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. ---------------- 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 ---------------- A marriage record in the Pickens County Marriage Book appears to be for Mary (Polly) and George Campire (or Campmin). Two different transcriptions of the marriage license are found in the Ancestry.com library, one with each spelling. The marriage occurred in April 1860, then Mary and Geowrge appear in the 1860 census in June, with her father George in their household. On the marriage record the clerk wrote Mary's name as Polly Rest, but the judge who performed the ceremony wrote it as Mary Rast. The surname Rast may be from a previous marrige for Mary. When they married, George was about 52 and Mary about 53 (ages in the 1860 census). Pickens County, Georgia G W Campmire and Polly Rest as written by the clerk, Mary Rast as written by the JIC (Mary Ann West) License issued 11 April 1860 Marriage 13 April 1860, performed by Philip R Limmons, Judge of the Inferior Court Registered Pickens County, Georgia, Marriage Book, p 133 In 1860, after Mary Ann's mother had died, her father George was enumerated in her household. 1860 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 18 June, Talking Rock District, PO Talking Rock, page 931, Hse #446, Fam #376 George Campmin 52 M Farmer $1000 Real Estate $1000 Personal born SC [b abt 1808] Mary Campmin 53 F born So Carolina [b abt 1807] George West 83 M born So Carolina [b abt 1777] Marsick Hazlewood 48 M born So Carolina [b 1812] Jane Hazlewood 54 F born So Carolina [b abt 1806] Emeline Hazlewood 13 F born SC [b abt 1847] Sarah Hayse 25 F born SC [b abt 1835] In the 1860 census George's surname appears to be written Campmin. But it is queezed and scribbly near the end. Mary's husband is found listed with this name in several genealogies, with no further information. In the 1870 census, the name is clearly Campmire, and the personal details of George W and Mary match on the two censuses. The date for this marriage record matches their appearance as husband and wife in the 1860 census. 1870 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 4 August, Talking Rock District, PO Jasper, page 125, Hse/Fam #969 Campmire, George 64 M W Farmer $100 Real Estate $100 Personal Estate born North Carolina [b abt 1806] Campmire, Mary 63 F W born South Carolina [b abt 1807] Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892 George W Campmire Town 1098, Pickens County, Georgia 1871-1879 1880 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 10 June, Town District, Enumeration District 163, page 16, Hse #135, Fam #136 Campmire, George W W M 73 Farmer SC Scotland SC Cannot write [b abt 1827] Campmire, Mary W F 74 Wife Keeping House SC MD SC [b abt 1825]
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, Myrtle Dau W F Aug 1884 15 AR NC KY
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, Nellie M F W 11mos AR AR IL [b abt Jan 1919] 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, Nellie M Dau M W 11 AR AR IL Arkansas Marriage Index, 1933-1939 Volume 1, Certificate #85 Thomas Cunningham Spouse Nellie West License Date 14 Aug 1937 Arkansas County Social Security Death Index Nellie M. Cunningham Born 2 Jan 1919 Died 15 May 2009 Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140 SSN 431-78-6562 issued Arkansas (1959)
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, Annie O Dau W F Mar 1898 2 Single AR NC TN Family genealogies I find have Annie's name a Opal Annie, though the 1900 census has O as her middle initial. There is a one-year discrepancy, as happens very often in the 1900 census, between the census birth date and family sources in genealogies. The census reports that Annie was born in Mar 1898, but family sources report the birth was 7 March 1897. Her age reported in the censuses matches 1898 better. 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, Annie Dau F W 12 Single AR NC TN Farm Laborer [b abt 1898] ------------------ Bond For Marriage License Arkansas County, Arkansas Applicants Lee Fread and A B Cullipher, 1 Feb 1915 for the marriage of Lee Fread and Miss Opal West. License issued 1 Feb 1915 Arkansas County, Arkansas, for Lee Fread of Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas and Miss Opal West of Ethel. Certificate issued 1 Feb 1915 by Rev R R Moore fo Methodist Episcopal Church, filed 1 Feb 1915 "Copied 22 Jul 2003, Marriage Book O, Page 442 County Clerk's Office, DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas" -- Certificate cortesy ofT A Maffitt, posted on Ancestry on 26 Jun 2012, accessed 20 June 2017 ------------------ Social Security Death Index Opal Fread Born 7 Mar 1896 Died May 1977 Last Residence De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas 72042 SSN 430-19-5860 issued Arkansas (1973)
