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Martin VanBuren West 1835–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1835

Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 28 Mar 1903

Death Location: Bakersfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States

Father: John West

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Martha Rippetoe

Children(s): Samuel West, Mary West, Nancy West, Cecilia West, John West, Henry West, Eliza West, Life West, Paris West, Thomas West, CECILLA WEST, ELISE FOWLER

Martin VanBuren West was born in 1835 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States, the child of John West And Mary Polly Brown. Martin VanBuren West married Martha Jane Rippetoe, and had children including Cecilia Emeline West, Cecilla West, Elise West Fowler, Eliza Adlee West, Henry Martin West, John William West, Life Blanchard West, Mary Frances West, Nancy Jane West, Paris Leroy West, Samuel Marshal West, Thomas Burr West. Martin VanBuren West passed away in 1903 in Bakersfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • Martin VanBuren West was born in 1835 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States, the child of John West And Mary Polly Brown.
  • Martin VanBuren West married Martha Jane Rippetoe, and had children including Cecilia Emeline West, Cecilla West, Elise West Fowler, Eliza Adlee West, Henry Martin West, John William West, Life Blanchard West, Mary Frances West, Nancy Jane West, Paris Leroy West, Samuel Marshal West, Thomas Burr West.
  • Martin VanBuren West passed away in 1903 in Bakersfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States.

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Martin West's Ancestors

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Martin West
1835–1903
Birth Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John West
1801–1882
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Brown
1807–1862
Henry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Stephen West
1767–1855
Shelton Laurel, Madison, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Hannah Lucinda) Belk
1765–1848
Lancaster, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac West
1742–1830
Susanna Anderson
1747–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Anderson
1706–1787
Catherine Lyman
1719–1801

Martin West's Descendants

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Martin (VanBuren) West (20 Oct 1835–28 Mar 1903) m. Martha (Jane) Rippetoe (31 Aug 1853–25 Mar 1912)
  1. 1. Samuel (Marshal) West 1868–1941 m. Rillie (Susan) Smith 1883–1984
    1. 1. Minnie (Agnes) West –2004 m. John (David) Walls 1909–1996
      1. 1. Herbert (David) Walls 1934–1972
      2. 2. Claudy (Ray) Walls 1936–2010
      3. 3. Lola (Marie) Walls 1948–2012
    2. 2. Rettie (Bunnel) West 1908–2008
    3. 3. William West 1924–1998
    4. 4. Littie (Belle) West 1917–2012
    5. 5. Perly West 1906–1907
  2. 2. Mary (Frances) West 1870–1952
  3. 3. Nancy (Jane) West 1872–1939
  4. 4. Cecilia (Emeline) West 1875–1892
  5. 5. John (William) West 1877–
  6. 6. Henry (Martin) West 1881–1963
  7. 7. Eliza (Adlee) West 1884–1980
  8. 8. Life (Blanchard) West 1886–1945
  9. 9. Paris (Leroy) West 1888–1949
  10. 10. Thomas (Burr) West 1894–1969
  11. 11. CECILLA WEST 1879–1879
  12. 12. ELISE (WEST) FOWLER 1884–

Martin West's Timeline

2 Records

1835
20 Oct 1835
Birth of Martin VanBuren West in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
1903
28 Mar 1903
Age 68
Death of Martin VanBuren West in Bakersfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Bakersfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1903
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Ozark, Missouri, United States

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