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Dr. Charles William West 1815–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January 1815

Birth Location: Savannah, Georgia

Death Date: 6 Jun 1860

Death Location: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Dr. West

Mother: Sarah Nephew

Spouse(s): Eliza Whitehead

Children(s): Charles CSA, Catherine West, John West, James Sr, Catherine Rowland, Thomas West, Evelyn West, Henry West, Col. West, Clifford West, Laura West, Mary West

In 1815, Dr. Charles William West entered the world in Savannah, Georgia, born to Dr Charles West And Sarah Evelyn Nephew. In 1833, Dr. Charles William West resided in Liberty. Dr. Charles William West married Eliza Alice Whitehead, and had children including Catherine Clifford West, Catherine Rowland, Charles Nephew West Esq Pvt Csa, Clifford West, Col William Whitehead West, Evelyn Nephew West, Henry Cummings West, James Gignilliat West Sr, John Randolph West, Laura Maxwell West, Mary Elizabeth West, Thomas Berrien West. Dr. Charles William West passed away in 1860 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1815, Dr. Charles William West entered the world in Savannah, Georgia, born to Dr Charles West And Sarah Evelyn Nephew.
  • In 1833, Dr. Charles William West resided in Liberty.
  • Dr. Charles William West married Eliza Alice Whitehead, and had children including Catherine Clifford West, Catherine Rowland, Charles Nephew West Esq Pvt Csa, Clifford West, Col William Whitehead West, Evelyn Nephew West, Henry Cummings West, James Gignilliat West Sr, John Randolph West, Laura Maxwell West, Mary Elizabeth West, Thomas Berrien West.
  • Dr. Charles William West passed away in 1860 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. West
1790–1855
Birth Location: Liberty County, Georgia, United States of America
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Sarah Nephew
1796–1854
Birth Location: McIntosh County, Georgia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Whitehead
1818–1896
Birth Location: Bath, Richmond county, GA.
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Children(s)

Charles CSA
1844–1900
Birth Location: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
CC
Catherine West
1848–
Birth Location: Georgia
CW
John West
1850–1899
Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America
JW
James Sr
1852–1920
Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America
JS
Catherine Rowland
1839–
Birth Location: Georgia
CR
Thomas West
1858–1919
Birth Location: –
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Evelyn West
1841–1880
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
EW
Henry West
1862–1904
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
HW
Col. West
1842–1923
Birth Location: Georgia
CW
Clifford West
1848–1850
Birth Location: Bath, Richmond, Georgia, United States
CW
Laura West
1854–1908
Birth Location: Savannah, Chatham, Ga
LW
Mary West
1845–1846
Birth Location: Bath, Richmond, Georgia, United States
MW

Dr. West's Ancestors

Self
Dr. West
1815–1860
Birth Place: Savannah, Georgia
Parents
Dr. Charles West
1790–1855
Liberty County, Georgia, United States of America
Sarah (Evelyn) Nephew
1796–1854
McIntosh County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
William West
1755–1802
Georgia, USA
Hannah Sharpe
1762–1801
St Bartholomew Parish, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
Capt (James) Nephew
1758–1827
McIntosh, Georgia, United States
Mary (Margaret) Gignilliat
1769–1805
St Helenas Plantation, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles West
1720–1763
Esther West
1722–1766
James Sharpe
1723–1786
Mary Newton
1719–1765
Peter Nephew
1736–1783
Susannah Cooper
1728–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel West
1680–1731
Leonard Sharp
1702–
Susannah Sharp
1709–1774

