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Jane Adeline West 1816 – 1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee

Death Date: 10 Aug 1905

Death Location: Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Father: Samuel West

Mother: Elizabeth Thompson

Spouse(s): John Thompson

Children(s): Elizabeth Thompson, Alexander Thompson, Calvin Thompson, Lucinda Thompson, Samuel Thompson, Eliza Thompson, Narcissa Thompson, John Thompson, Rachel Thompson, Pleasant Thompson

Jane Adeline West was born in 1816 in Grainger County, Tennessee, the child of Samuel West and Elizabeth Thompson. In 1880, Jane Adeline West resided in South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Jane Adeline West married John F. Thompson, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Thompson, Alexander L. Thompson, Calvin J. Thompson, Lucinda Ellen Thompson, Samuel W. Thompson, Eliza Caroline Thompson, Narcissa F. Thompson, John H. Thompson, Rachel Alice Thompson, Pleasant Lafayette Thompson. Jane Adeline West passed away in 1905 in Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Jane Adeline West was born in 1816 in Grainger County, Tennessee, the child of Samuel West and Elizabeth Thompson.
  • In 1880, Jane Adeline West resided in South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA.
  • Jane Adeline West married John F. Thompson, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Thompson, Alexander L. Thompson, Calvin J. Thompson, Lucinda Ellen Thompson, Samuel W. Thompson, Eliza Caroline Thompson, Narcissa F. Thompson, John H. Thompson, Rachel Alice Thompson, Pleasant Lafayette Thompson.
  • Jane Adeline West passed away in 1905 in Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane West's Ancestors

Self
Jane West
1816 – 1905
Birth Place: Grainger County, Tennessee
Parents
Samuel West
1767 – 1834
Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth Thompson
1769 – 1850
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas West
1740 – 1796
London, England
Rachel Oliphant
1745 – 1814
Hunterdon, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane West's Descendants

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Jane (Adeline) West (1816 – 10 Aug 1905) m. John (F.) Thompson (abt 1814 – 21 Sep 1873)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Thompson (Aug 1838 – 19 May 1933) m. Enos (Summer) Grimes (20 June 1840 – 28 Feb 1912)
    1. 1. Grissom (Gilham) Grimes (16 May 1878 – April 1947)
    2. 2. Mila (Jane) Grimes
    3. 3. Mark (F) Grimes
    4. 4. Zemina (Adeline "Minnie") Grimes
    5. 5. Viola Grimes
    6. 6. John (R) Grimes
    7. 7. Oscar (Eugene) Grimes
  2. 2. Alexander (L.) Thompson (10 Nov 1840 – 6 Dec 1929)
    1. 1. Alfred (C) Thompson (Jul 1882 – )
  3. 3. Calvin (J.) Thompson (abt 1843 – 28 Jan 1875)
  4. 4. Lucinda (Ellen) Thompson (1844 – 9 Jan 1892)
  5. 5. Samuel (W.) Thompson (abt 1847 – )
  6. 6. Eliza (Caroline) Thompson (13 Oct 1849 – 8 Dec 1935) m. Lafayette McWhorter (3 Mar 1849 – 17 Mar 1922)
    1. 1. Maude (Arminta) McWhorter (11 Oct 1873 – 14 Mar 1926)
    2. 2. Curtis (Manford) McWhorter (3 Feb 1878 – Aug 1879)
    3. 3. Clifford (Claude) McWhorter (25 Jul 1883 – 1955) m. Julia (Nelva) Day (02 JUL 1885 – 12 Mar 1965)
      1. 1. Hazel Mcwhorter (abt 1903 – )
      2. 2. Claude (LaFayette) McWhorter (8 Nov 1903 – 10 Dec 1972) m. Bessie (Violet) Baldwin (8 Mar 1907 – 5 Jun 1984)
        1. 1. Claude (L) McWhorter (5 Jan 1924 – 12 Oct 1969) m. Delona (L) McWhorter
        2. 2. Muriel (Jean Mc) Whorter (abt 1933 – )
      3. 3. Frances (F) Mcwhorter (5 Aug 1909 – 16 December 1987) m. Kermit (Orville) Brothers (17 May 1910 – 3 January 2002)
        1. 1. Geneva (Frances) Smith (25 November 1931 – 6 April 1971)
        2. 2. Generveive Brothers (abt 1932 – )
        3. 3. Marilyn (Joyce) Brothers (abt 1940 – )
      4. 4. Helen (Alice Mc) Whorter (abt 1914 – ) m. Otho (Hamann) Smither (30 Mar 1907 – )
      5. 5. Harold (Arthur) McWhorter (5 Feb 1922 – 21 August 2002) m. Georgia (Maxine) Elliot (25 Sep 1917 – 20 Nov 2009)
        1. 1. Nancy McWhorter (23 Nov 1935 – 1 Mar 2001) m. Fred (Wolverton) Davis
        2. 2. Harold (James) McWhorter (23 Jul 1940 – 14 Feb 1965)
        3. 3. Sandra McWhorter (abt 1944 – ) m. Tom Fentress
        4. 4. John McWhorter (abt 1946 – ) m. Julie
        5. 5. Julia (Joyce) McWhorter (1 Jul 1948 – ) m. Donald (Lynwood) Westbrook (22 Feb 1946 – ) m. Robert (William) Walsh
        6. 6. David McWhorter (11 Dec 1949 – ) m. Alicia
        7. 7. Ralph (Eugene) McWhorter (abt 1954 – ) m. Brenda (Joyce) Herring
        8. 8. Sharon (Lynn) McWhorter (17 Apr 1954 – ) m. Eugene (Thomas "Gene") Chapman (29 July 1959 – 28 January 2013)
        9. 9. Eva (Sue) McWhorter (9 May 1959 – ) m. Jerome Runion (20 Mar 1957 – 23 Aug 2021) m. David Cummings
        10. 10. Mary McWhorter (9 Apr 1961 – ) m. Dennis Trexler
        11. 11. Robert (Michael) McWhorter (1963 – 23 May 1963)
        12. 12. Richard (Allen) McWhorter m. Jeanette (Lyn) Stracener
  7. 7. Narcissa (F.) Thompson (abt 1851 – )
  8. 8. John (H.) Thompson (abt 1853 – )
  9. 9. Rachel (Alice) Thompson (abt 1855 – 1926)
  10. 10. Pleasant (Lafayette) Thompson (29 July 1857 – 18 Mar 1922)

Jane West's Timeline

3 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Jane Adeline West in Grainger County, Tennessee
Grainger County, Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 64
Jane Adeline West resided here in South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
1905
10 Aug 1905
Age 89
Death of Jane Adeline West in Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: South Homer, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 180; Family History Film: 1254180; Page: 349C; Enumeration District: 025; Image: 0258

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: South Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: South Homer, Champaign, Illinois; Roll: 180; Family History Film: 1254180; Page: 349C; Enumeration District: 025; Image: 0258

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1905
    Event Place: Homer, Champaign, Illinois, USA

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