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Allen West Sr. 1810–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1887

Death Location: Effingham, Georgia, USA

Father: Male !+

Mother: Female 1

Spouse(s): Sallie West

Children(s): Allen Jr., Jane *HammondAllen, Jabez West, Rebecca West, Mollie West, Sallie West, Henry West

Allen West Sr. was born in 1810 in Georgia, the child of Male African West And Female African 1. In 1867, Allen West Sr. resided in Columbia, Georgia, USA. Allen West Sr. married Sallie West, and had children including Allen West Jr, Henry West, Jabez West, Jane West Colbert Hammondallen, Mollie West, Rebecca West, Sallie West. Allen West Sr. passed away in 1887 in Effingham, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Allen West Sr. was born in 1810 in Georgia, the child of Male African West And Female African 1.
  • In 1867, Allen West Sr. resided in Columbia, Georgia, USA.
  • Allen West Sr. married Sallie West, and had children including Allen West Jr, Henry West, Jabez West, Jane West Colbert Hammondallen, Mollie West, Rebecca West, Sallie West.
  • Allen West Sr. passed away in 1887 in Effingham, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Male !+
1778–1870
Birth Location: Glen Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
M!
Female 1
1763–
Birth Location: West Africa
F1

Spouses(s)

Sallie West
1820–1880
Birth Location: Georgia
SW

Children(s)

Allen Jr.
1842–1913
Birth Location: Georgia
AJ
Jane *HammondAllen
1843–
Birth Location: Columbia, Georgia
J*
Jabez West
1854–
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
JW
Rebecca West
1860–
Birth Location: Georgia
RW
Mollie West
1866–
Birth Location: Georgia
MW
Sallie West
1830–
Birth Location: Georgia
SW
Henry West
1862–
Birth Location: Georgia
HW

Allen Sr.'s Ancestors

Self
Allen Sr.
1810–1887
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Male African West !+
1778–1870
Glen Springs, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Female (African) 1
1763–
West Africa
Grandparents
Ben (WEST (son of Joseph WEST + Coo Coo CHEE\Mohawk Woman ) (m.+Full Native Cherokee Woman) (African+Mohawk Native) American)
1759–1800
Glen Springs, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Native (African\Cherokee Woman (m.+Ben) WEST)
1755–1838
West Africa
Great-Grandparents
Joseph American)
1731–1797
Diana 1735
1735–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin West
1707–1745
Susannah 1707-1795)
1709–1733
Mohawk 1739
1720–
Mohawk 1739
1721–

Allen Sr.'s Descendants

1.
AS
Allen (West) Sr. (1810–1887) m. Sallie West (abt 1820–before 1880)
  1. 1. Allen (West) Jr. 1842–1913
  2. 2. Jane (West (Colbert)) *HammondAllen 1843– m. Benjamin (“Ben”) Colbert 1846–
    1. 1. Isabella (Colbert Hammonds) *HammonAllen 1871–1938 m. Ranny Hammond 1867–1947
      1. 1. clara hammond 1907–1982
      2. 2. Isolene Hammonds 1896–
      3. 3. Billie (I) Hammonds 1903–
      4. 4. Nellie Hammonds 1906–
      5. 5. Barge Hammonds 1910–
      6. 6. theresa hammond 1891–
      7. 7. Bertha (hammond) *HammondAllen 1893– m. Irma Thomas 1868–
        1. 1. Johnnie (Hammond) *HammondAllen 1926–1965
      8. 8. fannie hammond 1897–
      9. 9. rannie hammond 1900–
      10. 10. Rezella Hammond 1891–
    2. 2. Edwin (“Ed”) Colbert 1882–
    3. 3. Henry Colbert 1863–
    4. 4. Mattie Colbert 1869–
    5. 5. Mary Colbert 1866–
    6. 6. Georgia (Ann) Colbert 1871–
    7. 7. Georgia Colbert 1875–
    8. 8. Clara Colbert 1879–
  3. 3. Jabez West 1854–
  4. 4. Rebecca West 1860–
  5. 5. Mollie West 1866–
  6. 6. Sallie West 1830–
  7. 7. Henry West 1862–

Allen Sr.'s Timeline

5 Records

1810
1810
Birth of Allen West Sr. in Georgia
Georgia
1867
15 Jul 1867
Age 57
Allen West Sr. resided here in Columbia, Georgia, USA
Columbia, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 60
Allen West Sr. resided here in District 129, Columbia, Georgia, United States
District 129, Columbia, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 70
Allen West Sr. resided here in Dearing, McDuffie, Georgia, United States
Dearing, McDuffie, Georgia, United States
1887
1887
Age 77
Death of Allen West Sr. in Effingham, Georgia, USA
Effingham, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dearing, McDuffie, Georgia; Roll: 156; Family History Film: 1254156; Page: 417C; Enumeration District: 076; Image: 0623
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 129, Columbia, Georgia; Roll: M593_145; Page: 77B; Image: 159; Family History Library Film: 545644

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Columbia, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Effingham, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1893, Militia District Number: 9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 129, Columbia, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 129, Columbia, Georgia; Roll: M593_145; Page: 77B; Image: 159; Family History Library Film: 545644

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dearing, McDuffie, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dearing, McDuffie, Georgia; Roll: 156; Family History Film: 1254156; Page: 417C; Enumeration District: 076; Image: 0623

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lombardy, Columbia, Georgia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 129, Columbia, Georgia; Roll: M593_145; Page: 77B; Image: 159; Family History Library Film: 545644

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Effingham, Georgia, USA
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