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Jacob West 1844–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1844

Birth Location: Missouri, USA

Death Date: 28 Aug 1913

Death Location: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA

Father: Zachariah West

Mother: Rachel Gay

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1844, Jacob West entered the world in Missouri, USA, born to Zachariah West And Rachel Elizabeth Gay. Jacob West passed away in 1913 in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Jacob West entered the world in Missouri, USA, born to Zachariah West And Rachel Elizabeth Gay.
  • Jacob West passed away in 1913 in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zachariah West
1811–1880
Birth Location: Virginia
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Rachel Gay
1817–1880
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob West's Ancestors

Self
Jacob West
1844–1913
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
Parents
Zachariah West
1811–1880
Virginia
Rachel (Elizabeth) Gay
1817–1880
Kentucky
Grandparents
William (Henry Red) Gay
1748–1830
Greenbriar, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Margaret Russell
1780–1855
Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Gay
1734–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob West's Timeline

2 Records

1844
Feb 1844
Birth of Jacob West in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA
1913
28 Aug 1913
Age 69
Death of Jacob West in Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1844
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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