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Daniel Wesley West 1828–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1828

Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee

Death Date: 08 AUG 1864

Death Location: Union Prison, Rock Island, Illinois

Father: John Jr

Mother: Mary Allen

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Daniel Wesley West was born in 1828 in Sumner, Tennessee, the child of John West Jr And Mary Polly Allen. Daniel Wesley West passed away in 1864 in Union Prison, Rock Island, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Daniel Wesley West was born in 1828 in Sumner, Tennessee, the child of John West Jr And Mary Polly Allen.
  • Daniel Wesley West passed away in 1864 in Union Prison, Rock Island, Illinois.

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Daniel West's Ancestors

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Daniel West
1828–1864
Birth Place: Sumner, Tennessee
Parents
John West Jr
1798–1852
Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
Mary ("Polly") Allen
1801–1832
Sumner Co., TN or Caswell, NC
Grandparents
John West
1763–1854
Worcester, Maryland, United States
Rachel Harrison
1765–1810
,,Maryland,USA
Great-Grandparents
Levi West
1725–1787
Mary Williams
1731–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George West
1706–1760
Sarah Rodney
1705–1740
Andrew Williams
1705–1774
Prudence Williams
1700–1735

Daniel West's Timeline

2 Records

1828
15 Mar 1828
Birth of Daniel Wesley West in Sumner, Tennessee
Sumner, Tennessee
1864
08 AUG 1864
Age 36
Death of Daniel Wesley West in Union Prison, Rock Island, Illinois
Union Prison, Rock Island, Illinois

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1828
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 AUG 1864
    Event Place: Union Prison, Rock Island, Illinois

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