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Joseph Elbert West 1911–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1911

Birth Location: Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 3 Mar 1984

Death Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA

Father: Guy West

Mother: Hattie Gruenhut

Spouse(s): Helen Bondy

Children(s): Thomas West, Carol West

Joseph Elbert West was born in 1911 in Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA, the child of Guy Elbert West And Hattie Gruenhut. In 1920, Joseph Elbert West resided in Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska, USA. In 1930, Joseph Elbert West resided in Peru, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA. Joseph Elbert West married Helen Josephine Bondy, and had children including Carol Isabelle West, Thomas Guy West. Joseph Elbert West passed away in 1984 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Elbert West was born in 1911 in Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA, the child of Guy Elbert West And Hattie Gruenhut.
  • In 1920, Joseph Elbert West resided in Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1930, Joseph Elbert West resided in Peru, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA.
  • Joseph Elbert West married Helen Josephine Bondy, and had children including Carol Isabelle West, Thomas Guy West.
  • Joseph Elbert West passed away in 1984 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Guy West
1877–1973
Birth Location: Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
GW
Hattie Gruenhut
1876–1949
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
HG

Spouses(s)

Helen Bondy
1912–1980
Birth Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
HB

Children(s)

Thomas West
1940–2011
Birth Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
TW
Carol West
1938–2015
Birth Location: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
CW

Joseph West's Ancestors

Self
Joseph West
1911–1984
Birth Place: Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Parents
Guy Elbert West
1877–1973
Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
Hattie Gruenhut
1876–1949
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Elijah (B) West
1842–1906
Union, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Sarah (Ann) Saum
1848–1915
Jefferson, Miami, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Amos West
1810–1880
Sarah Christy
1815–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eli West
1781–1852
Sarah Guffin
1780–1867

Joseph West's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Elbert) West (11 Jun 1911–3 Mar 1984) m. Helen (Josephine) Bondy (8 Jun 1912–1 Jun 1980)
  1. 1. Thomas (Guy) West 1940–2011
  2. 2. Carol (Isabelle) West 1938–2015 m. Robert (Allen) Krueger 1935–2004

Joseph West's Timeline

8 Records

1911
11 Jun 1911
Birth of Joseph Elbert West in Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Joseph Elbert West resided here in Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Joseph Elbert West resided here in Peru, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
Peru, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Joseph Elbert West resided here in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 29
Joseph Elbert West resided here in Galesburg, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
Galesburg, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Joseph Elbert West resided here in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 40
Joseph Elbert West resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1984
3 Mar 1984
Age 73
Death of Joseph Elbert West in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1911
    Event Place: Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00826; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 48-15
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 1917; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 48-29
    [6] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [7] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1934

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Peru, Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00826; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 48-15
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Times; Publication Date: 9 Jul 1935; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; ,0.49596083,0.26363772,0.6032921&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Galesburg, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00826; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 48-15

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, 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: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 1917; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 48-29

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois
    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: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 1917; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 48-29

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1984
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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