Dr. West's Descendants

1.
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Dr. (Charles William) West (19 January 1815–6 Jun 1860) m. Eliza (Alice) Whitehead (1818–31 Dec 1896)
  1. 1. Charles (Nephew West, Esq., Pvt.,) CSA 1844–1900 m. Mary (C) Cheves 1846–1921 m. Elizabeth Page 1878–1936
    1. 1. Langdon (Cheves West) Sr 1875–1945 m. Ada (Vivian) Anderson 1879–1959
      1. 1. John (Randolph) West 1905–1993 m. Margaret (D.) West 1910–2009
        1. 1. Michael (Nephew) West 1937–1970 m. Heather (Lynne) Warren 1943–2020
      2. 2. Langdon (Cheves West) Jr 1910–1976 m. Dorothy (Rose) Bucklin 1907–2003
      3. 3. Linden West 1911–
      4. 4. Betty (Leone Brown) West 1918–2012 m. Edward (Radcliffe (E.R.)) Park 1916–2004
    2. 2. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Alice) West 1871–1947
    3. 3. Charles (Joseph) West 1872–1947 m. Sophia (Lovell) Haskell 1870–1948
      1. 1. Jeanine (K) Stoddar 1901–1989 m. Charles (Gerald) Forbes 1901–1988
      2. 2. Evelyn (Ella) West 1908–1990
      3. 3. Mary (Margaret) West 1913–1989 m. Jesse (Robert) Lemmond 1903–1990 m. Frank (Pitkin Bertram) DDS 1907–1956
      4. 4. Sophia (Lovell) West 1905–1978 m. Earle (Gordon) Anthis 1904–1992
        1. 1. Jeanne (Forbes) Anthis 1914–1981
    4. 4. Mamie (Burns) West 1897–1977 m. Oral (Strode) McClelland 1892–1963 m. Edwin (Augustus Wilson) DDS 1893–
      1. 1. Oral (Strode McClellan) Jr 1921–1991 m. Audraett (R) Watson 1923–
      2. 2. Gertrude (Elizabeth) McClellan 1922–2005 m. Arthur (Franklin Williams) Sr. 1918–1993
        1. 1. Judith (Eileen Williams) Mosher 1945–2017
    5. 5. Mary (Cheves) West 1874–1952
  2. 2. Catherine (Clifford) West 1848–
  3. 3. John (Randolph) West 1850–1899 m. Lillie (Benman) Soullard 1852–1929
    1. 1. Cornelia (Ann) West 1887–1904
    2. 2. Edith (Randolph) West 1889–1964
    3. 3. Clifford West 1883–1909
    4. 4. Lillie (Soullard) West 1885–1952
    5. 5. Fred West 1896–
    6. 6. Lenton West 1886–
    7. 7. Gertrude (E) West 1891–1988 m. Frank (Abercrombie) Hollowbush 1887–1965
    8. 8. Edward (Goullard) West 1880–1886
  4. 4. James (Gignilliat West) Sr 1852–1920
  5. 5. Catherine Rowland 1839–
  6. 6. Thomas (Berrien) West 1858–1919
  7. 7. Evelyn (Nephew) West 1841–1880
  8. 8. Henry (Cummings) West 1862–1904 m. Sarah (Whaley) Whitehead 1864–1936
    1. 1. Marian (Howard) West 1889–1979 m. Charles (Watson Holland) Sr 1892–1966
      1. 1. Charles (Watson Holland) Jr 1916–1998 m. Jeannette (C) Whaites 1915–1972
        1. 1. Charles (Watson Holland) III 1939–2001 m. Colleen (Rose) Favino 1942–2017
  9. 9. Col. (William Whitehead) West 1842–1923 m. Sarah (Burd) Shippen 1854–1934 m. Amelia Peale 1854–
    1. 1. Charles (William West) MD 1877–1925
    2. 2. William (Whitehead West) Jr 1881–1953 m. Anna (Huntington) Rumbough 1893–1995
      1. 1. William (Whitehead West) III 1914–1995 m. Jane Honeycutt 1919–2011
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Stanley) West 1918–1994
      3. 3. Josephine (S) West 1922–
    3. 3. Shippen (Decateur) West 1883–1922
    4. 4. Edward (S) West 1887–
    5. 5. Sarah (Shippen) West 1891–1960 m. Richard (Montgomery) Haines 1884–1949
      1. 1. Richard (Montgomery Haines) Jr 1913–1998 m. Elizabeth (Branson) Ketcham 1918–1954
      2. 2. Sarah (Shippen Haines) Jr 1914–1994 m. Charles (Thomas) Okie 1915–1996
        1. 1. Sarah (Shippen) Okie 1915–1994 m. Wallace (Spencer Rice) III 1944–2017
        2. 2. Christine (Laurence) Okie 1945–2001
      3. 3. Helen (Montgomery) Haines 1916–2005 m. Morrow (Gaines Campbell) Jr 1914–2006
    6. 6. Minny West 1874–
    7. 7. Annie West 1876–
    8. 8. Emma (F) West 1878–1946
    9. 9. Edward (Shippen) West 1876–1882
    10. 10. John (E) West 1890–1945
    11. 11. Augusta West 1879–1950 m. Roland (Sletor) Morris 1874–1945
      1. 1. Sarah (Arndt) Morris 1904–1985 m. William (Frederick) Machold 1906–1996
      2. 2. Edward (Shippen) Morris 1906–1959 m. Leslie (Crawford) Hun 1907–1962
    12. 12. Edward (Shippen) West 1887–1957 m. Anna (Lynn) Clinton 1896–1978
  10. 10. Clifford West 1848–1850
  11. 11. Laura (Maxwell) West 1854–1908
  12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth) West 1845–1846

