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Elsie Fern West 1919–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1919

Birth Location: Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 18 Jan 2002

Death Location: Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Arlie West

Mother: Cordelia Canfield

Spouse(s): Walter Baran, Wendell Viernum

Children(s): Arlene (lopet

Elsie Fern West was born in 1919 in Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of Arlie John West And Cordelia Cecelia Canfield. In 1920, Elsie Fern West resided in Divernon, Sangamon, Illinois, USA. Elsie Fern West married Walter Sylvester Baran, Wendell Ardell Viernum, and had children including Arlene Janith Baran Lopet, Kathleen Baran, Marylyn P Baran, William Wendell Viernum. Elsie Fern West passed away in 2002 in Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Elsie Fern West was born in 1919 in Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of Arlie John West And Cordelia Cecelia Canfield.
  • In 1920, Elsie Fern West resided in Divernon, Sangamon, Illinois, USA.
  • Elsie Fern West married Walter Sylvester Baran, Wendell Ardell Viernum, and had children including Arlene Janith Baran Lopet, Kathleen Baran, Marylyn P Baran, William Wendell Viernum.
  • Elsie Fern West passed away in 2002 in Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arlie West
1896–1920
Birth Location: Thayer, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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Cordelia Canfield
1900–1983
Birth Location: Coal City, Grundy, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Walter Baran
1916–1975
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
WB
Wendell Viernum
1915–2005
Birth Location: Ava, Jackson, Illinois
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Children(s)

Arlene (lopet
1940–1997
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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Elsie West's Ancestors

Self
Elsie West
1919–2002
Birth Place: Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Parents
Arlie John West
1896–1920
Thayer, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Cordelia (Cecelia) Canfield
1900–1983
Coal City, Grundy, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
James (Franklin) West
1868–1945
Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Minnie ((Mary) Alice) Jenkins
1874–1907
Pawnee, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William West
1828–1906
Hannah McDannald
1838–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah West
1786–1840
Elizabeth Henderson
1791–1866

Elsie West's Descendants

1.
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Elsie (Fern) West (6 Jun 1919–18 Jan 2002) m. Walter (Sylvester) Baran (28 Dec 1916–2 Aug 1975) m. Wendell (Ardell) Viernum (25 Jul 1915–8 Feb 2005)
  1. 1. Arlene (Janith Baran) (lopet 1940–1997 m. Jude (Anthony) Sutton 1940–2013 m. Benjamin (M) Leal 1933–2009

Elsie West's Timeline

8 Records

1919
6 Jun 1919
Birth of Elsie Fern West in Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1919
14 Sep 1919
Elsie Fern West was baptized in Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 1
Elsie Fern West resided here in Divernon, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Divernon, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Elsie Fern West resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 21
Elsie Fern West resided here in , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1948
26 May 1948
Age 29
Elsie Fern West - Confirmation
None
1950
1950
Age 31
Elsie Fern West resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
2002
18 Jan 2002
Age 83
Death of Elsie Fern West in Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] Illinois, U.S., Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2952; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 103-3037
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00986; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 103-2030

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Auburn, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Divernon, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00986; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 103-2030

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00986; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 103-2030

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Confirmation
    Event Date: 26 May 1948
    Record Source: Illinois, U.S., Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, 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: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 2952; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 103-3037

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 2002
    Event Place: Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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