada. The 1880 census transcription by Ancestry/FamilySearch (LDS) has her name as Lavada C. Other family genealogies that have the Wests also spell her name as Luada. Her children prefer the spelling Lou Ada. Her son Homer named his daughter Lou Ada. 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 The Wests moved to Indian Territory. They lived in Pontotoc County of Chickasaw Nation. In the 1900 census, when she was 13 years old, Lou Ada is listed in the census as Loula Greene. Lou Ada's father had died and her mother Amanda Tatum West married James Toliver Green. 1900 Federal Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, 20 July, Township 4, District 120, page 52B, Hse/Fam #949 Greene, James Head W M Jan 1861 39 Married 11 years TX GA GA Owns Greene, Amanda Wife W F Feb 1861 39 Married 11 years 4 children/4 living GA GA GA Greene, Loula W F Apr 1887 13 GA Unknown GA Lou Ada Caldonia West married Toliver Jorile (Joe) Green. They lived in the Center area, Pontotoc County, Chickasaw Nation. Before her death in 1907, Lou Ada Caldonia West Green lived around Center. The Green farm and old Center community were north of where the Center intersection is now on Hwy 19. Their daughter Rettie (Alpharetta Mae) went to school at Pickett School east of Center on the north side of the road. -- Loretta Gregory Gay, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 2 June 2018 My mother Lou Ila Jenkins gave me the name as Lou Ada. The latter is also the name of a daughter of Homer and Dorothy Green. Gravestones for two of her children have the mother's name as Lou Green, which seems to indicate that Lou and Ada were two separate names for their mother. The gravestone in Center Cemetery, Center, Oklahoma, has the name spelled Lou Ada: "Green Lou Ada Apr 28, 1877 Feb 22, 1907 wife of T. J." -- Center Cemetery, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/pontotoc/cemeteries/center.txt Lou Ada Green Birth Apr 28, 1877 Pickens County, Georgia Death Feb 22, 1907 Center, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Spouse Toliver Jorile Green (1873 - 1947) Children: Alpharetta Mae Green Gregory (1895 - 1963) Birdie Green (1898 - 1898) Norah Green (1902 - 1902) David Homer Green (1906 - 1989) Inscription "wife of T J Green" Burial Center Cemetery, Center, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Created by Brandon Apr 07, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #35621788, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35621788
Dorothy Mullinnix has this child listed under the name Louisa A in the list of the children of Marick (Merrick) H West and Sarah Mullinax West. But she has two separate entries for two different nicknames of Louisa Artelissa, as though they were two children, Art and Elissa. Both Art and Elissa are variations or her middle name, which is very unusual. Since Dorothy did not have Louisa's middle name, she did not recognize these two nicknames as forms of Louisa's middle name.
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 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 Lula Bell was buried with a joint stone honoring her father and mother and stepmother. Gravestone of Anderw Simposn West Luley Bell West July 1, 1878 Aug 27, 1884 Chute Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas Luley Bell West Birth Jul 1, 1878 Death Aug 27, 1884 Parents: Andrew Simpson West (1845 - 1929) Sary Jane West (1851 - 1883) Siblings: Charlie Winston West (1873 - 1945) John A. West (1880 - 1955) 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 #69238213, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69238213
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 Madie M West Birth May 14, 1918 Death Feb 27, 1922 Gravestone Inscription - "At Rest" Parents: Jesse B West (1892 - 1973) Iva O Jones West (1898 - 1981) Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Created by Lin May 02, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #69238251, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69238251
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] In 1870, The child in the family matching Margaret L A is reported as Louisa. Louisa is with other siblings in a household headed by her brother Asberry (Asbury), in Arkansas County, Arkansas. They may have moved with their mother, who then died shortly after. She may have died in North Carolina, then the kids decided to move. She was head of the household in 1860, but is not reported in 1870.. Mary's death record has not been found. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 July, p 8, PO St Charles, Hse/Fam #54 West, Asbury 22 M W Farmer $No Real Estate $No Personal Estate b N Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1848] West, Louisa 14 F W b N Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1856]
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 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 Maggie M West Birth Abt 1876 Arkansas Death APR 1962 DeWitt, Arkansas Parents: Andrew Simpson West 1845-1929 Sara Jane Hallett 1851-1882 -- Maffitt Genealogy, http://person.ancestry.com/tree/3026428/person/6149914016/facts --------------- Maggie WEST DAVIS Saint Charles Cemetery Arkansas County, Arkansas 2 Jan 1876 - 14 Jun 1962 This is my great grandma. Davis was her first married name. In 1918 after the death of first husband Alex Davis in 1916, she married Henry Oliver Marcum [and was married to him] until his death in 1936. He is buried at the Chute Cemetery. -- L Ultey, Arkansas Gravestones, 22 April 2017, http://arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=1184316 --------------- ---------------- 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 ---------------- Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 H O Marcum Gender Male Age 48, Birth Year abt 1870 Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Maggie Davis Spouse's Age 43 Spouse's Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 5 Aug 1918 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 31 Jul 1918 ---------------- Maggie Mary West Davis BIRTH 2 Jan 1876 DEATH 14 Jun 1962 (aged 86) BURIAL Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas My great grandmother Maggie West Married first to Alex Davis then married second Henry Oliver Marcum my great grandfather. They had children of their own and his son Roy Emery married her daughter Lela Bridgette. Parents: Andrew Simpson West 1845-1929 Sara Jane Hallett West 1851-1883 Spouses: Alex T Davis 1875-1916 (m. 1897) Henry Oliver Marcum 1869-1936 (m. 1918) Siblings: Charlie Winston West 1873-1945 Luley Bell West 1878-1884 John A West 1880-1955 Half Siblings: Frank S West 1888-1938 Children: Hattie L Davis Dunn 1898-1984 Lela Bridgette Davis Marcum 1903-1990 Eunice D Davis McSwain 1905-1994 Cora Lee Davis Stewart 1908-1993 Created by Michael Utley 30 Jun 2019 -- Find A Grave Memorial 200677863, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200677863/maggie-mary-davis ----------------
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 ---------------- Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 Mr H West Sarah Mullenax License issued 10 December 1844 Marriage 15 December 1844 Gilmer County, Georgia, USA Ceremony by John Mullinax, Gospel Minister The genealogies I have seen spell the name Merrick or Merick. Merrick is listed as M H West in the 1850 census. He and his wife Sarah is living in Gilmer County, Georgia, with two children, Columbus I and Hester Ann. Enumerated on the previous page is his brother Benjamin West. On the same page with Benjamin are Marick and Ben's parents, George age 74 and wife Edith age 71. Sarah West's sister, Emmalissa Mullinax Stephens is living 4 houses away and enumerated on the same page. Sarah and Emmalissa's parents, Isaac and Rachel Mullinax, are on the next page of the 1850 Gilmer census. 1850 Federal Census, Gilmer County, Georgia, 4 October, Subdivision 33, page 78 (772, 2 page sequences), Hse/Family #35 M H West 29 M Farmer $800 Real Estate b South Carolina Sarah West 25 F NC Cannot read or write Columbus I 3 M GA Hester Ann 1 F GA Merrick's name is spelled Marick in the census of 1860, when he and his family are living in Towndsons District of Pickens County, Georgia. 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 Columbus West 13 M GA Hester A 11 F GA Louisa A 9 F GA Augustus West 7 M GA Theadotia 2 F GA In 1861, Marick joined the Confderate forces in the Civil Qar. Enlisted U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles M H West Enlisted 31 Aug 1861, Confederate 23rd Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company E, Private Merrick died in October 1862. Annie Americus was born shortly before Merrick's death. In the 1870 census Sarah is the head of the family, managing the family farm with her children. She lives in the same area, with the Post Office being Jasper, but the name of her township is now Truckwheel, instead of Towndsons District. In 1870 she lived next door to Martin B and Thalia Ann Mullins. Two door down the other way were Sam and Nancy Tatum, with children including Amanda, who later married Sarah's son Gus (Augustus Lafayette). 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 Artelissa West (abt 1851) Georgia White Female Augustus West (abt 1853) Georgia White Male Theodocia West (abt 1858) Georgia White Female Americus West (abt 1862) Georgia White Female The name of Artelissa here matches the child listed as Louisa A in 1860. Merrick ended his life in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. According to information compiled by Mike Taylor, Merrick was buried in Sanderstown, Georgia. I expect he died in a hospital in Knoxville. He was buried in Antioch Cemetery, Sanderstown. -- Mike Taylor, Ancestors of Benjamin West, http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mike_in_katy/benjaminwest.tx This source has changed domains, and I cannot find the original information on Benjamin West in the new material at the new domain Mike gave me: http://www.mikeinkaty.com/ThomasMullinsDescendants.pdf ----------------- Rev Merrick H West Birth Apr 10, 1821 Death Oct 31, 1862 Rev. Merrick West was the pastor of the Talking Rock Baptist Church until about 1857. He was a soldier in the Civil War and died of jaundice in Tennessee during the war. Eber (his brother) traveled to Tennessee to bring his body home for burial. Spouse Sarah Mullinax West (1826 - 1914) Children: William M West (1855 - 1857) Theodocia West Pettett (1858 - 1909) Annie Americus West Cowart (1863 - 1897) Inscription: A member of the Baptist Church & A Minister for 17 yrs Burial Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, GPS (lat/lon): 34.50595, -84.53551 Maintained by Pam Catlett Mullinax, Originally Created by Mindseye Aug 31, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #41352054, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41352054 -----------------
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] In 1870, Martha is with other siblings in a household headed by her brother Asberry. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 July, p 8, PO St Charles, Hse/Fam #54 West, Asbury 22 M W Farmer $No Real Estate $No Personal Estate b N Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1848] West, Martha 18 F W Keeping House b N Carolina Cannot read or write [born abt 1852]