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Note N1570
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United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name: John Walton West Event Date: 1917-1918 Event Place: Forrest County, Mississippi Nationality: United States Birth Date: 17 Oct 1885 Birthplace: , , United States
United States Census, 1920
Name: John W West Event Place: Hattiesburg Ward 1, Forrest, Mississippi Age: 34 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Own or Rent: Rent Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Role Gender Age Birthplace
John W West Head M 34 Mississippi
Annie Louise West Wife F 34 Mississippi
Walter West Son M 4 Mississippi
Annie Laurie West Daughter F 3 Mississippi
Jesse West Son M 0 Mississippi
United States Census, 1930
Name: John W West Event Place: Beat 1, Forrest, Mississippi Age: 44 Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Birthplace: Mississippi Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Role Gender Age Birthplace
John W West Head M 44 Mississippi
Annie L West Wife F 44 Mississippi
Walton C West Son M 15 Mississippi
Annie L West Daughter F 13 Mississippi
Jessie F West Son M 10 Mississippi
Kendall G West Son M 5 Mississippi
United States Census, 1940
Name: John W West Event Place: Beat 1, Forrest, Mississippi Age: 54 Birthplace: Mississippi Birth Year (Estimated): 1886 Last Place of Residence: Same House
Role Gender Age Birthplace
John W West Head M 54 Mississippi
Annie L West Wife F 54 Mississippi
Frank West Son M 20 Mississippi
Kendall West Son M 15 Mississippi
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: John Walton West Birth Date: 17 Oct 1885 Birth Place: Grenada, Mississippi Father: Jesse T West Mother: Laura B Guntharp Notes: Feb 1937: Name listed as JOHN WALTON WEST
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John Walton West BIRTH Oct 1885 Mississippi, USA DEATH 1948 (aged 62-63) BURIAL Odd Fellows Cemetery Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi MEMORIAL ID 33141028
Parents Jesse Thomas West 1850-1923 Laura Guntharp West 1856-1911
Spouse Annie Laura Lee West 1886-1963 (m. 1914)
Siblings
Bessie West Ellison 1883-1956
Margaret Alice West 1888-1947
Mabel Claire West Hughes 1891-1958
Aubrey Powell West 1896-1939
Notes
Note N1571
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Find A Grave Index
Name: Kendall G West Event Date: 1976 Event Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi Birth Date: 08 Aug 1924 Death Date: 10 Sep 1976 Affiliate Record Identifier: 96550520
Cemetery: Roseland Park Cemetery
Kendall Guntharp West BIRTH 8 Aug 1924 DEATH 10 Sep 1976 (aged 52) BURIAL Roseland Park Cemetery Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi MEMORIAL ID 96550520
Parents John Jefferson West 1888-1972 Artie L West 1892-1976
Siblings
Jesse Frank West 1920-1969
Notes
Note N1572
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United States Census, 1920
Name: Robert J West Event Place: Okolona, Chickasaw, Mississippi Age: 38 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Own or Rent: Own Birth Year (Estimated): 1882 Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Role Gender Age Birthplace
Robert J West Head M 38 Mississippi
Willie F West Wife F 36 Mississippi
Mary L West Daughter F 3 Mississippi
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Note N1573
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United States Census, 1910
Name: Alston M West Event Place: Memphis Ward 14, Shelby, Tennessee Age: 29 Birth Year (Estimated): 1881 Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Role Gender Age Birthplace
Alston M West Head M 61 Mississippi
Eva C West Wife F 54 Mississippi
Alston M West Son M 29 Mississippi
Joe C West Son M 28 Mississippi = Jere
Virginia S West Daughter-in-law F 20 Tennessee
Harry A White Son-in-law M 40 Tennessee
Evelyn W White Daughter F 31 Mississippi
Eva C White Granddaughter F 6 Tennessee
Virginia S West Granddaughter F 0 Tennessee
John Taylor Nephew M 21 Tennessee
Henry Wilkie Servant M 64 Mississippi
Frank Smith Servant M 20 Tennessee
Daisy Pope Servant F 16 Tennessee
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name: Alston Madden West Event Date: 1917-1918 Event Place: Santa Fe County, New Mexico Nationality: United States Birth Date: 17 Jul 1880 Birthplace: , , United States
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Note N1574
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United States Census, 1900
Name: Jere West Event Place: Memphis city Ward 11, Shelby, Tennessee Age: 19 Birth Date: Dec 1881 Birthplace: Mississippi Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Role Gender Age Birthplace
A M West Head M 51 Mississippi
Eva C West Wife F 45 Mississippi
A M West Son M 20 Mississippi
Jere West Son M 19 Mississippi
United States Census, 1910
Name: Joe C West Event Place: Memphis Ward 14, Shelby, Tennessee Age: 28 Marital Status: Married Birth Year (Estimated): 1882 Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 8
Role Sex Age Birthplace
Alston M West Head Male 61 Mississippi
Eva C West Wife Female 54 Mississippi
Alston M West Son Male 29 Mississippi
Virginia S West Daughter-in-law Female 20 Tennessee = Virginia S Schenable
Joe C West Son Male 28 Mississippi
Harry A White Son-in-law Male 40 Tennessee
Evelyn W White Daughter Female 31 Mississippi
Eva C White Granddaughter Female 6 Tennessee
Virginia S West Granddaughter Female 0 Tennessee
John Taylor Nephew Male 21 Tennessee
Henry Wilkie Servant Male 64 Mississippi
Frank Smith Servant Male 20 Tennessee
Daisy Pope Servant Female 16 Tennessee
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name: Jere Clapp West Event Date: 1917-1918 Event Place: Bedford County, Pennsylvania Nationality: United States Birth Date: 09 Dec 1881 Birthplace: , , United States
United States Census, 1920
