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Oscar Jerry West 1909–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 February 1909

Birth Location: Winfield, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 November 1989

Death Location: Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah West

Mother: Susie Hamby

Spouse(s): Nellie Hill

Children(s): Betty West, Ruby West, Ruth West

The story of Oscar Jerry West began in 1909 in Winfield, Scott County, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Oscar Jerry West resided in Rural, Scott, Tennessee. In 1940, Oscar Jerry West resided in Mag Dist 2, McCreary, Kentucky, USA. Oscar Jerry West married Nellie Marie Hill, and had children including Betty Faye West, Jack L West, Oscar West Jr, Ruby West, Ruth West, Shirley West, Wilda West. Oscar Jerry West passed away in 1989 in Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Oscar Jerry West began in 1909 in Winfield, Scott County, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Oscar Jerry West resided in Rural, Scott, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Oscar Jerry West resided in Mag Dist 2, McCreary, Kentucky, USA.
  • Oscar Jerry West married Nellie Marie Hill, and had children including Betty Faye West, Jack L West, Oscar West Jr, Ruby West, Ruth West, Shirley West, Wilda West.
  • Oscar Jerry West passed away in 1989 in Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oscar West's Ancestors

Self
Oscar West
1909–1989
Birth Place: Winfield, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Jerry West
1879–1965
Winfield, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Susie (Siler) Hamby
1879–1930
Winfield, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Frederick ("Fred") West
1839–1884
Huntsville, Campbell, Co. (later Scott Co.), Tennessee
Rebecca (Jane) Ellis
1843–1918
Scott, Tennessee, United States
William (Riley) HAMBY
1853–1918
Pine Knot, Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Sarah (Jane "Sallie") Lay
1856–1913
Campbell Co., Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Lay
1837–1919
Adelphia MURPHY
1839–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oscar West's Descendants

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Oscar (Jerry) West (9 February 1909–25 November 1989) m. Nellie (Marie) Hill (12 May 1914–7 November 2002)
  1. 1. Betty (Faye) West 1935–2012 m. John (Frederick) Porter 1934–2012
    1. 1. Kevin (Eric) Porter –2024
  2. 2. Ruby West 1932–2014
  3. 3. Ruth West 1930–2019

Oscar West's Timeline

5 Records

1909
9 February 1909
Birth of Oscar Jerry West in Winfield, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Winfield, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Oscar Jerry West resided here in Rural, Scott, Tennessee
Rural, Scott, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 31
Oscar Jerry West resided here in Mag Dist 2, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist 2, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Oscar Jerry West resided here in McCreary, Kentucky, USA
McCreary, Kentucky, USA
1989
25 November 1989
Age 80
Death of Oscar Jerry West in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 February 1909
    Event Place: Winfield, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 74-8
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: 4869; Page: 45; Enumeration District: 74-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Scott, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 74-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist 2, McCreary, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 74-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: McCreary, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: McCreary, Kentucky; Roll: 4869; Page: 45; Enumeration District: 74-8

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1989
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Strunk, McCreary County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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