Andrew Simpson WEST Myrtle WEST George Simpson WEST Lavada May WEST Frank S WEST Sallie WEST Nora BITNER Eulis Simpson WEST Lorene WEST Walter WEST Lettie Irene SMITH Annie L WATSON Mini tree diagram
Eulis Simpson WEST

Eulis Simpson WEST1,2,3,9,4,5,10,6,6,7,8

6th Mar 18921,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 - 7th Sep 19466

Life History

6th Mar 1892

Born in St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

28th Jun 1918

Married Nora BITNER in Arkansas County, Arkansas.4

before 1920

Divorced from Nora BITNER in Arkansas County, Arkansas

17th Jan 1926

Birth of son Eulis Simpson WEST in Arkansas County, Arkansas.11,12,13,6,6,14,7,8,15

about 1927

Death of Nora BITNER in Arkansas County, Arkansas

4th Mar 1928

Birth of daughter Lorene WEST in Prairie Township, Arkansas, Arkansas.6,7,8

6th Aug 1928

Married Lettie Irene SMITH in Arkansas County, Arkansas.6

about 1933

Birth of son Walter WEST in Arkansas County, Arkansas.7

7th Sep 1946

Died.6

after 7th Sep 1946

Buried in Chute Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas.6

Notes

  • 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, Teate Son W M Mar 1892 8 AR NC KY

    His hame is reported as Ulious, which is close to his SS name Eulis,

    1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 April, North Prairie Township, District 12, page 5B, Hse/Fam #92
    West, A S Head M W 64 Marriage 2 Married 26 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns [b abt 1846]
    West, Annie L Wife F W 57 Marriage 1 Married 26 years 6 children/6 living KY KY TN [b abt 1853]
    West, Myrtle Dau F W 25 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1885]
    West, Sallie Dau F W 20 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1890]
    West, Ulious [Eulis] Son M W 18 Single AR NC KY Farm Laborer [b abt 1892]

    U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    Eulis West
    Residence St Charles [Arkansas County], Arkansas
    Birth 6 Mar 1892 Prairie Township [Ark County]
    Farmer, Employed by Father, at home
    Single, father & mother dependent
    Tall, Slender, Blue Eyes, Light Hair
    Registered 5 June 1917 Prairie Precinct, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Signed Eulis West

    Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    Eulis West
    Age 26, Birth Year abt 1892
    Residence St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Spouse's Name Nora Bitner
    Spouse's Age 18
    Spouse's Residence DeLuce, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Marriage 28 Jun 1918 Arkansas County
    Marriage License Date 28 Jun 1918

    His marriage record shows Eulis married Nora Bitner in June 1918.  But in the 1920 census, he is still reported in teh census in his parents' home and single.

    His name is Tete in 1920.  I suspect that his full name was Eulis Tete.  No other records occur with this name or nickname Tete.  Most records have only Eulis, and his military records indicate he had no middle name.  But his name in his daughter Lorene's obituary is reported as Eulis Simpson West.  This name occurs nowhere else, and Eulis had a brother named George Simpson West. The name Eulis Smpson West could have been an error of Lorene's family members' report to the newspaper, or the newspaper's error.

    But several records or references with him and his son Eulis together report him as Senior and his son as Junior, or his son as Junior and the father with no other designation.  Like the 1940 cernsus.  His son is reported in numerous records as Eulis Simpson or Eulis S West Jr.

    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, Tete Son M W 29  Single AR SC TN Farmer [born abt 1891]

    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

    His name on his WWII draft registratoin and with Social Security is Eulis West.  Likewise with the military gravestone application.

    U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
    Eulis West
    Age 50
    Birth 6 Mar 1892 St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Residence Van, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Contact Mrs Eulis West, Van, Arkansas
    5' 11" 145 lbs Blue Eyes, Brown Hair, Light Complexion
    Registered 27 April 1942 DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Signed Eulis West

    If the name Tete or Teate which occurs on some early records is in fact a valid name, it is likley that Eulis is his first name and Teat is the second.  No documentation has been found wikth both names together.  Note that the grave applicaiotn indicates that his military gravestone order below indicates they had no middle name for him.

    U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Eulis West
    Birth 6 Mar 1892 St Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Father Andy S West
    Mother Annie Watson
    Jul 1942 Name listed as EULIS WEST

    U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
    Eulis (NMN) West Sr
    Birth Date 6 Mar 1892
    Service Pvt, US Army, Veterinary Hospital #18
    Death Date 7 Sep 1946
    Buried Schute [Chute] Cemetery, Dewitt location s actually south of St Charles]
    Nearest freight station DeWitt, Arkansas
    Application 9 Sept 1946, by Mrs Eulis West, Rt 2 Box 144, Wynne, Arkansas
    (signed for by John West, Eulis' brother)
    Upright marble headstone, ordered 7 Mar 1947 from Tate GA

    The memorial for Eulis' burial on Find a Grave has his name as Eulis Simpson West.  No record has been found with this name for him.  The memorial makes no comment about this name.  His joint gravestone has his name as Eulis S West.  His military headstone has only Eulis West Sr.  The FAG memorial reports Eulis' wife as Lettie Irene West.

    Eulis Simpson West
    Birth Mar 6, 1892
    Death Sep 7, 1946
    Spouse Lettie Irene West (1898 - 1979)
    Daughter Lorene West Futrell (1928 - 2012)
    Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    Maintained by Teresa Anderson, Originally Created by Lin May 02, 2011
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #69237949, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69237949

    Gravestone of Eulis S and Lettie I West
    West
    Lettie I Sept 19, 1898  Nov 26, 1979
    Eulis S  Mar 6, 1892  Sept 7, 1946
    Married Aug 6, 1928
    Chute Cemetery, St Charles, Arkansas County, Arkansas
    The cemetery is about 5 miles south of St Charles on CC Camp Rd.

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