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Orville Franklin West 1919–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1919

Birth Location: Willis Branch, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 26 Aug 2010

Death Location: Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Burdine West

Mother: Mary West

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The story of Orville Franklin West began in 1919 in Willis Branch, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA. Orville Franklin West passed away in 2010 in Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Orville Franklin West began in 1919 in Willis Branch, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA.
  • Orville Franklin West passed away in 2010 in Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Children(s)

Orville West's Ancestors

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Orville West
1919–2010
Birth Place: Willis Branch, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Burdine D West
1878–1950
Clear Creek, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Mary (Lee) West
1892–1941
Quinnimont, Fayette County, West Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Alfred (Adam Hawthorne) West
1849–1922
Raleigh County, Virginia, United States
Jane (Stover #1) (bio)
1853–1911
Raleigh County, West Virginia
Lorenzo (Preston) Berry
1869–1955
West Virginia
Nancy Adkins
1877–1913
, , West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James West
1819–1910
Sarah Tyree
1826–1869
Burrell Senior
1828–1897
Leanza (bio)
1834–1902
Isaac Berry
1847–1905
Sarah Redden
1840–1912
John Adkins
1856–1953
Minerva Lucas
1860–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Catherine Whitaker
1788–1870
Joseph West
1757–1841
Satterwhite Tyree
1783–1860
Rhoda Taylor
1792–1860
John Sr
1794–1851
Nancy Harper
1797–1896
Lewis Williams
1812–1896
Catherine Scarborough
1813–1899
James Berry
1820–1880
Eleanor Tucker
1816–1910
Michael Redden
1815–1880
Elizabeth Adkins
1817–1886
John Adkins
1821–1880
Nancy Tooley
1824–1906
David Lucas
1836–1865
Sarah McComas
1837–1873

Orville West's Timeline

2 Records

1919
20 Oct 1919
Birth of Orville Franklin West in Willis Branch, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Willis Branch, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
2010
26 Aug 2010
Age 91
Death of Orville Franklin West in Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Willis Branch, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 2010
    Event Place: Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA

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