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John B. West 1810 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1810

Birth Location: , Buncombe Co., North Carolina

Death Date: 20 DEC 1896

Death Location: , Madison Co., North Carolina

Father: Leonard West

Mother: Mary Tillery

Spouse(s): Mary PEEK

Children(s): Jane West

In 1810, John B. West entered the world in , Buncombe Co., North Carolina, born to Leonard West and Mary (Polly) Tillery. John B. West married Mary "Polly" PEEK, and had children including Jane Elizabeth West. John B. West passed away in 1896 in , Madison Co., North Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1810, John B. West entered the world in , Buncombe Co., North Carolina, born to Leonard West and Mary (Polly) Tillery.
  • John B. West married Mary "Polly" PEEK, and had children including Jane Elizabeth West.
  • John B. West passed away in 1896 in , Madison Co., North Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John West's Ancestors

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John West
1810 – 1896
Birth Place: , Buncombe Co., North Carolina
Parents
Leonard West
1786 – 1855
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Mary ((Polly)) Tillery
1788 – 1870
Either NC or SC
Grandparents
Rev (William) West
1752 – 1842
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Angeline Clendennen
1752 – 1842
Hanover, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert West
1725 – 1770
Susanna Fike
1737 – 1770
John Clendennen
1730 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John West's Descendants

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John (B.) West (18 Apr 1810 – 20 DEC 1896) m. Mary ("Polly") PEEK (07 Nov 1807 – Aft. 1870)
  1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) West (30 Oct 1839 – 15 Feb 1878) m. Marion (Hally) Merrill (3 Nov 1836 – )
    1. 1. Zebulon ('Zeb' Ransom) Merrill (18 May 1871 – 27 November 1962) m. Louisa (Lavada) Lisenbee (29 September 1872 – 22 March 1965)
      1. 1. Otho (Flowers) Merrell (21 Jan 1906 – 6 August 1981) m. Kathleen (Ramsey) Blankenship (5 November 1915 – 9 May 2010)
        1. 1. Phillip Merrell (1935 – 2008) m. Sandra Freeman (1948 – )

John West's Timeline

2 Records

1810
18 Apr 1810
Birth of John B. West in , Buncombe Co., North Carolina
, Buncombe Co., North Carolina
1896
20 DEC 1896
Age 86
Death of John B. West in , Madison Co., North Carolina
, Madison Co., North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1810
    Event Place: , Buncombe Co., North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 DEC 1896
    Event Place: , Madison Co., North Carolina

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