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Eli Henry West 1855–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1855

Birth Location: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1937

Death Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Father: Eli Jr

Mother: Sarah Hartt

Spouse(s): Nancy Keith

Children(s): William West, Otis West, Elsie West, Charles West, Hazel West

Eli Henry West was born in 1855 in Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA, the child of Eli Henry West Jr And Sarah Hartt. In 1860, Eli Henry West resided in Fremont, Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA. In 1870, Eli Henry West resided in Fremont, Stanwood, Cedar, Iowa, USA. Eli Henry West married Nancy Maria Keith, and had children including Charles Henry West, Elsie Lillian West, Hazel Estella West, Otis Leroy West, William Lamar West. Eli Henry West passed away in 1937 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Eli Henry West was born in 1855 in Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA, the child of Eli Henry West Jr And Sarah Hartt.
  • In 1860, Eli Henry West resided in Fremont, Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1870, Eli Henry West resided in Fremont, Stanwood, Cedar, Iowa, USA.
  • Eli Henry West married Nancy Maria Keith, and had children including Charles Henry West, Elsie Lillian West, Hazel Estella West, Otis Leroy West, William Lamar West.
  • Eli Henry West passed away in 1937 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eli Jr
1818–1896
Birth Location: Adams County, Ohio, USA
EJ
Sarah Hartt
1815–1896
Birth Location: Fayette County, Ohio, USA
SH

Spouses(s)

Nancy Keith
1860–1923
Birth Location: Loudon, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
NK

Children(s)

William West
1883–1963
Birth Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
WW
Otis West
1886–1970
Birth Location: Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA
OW
Elsie West
1889–1971
Birth Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
EW
Charles West
1891–1967
Birth Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
CW
Hazel West
1893–1965
Birth Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
HW

Eli West's Ancestors

Self
Eli West
1855–1937
Birth Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Parents
Eli Henry West Jr
1818–1896
Adams County, Ohio, USA
Sarah Hartt
1815–1896
Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Eli (Henry) West
1781–1852
, Sussex, DE
Sarah (Sallie) Guffin
1780–1867
Berkeley, James City County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah WEST
1738–1791
Mary WILLIAMS
1740–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George WEST
1699–1756
Sarah LOWE
1700–1761
Thomas WILLIAMS
1676–1764
Mary WOMACK
1708–1771

Eli West's Descendants

1.
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Eli (Henry) West (16 Sep 1855–13 Mar 1937) m. Nancy (Maria) Keith (5 March 1860–14 January 1923)
  1. 1. William (Lamar) West 1883–1963 m. Lena (Leota) Stipp 1897–1983 m. Marie (Mary) Cash 1886–1930
    1. 1. William (Walter) West 1925–2013 m. Delight (Karen) Hoagland 1937–2012
    2. 2. Edwin (J) West 1905–1974
    3. 3. Richard (Henry) West 1925–
    4. 4. Carol (LaMar) West 1928–2007 m. Wilma (Arlene) Squier 1926–1985 m. Bertha Acosta 1932–2012
  2. 2. Otis (Leroy) West 1886–1970 m. Ruth (May) Thorpe 1898–1975
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) West 1935–1935
    2. 2. Myrtle (Jean) West 1924–1999 m. Frank (Joseph) Roman 1924–2014
    3. 3. Edgar (Henry) West 1918–1986 m. Golda (Louise) Follick 1907–2005 m. Florence Miller 1918– m. Louise (Elizabeth) Trimble 1910–1986
      1. 1. Eugene (Marvin) West 1940–2010 m. Winona (Jean) Zimmerman 1941–2022
    4. 4. William (Leroy) West 1921–2006 m. Georgia (Fay) Rouse 1927–2007
    5. 5. Robert (Dean) West 1929–2013
    6. 6. Roy (Lee West) Sr 1932–2009 m. Patricia (M) Ryder 1933–2019
    7. 7. Nancy (Mae) West 1923–2004 m. Seward (Wallace) Coppess 1916–1987
      1. 1. Kenneth (Wallace) Coppess 1942–2008
    8. 8. Ruth (Maxine) West 1926–2013 m. Verne (Louis) Balster 1924–2007
    9. 9. Velma (Jane) West 1927–2017 m. Leslie (Herman Rudolph) Schroeder 1916–1967 m. Otto (Francis) Rasmussen 1923–1981
      1. 1. James (Leslie) Schroeder 1950–2010
      2. 2. Richard (d) Schroeder 1947–2020
  3. 3. Elsie (Lillian) West 1889–1971 m. George (Albert) Onstott 1884–1959
    1. 1. Mary (Isabelle) Onstott 1912–1988 m. Clifford (Arthur) Rogers 1909–1969
  4. 4. Charles (Henry) West 1891–1967 m. Iva (Mae) Maurer 1891–1995
    1. 1. Nona (Marie) West 1910–1986 m. Godfrey (Bohumil) Splichal 1909–2007
    2. 2. George (Donald) West 1914–2006 m. Reva (Marie) Newhard 1914–1979
      1. 1. Donald (Robert) West 1935–2005
  5. 5. Hazel (Estella) West 1893–1965 m. Joel (Elcana) Rogers 1883–1940 m. Oliver (Robert) Littlejohn 1897–1948 m. J (R) Rodgers 1889–1965 m. Charles (Henry) Hall 1889–1915
    1. 1. Karl (Edwin) Hall 1912–1995 m. Lorretta Roach 1901–1996 m. Elsie (Dorothy) Petersen 1916–1996
      1. 1. Carl Hall 1933–1946
      2. 2. Kenneth (Eugene) Hall 1942–2012 m. Eleanor ("Ellie" Marie) Anderson 1941–2010
    2. 2. Evelyn (Lucille) Hall 1910–1987 m. Philip (Jacob) Smith 1906–1986 m. Lloyd (Lester) Hrdlicka 1907–1987
      1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Hrdlicka 1931–2010 m. William (George) Rockafield 1927–2012

Eli West's Timeline

9 Records

1855
16 Sep 1855
Birth of Eli Henry West in Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 5
Eli Henry West resided here in Fremont, Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Fremont, Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Eli Henry West resided here in Fremont, Stanwood, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Fremont, Stanwood, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 25
Eli Henry West resided here in Fremont, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Fremont, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 45
Eli Henry West resided here in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
Eli Henry West resided here in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 65
Eli Henry West resided here in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 75
Eli Henry West resided here in Mechanicsville, Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Mechanicsville, Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1937
13 Mar 1937
Age 82
Death of Eli Henry West in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904
    [5] Iowa, Cemetery Records
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340381
    [7] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fremont, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: 331; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 343
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T624_395; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374408
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: 422; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0033
    [10] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T625_482; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 41

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Fremont, Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fremont, Stanwood, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fremont, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fremont, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: 331; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 343

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: 422; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0033

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T624_395; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374408

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T625_482; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 41

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mechanicsville, Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 2340381

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1937
    Event Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904
    [3] Iowa, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, Cemetery Records
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