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Melvin Francis (Con) West 1912–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1912

Birth Location: Rock Creek, Gilliam, Oregon

Death Date: 16 Feb 1999

Death Location: Arlington, Gilliam County, Oregon, USA

Father: John West

Mother: Uzettia Fink

Spouse(s): Margaretta Jones, Isabelle Wheelhouse

Children(s): Joe West

Melvin Francis (Con) West was born in 1912 in Rock Creek, Gilliam, Oregon, the child of John Nelson West And Uzettia Melvina Fink. Melvin Francis (Con) West married Isabelle Wheelhouse, Margaretta Elda Jones, Rita Cabral, and had children including Janet Carolyn West, Joe Lewis West, Thomas R West. Melvin Francis (Con) West passed away in 1999 in Arlington, Gilliam County, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • Melvin Francis (Con) West was born in 1912 in Rock Creek, Gilliam, Oregon, the child of John Nelson West And Uzettia Melvina Fink.
  • Melvin Francis (Con) West married Isabelle Wheelhouse, Margaretta Elda Jones, Rita Cabral, and had children including Janet Carolyn West, Joe Lewis West, Thomas R West.
  • Melvin Francis (Con) West passed away in 1999 in Arlington, Gilliam County, Oregon, USA.

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Melvin West's Ancestors

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Melvin West
1912–1999
Birth Place: Rock Creek, Gilliam, Oregon
Parents
John Nelson West
1878–1957
Rock Creek, Gilliam, Oregon
Uzettia (Melvina) Fink
1882–1944
Iowa
Grandparents
Adie (Kiel) Fink
1858–1952
Williams Farm, Clearfield Co., Pa.
Isabella Tarr
1862–1921
Iowa
Great-Grandparents
George Tarr
1823–1863
Eliza McAninch
1823–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Tarr
1768–1825
Maria Heilman
1779–1823

Melvin West's Descendants

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Melvin (Francis (Con)) West (14 Jul 1912–16 Feb 1999) m. Margaretta (Elda) Jones (07 Apr 1918–30 Jan 2013) m. Isabelle Wheelhouse (14 Jun 1914–29 Mar 1935)
  1. 1. Joe (Lewis) West 1941–2006

Melvin West's Timeline

2 Records

1912
14 Jul 1912
Birth of Melvin Francis (Con) West in Rock Creek, Gilliam, Oregon
Rock Creek, Gilliam, Oregon
1999
16 Feb 1999
Age 87
Death of Melvin Francis (Con) West in John Day, Oregon
John Day, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Gilliam, Oregon
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Olex, Gilliam, Oregon; Roll: T627_3360; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 11-7
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1999
    Event Place: John Day, Oregon
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Gilliam County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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