Dr. West's Timeline

10 Records

1815
19 January 1815
Birth of Dr. Charles William West in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia
1833
1833
Age 18
Dr. Charles William West resided here in Liberty
Liberty
1840
22 Oct 1840
Age 25
Dr. Charles William West was married in Bath, Richmond, Georgia, United States
Bath, Richmond, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 35
Dr. Charles William West resided here in Districts 66 and 69, Burke, Georgia, USA
Districts 66 and 69, Burke, Georgia, USA
1855
1855
Age 40
Dr. Charles William West resided here in Brooklyn City, Ward 5, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn City, Ward 5, Kings, New York, USA
1859
1859
Age 44
Dr. Charles William West resided here in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 45
Dr. Charles William West resided here in New Jersey
New Jersey
1860
4 Jun 1860
Age 45
Death of Dr. Charles William West in Newton, Baker, Georgia, United States
Newton, Baker, Georgia, United States
1860
6 Jun 1860
Age 45
Burial of Dr. Charles William West in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
1860
6 Aug 1860
Age 45
Dr. Charles William West - Probate in Chatham, Georgia, USA
Chatham, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January 1815
    Event Place: Savannah, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 231
    [2] Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Voter Records, 1856-1896, 1901-1917, Research Library & Municipal Archives; Savannah, Georgia; City of Savannah Voter Registers, 1859; Reel Number: 0223139
    [3] Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Cemetery and Burial Records, 1852-1939
    [4] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Districts 66 and 69, Burke, Georgia; Roll: 62; Page: 298b
    [6] Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Select Board of Health and Health Department Records, 1824-1864, 1887-1896, Research Library and Municipal Archives City of Savannah, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; Series Title: Board of Health, Minute Books, 1822-1864; Series Number: 5600HA-010
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Bath, Richmond, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Liberty
    Record Source: U.S., College Student Lists, American Antiquarian Society; Worcester, Massachusetts; College Student Lists

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Districts 66 and 69, Burke, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Districts 66 and 69, Burke, Georgia; Roll: 62; Page: 298b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Brooklyn City, Ward 5, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Voter Records, 1856-1896, 1901-1917, Research Library & Municipal Archives; Savannah, Georgia; City of Savannah Voter Registers, 1859; Reel Number: 0223139

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Savannah, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Newton, Baker, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 231
    [2] Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Cemetery and Burial Records, 1852-1939
    [3] Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Letters of Administration of Estates, 1818-1922; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chatham County); Probate Place: Chatham, Georgia
    [4] Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Select Board of Health and Health Department Records, 1824-1864, 1887-1896, Research Library and Municipal Archives City of Savannah, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; Series Title: Board of Health, Minute Books, 1822-1864; Series Number: 5600HA-010
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Cemetery and Burial Records, 1852-1939

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Select Board of Health and Health Department Records, 1824-1864, 1887-1896, Research Library and Municipal Archives City of Savannah, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; Series Title: Board of Health, Minute Books, 1822-1864; Series Number: 5600HA-010
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Chatham, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Letters of Administration of Estates, 1818-1922; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Chatham County); Probate Place: Chatham, Georgia
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