Name: Jere C West Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania Age: 38 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Own or Rent: Rent Birth Year (Estimated): 1882 Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jere C West Head M 38 Mississippi
Virginia S West Wife F 29 Tennessee
Virginia West Daughter F 10 Tennessee
Evlyn L West Daughter F 7 Tennessee
United States Census, 1930
Name: Jere C West Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania Age: 47 Birth Year (Estimated): 1883 Birthplace: Mississippi Father's Birthplace: Mississippi Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jere C West Head M 47 Mississippi
Virginia S West Wife F 39 Tennessee
Virginia S West Daughter F 20 Tennessee
Evlyn L West Daughter F 17 Tennessee
Frank Templeton Lodger M 29 West Virginia
Lillian R Feight Lodger F 51 Pennsylvania
John F Mckay Lodger M 49 Ohio
United States Census, 1940
Name: Jere C West Event Place: Bedford Borough, Bedford, Pennsylvania Age: 57 Birthplace: Mississippi Birth Year (Estimated): 1883 Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Role Gender Age Birthplace
Jere C West Head M 57 Mississippi
Virginia S West Wife F 49 Tennessee
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Jere Clapp West BIRTH 9 Dec 1882 DEATH 21 Feb 1955 (aged 72) BURIAL Bedford Cemetery Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania MEMORIAL ID 161495063
Parents Alston Madden West 1849–1916 Eva Walton Clapp West 1854–1936
Spouse Virginia Schevenell West 1890–1980
Siblings
Evelyn Lucas West White 1879–1950
Alston Madden West 1881–1919
Children
Virginia Schevenell West Warren 1909–2001
Bedford Gazette - February 23, 1955
Jere C. West Services Today; Civic Leader - Succumbs Monday After Long Career of Civic Service. Funeral services for Jere C. West, Past District Governor of Rotary and a faithful exponent of Rotary’s principle of “service above self” in his community of Bedford for more than 30 years will be held at the Barefoot Funeral Home, February 23. Death came quietly to one of Bedford’s outstanding civic figures at the Memorial hospital of Bedford county, at 7:15 o’clock Monday morning after an illness of many weeks. He was 72. Although he had been troubled by illness in varying degrees for more than a decade, he had maintained a sunny disposition and an eager outlook toward life, his community and his fellow men to the very end. The precept of selfless service carried him to new peaks of civic interest at a time when many individuals might have chosen to consider their community responsibilities ended. In countless ways across the span of 37 years, he had brought his great talent of organization to bear in shaping a better Bedford, during a long and honorable career which had its rough spots and disappointments. His zeal undiminished by temporary setbacks, he capped an already full life with his service to Rotary, particularly in the past decade. It was fitting, therefore - and it would have touched good Jere deeply - that his fellow Rotarians stood in silent prayer at their regular meeting Monday night, and after brief words of tribute to a loyal friend, went in a group to pay their respects.
Jere Clapp West was a direct descendant of John West, the brother of Lord Delaware and first governor of the Virginia Colony. He was born at Holly Springs, Mississippi and spent his younger years in Memphis, Tenn. He had resided in Bedford since 1913 where he entered the hotel and restaurant field. He was an organizer of the Hotel Pennsylvania and served as its President and Managing Director for a number of years after it was first erected. Those were the years, not long after World War I, when the Lincoln Highway was in its heyday, and Bedford was re-emerging as a tourist town. At the heart of many plans to promote Bedford as a growing community was Jere West, working tirelessly on development projects. He was one of the prime movers behind the Bedford Chamber of Commerce and together with such stalwarts as the late J. Roy Cessna, and the late Paul Reed and many others organized and conducted its affairs through many fruitful years. He served as the first president of the Chamber of Commerce and was re-elected five times. Serving further as a director and ever-diligent booster, over two decades. Although the passage of time erases the record of Chamber of Commerce achievements from many minds today, it had an important role in laying the groundwork for the Bedford of the present and its achievements were many and important to the community. During these years, Mr. West served also as a Director of the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce, as well as on the Greater Pennsylvania Council. He was an ardent worker for better highways, particularly a modernized Lincoln Highway, which then was the all-important artery of tourist travel. During Governor Gifford Pinchot’s term Jere was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Securities Commission. It was in large part due to the influence enjoyed at Harrisburg in those years that the old “bottleneck” bridge at the Narrows on Route 30 was replaced with the handsome concrete structure which now spans the Juniata in a sweeping curve at that point. The bridge was dedicated in 1936. For a number of years, Mr. West operated the Penn Tire Co., which began as a small company and expanded its operations to serve a number of counties. During a period of ill health he sold his interests from the company and retired. He is survived by his widow, the former Virginia Schevenell of Memphis, Tenn.; two daughters, Mrs. Reed B. Teitrick of Carlisle and Mrs. Ulysses Grant Warren of Moorestown, N. J.; and two granddaughters, Susan Teitrick and Virginia Lee Warren. Services conducted by Rev. Ira B. Reed of the Presbyterian church. Arrangements in charge of S. Alton Barefoot Funeral Home with interment in the Bedford cemetery.
There was also an extensive article on his life and achievements published the same day in the “Old Man on the Monument” section by the Rotary Club.
