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John Wilbon West 1866 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1866

Birth Location: Nashville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 Jun 1944

Death Location: Knox County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Silas West

Mother: Martha West

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Shipman, Bettie Shipman

Children(s): Nancy West, Thomas West, Jesse West, Rebecca West, Baby West, Erasmus West, Ross West, George West, Lewis West, Isaac West, Joseph West, Nora West

John Wilbon West was born in 1866 in Nashville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, the child of Silas Mercer McLemore "Mac" West and Martha Ann Bazemore West. John Wilbon West married Elizabeth Susan "Betsy" Shipman, Bettie S Shipman, and had children including Nancy Valerie ( Mary ) West, Thomas Richard "Tom" West, Jesse William West, Rebecca Frances "Fannie" West, Baby West, Erasmus Baley "Ross" West, Ross West, George Alva West, Lewis Wilbon West, Isaac Henry West, Joseph Arthur (Joe) West, Nora Elizabeth West. John Wilbon West passed away in 1944 in Knox County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wilbon West was born in 1866 in Nashville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, the child of Silas Mercer McLemore "Mac" West and Martha Ann Bazemore West.
  • John Wilbon West married Elizabeth Susan "Betsy" Shipman, Bettie S Shipman, and had children including Nancy Valerie ( Mary ) West, Thomas Richard "Tom" West, Jesse William West, Rebecca Frances "Fannie" West, Baby West, Erasmus Baley "Ross" West, Ross West, George Alva West, Lewis Wilbon West, Isaac Henry West, Joseph Arthur (Joe) West, Nora Elizabeth West.
  • John Wilbon West passed away in 1944 in Knox County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John West's Ancestors

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John West
1866 – 1944
Birth Place: Nashville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Silas Mercer McLemore "Mac" West
1817 – 1893
Franklin, Simpson, Kentucky, United States
Martha (Ann Bazemore) West
1834 – 1877
North Carolina
Grandparents
James West
1772 – 1844
Simpson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mary (Mourning) Howard
1783 – 1863
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William West
1752 – 1842
Angelene Clendenin
1752 – 1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert West
1725 – 1770
Susanna Fike
1737 – 1770

John West's Descendants

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John (Wilbon) West (11 Jan 1866 – 5 Jun 1944) m. Elizabeth (Susan "Betsy") Shipman (3 Jan 1867 – 25 Apr 1965) m. Bettie (S) Shipman
  1. 1. Nancy (Valerie ( Mary )) West (29 Jun 1893 – 13 January 1967)
  2. 2. Thomas (Richard "Tom") West (5 August 1894 – 24 July 1964)
  3. 3. Jesse (William) West (17 May 1896 – 10 December 1981)
  4. 4. Rebecca (Frances "Fannie") West (2 Oct 1897 – 13 February 1984)
  5. 5. Baby West (25 Jan 1899 – 16 Feb 1899)
  6. 6. Erasmus (Baley "Ross") West (10 Mar 1900 – 20 July 1963)
  7. 7. Ross West (abt 1901 – )
  8. 8. George (Alva) West (11 Dec 1901 – 26 Mar 1995) m. Veda (Opal) Hale (6 Oct 1911 – 2 Mar 1987)
    1. 1. John (Carl) West (29 Jul 1932 – 22 Apr 2003)
    2. 2. Donald (Eugene) West (30 July 1937 – ) m. Margie (Lynn) Holmes (16 November 1939 – )
      1. 1. Cynthia (Dianne) West (8 Dec 1960 – ) m. Sherman (Scott) Brown (abt 1963 – ) m. Tony (Leon) Yake (10 Aug 1957 – )
        1. 1. Joel (Anthony) Yake (13 July 1984 – ) m. Misty (D) Thurston (abt 1983 – ) m. Amanda (Dawn) Yoder (abt 1981 – 27 Sep 2010) m. Danielle Speas (04/22 – ) m. Megan (E.) Elmore
        2. 2. Whitney (Dianne) Yake (17 Sep 1986 – ) m. Louis Richmond (17 Apr 1984 – )
        3. 3. Heather (Danielle) Yake (12 Mar 1993 – ) m. Joshua (Loy) Ballard (28 Sep 1987 – )
    3. 3. Jimmy (Paul) West (07 Jun 1943 – )
    4. 4. Jimmy (Paul) West (07 Jun 1943 – )
    5. 5. Audra (Sue) West (18 Oct 1946 – )
    6. 6. Audra (Sue) West (18 Oct 1946 – )
  9. 9. Lewis (Wilbon) West (26 Mar 1902 – 11 Feb 1970)
  10. 10. Isaac (Henry) West (24 February 1905 – 12 December 1994)
  11. 11. Joseph (Arthur (Joe)) West (8 Dec 1907 – 14 Jun 2000)
  12. 12. Nora (Elizabeth) West (8 May 1909 – 4 Apr, 2004)

John West's Timeline

2 Records

1866
11 Jan 1866
Birth of John Wilbon West in Nashville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1944
5 Jun 1944
Age 78
Death of John Wilbon West in Knox County, Texas, United States of America
Knox County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1866
    Event Place: Nashville, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1944
    Event Place: Knox County, Texas, United States of America

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