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Helen Virginia West 1888–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1888

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1961

Death Location: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Father: Howard West

Mother: Ida West

Spouse(s): James Brown

Children(s): Richard Brown, Joseph Brown

Helen Virginia West was born in 1888 in Virginia, USA, the child of Howard Thomas West And Ida Jane West. In 1900, Helen Virginia West resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1910, Helen Virginia West resided in Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virg. Helen Virginia West married James Edward Brown, and had children including Joseph Carl Brown, Richard West Brown. Helen Virginia West passed away in 1961 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Helen Virginia West was born in 1888 in Virginia, USA, the child of Howard Thomas West And Ida Jane West.
  • In 1900, Helen Virginia West resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1910, Helen Virginia West resided in Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virg.
  • Helen Virginia West married James Edward Brown, and had children including Joseph Carl Brown, Richard West Brown.
  • Helen Virginia West passed away in 1961 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Howard West
1853–1925
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Ida West
1867–1937
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Brown
1879–1958
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Richard Brown
1918–1986
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Brown
1916–1988
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Helen West's Ancestors

Self
Helen West
1888–1961
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Howard Thomas West
1853–1925
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Ida (Jane) West
1867–1937
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Warner (Howard) West
1813–1870
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Anne) Green
1828–1885
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Green
1790–1860
Anne West
1790–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Jr
1760–1835
Elizabeth Green
1771–

Helen West's Descendants

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Helen (Virginia) West (24 Jan 1888–22 Sep 1961) m. James (Edward) Brown (08 Feb 1879–1958)
  1. 1. Richard (West) Brown 1918–1986
  2. 2. Joseph (Carl) Brown 1916–1988

Helen West's Timeline

11 Records

1888
24 Jan 1888
Birth of Helen Virginia West in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 12
Helen Virginia West resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 22
Helen Virginia West resided here in Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1915
27 May 1915
Age 27
Helen Virginia West was married in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 32
Helen Virginia West resided here in Portsmouth Madison Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Portsmouth Madison Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 42
Helen Virginia West resided here in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 47
Helen Virginia West resided here in Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 52
Helen Virginia West resided here in Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 62
Helen Virginia West resided here in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1951
1951
Age 63
Helen Virginia West resided here in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
1961
22 Sep 1961
Age 73
Death of Helen Virginia West in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1888
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04279; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 65-21
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [6] Virginia, Death Records
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [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: Portsmouth City, Portsmouth, Virginia; Roll: 1902; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 117-100A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 May 1915
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Portsmouth Madison Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04279; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 65-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Western Branch Magisterial District, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Western Branch, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04279; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 65-21

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, 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: Portsmouth City, Portsmouth, Virginia; Roll: 1902; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 117-100A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1961
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records
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