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, Opal Son M W 8 TX AR IN 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 10 April, Prairie Township, District 7, page 3A, Hse #48, Fam #49 West, Charles W Head M W 54 AR NC TN Farmer [b abt 1876] West, Maggie Wife F W 49 IN IN IN West, Gentry Son M W 20 TX AR AR Farm Laborer West, Opal Son M W 18 TX AR AR Farm Laborer In 1937 Opal married Fernia Dancy Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Opal West Gender Male Age 26, Birth Year abt 1911 Residence St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Fernia Dancy Spouse's Age 23 Spouse's Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 24 Dec 1937 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 24 Dec 1937 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 12 April, Prairie, District 1-24, page 5B, Road to Game Reserve, Hse #67, Owns $200 West, Charles W Head M W 66 Grade 6 b Ark same house in 1935 Farmer West, Margaret A Wife F W 54 Grade 6 b Indiana same house in 1935 West, J C Son M W 27 Single Grade 8 b Ark same house in 1935 Farm Laborer West, Opal Son F W 29 Single Grade 8 b Texas same place in 1935 Farmer West, Thelma Dau-in-Law F W 24 Single Grade 9 b Ark same place in 1935 West, Homer Grandson M W 1 b Ark U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Opal L West [Opal West] Birth 24 Jun 1911 Alvord, Texas Death Date 24 Feb 2001 Father Charles L West Mother Maggie A Nikirk Signature on SSN Card OPAL WEST SSN 432364368 B18 Apr 1997 Name listed as OPAL L WEST; 23 Oct 1973 Name listed as OPAL WEST U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Opal West Born 24 Jun 1911 Died 24 Feb 2001 Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140 SSN 432-36-4368 issued Arkansas (Before 1951) Gravestone of Opal and Fernia West West Fernia Aug 19, 1915 May 8, 1997 Opal June 24, 1911 Feb 24, 2001 Chute Cemetery, White River, south of St Charles, Arkansas Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 13 May 2017 Opal West Birth Jun 24, 1911 Death Feb 24, 2001 Parents: Charlie Winston West (1873 - 1945) Maggie Ann Nikirk West (1880 - 1973) Siblings: Jessie Simpson West (1899 - 1973) Homer West (1905 - 1924) J. C. West (1913 - 1996) Emma Harriet West Knowlton (1915 - 2009) Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Lin May 02, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #69238003, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69238003&ref=acom
Edith McSwain Jenkins, who went to school in St Charles, reports that Burgon and Edith West had three children, Paul, Judy and Carolyn. -- Edith McSwain Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 21 September 2018 Edith also provided the following insights on the Wests. Confirming that Carolyn was two years older than her (thus school class of 1964, born about 1946) and Judy was a year older than her brother, thus born about 1943, matches records found for them. No records could be found for Paul West. Edith recalled that he was about a year younger than Carolyn and right out of high school married Gynelle Marshall, daughter of Charlie Marshall. But Edith says that marriage did not last long. -- Edith McSwain Jenkins, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 22 September 2018 U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1 Paul D West Birth Date 21 May 1945 PO Box 308f, St Charles, AR, 72140 PO Box 395, Saint Charles, AR, 72140-0395 220 N Cedar St, DeWitt, AR, 72042-2116 (1985) 507 S Whitehead Dr, DeWitt, AR, 72042-3681 (1990) RR 2, DeWitt, AR, 72042 ------------------------------ September 5 at 8:29 PM I will be posting all information tomorrow after I get to funeral home. I do plan to take Paul to St Charles where his mom is at. I will post day and time. The funeral home needs 1500.00 and he is setting up a fund there so people can donate. As most know Paul’s truck was stolen from his apartment. I have had so many calls from people who wanted to help but I was planning on selling his truck and paying. 7 September 2019 Update Paul West. I now have Paul’s ashes and plan a trip on a near Sunday to put on his moms grave. Will let everyone know date. Next is our fund set up at Bishop-Crises funeral home; send to P O Box 720, Greenbrier Ark 72058. We need 1500.00 and Jeff will be keeping a total as we go along so we do not go over. I will be posting total every few days. As most know I did have it covered by selling Paul’s truck but someone stole it from his apartment. 7 September 2019 I am planning on a grave side on September 22 at 2.30 for Paul. It will be at St Charles Cemetery. 8 September 2019 Paul’s service will need to be at 3.00 pm September 22. Brother John Fred Scheel will be coming to do the service and needs a little more traveling time. -- Debbie Mohnkern, St Charles Wildcats Facebook Groip, 5-8 September 2019, https://www.facebook.com/groups/111697581594/permalink/10156111809976595/ ------------------------------ There will be a visitation before Paul West’s funeral from 1:30 to 2:30 pm. Sunday, August 22. We will be serving chips and dip and ice tea. It will be at: Bayou LaGrue Lodge 71 Varnadore Lane DeWitt, Arkansas For information, contact Debbie Bowlin at 946-5511. All friends and family invited. -- Anna Marie Jones McKewen, Facebook, 20 September 2019
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. ---------------- 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 ----------------
