Husband: William Burr West 1
Also known as: William Burrow West 2
Born: Sep-17-1874 in Upshur Co, WV 3,2,4 (see note 1)
Died: Jan- 9-1949 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,2,1,4
Buried: in Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 3,1,6,2
Resided: in Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Resided: in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: carpenter, farmer 3,2
Father: John Jackson West (1837 - 1906)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Cozad (1840 - 1922)
Wife: Mary Etta Carder 2 Also known as: Marietta Carder 7,2,6,8 Married: Jan-30-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Aug-16-1880 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV 2,4 Died: Mar-13-1963 in Coudersport, Potter Co, PA 2,4 Buried: in Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 2,6 Census: 1900, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Father: William C. Carder Mother: Melinda Fultineer Notes 2
M Child 1: Rupert W. West Born: Nov-27-1902 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Dec- 2-1992 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 5,9 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 3,9 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 3,9 Resided: formerly in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 3,10,9 Occupation: heavy equipment operatore, WV Dept of Hwys (35 yrs, retired 1969) 3,9 Wife: Hazel N. Nicholson b. Mar-31-1910 d. Sep-16-1997 Married: Nov-26-1928 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 9
F Child 2: Anna Verle West Also known as: Verle West 9,11,12 Born: Nov- 1-1905 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 9,4 Died: Oct- -1932 9,4 Buried: in Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 9,13 Census: 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Edgar Ash b. 1900 d. 1959 Married: Sep-17-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
M Child 3: William Stanley "Casey" West Also known as: Stanley West 10,14 Born: Jun-16-1908 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 9,15 Died: Jun-15-1995 in Palatka, Putnam Co, FL 9,15 Resided: in Salem, WV 9,15 Occupation: mechanic; worked with father on compressor stations; truck driver 9 Wife: Blanche Geraldine Nicholson b. Jul- 3-1908 d. Aug-15-1989 Married: Apr-21-1928 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9
M Child 4: Dorus Jackson West Census name: Doras J. West 16 Born: Feb-26-1911 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 17,14 Died: Apr- 1-1980 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Buried: in Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: in Salem, WV 17 Resided: 1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: minister 17 Occupation: 1940 pipeline worker 18 Wife: Elizabeth Castoline Freeman b. Feb-10-1917 d. Oct- 5-1996 Census name: Castoline Freeman Married: Jul- 3-1935 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17
F Child 5: Hattie Vione West Also known as: Vione West 19,10,20,21 Born: Jun-16-1914 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 17,3 Died: Oct-24-2005 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 3 Resided: in Liberty Addition (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 3,17 Resided: 1969 in Coudersport, Potter Co, PA 7 Resided: 1949 in Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 23,10 Census: 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Occupation: Maple View Rest Home, Potter Co, PA 3 Husband: Clyde Goldsmith b. Apr-14-1913 d. Jan- 2-1969 Married: Oct-15-1931 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 24
M Child 6: Deward Corwin West Also known as: Corwin West 10,25,17 Born: Dec-23-1916 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 17,15 Died: Dec- -2000 15 (see note 3) Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 26 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15 Resided: 1995 in Laurel Valley (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 17 Resided: 1949, 1950 at Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 10,27 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: food service supervisor, VA Hospital, Clarksburg, WV - 17 yrs 17 Education: Salem College 27 Military: enlisted 11/27/1943 Pfc, US Army, World War II, Europe (wounded in action) 17,26,28,29 Wife: Jewell W. Snider b. May-23-1922 Census name: Julia Snyder Married: Jun- 5-1940 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
M Child 7: Harold B. West Born: Jul- 7-1920 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 2 Died: Dec-25-1982 in Mount Jewett, McKean Co, PA 2,30 Buried: in Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 2 Resided: 1949 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 10 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: minister 31,30,10 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1939) Wife: Martha Virginia Petry b. Jul-30-1926 d. Oct-14-2004 Married: Feb-18-1945 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 2 No children: 30
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. 424. (3) Obituary. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Obituary - At home. (6) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (7) Obituary of husband. (8) Birth record of son. (9) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 429. (10) Obituary of father. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (12) Headstone. (13) Findagrave.com. (14) Death record of son. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (17) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 430. (18) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797150&Type=Marriage. (20) Marriage record of daughter. (21) Death record of daughter. (22) Obituary - Nursing home. (23) Death record of father. (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Clyde Goldsmith, 21, b. & res. in Harrison Co; and Vione West, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Oct 15 1931 in West Union. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797150&Type=Marriage. (25) Newspaper anniversary announcement of daughter. (26) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com) (27) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1950. (28) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (29) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (30) Obituary of wife. (31) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, Licensed to preach at age 17; began at Jarvisville United Brethren Church, Harrison Co, WV. p. 424. Event Notes Note (1) Upshur County birth record (p. 79) shows birth date as May 16 1874 (per Donnelly's "Wests of Duck Creek, p. 424). But death record reports birth as Sep 17 1874 in Upshur Co, with age at death 74y 3m 22d. Note (2) Listed as a niece in household of Abraham & Catharine (Carder) Hinkle. Note (3) Death date given in SSDI as Dec 1 2000, but Veterans records indicate Dec 22 2000.