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Clifton Pierce West 1878–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1878

Birth Location: Cherokee Nation West, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1940

Death Location: Fort Gibson, Muskogee Co, OK

Father: Rufus American

Mother: Ellen Fain

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In 1878, Clifton Pierce West entered the world in Cherokee Nation West, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA, born to Rufus Morgan West Jr Cherokee Native American And Ellen Fain. Clifton Pierce West passed away in 1940 in Fort Gibson, Muskogee Co, OK.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Clifton Pierce West entered the world in Cherokee Nation West, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA, born to Rufus Morgan West Jr Cherokee Native American And Ellen Fain.
  • Clifton Pierce West passed away in 1940 in Fort Gibson, Muskogee Co, OK.

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Clifton West's Ancestors

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Clifton West
1878–1940
Birth Place: Cherokee Nation West, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Rufus Morgan West Jr Cherokee Native American
1853–1889
Marshall Co, Alabama
Ellen Fain
1862–1945
Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Rufus (Morgan Sr) West
1825–1867
Alabama, United States
Nancy (Merrill Cherokee Native) American
1823–1891
Nancy Merrill Reservation, Jackson County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Merrill
1791–1854
Nancy American
1793–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thompson
1770–1833
Ahnewake American
1772–1803

Clifton West's Timeline

2 Records

1878
26 Jun 1878
Birth of Clifton Pierce West in Cherokee Nation West, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
Cherokee Nation West, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
1940
14 Jan 1940
Age 62
Death of Clifton Pierce West in Fort Gibson, Muskogee Co, OK
Fort Gibson, Muskogee Co, OK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1878
    Event Place: Cherokee Nation West, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Fort Gibson, Muskogee Co, OK

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