It is possible (and the more I have worked on this famliy the more likely it seems) that the source from which I got the name Polly West as a spouse for this William Strange was in error. I have found a William Alaway Strange married to a Polly West. This William was born in 1825, and the source gives no place for William's birth, and no date or place for Polly. But another source showing a Polly West married to a William Strange has the date of 1816 for Polly's birth, and in North Carolina. That source has no date or place for her reported husband William. 1816 seems early for a birth date of the wife of William Alaway Strange born in 1825. One child reported by the former source is Nancy, which is one of the several children reported for William Alaway and his wife Polly. So without the date discrepancy, this could be the same couple. Other sources reporting on William Alaway spell his middle name as Allaway and Alloway. The grave information in Stillwater, New York, seems likely to be from another family of similar name that has been confused with William Strange of North Carolina or Tennessee. The Strang family of New York probably derives from a German family originally named Streng (Strong). One genealogy of this family, with no documentoaitn provided but reporting considerable details of Dates and places, reports that Polly's last name was Stewart. This genealogy reports no parents for Polly. The birth date given is the same as that which other sources have for Polly West. Polly Stewart Birth 07 Mar 1781 in Saratoga, NY Married William Strang Jr. Birth 1778 in Saratoga, NY Death Unknown Death 17 Jan 1855 -- Dee McGregor, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45736193/person/6410776865 Polly West is reported in the Stillwater census for 1850, with her youngest child Orren (Orrin) in her household. I don't find any of her chidlren living nearby. 1850 Federal Census, Saratoga County, New York, 29 August, Stillwater, Hse #279, Fam #307 Polly Strang 66 F $1755 Valuation Real Estate b New York [b abt 1784] Orrin Strang 32 M No Occup b New York Idiot [b abt 1818] Acky Pelts 53 M b New Yorkl [b abt 1797] A second genealogy reports Polly's name as Stewart, and reports a death date in 1855 matching the find-a-Grave memorial for Polly West Strang. This genealogy lists her under the name Mary Stewart (Polly is the nickname for Mary). The source cited is Durkee's Saratoga County Epitaphs, but the relevant text is not included. Perhaps after the 1850 census, she married someone named Stewart before her death in 1855, as reported by this genealogy. Mary Stewart Birth 7 Mar 1781 in Stillwater, Saratoga County, NY Death 17 Jan 1855 in Stillwater, Saratoga County, NY No Parents Reported Only Spouse reported: William Strang Jr. Birth 1778 in Stillwater, Saratoga County, NY Death 31 Oct 1838 in Stillwater, Saratoga County, NY Burial Baptist Church Cemetery, Stillwater, Saratoga County, NY -- Nancy Porter, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45381765/person/6354403863 -------------------- Polly West Strang Birth 1781 Death Jan. 17, 1855 73y 10m 10d Wife of William Strang Spouse William Strang (1778 - 1838) Children: Sylvanus A Strang (1804 - 1847) Christianna Strang Howland (1807 - 1898) Henry J Strang (1817 - 1845) Orren Strang (1819 - 1853) Burial Baptist Church Cemetery, Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York Maintained by Alice, Originally Created by Meges Aug 14, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #4067518, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40675181 -----------------------
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. ---------------- 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 ----------------
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 the 1870 census, Asberry is the head of a household of several of his siblings. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 July, p 6, PO St Charles, Hse/Fam #42 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] West, George 16 M W b N Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1854] West, Louisa 14 F W b N Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1856] West, Gray 10 M W b N Carolina Cannot read or write [b abt 1860] R Asberry West Born 6 Mar 1849 in North Carolina Died 29 Aug 1928 Residence 1880-1928 Prairie, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse Susan A Burkes 1856-1925 Children: Julia E West b 1881 Lillie M. West b 1885 Rufus H. West b 1888 William Beny West b 1891 Jesse B. West 1892-1973 Opal Annie West 1897-1977 Belle Tennessee West b 1898 -- Ancestry Trees, Mafitt Genealogy, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/3026428/person/-1758461663?ssrc=&ftm=1 Note that the birth date in this genealogy differs from Asberry's grave marker, which says 6 February 1849. I found a West family that was similar but did not quite fit. In the 1880 census, A S West and wife SJ West were in Prairie Township of Arkansas County. Age and birth place indicated this might be a brother of Asberry (Rufus). Later I found an entry for an A S West in 1910, next door to R A and Susan, heightening the likelihood that these are two members of the same family. This is Andrew Simpson West, Asberry's older brother. The 1860 census for their family in North Carolina, found only years later, indicates Andrew S was the oldest child and Rufus A the second. They are in the household of their mother, a widow's head of household. In 1870, as we saw above, the whole household of West chidlren were reported in Rufus' household in Prairie Township pf Arkansas County, Arkansas. Except for Andrew, who was presumably in his own household. 