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Gordon Russell West 1896 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1896

Birth Location: Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 5 Apr 1976

Death Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Father: Henry West

Mother: Laura Leffingwell

Spouse(s): Josephine Morrow

Children(s):

The story of Gordon Russell West began in 1896 in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Gordon Russell West married Josephine V Morrow. Gordon Russell West passed away in 1976 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gordon Russell West began in 1896 in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
  • Gordon Russell West married Josephine V Morrow.
  • Gordon Russell West passed away in 1976 in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.

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Gordon West's Ancestors

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Gordon West
1896 – 1976
Birth Place: Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Henry Titus West
1873 – 1921
Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
Laura Leffingwell
1873 – 1926
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Hiram (Simons) Leffingwell
1837 – 1920
Meadville,Crawford,Pennsylvania, USA
Elma Cornell
1845 – 1929
Fairfax Court, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Cornell
1815 – 1909
Sarah Haight
1819 – 1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Birdsall Cornell
1782 – 1836
Mary Selleck
1785 – 1836
Stephen Haight
1788 – 1851
Phebe Wooley
1792 – 1860

Gordon West's Timeline

2 Records

1896
15 Dec 1896
Birth of Gordon Russell West in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
1976
5 Apr 1976
Age 80
Death of Gordon Russell West in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1896
    Event Place: Wauwatosa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1976
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA

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