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Jesse Lee "Bud" West 1917–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1917

Birth Location: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 2 Dec 1996

Death Location: Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Joseph West

Mother: Mary Poynter

Spouse(s): Dorothy Eversole

Children(s): James West, Shirley McNabb, Jean West

Jesse Lee "Bud" West was born in 1917 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Ella West And Mary Ann Poynter. In 1920, Jesse Lee "Bud" West resided in Forks of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky, USA. Jesse Lee "Bud" West married Dorothy Lee Eversole, and had children including James L West, Jean Doris West, Jesse L West, Mary Elizabeth Libby West, Patricia Sue West, Shirley Mcnabb. Jesse Lee "Bud" West passed away in 1996 in Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Jesse Lee "Bud" West was born in 1917 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joseph Ella West And Mary Ann Poynter.
  • In 1920, Jesse Lee "Bud" West resided in Forks of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky, USA.
  • Jesse Lee "Bud" West married Dorothy Lee Eversole, and had children including James L West, Jean Doris West, Jesse L West, Mary Elizabeth Libby West, Patricia Sue West, Shirley Mcnabb.
  • Jesse Lee "Bud" West passed away in 1996 in Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse West's Ancestors

Self
Jesse West
1917–1996
Birth Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joseph Ella West
1889–1968
Owenton, Owen County, Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann) Poynter
1891–1967
Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Simpson (B or John Simpson) West
1853–1936
Harmony, Owen, Kentucky, USA
Susan (F.) Boyd
1852–1923
Scott, Kentucky, United States
Tom Pointer
1868–1936
Kentucky, USA
Becky (J) Pointer
1871–1945
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Walter West
1824–1923
Elizabeth Sorrell
1824–1850
Albert Boyd
1816–
Elizabeth Vice
1815–1928
James Poynter
1848–1890
Susan Paynter
1853–1935
James Worfford
1848–1925
Lavina Worford
1844–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John West
1796–1867
Sarah Hurst
1794–1862
John Sorrell
1799–1844
Margaret Trayer
1799–1880
John Boyd
1771–1818
Dorcus Hendrix
1772–1841
Aaron Vice
1788–1850
Dorothy Conkwright
1779–1850
Thomas Poynter
1812–1901
Angeline Poynter
1817–1881
James Moody
1820–1901
Martha Johnson
1822–1900
Reuben Warford
1820–1869
Amanda Rico
1832–1890
Fountain Hooper
1805–1860
Elizabeth Colvin
1806–1880

Jesse West's Descendants

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Jesse (Lee "Bud") West (31 Mar 1917–2 Dec 1996) m. Dorothy (Lee) Eversole (5 Mar 1921–22 Aug 1992)
  1. 1. James (L) West 1943–2017 m. Joyce (Ann) Blankenship 1944–2020 m. Patricia (Jean "Patsy" Estes Black Buffin Gordon Hansel) West 1939–2006
  2. 2. Shirley McNabb 1941–2015 m. Ernest (McNabb) Jr 1946–2000
  3. 3. Jean (Doris) West 1938–2025 m. Edward (Taylor “Eddie”) Mohr 1936–2010

Jesse West's Timeline

9 Records

1915
31 Mar 1915
Birth of Jesse Lee "Bud" West in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
1917
31 Mar 1917
Birth of Jesse Lee "Bud" West in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Jesse Lee "Bud" West resided here in Forks of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
Forks of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
1942
1942
Age 25
Jesse Lee "Bud" West resided here in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
1945
1945
Age 28
Jesse Lee "Bud" West resided here in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Jesse Lee "Bud" West resided here in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
1951
1951
Age 34
Jesse Lee "Bud" West resided here in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
1960
1960
Age 43
Jesse Lee "Bud" West resided here in Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
1996
2 Dec 1996
Age 79
Death of Jesse Lee "Bud" West in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 407-07-0128; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Forks of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky; Roll: T625_570; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 222
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Frankfort, Franklin

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 684

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Forks of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Forks of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky; Roll: T625_570; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 222

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1942
    Event Place: Frankfort, Kentucky
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The State Journal - 27 Sep 1942 - 1, Bud 27 Sep 1942

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Frankfort, Franklin

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 684

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Franklin
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1996
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky Death Index
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 407-07-0128; Issue State: Kentucky; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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