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Ancestor of W307
Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958
Name Wesley West Spouse's Name Polly Ann McKay Event Date 14 Nov 1839 Event Place Highland, Ohio
United States Census, 1840
Name Wesley Weste Event Place Concord Township, Fayette, Ohio Page 57 M30-40 F15-20
United States Census, 1850
Name Wesley West Event Place Concord, Fayette, Ohio Age 42 Birth Year (Estimated) 1808 Birthplace Kentucky House Number 1044
Role Sex Age Birthplace
Wesley West M 42 Kentucky
Polly A West F 29 Ohio
Sally West F 8 Ohio
Margaret J West F 7 Ohio
Isaac N West M 3 Ohio
Thomas West M 1 Ohio
United States Census, 1860
Name Wesley West Event Place Franklin Township, Linn, Iowa Age 51 Birth Year (Estimated) 1809 Birthplace Kentucky Page 22
Role Sex Age Birthplace
Wesley West M 51 Kentucky
Polly Ann West F 38 Ohio
Sally West F 18 Ohio
Margaret J West F 17 Ohio
Isaac N West M 14 Ohio
Thomas T West M 10 Ohio
Elijah West M 7 Ohio
Harriet E West F 9 Ohio
Ely West M 6 Ohio
David West M 3 Ohio
Isaac Mc Kay M 16 Ohio
United States General Index to Pension Files
Name Wesley West Event Date 1866 Beneficiary's Name Polly West
United States Census, 1870
Name Wesley West Event Place Iowa Age 62 Birth Year (Estimated) 1807-1808 Birthplace Kentucky Page Number 13
Role Sex Age Birthplace
Wesley West M 62 Kentucky
Polly West F 49 Ohio
Isac West M 24 Ohio
Thomas West M 20 Ohio
Harriette West F 18 Ohio
Elizah West M 17 Ohio
Ely West M 15 Ohio
David West M 13 Ohio
Eva West F 9 Iowa
Mary West F 6 Iowa
United States Census, 1880
Name Westey West Event Place Mt Vernon, Linn, Iowa Age 71 Occupation Farmer Birth Year (Estimated) 1809 Birthplace Kentucky Father's Birthplace Delaware Mother's Birthplace Virginia
Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 200 Person Number 0 Volume 1
Role Sex Age Birthplace
Westey West Self M 71 Kentucky
Pollie A West Wife F 48 Ohio
Isaac West Son M 32 Ohio
Harret E West Daughter F 29 Ohio
Eliza A West Son M 27 Ohio
David Mcc West Son M 23 Ohio
Florence E West Daughter F 19 Iowa
Mary A West Daughter F 16 Iowa
Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997
Name: Wesley Wist Residence Place: Franklin, Linn Prob will made Date: 1 Mar 1887 Probate Place: Linn, Iowa, USA [Inferred Death Year: Abt 1887 Inferred Death Place: Iowa]
Others Listed Relationship
Polly A. West Wife
Sally West Wist Child
Oldham Wist Child
Margaret West Child
Thomas Wist Child
Isaac N. West Child
Thomas J. West Child
Elijah A. West Child = Eli?
Ely West Child
Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997
Name: Wesley West Probate Date: 19 Jun 1894 Probate Place: Linn, Iowa Inferred Death Year: Abt 1894 Inferred Death Place: Iowa Case Number: 2330
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Wesley West BIRTH 6 Oct 1808 Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky DEATH 13 May 1894 (aged 85) Mount Vernon, Linn County, Iowa BURIAL Mount Vernon Cemetery Mount Vernon, Linn County, Iowa
MEMORIAL ID 73903176
Parents Eli Henry West 1781-1852 Sarah Guffin West 1780-1867
Spouse Mary Ann McKay West 1821-1913
Siblings
Mary Row VanPelt 1800-1882
Elizabeth West Pavey 1806-1898
Sarah West Craig 1815-1896
Eli Henry West 1818-1896
Elsie West Tudor 1818-1898
Spencer B. West 1823-1874
Children
Nancy West unknown-1849
Andrew West 1840-1841
Sarah West Oldham 1841-1911
Margaret Jane West Thomas 1843-1918
Isaac Newton West 1846-1929
Eli West 1848-1849
Thomas Taylor West 1849-1935
Harriet Elizabeth West Harper 1851-1909
Elijah Amos West 1852-1935
Ely West 1854-1936
David McKay West 1856-1906
Florence Eva West Waln 1861-1886
Mary Ann West Kirk 1864-1957
Son of Eli West & Sarah Guffin. Married to Mary "Polly" Ann McKay.
On Lot Is Polly Anne McKay 1831 To 03 Oct 1913 and Vera M 1890 To 1920 and Daniel 1856 To 1906, Vernon, Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Posted 15 Apr 2011 by Kevin Coppess
WEST, WESLEY, farmer, Sec. 10; P. 0. Mt. Vernon; born in Kentucky in 1808; at an early age. he emigrated, with his parents, to Ohio, where he remained until his removal to this county in 1859. He owns about 600 acres of land. He married Miss Mollie McKay in 1839; she was born in Ohio; has ten children-Sarah, Margaret J., Isaac N, Thomas T., Harriet E., Elijah A., Ely, David C, Florence E. and Mary; lost three.
