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Donald Otto West 1917–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1917

Birth Location: Scheller Jefferson, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 13 Aug 2003

Death Location: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA

Father: Charles West

Mother: Elsie Davis

Spouse(s): Dorothy Barnett

Children(s):

Donald Otto West was born in 1917 in Scheller Jefferson, Illinois, USA, the child of Charles O West And Elsie Pearl Davis. In 1920, Donald Otto West resided in Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Donald Otto West resided in Bald Hill, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. Donald Otto West married Dorothy Maria Barnett, and had children including Patricia Marie West M Glover. Donald Otto West passed away in 2003 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Donald Otto West was born in 1917 in Scheller Jefferson, Illinois, USA, the child of Charles O West And Elsie Pearl Davis.
  • In 1920, Donald Otto West resided in Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Donald Otto West resided in Bald Hill, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • Donald Otto West married Dorothy Maria Barnett, and had children including Patricia Marie West M Glover.
  • Donald Otto West passed away in 2003 in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Donald West's Ancestors

Self
Donald West
1917–2003
Birth Place: Scheller Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Parents
Charles O West
1872–1951
Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Elsie (Pearl) Davis
1885–1972
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) West
1847–1889
Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Laura (J) West
1850–1935
Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Samual Davis
1853–1924
Hoyleton, Washington, Illinois, USA
Mary (Catherine) Livesay
1856–1890
Washington County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hastin Davis
1825–1910
Margarette Moore
1829–1903
Lorenzo Livesay
1825–1876
Margaret Thompson
1828–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Livesay
1797–1855
Lydia Fitzgerald
1807–1898
Isaiah Thompson
1796–1865
Hannah Phillips
1797–1862

Donald West's Timeline

10 Records

1917
9 Nov 1917
Birth of Donald Otto West in Scheller Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Scheller Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Donald Otto West resided here in Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Donald Otto West resided here in Bald Hill, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Bald Hill, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Donald Otto West resided here in Rural, Jefferson, Kansas, USA
Rural, Jefferson, Kansas, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Donald Otto West resided here in North Okaw Township, North Okaw, Coles, Illinois, USA
North Okaw Township, North Okaw, Coles, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Donald Otto West resided here in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1991
1991
Age 74
Donald Otto West resided here in Benton, Lake, Illinois, USA
Benton, Lake, Illinois, USA
1994
1994-1995
Age 77
Donald Otto West resided here in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
1996
1996
Age 79
Donald Otto West resided here in Benton, Lake, Illinois, USA
Benton, Lake, Illinois, USA
2003
13 Aug 2003
Age 86
Death of Donald Otto West in Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Scheller Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 15 Aug 2003; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, USA; ,0.6488736,0.1696461,0.8369257&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bald Hill, Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jefferson, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: North Okaw, Coles, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00771; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 15-34

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: North Okaw Township, North Okaw, Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: North Okaw, Coles, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00771; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 15-34

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1991
    Event Place: Benton, Lake, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-1995
    Event Place: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Mattoon; State: Illinois; Year(s): 1994-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Benton, Lake, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Aug 2003
    Event Place: Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Donald West 15 Aug 2003

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Aug 2003
    Event Place: Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Southern Illinoisan - 15 Aug 2003 - Page 11, Obituary for Donald Otto West, 1917-2003 (Aged 85) 15 Aug 2003

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Benton County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 15 Aug 2003; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, USA; ,0.6488736,0.1696461,0.8369257&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Quincy, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 2003
    Event Place: Benton, Franklin, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 15 Aug 2003; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, USA; ,0.6488736,0.1696461,0.8369257&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Southern Illinoisan; Publication Date: 15 Aug 2003; Publication Place: Carbondale, Illinois, USA; ,0.6488736,0.1696461,0.8369257&xid=3355

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