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Elijah West 1838–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 February 1838

Birth Location: Indiana, United States

Death Date: 26 November 1921

Death Location: Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James West

Mother: Sarah Scales

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In 1838, Elijah West entered the world in Indiana, United States, born to James West And Sarah Sally Scales. Elijah West passed away in 1921 in Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Elijah West entered the world in Indiana, United States, born to James West And Sarah Sally Scales.
  • Elijah West passed away in 1921 in Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Elijah West's Ancestors

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Elijah West
1838–1921
Birth Place: Indiana, United States
Parents
James West
1819–1881
Warrick, Indiana
Sarah ("Sally") Scales
1822–1869
Warrick County, In
Grandparents
Nathaniel Scales
1797–1850
Elbert County, Georgia, USA
Narcissus ('Nicey") Taylor
1805–1880
Logan, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Taylor
1787–1849
Jane Blount
1784–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wright Taylor
1760–1849
Elizabeth TEMPLE(2nd)(Wife)
1758–1849

Elijah West's Timeline

2 Records

1838
15 February 1838
Birth of Elijah West in Indiana, United States
Indiana, United States
1921
26 November 1921
Age 83
Death of Elijah West in Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, USA
Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 February 1838
    Event Place: Indiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1921
    Event Place: Boonville, Warrick, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warrick County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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