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Howard Taylor West 1885–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 OCT 1885

Birth Location: Auburn Ritch, West Virginia

Death Date: 1 NOV 1951

Death Location: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Father: Leonard West

Mother: Olive Stout

Spouse(s): Lovie BELKNAP

Children(s): Leola West

Howard Taylor West was born in 1885 in Auburn Ritch, West Virginia, the child of Leonard Clark West And Olive Catherine Stout. Howard Taylor West married Lovie R Belknap, and had children including Leola Myrtle West. Howard Taylor West passed away in 1951 in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Howard Taylor West was born in 1885 in Auburn Ritch, West Virginia, the child of Leonard Clark West And Olive Catherine Stout.
  • Howard Taylor West married Lovie R Belknap, and had children including Leola Myrtle West.
  • Howard Taylor West passed away in 1951 in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

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Howard West's Ancestors

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Howard West
1885–1951
Birth Place: Auburn Ritch, West Virginia
Parents
Leonard Clark West
1851–1927
Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
Olive (Catherine) Stout
1846–1942
Barbour County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Elmore) West
1830–1906
Auburn, Ritchie County, WV
Amanda Lindsay
1832–1912
Auburn, Ritchie County, WV
Ursula (E A) Adams
1816–1884
Great-Grandparents
Christian West
1798–1873
Mary Reed
1800–1869
David Adams
1798–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander West
1760–1834
Mary Straley
1769–1857
Jonathan Sr
1757–1864

Howard West's Descendants

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Howard (Taylor) West (25 OCT 1885–1 NOV 1951) m. Lovie (R) BELKNAP (14 JUN 1891–16 JULY 1974)
  1. 1. Leola (Myrtle) West 1913–1979 m. James (Person) Crocker 1906–1990

Howard West's Timeline

2 Records

1885
25 OCT 1885
Birth of Howard Taylor West in Auburn Ritch, West Virginia
Auburn Ritch, West Virginia
1951
1 NOV 1951
Age 66
Death of Howard Taylor West in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1885
    Event Place: Auburn Ritch, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 NOV 1951
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

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