Doddridge County Roots

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Sarah "Sally" WEST

Sarah "Sally" WEST

Female 1811 - 1883  (72 years)

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  • Name Sarah "Sally" WEST  [1
    Born 14 Jan 1811  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Aug 1883  [1, 2
    Buried Sinclair Cemetery, Upper Duck Crk Rd, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I1296  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2004 

    Father Job WEST,   b. CA 1774, Harford Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. CA 1823, Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Mother Mary E. "Polly" GASTON,   b. 4 May 1785, Monmouth Co, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1865, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F416  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christopher BROHERD 
    Married 15 Jul 1832 
    • Records show that Sarah West was married, but her headstone gives her maiden name. There may have been a divorce and she took back the name of West. Some sources (e.g., Donnelly, p. 411) state that she was not married at all.
    Family ID F1757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1623] The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), William F. Donnelly, (Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997), p. 411.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

    3. [S5] Headstone.
      - Age at death given as 72y 7m 15d. Name on headstone is Sarah West.