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Billy Franklin West 1942–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Oct 1942

Birth Location: Rhome, Wise County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 24 January 2018

Death Location: Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Clarence West

Mother: Vinnie Sims

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The story of Billy Franklin West began in 1942 in Rhome, Wise County, Texas, United States of America. Billy Franklin West passed away in 2018 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Billy Franklin West began in 1942 in Rhome, Wise County, Texas, United States of America.
  • Billy Franklin West passed away in 2018 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America.

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Billy West's Ancestors

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Billy West
1942–2018
Birth Place: Rhome, Wise County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Clarence Lawrence West
1905–1948
Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Vinnie (Howard) Sims
1907–1997
Landersville, Alabama
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) West
1876–1966
Cannon County, Tennessee
Maude (L.) Lafevers
1877–1918
Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
David (Sanders) Sims
1877–1964
Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, USA
Margaret (Alice) Heard
1880–1921
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
William West
1833–1891
Mary Prather
1835–1890
Robert Lefevers
1833–1897
Martha Sullivan
1840–1897
Artemus Sims
1853–1928
Emily Gaskins
1851–1933
William Heard
1838–
Mary *
1845–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anderson West
1800–1847
Martha Lance
1801–1862

Billy West's Timeline

2 Records

1942
08 Oct 1942
Birth of Billy Franklin West in Rhome, Wise County, Texas, United States of America
Rhome, Wise County, Texas, United States of America
2018
24 January 2018
Age 76
Death of Billy Franklin West in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America
Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Rhome, Wise County, Texas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 2018
    Event Place: Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America

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