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Nellie Violetta West 1892–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1892

Birth Location: Afton, Union, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 04 Mar 1974

Death Location: Afton, Union, Iowa, USA

Father: Charles West

Mother: Ellen Wooster

Spouse(s): Le Velsan, LeRoy Lucas

Children(s): Earl Lucas, Rose Lucas

Nellie Violetta West was born in 1892 in Afton, Union, Iowa, USA, the child of Charles Asbury West And Ellen Juliann Wooster. In 1900, Nellie Violetta West resided in New Hope, Union, Iowa, USA. In 1910, Nellie Violetta West resided in Jones, Union, Iowa, USA. Nellie Violetta West married Le Roy Van Velsan, Leroy Howard Roy Lucas, and had children including Earl Edwin Lucas, Rose Lucas. Nellie Violetta West passed away in 1974 in Afton, Union, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Nellie Violetta West was born in 1892 in Afton, Union, Iowa, USA, the child of Charles Asbury West And Ellen Juliann Wooster.
  • In 1900, Nellie Violetta West resided in New Hope, Union, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1910, Nellie Violetta West resided in Jones, Union, Iowa, USA.
  • Nellie Violetta West married Le Roy Van Velsan, Leroy Howard Roy Lucas, and had children including Earl Edwin Lucas, Rose Lucas.
  • Nellie Violetta West passed away in 1974 in Afton, Union, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles West
1847–1913
Birth Location: Fayette County, Ohio, USA
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Ellen Wooster
1851–1895
Birth Location: Lysander, Onondaga, New York, USA
EW

Spouses(s)

Le Velsan
1890–1960
Birth Location: Blue Rapids, Marshall, Kansas, USA
LV
LeRoy Lucas
1884–1948
Birth Location: Union County, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Earl Lucas
1909–1993
Birth Location: Afton, Union, Iowa, USA
EL
Rose Lucas
1916–
Birth Location: Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
RL

Nellie West's Ancestors

Self
Nellie West
1892–1974
Birth Place: Afton, Union, Iowa, USA
Parents
Charles Asbury West
1847–1913
Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Ellen (Juliann) Wooster
1851–1895
Lysander, Onondaga, New York, USA
Grandparents
Eli (Henry West) Jr
1818–1896
Adams County, Ohio, USA
Sarah Hartt
1815–1896
Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Eli West
1781–1852
Sarah Guffin
1780–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah WEST
1738–1791
Mary WILLIAMS
1740–1786

Nellie West's Descendants

1.
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Nellie (Violetta) West (1 Apr 1892–04 Mar 1974) m. Le (Roy Van) Velsan (3 May 1890–14 Jan 1960) m. LeRoy (Howard "Roy") Lucas (27 Aug 1884–23 Jan 1948)
  1. 1. Earl (Edwin) Lucas 1909–1993 m. Georgia (Marie) Shroudemier 1912–2001 m. Lucille (Roberta) Kinney 1910–2010
    1. 1. Dixie (Lee) Lucas 1935–2014
  2. 2. Rose Lucas 1916–

Nellie West's Timeline

6 Records

1892
1 Apr 1892
Birth of Nellie Violetta West in Afton, Union, Iowa, USA
Afton, Union, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
Nellie Violetta West resided here in New Hope, Union, Iowa, USA
New Hope, Union, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Nellie Violetta West resided here in Jones, Union, Iowa, USA
Jones, Union, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Nellie Violetta West resided here in Jones, Union, Iowa, USA
Jones, Union, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Nellie Violetta West resided here in Jones, Jones, Union, Iowa, USA
Jones, Jones, Union, Iowa, USA
1974
04 Mar 1974
Age 82
Death of Nellie Violetta West in Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
Creston, Union, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1892
    Event Place: Afton, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index
    [4] Iowa, Marriage Records
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jones, Union, Iowa; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340419
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jones, Union, Iowa; Roll: T624_425; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1374438
    [10] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jones, Union, Iowa; Roll: T625_515; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 164

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: New Hope, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jones, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jones, Union, Iowa; Roll: T624_425; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1374438

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jones, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jones, Union, Iowa; Roll: T625_515; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 164

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jones, Jones, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jones, Union, Iowa; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340419

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Mar 1974
    Event Place: Creston, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Afton, Union, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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