Doddridge County Roots

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Thomas Jefferson WEST

Thomas Jefferson WEST

Male 1848 - 1859  (10 years)

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  • Name Thomas Jefferson WEST 
    Born 12 Sep 1848  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birthdate for Thomas Jefferson West previously reported as Aug 17 1848 (source not documented), but Donnelly (p. 413, citing D. R. Davisson papers) states it as Sep 12 1849. Death record, as reported by Patricia B. Hickman, lists age as 12, but headstone gives age at death on Apr 30 1859 as 10y 7m 18d, which would put birthdate on Sep 12 1848.
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Apr 1859  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Sinclair Cemetery, Upper Duck Crk Rd, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Person ID I1436  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2004 

    Father Eli R. WEST,   b. 5 Apr 1813, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1858, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Belinda KING,   b. 13 Jun 1817, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1887, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F467  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. 413.

    2. [S5] Headstone.
      Date of birth not specified and is calculated from age at death, 10y7m18d, stated in inscription.

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S2238] Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV).