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Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West 1890–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 12 1890

Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 1918

Death Location: Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles West

Mother: Ellen Wooster

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Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West was born in 1890 in Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa, USA, the child of Charles Asbury West And Ellen Juliann Wooster. In 1900, Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West resided in New Hope, Union, Iowa, USA. In 1910, Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West resided in Civil Bend, Union, South Dakota, USA. Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West passed away in 1918 in Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West was born in 1890 in Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa, USA, the child of Charles Asbury West And Ellen Juliann Wooster.
  • In 1900, Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West resided in New Hope, Union, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1910, Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West resided in Civil Bend, Union, South Dakota, USA.
  • Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West passed away in 1918 in Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA.

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Ellis West's Ancestors

Self
Ellis West
1890–1918
Birth Place: Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Parents
Charles Asbury West
1847–1913
Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Ellen (Juliann) Wooster
1851–1895
Lysander, Onondaga, New York, USA
Grandparents
Eli (Henry West) Jr
1818–1896
Adams County, Ohio, USA
Sarah Hartt
1815–1896
Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eli West
1781–1852
Sarah Guffin
1780–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah WEST
1738–1791
Mary WILLIAMS
1740–1786

Ellis West's Timeline

5 Records

1890
Nov 12 1890
Birth of Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West in Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West resided here in New Hope, Union, Iowa, USA
New Hope, Union, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West resided here in Civil Bend, Union, South Dakota, USA
Civil Bend, Union, South Dakota, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 27
Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West resided here in Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
1918
8 Oct 1918
Age 28
Death of Ellis Elihue (Shorty) West in France
France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 12 1890
    Event Place: Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil Bend, Union, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1489; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0426; FHL microfilm: 1375502
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Dakota; Registration County: Lincoln County

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: New Hope, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil Bend, Union, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil Bend, Union, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1489; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0426; FHL microfilm: 1375502

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Lincoln County, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: South Dakota; Registration County: Lincoln County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1918
    Event Place: France
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
    [4] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
    [3] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

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