Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John West    
                Born: Jun-20-1806          in Fayette Co, PA  1
                Died: May- 9-1889          in Selbyville, Upshur Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Ross Cemetery, Selbyville, Upshur Co, WV  1
              Census: 1870                 in Upshur Co, WV  1
          Occupation:                      Farmer & Miller - West Milford, WV  1
              Father: Nathan West   (1780 - 1863) 
              Mother: Sarah Davisson   (1786 - 1872) 
                Wife: Abigail Clemens     
             Married: Jan- 7-1833          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  1
                Born: Aug- 2-1814          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  1
                Died: Aug-22-1888          in Selbyville, Upshur Co, WV  1
              Buried:                      in Ross Cemetery, Selbyville, Upshur Co, WV  1
              Father: Samuel Clemens 
              Mother: Nancy Utter 
           F Child 1: Amanda West      
                Born: Jul-28-1829          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  2,3
                Died: Aug-26-1919          in Lewis Co, WV  2,3
              Buried:                      in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV  4,2
              Census: 1910                 in Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, WV  2
              Census: 1880                 in Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV  2
             Husband: John Taylor  b. Jan-18-1823  d. Jul-31-1888  
             Married: Jul-10-1849          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  2
           F Child 2: Caroline Matilda West      
                Born: Jan-26-1835          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  2,4
                Died: Oct-16-1911          in Weston, Lewis Co, WV  2,4,5
              Buried:                      in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV  4
             Husband: Isaac M. Gaston  b. Apr- 1-1836  d. Mar-16-1914  
             Married: Sep- 3-1857          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  6
           F Child 3: Helen Urzelda West      
       Also known as: Hellen Urzelda West 7
                Born: Sep-23-1836          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  7
                Died: Dec-22-1913          in Alum Bridge, Lewis Co, WV  7
              Buried:                      in Rock Grove Baptist Cemetery, Rt 33/119, Pickle Street, Lewis Co, WV  7
             Husband: Minter X. Bailey  b. Dec- 8-1834  d. Dec- 1-1888  
             Married: Dec- 3-1857          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  7

Sources:
(1) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore 
MD, 1997, p. 290. 
(2) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore 
MD, 1997, p. 294. 
(3) Headstone (year only) 
(4) Headstone. 
(5) Newspaper extract (Democrat), Age at death given as 73, which is likely to have been in error.  Also conflicting with 
the headstone dates is a source putting her date of death at Oct 10 1917. Issue 
10/20/1911. 
(6) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=38525&Type=Marriage. 
(7) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore 
MD, 1997, p. 295. 







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