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Laura "Opal" West 1905–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1905

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1925

Death Location: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Father: Charles West

Mother: Elsie Davis

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Laura "Opal" West was born in 1905 in Illinois, USA, the child of Charles O West And Elsie Pearl Davis. In 1910, Laura "Opal" West resided in Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Laura "Opal" West resided in Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA. Laura "Opal" West passed away in 1925 in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Laura "Opal" West was born in 1905 in Illinois, USA, the child of Charles O West And Elsie Pearl Davis.
  • In 1910, Laura "Opal" West resided in Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Laura "Opal" West resided in Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA.
  • Laura "Opal" West passed away in 1925 in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Laura West's Ancestors

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Laura West
1905–1925
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
Charles O West
1872–1951
Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Elsie (Pearl) Davis
1885–1972
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) West
1847–1889
Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Laura (J) West
1850–1935
Litchfield, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Samual Davis
1853–1924
Hoyleton, Washington, Illinois, USA
Mary (Catherine) Livesay
1856–1890
Washington County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hastin Davis
1825–1910
Margarette Moore
1829–1903
Lorenzo Livesay
1825–1876
Margaret Thompson
1828–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Livesay
1797–1855
Lydia Fitzgerald
1807–1898
Isaiah Thompson
1796–1865
Hannah Phillips
1797–1862

Laura West's Timeline

5 Records

1905
abt 1905
Birth of Laura "Opal" West in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Laura "Opal" West resided here in Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Laura "Opal" West resided here in Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1925
7 Jan 1925
Age 20
Death of Laura "Opal" West in Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
1925
8 Jan 1925
Age 20
Burial of Laura "Opal" West in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
Jefferson County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1905
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ball Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Opal West 1925

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Bald Hill, Jefferson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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