Husband: Jefferson Bowell West
Born: Sep-26-1826 in Smithfield, Fayette Co, PA 1,2 Died: Feb-12-1902 in Harrison Co, WV 1,3 Buried: in Sheets Mill (Old West) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1 Occupation: farmer 4 Father: Nathaniel "Natty" West (1789 - 1853) Mother: Mary Everly (1794 - )
Wife: Ruhama Maddox Married: Sep- 5-1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Born: Aug-26-1833 at Duck Creek (West Milford), Harrison Co, (W)VA 5,1,2 Died: Jan-26-1909 in Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Sheets Mill (Old West) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 4 Resided: in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Father: William Maddox (1785 - 1869) Mother: Sarah Gaston (1790 - 1873) Notes
M Child 1: James Madison West Born: Jun-26-1851 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA 6 Died: Oct- 6-1927 near Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 6 Buried: in Sheets Mill (Old West) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 6 Never married: 6
M Child 2: William Jackson West Born: May-10-1853 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7 Died: Aug- 7-1900 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1 Occupation: carpenter, farmer 1 Wife: Sarah Louise Mick b. Sep-27-1858 d. Sep- 8-1930 Married: Sep- 5-1880 in Harrison Co, WV 1
F Child 3: Mary Virginia "Jennie" West
Census name: Jennie M. West 8
Born: Aug-13-1855 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA 9
Died: Sep- 1-1929 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 6,1
Buried: in Sheets Mill (Old West) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1
Never married: 6
Census: 1910, 1920
F Child 4: Bell Jane West Born: Aug-19-1857 in Harrison Co, WV 1 Died: Nov-24-1861 in Harrison Co, WV 1
M Child 5: Charles Howard West Born: May-14-1859 in Harrison Co, WV 1,10 Died: Oct-16-1937 in Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Elkview Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11,12 Census: 1910, 1920 in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Resided: 1887 in Marshall Co, WV 13 Occupation: 1920 bank watchman 14 Occupation: 1910 laborer in box factory 8 Occupation: 1900 laborer in mill 10 Wife: Diana Linn b. Jul- -1865 Married: Dec-29-1887 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV 13 No children: 10 Wife: Mary E. Shelhammer b. ca 1865 d. Oct- 1-1954 Married: Jan-30-1907 in Ohio 1
M Child 6: Ambrose Jefferson West Born: Oct-24-1861 in Harrison Co, WV 7,1 Died: Jan- 4-1936 near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 6 Buried: in Sheets Mill (Old West) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 15 Resided: near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 6 Resided: 1920 in Uniontown, Fayette Co, PA 15 Occupation: farmer 6 Occupation: trolley conductor 15 Wife: Florence Lillie Lee b. Dec-14-1875 Married: Jul-12-1899 15
F Child 7: Laura Alice West Born: Mar-28-1864 in Harrison Co, WV 6 Died: Jan- 1-1936 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 6 (see note 1) Buried: in Manley Cemetery, Shaver, Marion Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Marion Co, WV Occupation: teacher 15 Husband: Richard T. Manley b. ca 1864 d. Jan-21-1945 Also known as: T. Richard Manley 15 Married: Mar-26-1890 in Harrison Co, WV 15
M Child 8: Hiram Thomas West Born: Mar-15-1866 in Harrison Co, WV 15,7,16,3 (see note 2) Died: Jan-14-1949 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 15,3 Buried: in Sheets Mill (Old West) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1920 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: carpenter, farmer 15 Wife: Allie Belle Davis b. Oct-31-1873 d. Feb- 4-1933 Census name: Annabelle 14 Married: Jul-28-1895 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 17,15
M Child 9: Judson Lee West Born: Jul- 7-1868 in Harrison Co, WV 15 Baptized: West Milford Bapt Ch in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 18 Died: Sep-30-1955 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 6 Buried: in Sheets Mill (Old West) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 15 Resided: in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 6 Census: 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV 19 Occupation: farmer 6 Wife: Minnie Otto Cottrill b. Jul-24-1877 d. Feb- 1-1909 Married: Nov-17-1903 at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 20,19
F Child 10: Emma Frances West Born: Mar-25-1870 in Harrison Co, WV 15 Died: Feb-13-1911 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 15 Buried: in Sheets Mill (Old West) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: James Warner Kerby b. ca 1875 Also known as: James Warner Kirby 20 Married: Sep- 1-1901 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 21
M Child 11: Arthur Ernest West
Born: Jul- 3-1873 in Harrison Co, WV 22,23
Died: May-21-1929 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 6
Buried: in Sheets Mill (Old West) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 15
Resided: 1927 near Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV 24
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 6
Never married: 6
F Child 12: Ida Mae West Born: Feb- 2-1876 in Harrison Co, WV 15,3 Died: Aug-19-1964 in Harrison Co, WV 15,3 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 25 Husband: George Lemuel Bartlett b. Oct-19-1868 d. Mar-12-1959 Married: Sep-22-1895 in Harrison Co, WV 15
F Child 13: Hattie Odessa West Born: Feb- 8-1879 in Harrison Co, WV 15,7 (see note 3) Died: Aug-13-1963 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26,15 Buried: in Sheets Mill (Old West) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 15,26 Resided: 1936 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 27 Never married: 26
Sources: (1) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 553. (2) Death record of son. (3) Headstone. (4) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 465. (5) W. N. Hurley, Jr., Maddox: A Southern Maryland Family, Heritage Books, Bowie, MD, ISBN 0-788-0123-8, 1994, p. 106. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV. (8) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). "The Wests of Duck Creek," p. 466, reports birth date as Sep 13 1855, but death certificate states Aug 13 1855. (10) 1900 Census, Marshall County, WV. (11) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 466. (12) Cemeteries of Clark District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (13) Marshall County Marriage Records, Moundsville, WV. (14) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (15) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 554. (16) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (17) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001), Identified as Hiram T. West, 29, b. & res. in Harrison Co, son of Jefferson B. & Ruhama West; and Allie Belle Davis, 20, b. & res. in Harrison Co, dau of Wm. & Mary Davis. Married Jul 28 1895 in West Milford. MR p. 87. (18) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 470. (19) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 425. (20) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (21) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as James Warner Kerby, 26, b. Harrison Co Ohio, res. Harrison Co WVa, son of James F. & Jeannie Kerby; and Emma Francis West, 31, b. & res. in Harrison Co WVa, dau of Jefferson & Ruhama West. Married Sep 1 1901 in West Milford. Informants for the marriage license: James W. Kerby & Jed West. MR p. 209. (22) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). "The Wests of Duck Creek," p. 466, reports birth date as Jul 3 1872, but death record states Jul 3 1873, and 1900 Census also shows it as Jul 1873. (23) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (24) Death record of brother. (25) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (26) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (27) Death record of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Bell Run Note (2) Age 43 in 1920 Census would put birth in about 1877, but all other records support the 1866 birth date. Note (3) Birth date given in death record as Feb 8 1878, but 1900 Census states birth date as Feb 1879.