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Emma F West 1878–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1878

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 31 Dec 1946

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Col. West

Mother: Amelia Peale

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Emma F West was born in 1878 in Pennsylvania, the child of Col William Whitehead West And Amelia Peale. In 1880, Emma F West resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1897, Emma F West resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Emma F West passed away in 1946 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Emma F West was born in 1878 in Pennsylvania, the child of Col William Whitehead West And Amelia Peale.
  • In 1880, Emma F West resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1897, Emma F West resided in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Emma F West passed away in 1946 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Emma West's Ancestors

Self
Emma West
1878–1946
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Col. William Whitehead West
1842–1923
Georgia
Amelia Peale
1854–
Prussia
Grandparents
Dr. (Charles William) West
1815–1860
Savannah, Georgia
Eliza (Alice) Whitehead
1818–1896
Bath, Richmond county, GA.
Great-Grandparents
Dr. West
1790–1855
Sarah Nephew
1796–1854
John Whitehead
1783–1857
Abigail Sturges
1798–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William West
1755–1802
Hannah Sharpe
1762–1801
Capt Nephew
1758–1827
Mary Gignilliat
1769–1805
Amos Whitehead
1744–1812
Mary Wynne
1747–1835
Sarah Bulkley
1770–1841
Nathaniel Sturges
1772–1826

Emma West's Timeline

5 Records

1878
Abt 1878
Birth of Emma F West in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1880
1880
Age 2
Emma F West resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1897
17 Feb 1897
Age 19
Emma F West resided here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1946
December 1946
Age 68
Death of Emma F West in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1946
31 Dec 1946
Age 68
Burial of Emma F West in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1878
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1946
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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