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Elsie Lillian West 1889–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1889

Birth Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 31 Jan 1971

Death Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Father: Eli West

Mother: Nancy Keith

Spouse(s): George Onstott

Children(s): Mary Onstott

Elsie Lillian West was born in 1889 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA, the child of Eli Henry West And Nancy Maria Keith. In 1900, Elsie Lillian West resided in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA. Elsie Lillian West married George Albert Onstott, and had children including Mary Isabelle Onstott. Elsie Lillian West passed away in 1971 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Elsie Lillian West was born in 1889 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA, the child of Eli Henry West And Nancy Maria Keith.
  • In 1900, Elsie Lillian West resided in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA.
  • Elsie Lillian West married George Albert Onstott, and had children including Mary Isabelle Onstott.
  • Elsie Lillian West passed away in 1971 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eli West
1855–1937
Birth Location: Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
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Nancy Keith
1860–1923
Birth Location: Loudon, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

George Onstott
1884–1959
Birth Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
GO

Children(s)

Mary Onstott
1912–1988
Birth Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
MO

Elsie West's Ancestors

Self
Elsie West
1889–1971
Birth Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Parents
Eli Henry West
1855–1937
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Nancy (Maria) Keith
1860–1923
Loudon, Cedar County, Iowa, 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

Elsie West's Descendants

1.
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Elsie (Lillian) West (9 Sep 1889–31 Jan 1971) m. George (Albert) Onstott (09 Feb 1884–31 Mar 1959)
  1. 1. Mary (Isabelle) Onstott 1912–1988 m. Clifford (Arthur) Rogers 1909–1969

Elsie West's Timeline

10 Records

1889
9 Sep 1889
Birth of Elsie Lillian West in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
Elsie Lillian West resided here in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Elsie Lillian West was married in Pawnee County, Nebraska, USA
Pawnee County, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Elsie Lillian West resided here in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Elsie Lillian West resided here in Hazel Green, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Hazel Green, Delaware, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Elsie Lillian West resided here in Newton, Newton, Buchanan, Iowa, USA
Newton, Newton, Buchanan, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Elsie Lillian West resided here in Rural, Jones, Iowa
Rural, Jones, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 51
Elsie Lillian West resided here in Lovell Twp, Lovell, Jones, Iowa, USA
Lovell Twp, Lovell, Jones, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Elsie Lillian West resided here in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, USA
Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, USA
1971
31 Jan 1971
Age 82
Death of Elsie Lillian West in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, USA
Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hazel Green, Delaware, Iowa; Roll: T625_487; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 104
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newton, Buchanan, Iowa; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340379
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T624_395; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374408
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Anamosa, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 877; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 53-8
    [9] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lovell, Jones, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01172; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 53-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pawnee County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Altm-Qhlm

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    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: 9b; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1374408

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hazel Green, Delaware, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Hazel Green, Delaware, Iowa; Roll: T625_487; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 104

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Newton, Newton, Buchanan, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Newton, Buchanan, Iowa; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 2340379

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jones, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lovell, Jones, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01172; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 53-11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lovell Twp, Lovell, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lovell, Jones, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01172; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 53-11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, 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: Anamosa, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 877; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 53-8

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2018, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1971
    Event Place: Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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