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Joseph Allen West 1887–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1887

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 2 Nov 1961

Death Location: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America

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Spouse(s): Julia Gibbs

Children(s): James Sr.

Joseph Allen West was born in 1887 in South Carolina, the child of Nancy Ann Seabrook Wescott And Nathaniel L Wescott. In 1935, Joseph Allen West resided in St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Caroli. In 1940, Joseph Allen West resided in St Micheal & St Philip, St Michael and St Philip, . Joseph Allen West married Julia Ellen Gibbs, and had children including James Cecil West Sr, Lawrence West. Joseph Allen West passed away in 1961 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Allen West was born in 1887 in South Carolina, the child of Nancy Ann Seabrook Wescott And Nathaniel L Wescott.
  • In 1935, Joseph Allen West resided in St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Caroli.
  • In 1940, Joseph Allen West resided in St Micheal & St Philip, St Michael and St Philip, .
  • Joseph Allen West married Julia Ellen Gibbs, and had children including James Cecil West Sr, Lawrence West.
  • Joseph Allen West passed away in 1961 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Julia Gibbs
1890–1981
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Children(s)

James Sr.
1934–1998
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Joseph West's Ancestors

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Joseph West
1887–1961
Birth Place: South Carolina
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Joseph West's Descendants

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Joseph (Allen) West (15 Sep 1887–2 Nov 1961) m. Julia (Ellen) Gibbs (20 October 1890–8 August 1981)
  1. 1. James (Cecil West) Sr. 1934–1998

Joseph West's Timeline

5 Records

1887
15 Sep 1887
Birth of Joseph Allen West in South Carolina
South Carolina
1935
1935
Age 48
Joseph Allen West resided here in St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina
St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 53
Joseph Allen West resided here in St Micheal & St Philip, St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
St Micheal & St Philip, St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 63
Joseph Allen West resided here in St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
1961
2 Nov 1961
Age 74
Death of Joseph Allen West in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1887
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03796; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 10-91
    [2] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1972, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Charleston
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: 3847; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 10-97

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03796; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 10-91

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: St Micheal & St Philip, St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03796; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 10-91

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: St Michael and St Philip, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: 3847; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 10-97

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1961
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1972, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Charleston
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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