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Note    N1706         Index
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name: Nelson Lester West Event Date: 1917-1918 Event Place: Menard County, Illinois Nationality: United States Birth Date: 09 Jun 1887 Birthplace: Petersburg, Illinois dated 1917

United States Census, 1940
Name: Nelson L West Event Place: Petersburg, Petersburg Election Precinct, Menard, Illinois Age: 52 Birthplace: Illinois Birth Year (Estimated): 1888 Last Place of Residence: Same House
Role Gender Age Birthplace
Nelson L West Head M 52 Illinois
Bernice C West Wife F 52 Illinois
Marcus C West Son M 6 Illinois
Nellie Baker Mother-in-law F 68 Illinois

United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Nelson Lester West Event Date: 1942 Event Place: Petersburg, Menard, Illinois Birth Date: 09 Jun 1887

Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths
Name: Nelson Lester West Event Date: 25 Aug 1946 Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois Age: 59 Birth Date: 09 Jun 1887 Birthplace: Petersburg, Illinois
Father's Name: Jacob West Father's Birthplace: Menard Co., Ill. Mother's Name: Laura Wallby Mother's Birthplace: Wisconsin
Occupation: Unemployed Residence Place: Petersburg, Menard, Ill. Spouse's Name: Bernice C. Baker Burial Date: 28 Aug 1946 Burial Place: Petersburg, Menard, Ill. Cemetery: Rosehill

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Nelson Lester West BIRTH 9 Jun 1887 DEATH 25 Aug 1946 (aged 59) BURIAL Rose Hill Cemetery Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois PLOT 2nd Add, L137, Gr 2nd NW cor MEMORIAL ID 63060715
Gravesite Details 59y, 2m 16d, VET: WWI Pvt Army 4 Co Dis Det


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Note    N1789         Index
notes from Ann Guthrie
Marriage
Before 1787 Jones County, NC Listed as 'Mary Milton' in her father's will

Inheritance (from father Levi West)
1787 Onslow County, NC
Item. I give to my daughter MARY MILTON one ewe & lamb besides what I ahve before given to her and her heirs & assigns forever

Inheritance (Husband: Benjamin Melton)
1803 Onslow County, North Carolina
Unto my wife Mary Melton all the remainder of my estate indoors and out to raise her children or give, sell and dispose of among her children as she pleases

pos
United States Census, 1790
Name: Mary Ann Melton
Event Place: Not Stated, Onslow, North Carolina


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Note    N1844         Index
prob never married

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1830 United States Federal Census
Name: George R West Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Henderson, Tennessee, Lexington pos George R plus brothers Soloman & Isaac or John
3m 20-30

United States Census, 1850
Name: George R West Event Place: Decatur county, Decatur, Tennessee Age: 48 Birth Year (Estimated): 1802 Birthplace: Tennessee House Number: 86
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Isaac West M 74 South Carolina
Hannah West F 70 Virginia
Soloman West M 52 South Carolina
George R West M 48 Tennessee

United States Census, 1860
Name: G R West Event Place: District No 15, Wayne, Tennessee Age: 58 Birth Year (Estimated): 1802 Birthplace: Tennessee Page: 171

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George R West BIRTH SC DEATH 4 Mar 1874 BURIAL Hill Crest Cemetery Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi MEMORIAL ID 11538374

Inscription: Erected by relatives in loving remembrance of George R West. Born in S.C. Died at the residence of his cousin Gen. A. M. West in Holly Springs, Miss. Age about 74 years.

Geneanet Community Trees Index
Name George Russell West Birth Date 1802 Birth Place Tennessee (Tennessee City), Tennessee Death Date 18 déc. 1873 Death Place Texas (Texas City), Texas Father Isaac West Mother Margaret Hannah Ellzey West Russell

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Note    N1845         Index
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Isaac West Birth Year: 1805 Spouse Name: Sarah Spouse Birth Year: 1812

United States Census, 1840
Name Isaac West Event Place Perry, Tennessee Page 155
m30-40 3f<5 2f5-10 f20-30

Texas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1820-1890
Name Isaac West StateTX County Washington County Township No Township Listed Year 1846 Record Type Tax list Page NPN Database TX Tax List Index, 1840-1849

United States Census, 1850
Name: Isaac West Event Place: Washington county, Washington, Texas Age: 45 Birth Year (Estimated): 1805 Birthplace: Tennessee House Number: 38
Role Gender Age Birthplace
Isaac West M 45 Tennessee
Sarah West F 37 Tennessee transcribed as 27
E C West F 16 Tennessee transcribed as 10
L A West F 15 Tennessee
J W West F 13 Tennessee
J West West M 8 Tennessee
D M West M 6 Tennessee
G R West M 4 Texas
X E West F 18 Tennessee
J Griffith M 36 Tennessee

Find A Grave Index
Name: Isaac West Event Date: 1858 Event Place: Lee, Texas Birth Date: 15 Jan 1805 Death Date: 11 Feb 1858 Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery Affiliate Record Identifier: 23076646
Spouse Sarah West
Children Caroline E. Bennett

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Isaac M West, Jr BIRTH 5 Jan 1805 DEATH 11 Feb 1858 (aged 53) BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Lee County, Texas, USA MEMORIAL ID 23076646
Isaac M. West, Jr. married Sarah Murphee. She was born in 1812 and died 25 Nov 1878. Isaac, with his brother Solomon, were the first of their familiy to come to Texas. In 1850, Isaac appears on the Census of Washington County, Texas with his wife and seven children (4 girls and 3 boys), ranging in age from 18 to 4. All were born in Tennessee except for the youngest, who was born in Texas. This family probably came to Texas about 1845.
Spouse Sarah Murphree West 1813-1878 (m. 1828)
Children
Diana Elizabeth West Griffith 1831-1923
Caroline E. West Bennett 1834-1900
Permelia T West Stockton 1838-1930
James W. West 1842-1899
George Russell West 1846-1926

Gravesite Details: Griffeth Jacob is buried beside Isaac West. Their markers are identical. Griffeth died 8 yrs after Isaac.

In 1874 Texas created Lee County with a portion of Washington County that included the Old Evergreen community. All that is left of the comuniuty is the Old Evergreen Cemetery

Texas, Deaths and Burials, 1903-1973
Name: Isaac West Birthplace: Tennessee Wife: UNKNOWN Daughter: Dina Elizabeth Griffith
Other information in the record of Dina Elizabeth Griffith
Age: 91 Father's Name: Isaac West Father's Birthplace: Tennessee