Amanda WEST

1829 - 1919  (90 years)

• Name	Amanda WEST
  Born	28 Jul 1829	Harrison Co, (W)VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV   [1]
  Census	1910	Hackers Creek, Lewis Co, WV   [1]
  Died	26 Aug 1919	Lewis Co, WV   [1, 2]
  Buried	Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I1126	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2004

  
  

  Father	John WEST,   b. 20 Jun 1806, Fayette Co, PA ,   d. 9 May 1889, Selbyville, Upshur Co, WV  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Abigail CLEMENS,   b. 2 Aug 1814, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 22 Aug 1888, Selbyville, Upshur Co, WV  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F9611	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John TAYLOR,   b. 18 Jan 1823, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 31 Jul 1888, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 65 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1849	Harrison Co, (W)VA   [1]
  Notes	In addition to the four children known to have been born to them, it is said that twelve other children died at birth or in infancy, for which there is no record of names or dates of birth or death. John Taylor moved from Taylor Co, WV to the Jane Lew area of Lewis Co, WV, where many of his descendants are still to be found. 1850 Census, Lewis County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 1 1850: John Taylor, 27, farmer; Amanda Taylor, 19; Elizabeth J. Taylor, 22; Josiah Taylor, 12. 1870 Census, Lewis County, WV (Willey Township), enumerated in Sep 1870: John Taylor, 47, farmer; Amanda, 40; Lucy E, 15; Helen, 4; Willie G, 11 months. 1880 Census, Lewis County, WV (Freemans Creek), enumerated on Jun 25 1880: John Taylor, 57, farmer; wife Amanda, 50; dau Helen A, 14; son Willie Grant, 10; dau Ella Nora, 6. (Note: Although daughter Helen's middle initial is given in the census as A, her name appears on her headstone as Helen May Taylor.)
  Children	+ 1. Lucy E. TAYLOR,   b. 6 Sep 1854, Lewis Co, (W)VA ,   d. 9 Oct 1928, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 74 years)   2. Helen May TAYLOR,   b. 5 Jan 1866,   d. 8 Jun 1957  (Age 91 years) + 3. William Grant TAYLOR,   b. 1 Jul 1869,   d. 23 Apr 1944  (Age 74 years) + 4. Ella Nora TAYLOR,   b. 28 Jan 1874,   d. 6 Mar 1951  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S1623] The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), William F. Donnelly, (Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997), p. 294. [S638] Headstone (year only). [S5] Headstone.