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Minerva Etta West 1852–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 AUGUST 1852

Birth Location: Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 10 NOVEMBER 1937

Death Location: Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: 1 West

Mother: Mahala Priest

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Minerva Etta West was born in 1852 in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of 1 Thomas West And Mahala Priest. Minerva Etta West married Woods. Minerva Etta West passed away in 1937 in Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Minerva Etta West was born in 1852 in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of 1 Thomas West And Mahala Priest.
  • Minerva Etta West married Woods.
  • Minerva Etta West passed away in 1937 in Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Minerva West's Ancestors

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Minerva West
1852–1937
Birth Place: Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
1 Thomas West
1811–1883
Ohio
Mahala Priest
1815–1882
Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
1 (Thomas Lewis) West
1771–1845
Loudon, Virginia
1 (Margaret) Howell
1782–1871
Loudoun, Virginia, United States
John (H.) Priest
1773–1853
Pennsylvania
Mary (Ann) Mercer
1779–1851
Hagerstown,Maryland
Great-Grandparents
1 West
1750–1842
Elizabeth Lewis
1750–1831
1 Howell
1745–1817
1 Marks
1745–1817
David Priest
1749–1811
Anna Powell
1755–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel IV
1723–1812
Elizabeth Evans
1725–1765
John Col.
1678–1762
Margaret Lynn
1693–1773
1 Howell
1717–1777
Margaret
1722–1795
John Capt.
1715–1788
1 Ledyard
1720–1788
William Priest
1723–1801
Mary Griffith
1720–1801
William Powell
1724–1786
Rachel Williams
1737–1799

Minerva West's Timeline

2 Records

1852
28 AUGUST 1852
Birth of Minerva Etta West in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
1937
10 NOVEMBER 1937
Age 85
Death of Minerva Etta West in Jasper County, Illinois, United States of America
Jasper County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 AUGUST 1852
    Event Place: Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 NOVEMBER 1937
    Event Place: Jasper County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wakefield, Richland County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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