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Edwin J West 1905–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1905

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 7 August 1974

Death Location: Alsip, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: William West

Mother: Marie Cash

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1905, Edwin J West entered the world in Iowa, born to William Lamar West And Marie Mary Cash. In 1910, Edwin J West resided in Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA. Edwin J West passed away in 1974 in Alsip, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Edwin J West entered the world in Iowa, born to William Lamar West And Marie Mary Cash.
  • In 1910, Edwin J West resided in Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.
  • Edwin J West passed away in 1974 in Alsip, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edwin West's Ancestors

Self
Edwin West
1905–1974
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
William Lamar West
1883–1963
Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Marie (Mary) Cash
1886–1930
Holbrook, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Eli (Henry) West
1855–1937
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Nancy (Maria) Keith
1860–1923
Loudon, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eli Jr
1818–1896
Sarah Hartt
1815–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eli West
1781–1852
Sarah Guffin
1780–1867

Edwin West's Timeline

11 Records

1903
31 Aug 1903
Birth of Edwin J West in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
1905
abt 1905
Birth of Edwin J West in Iowa
Iowa
1910
1910
Age 5
Edwin J West resided here in Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Edwin J West resided here in Cedar Rapids Ward 8, Linn, Iowa, USA
Cedar Rapids Ward 8, Linn, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Edwin J West resided here in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Edwin J West resided here in Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 35
Edwin J West resided here in Deerfield T, Deerfield, Lake, Illinois, USA
Deerfield T, Deerfield, Lake, Illinois, USA
1949
3 Oct 1949
Age 44
Edwin J West resided here in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
1950
1950
Age 45
Edwin J West resided here in Mount Pleasant, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Mount Pleasant, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 46
Edwin J West resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1974
7 August 1974
Age 69
Death of Edwin J West in Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1903
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records
    [3] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] Iowa, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Deerfield, Lake, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00829; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 49-40
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 4171; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 98-39
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T624_700; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374713
    [11] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1934
    [12] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1905
    Event Place: Iowa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Minneapolis Ward 2, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T624_700; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374713

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids Ward 8, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Des Moines, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Deerfield, Lake, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00829; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 49-40

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Deerfield T, Deerfield, Lake, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Deerfield, Lake, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00829; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 49-40

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1949
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 4171; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 98-39

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    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 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1974
    Event Place: Bremen Township, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alsip, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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