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] 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] But Asberry was in the area, though quite some distance, at least in census pages. 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 H West W M 4 Son AR SC TN The Grand Prairie Historical Society gives us some help in understanding the listing here. Susan is Asberry's second wife. The mother of J A (John A) listed in 1880 was Mary Cox. "Gentry West tells me John A, son of R A West and Mary Cox, died a young boy and is buried in Lone Tree Cemetery near Stuttgartt, AR. We have no information on H. the 4 year old son." -- Grand Prairie Historical Society Bulletin, April 1991, pp 45 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 West, Lillie M Dau W F Mar 1885 15 Single AR NC TN West, Rufus H Son W M Nov 1887 12 Single AR NC TN Farm Laborer West, William B Son W M Jan 1890 10 Single AR NC TN Farm Laborer West, Jesse J Son W M Feb 1892 8 Single AR NC TN West, Belle T Dau W F Jan 1895 5 Single AR NC TN West, Annie O Dau W F Mar 1898 2 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, 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] Living next door is Asberry's brother A S or Simpson and his second wife Annie L. Annie is age 57, and this is her first marriage. They have been married 26 years. This means that S J, the wife of A S in 1880, died before 1884. Annie and A S have had 6 children. 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 [mar abt 1884] 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, [unreadable] Son M W 18 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1892] 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 5 February, Prairie Township, District 15, page 5B, Hse/Fam #99 West, Asberry Head Owns M W 71 SC SC TN Farmer [born abt 1849] West, Susan Wife F W 64 TN TN TN [born abt 1856] West, Berry Son M W 29 Single AR SC TN Farmer [born abt 1991] West, Tennie Daughter M W 22 Single AR SC TN Farmer [born abt 1898] Living just 4 houses away in 1920 we find Frank West and his wife Perarl, with their three sons. Frank is Asberry's nephew, the son of Asberry's brother Simp (A Simpson). I got a note from a family member also looking for more information on the West family, informing me of Rufus Asberry's the burial place. "Do you have any documents on West and his marriage to Susan Burke? She is my ggAunt. We just got in touch with West's daughter married to Padget, lives in Ethel Ark. Rufus is buried in White River Chute Cemetery and I am hoping to get photos of the Wests in there. They are not listed in the Cemetery book but his [grand]daughter said he is there." -- Richard Burke, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 7 July 2010 Gravestone of Asberry West, White River Chute Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Asberry West Feb 6, 1849 Aug 29, 1928 Find a Grave lists "Chute Cemetery" as being in (near) DeWitt, Arkansas. DeWitt is about 10 miles west of St Charles, but the Chute Cemetery is southeast of St Charles. Rufus Asberry West Birth Mar 6, 1849 North Carolina Death Aug 29, 1928 Arkansas County, Arkansas Spouse Susan Burke West 1856 - 1925 Children: Rufus Tillmon West 1887-1972 Jesse B West 1892-1973 Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Ed Burke Apr 23, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #68821942, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68821942 I was surprised to find that the Arkansas Death record Index reports a different date of death, over a year later than the gravestone. This may indicate that the footstone on his grave was laid much later than death, and some error of recording or copying led to the engraving of the incorrect date. I have seen this type of error this in other cases also. Sometimes the grave will have a year later, sometimes a year earlier. No other similar person seems to be found in Arkansas County to match Asberry for this date. This may also be an error in transcribing the Index from handwritten form to the typewritten form. Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 Rufus Asb[erry] West Death 30 July 1929 Arkansas County Roll number 1924-1933, page 6320
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, Rufus H Son W M Nov 1887 12 Single AR NC TN Farm Laborer 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 In the 1920 census, Rufus' middle initial is T instead of H. 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] West, Willie C Son M W 5 AR AR IL [b abt 1905] West, Tillman A Son M W 3yrs8mos AR AR IL [b abt Apr 1916] West, Nellie M F W 11mos AR AR IL [b abt Jan 1919] 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 West, Willie C Son M W 16 AR AR IL Farm Laborer West, Tilman B Son M W 16 AR AR IL Farm Laborer West, Nellie M Dau M W 11 AR AR IL 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 Rufus West Born 7 Nov 1887 Died Jul 1972 Last Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas 72140 SSN 430-70-0852 issued Arkansas (1955) Rufus Tillmon West Birth Nov 7, 1887 Death Jul 14, 1972 Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by Lin May 02, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #69238300, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=69238300&PIpi=137291261 Gravestone of Rufus Tillmon West Rufus Tillmon West Nov 7, 1887 July 14, 1972 Chute Cemetery, White River, south of St Charles, Arkansas Photo by Orville Boyd Jenkins 13 May 2017
