Husband: Eli Jacob West
Born: Jul-24-1860 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Sep-14-1939 near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 3,2
Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1,2
Cause of death: sandbank cave-in 1,2
Resided: in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1920 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV 2
Occupation: farmer 1,2
Father: John Jackson West (1837 - 1906)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Cozad (1840 - 1922)
Wife: Verona May Lynch 4,5 Also known as: Bert or Byrd 6,7 Married: Feb-27-1887 in Harrison Co, WV 2
Born: Jun- 8-1863 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2 Died: Jan-10-1939 in Buffalo Creek, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2 Buried: in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 2 Father: Isaac Lynch (1833 - 1908) Mother: Mary Jane Burnside (1838 - 1919)
F Child 1: Gaile West Born: Jul-28-1888 in Harrison Co, WV 2 Died: Mar-31-1891 2
M Child 2: Hoy D. West Born: Apr-23-1895 in Parsons, Tucker Co, WV 1 (see note 1) Died: Jun-29-1953 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 1 Buried: in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Barboursville, Cabell Co, WV 1 Resided: in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 1 Resided: 1950 in Marathon, Monroe Co, FL 2 Resided: 1913 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Occupation: grocer, carpenter 2,1 Wife: Virginia Clegg b. ca 1888 Married: Dec-26-1913 in Harrison Co, WV 2 No children: 2 Wife: Myrtle ___ Married: bef 1940 in Cabell Co, WV 2
F Child 3: Calla Oscie West Also known as: Kelley West 6 Born: Sep- 9-1899 in Harrison Co, WV 9,10 Died: May-14-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,10 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 11,9 Resided: at Buffalo Creek, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 9 Census: 1940 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Homer W. McKinley b. Apr- 9-1896 d. May- 4-1952
F Child 4: Lessie Mae West Born: Apr-16-1905 in Harrison Co, WV 9 (see note 2) Died: May- 7-1990 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM 9 Buried: in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 9 Resided: in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 9 Census: 1920 in Harrison Co, WV Occupation: Humphreys Tourist Home, Huntington, WV, 1931-1987 9 Husband: George Thomas Humphreys b. Apr- 1-1899 d. Oct-23-1983 Married: Jul-14-1922 in Salem, WV 12
M Child 5: Robert E. West Born: Jun-23-1907 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 13 Died: Dec- 6-1985 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 11,13 Education: Salem College (1954) 13 Occupation: industrial arts teacher, Lunenburg Co, Harrisonburg & Manassas, VA (17 yrs) 13 Wife: Forrest Xenia Moore b. Feb- 2-1909 d. Jul-29-1969 Married: Sep- 6-1931 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 13 Wife: Mildred Loew Coleman b. May-21-1909 d. Oct-29-1999 Married: Nov-29-1969 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 13
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 422. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Eli Jacob West, widower of Verona May Lynch, b. Jul 24 1860 at West Milford, d. Sep 14 1939 at West Milford in an accident when he "was caught in a cave in at his sand bank. Instant death." His parents were identified as John Elisha West & Elizabeth Ann Cozad, both at variance with their names as documented elsewhere, John Jackson West & Mary Elizabeth Cozad. Source of information for the death record identified as Mrs. Homer McKinley of West Milford. This would be Eli's daughter Calla Oscie West McKinley. (4) Death record of husband. (5) Death record of son. (6) Marriage record of daughter. (7) Marriage record of son. (8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (9) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 426. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as George Thomas Humphreys, widowed, 23, b. Marshall Co WV, res. Newburg (Preston Co) WV, son of John & Elizabeth Humphreys; and Lessie Mae West, single, 18, b. Harrison Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of E. J. & Bert West. Married Jul 14 1922 at Salem WV by Bascom T. Trevey, Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. A handwritten notation in the top margin of the record states "Do Not Publish.", MR p. 414. (13) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 427. Event Notes Note (1) Donnelly's "Wests of Duck Creek" reports birth date as Apr 23 1892, citing Eli J. West Family Bible. But death record states birth date as Apr 23 1895, giving age as 58 at time of death on Jun 29 1953. Marriage record, however, shows that he gave his age as 22 at time of his Dec 1913 marriage. Note (2) SSDI reports birth date as Apr 16 1904