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James Henry West 1750 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1750

Birth Location: Warren, North Carolina

Death Date: Sep 1855

Death Location: Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA

Father: James West

Mother: Elizabeth Booth

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Melvin

In 1750, James Henry West entered the world in Warren, North Carolina, born to James Henry West and Elizabeth Buttonshell Booth. James Henry West had children including Sarah Melvin. James Henry West passed away in 1855 in Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1750, James Henry West entered the world in Warren, North Carolina, born to James Henry West and Elizabeth Buttonshell Booth.
  • James Henry West had children including Sarah Melvin.
  • James Henry West passed away in 1855 in Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James West
1725 – 1840
Birth Location: Bladen, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Booth
1730 – 1808
Birth Location: Newton Grove, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Melvin
1772 – 1844
Birth Location: Bladen County, North Carolina, USA
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James West's Ancestors

Self
James West
1750 – 1855
Birth Place: Warren, North Carolina
Parents
James Henry West
1725 – 1840
Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Buttonshell) Booth
1730 – 1808
Newton Grove, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) West
1700 – 1794
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Susannah (Council) Fulgham
1700 – 1771
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
John Booth
1700 – 1750
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Priscilla Pierce
1701 – 1789
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elinor Pierce
1677 – 1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Truant
1644 – 1715

James West's Descendants

1.
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James (Henry) West (Abt. 1750 – Sep 1855)
  1. 1. Sarah Melvin (26 June 1772 – 12 November 1844) m. Daniel (James) Melvin (22 August 1769 – 28 August 1846)
    1. 1. Daniel (James) Melvin (29 Mar 1794 – 10 Jan 1876)
      1. 1. John (Beard) Melvin (1 August 1818 – 8 August 1866)
      2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Melvin (23 April 1819 – 8 January 1911)
      3. 3. Robert (Henry) Melvin (14 September 1819 – 30 March 1901)
        1. 1. Herman (Booth) Melvin (23 Aug 1874 – 06 Sep 1959)
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Newell) Melvin (12 August 1822 – 20 June 1868)
      5. 5. Stephenson (Henderson) Melvin (18 March 1826 – 4 November 1893)
      6. 6. Anna (Caroline) Melvin (7 March 1828 – 24 January 1856)

James West's Timeline

2 Records

1750
Abt. 1750
Birth of James Henry West in Warren, North Carolina
Warren, North Carolina
1855
Sep 1855
Age 105
Death of James Henry West in Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA
Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1750
    Event Place: Warren, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1855
    Event Place: Stockdale, Wilson, Texas, USA
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