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 June, Prairie Township, District 7, page 21A, 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, Sallie Dau W F Mar 1890 10 AR NC KY 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] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Sallie West Gender: Female Age 31, Birth Year abt 1890 Residence: Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name: J W Jenkins Spouse's Gender: Male Spouse's Age: 42 Spouse's Residence: Van, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 13 Jul 1921 Arkansas County Marriage License Date: 13 Jul 1921 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 17 April, Prairie Township, District 24, page 6A, Hse #7, Fam #105 Jenkins, John Head Owns has Radio M W 52 Married at age 21 AR NC KY Farmer Jenkins, Sallie Wife F W 40 Married at age 31 AR AR AR Jenkins, George Son M W 15 Single AR AR AR Jenkins, Donald Son M W 7 Single AR AR AR Jenkins, David Son M W 7 Single AR AR AR Jenkins, Jacob Son M W 6 Single AR AR AR Because Sallie and John married in 1921, George is the son of John's first wife. John was first married at age 21 (abt 1886), while Sallie was not born until 1890 and married at age 31. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 25 April, Prairie Township, District 1-24, page 10B, Belleview Rd and Reserve, Hse #157, Owns $500 Jenkins, John W Head M W 62 Grade 3 b Ark same place in 1935 Cotton Farmer [b abt 1877] Jenkins, Sallie Wife F W 50 Grade 4 b Ark same place in 1935 Jenkins, Emmet Son M W 35 Divorced Grade 4 b Ark same place in 1935 Farm Laborer Jenkins, David Son M W 17 Single Grade 7 b Ark same place in 1935 Jenkins, Donald Son M W 17 Single Grade 9 b Ark same place in 1935 Farm Laborer Jenkins, Jacob Son M W 14 Single Grade 11 b Ark same place in 1935
Samuel West Birth 1733 in Montgomery, Maryland Death 1778 in Montgomery, Maryland Parents William West 1695 - 1750, Esther Duvall 1705 - 1750 -- Yates, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/8123435/person/-996240975
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, Sara Belle Dau F W 3yrs6mos 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 - page 7A - West, Sara Belle F W 13 Single Grade 6 b Ark same house in 1935 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Sarah Belle West Age 19, Birth Year abt 1927 Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Marvin Lee Watson Spouse's Age 23 Spouse's Residence Van, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 24 Jul 1946 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 23 Jul 1946 Sarah Belle West Watson Birth Sep 13, 1926 Prairie Landing, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Death Aug 17, 2013 De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Sarah Belle was born on September 13, 1926 and passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2013. Sarah Belle was a resident of DeWitt, Arkansas. Burial Saint Charles Cemetery, Saint Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by NLDC Jul 03, 2015 -- Find A Grave Memorial #148611243, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148611243/sarah-belle-watson
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 -- Susan A West 13 F SC Attended School 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
----------------------- Theodocia "Doshie" West Pettett Birth Aug. 7, 1858 Death Jan. 15, 1909 Parents: Merrick H West (1821 - 1862) Sarah Mullinax West (1826 - 1914) Spouse Benjamin Matthew Pettett (1861 - 1931) Children: Oscar Columbus Pettit (1881 - 1975) Dock Allen Pettett (1883 - 1952) Rufe Henry Pettit (1885 - 1975) Whit Lester Pettit (1888 - 1962) Sibling Ann West Cowart (1863 - 1897) Burial Jasper City Cemetery, Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia Created by David & Gail Ray Jan 20, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #24070916, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24070916 -----------------------
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, Tillman A Son M W 3yrs8mos AR AR IL [b abt Apr 1916] 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, Tilman B Son M W 16 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 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Tillman West Age 29, Birth Year abt 1916 Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Spouse's Name Ellen Elizabeth Hillman Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse's Residence Almyra, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 2 Aug 1945 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 31 Jul 1945 Social Security Death Index Tillman West Born 6 Mar 1916 Died 14 Sep 2009 Last Residence De Witt, Arkansas, Arkansas 72042 SSN issued Arkansas (Before 1951)