Life History

Notes

• 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 --
  Adolphus West 10 M SC
  
  1860 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 10 June, Dug Road District, PO Jasper, Page 20 (898), House #169, Family #135
  Benjamin West 54 M Farmer SC
  Elithebeth [sic] West 52 F SC
  Adolphus West 19 M SC
  
  Roster of the Ga 20th infantrry, company F, West men
  West, Count P. Private July 9, 1861. Killed by sharpshooters at Petersburg, Va. June 23,1864
  West, Jacob A. Private July 9, 1861. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865
  West, William H. Private June 18, 1861. Died of consumption at Petersburg, Va. May 6,1862
  
  Genealogies identify him as Jacob Adolphus and attach the following marriage record to him.
  
  Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978
  Jacob A West
  Spouse Mary A Wheeler
  License issued 23 October 1866
  Marriage 25 October 1866 Pickens County, Georgia
  Ceremony by R G Allen, Justice of the Peace
  Recorded Pickens County Marriage Book, page 268

Sources

• 1. 1850 Federal Census, Gilmer County, Georgia
  • 4 October, Subdivision 33, page 772, Hse/Fam #528
• 2. 1860 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
  • 10 June, Dug Road District, PO Jasper, Page 20 (898), House #169, Family #135
• 3. Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978