Posted 25 Aug 2022 by LClarkson518
Wesley West was born near Lexington Kentucky, Oct 6, 1808. With his parents he moved to Adams Co., Ohio, when two years old; and four years later to Ross Co., and two years later to Fayette Co., in the same state where he continued to reside until October 1859, when with his family he established his home, where he spent his last days, an old homestead, just south of this city, adjoining the college campus. At her home in Lexington, Ohio, on Nov. 14, 1839, he was united in marriage to Polly A. McKay, who will survives him. Together, hand in hand, they commenced the uneven battle of life on his forest farm near Stanton, Fayette Co., Ohio.
Through his personal and ceaseless toil, through the steady persistent unfaltering strokes of his own Ax, those mighty oaks and towering elms, gave way to fields rich with the harvest of fruit and grain wherewith his family, for whom he ever lived, might find food, shelter and (not legible). Not alone (not legible) thus toil for always close by his side was she who stays yet a little while to mourn his going. After conversion he and his young wife in 1840, united with the Protestant Methodist church of White Oak a near by preaching station, and where he continued as active member until their removal to Mt. Vernon, when by letter he became identified with the Methodist Episcopal church of this place, and whose records after a continuous membership of over 54 years, his name is still be be found. his infirmities for the past twenty years have kept him from regular attendance at his chosen place of worship, but he went forward living a good will toward men and arrainging (sic) his house for the coming of the pale messenger.
He was a man of unusual strength and endurance until 1852, when he met with a very serious accident which left with him a permanent lameness and was the occasion of intense suffering during all his subsequent life. It has been said that this suffering was to him geater than a hundred deaths and yet no one ever heard him complain of his misfortune or his affliction. He bore it all with perfect meekness and true christian fortitude. Aside from this affliction he knew but little of sickness until the last two years of his life, when the feebleness of a ripe old age proved to be more than an equal for his strong independent spirit.
Though on many occasions during that time he was brought low in the conflict, yet not a murmur was heard. The ever wasting and benumbing influences of age were seen in his bent form and feeble step, yet reason and memory even to the last refused to be dethroned, or share in other bodily infirmities. He could recite in minutes the detail incidents and experiences of his every day life, covering a period from childhood up to his last days. unlike men of his age, he lived in the present as well as in the past. Although with him everything was in readiness for the Journey, he still found new Joys even to the last hours of his last day. Sitting in his old arm chair in his favorite place on the front piazza of his home on the beautiful Sabbath afternoon of May 13, 1894, he heard the welcome summons, “Well done good and faithful servant,” and at once the answer floated back to his Savior “I am coming.” A moment more and the spirit, as gentle as the evening breeze which fanned his snowy locks, left its tenement of flesh and went forth to claim its celestial inheritance prepared for those who suffer, who weep and who wait.
The deceased patriarch leaves behind him none but friends. He knew no enemies. Among the many relatives who mourn his loss are in his father’s family, an only brother, Eli West, of Mechanicsville, Ia, who was present to pay him the last tokens of brotherly affection, and three sisters, Mrs. Craig of Stanton, Ohio, Mrs. Tutor and Mrs. Pavy of Indiana the latter now two years his senior.
Of his own family he leaves the aged widow, who was the choice of his young manhood, five sons and four daughters. Of the sons Isaac N., Ely and David M. have always lived near him, his home for the past four years with the latter. Thomas T. lives at Pawnee Oklahoma and Elijah A. at Fort Dodge Ia. Of the daughters, Mrs. Sallie W. Oldham lives in Eldorado, Kan., Mrs. Hattie E. Harper at Pierre, So, Dak., Mrs. Mary A. Kirk at Madison, N.J., and Mrs. Margaret J. Thomas who lives but two miles from his home. Florence E. Waln, preceding him to that better land by about eight years.
Thirty-two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren are left to emulate his life and revere his memory.
All the family were present at the funeral except Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. Oldham and Thomas, the second son. The pall bearers were his three sons, Isaac, David and Elijah and his three grandsons, Oliver D. and Geo. L. Harman, sons of Mrs. Thomas and Charles Wesley, eldest son of Ely West. The funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the old home and were conducted by his pastor, Rev. H. O. Pratt assisted by Dr. King and Dr. Boyd, of Cornell College. A mixed quartet from the college rendered most beautifully the soul and sentiment of his two favorite hymns, “Nearer My God to Thee,” and “ A Charge to Keep I Have.” The pastor spoke from the text, “Blessed are they who died in the Lord,” while the others dwelt upon the character and life of the deceased as they had know him during these many years. A large concourse of sympathizing friends followed the remains to our beautiful cemetery where they were quietly lead away to await the resurrection morn.Thus with a long and useful life, fully rounded out as but few live to shape them, and after a Journey commenting almost with the century, 35 years of it with us in this community - Wesley West, Husband, Father and Grandfather, at the age of 85 years, 7 months and 7 days goes out from among us never to return.
Geneanet Community Trees Index
Name: Wesley West Birth Date: 18 oct. 1808 Birth Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky Death Date: 13 mai 1894 Death Place: MT Vernon, Linn, Iowa Father: Eli H West Mother: Sarah Guffin
Spouse: Mary Ann McKAY
Child:
Andrew West
David C West
Elijah Amos West
Eli West
Ely West
Florence Eva West
Harriett Elizabeth West
Isaac Newton West
Margaret Jane West
Mary Ann West
Nancy West
Sarah West
Thomas Tailer West
Community Contributed IGI
Wesley West birth: 6 October 1808 Lexington, Fayette, KY death: 13 May 1894 father: Eli West mother: Sarah Guffin
