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Otis Leroy West 1886–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1886

Birth Location: Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1970

Death Location: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA

Father: Eli West

Mother: Nancy Keith

Spouse(s): Ruth Thorpe

Children(s): Mary West, Myrtle West, Edgar West, William West, Robert West, Roy Sr, Nancy West, Ruth West, Velma West

The story of Otis Leroy West began in 1886 in Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA. In 1900, Otis Leroy West resided in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA. In 1910, Otis Leroy West resided in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA. Otis Leroy West married Ruth May Thorpe, and had children including Darrell D West, Edgar Henry West, Mary Ellen West, Myrtle Jean West, Nancy Mae West, Robert Dean West, Roy Lee West Sr, Ruth Maxine West, Velma Jane West, William Leroy West. Otis Leroy West passed away in 1970 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Otis Leroy West began in 1886 in Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1900, Otis Leroy West resided in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1910, Otis Leroy West resided in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA.
  • Otis Leroy West married Ruth May Thorpe, and had children including Darrell D West, Edgar Henry West, Mary Ellen West, Myrtle Jean West, Nancy Mae West, Robert Dean West, Roy Lee West Sr, Ruth Maxine West, Velma Jane West, William Leroy West.
  • Otis Leroy West passed away in 1970 in Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Otis West's Ancestors

Self
Otis West
1886–1970
Birth Place: Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA
Parents
Eli Henry West
1855–1937
Washington Court House, Fayette, Ohio, USA
Nancy (Maria) Keith
1860–1923
Loudon, Cedar County, Iowa, 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

Otis West's Descendants

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Otis (Leroy) West (3 Nov 1886–10 Apr 1970) m. Ruth (May) Thorpe (11 June 1898–1 December 1975)
  1. 1. Mary (Ellen) West 1935–1935
  2. 2. Myrtle (Jean) West 1924–1999 m. Frank (Joseph) Roman 1924–2014
  3. 3. Edgar (Henry) West 1918–1986 m. Golda (Louise) Follick 1907–2005 m. Florence Miller 1918– m. Louise (Elizabeth) Trimble 1910–1986
    1. 1. Eugene (Marvin) West 1940–2010 m. Winona (Jean) Zimmerman 1941–2022
  4. 4. William (Leroy) West 1921–2006 m. Georgia (Fay) Rouse 1927–2007
  5. 5. Robert (Dean) West 1929–2013
  6. 6. Roy (Lee West) Sr 1932–2009 m. Patricia (M) Ryder 1933–2019
  7. 7. Nancy (Mae) West 1923–2004 m. Seward (Wallace) Coppess 1916–1987
    1. 1. Kenneth (Wallace) Coppess 1942–2008
  8. 8. Ruth (Maxine) West 1926–2013 m. Verne (Louis) Balster 1924–2007
  9. 9. Velma (Jane) West 1927–2017 m. Leslie (Herman Rudolph) Schroeder 1916–1967 m. Otto (Francis) Rasmussen 1923–1981
    1. 1. James (Leslie) Schroeder 1950–2010
    2. 2. Richard (d) Schroeder 1947–2020

Otis West's Timeline

11 Records

1886
3 Nov 1886
Birth of Otis Leroy West in Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA
Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Otis Leroy West resided here in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Otis Leroy West resided here in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 31
Otis Leroy West resided here in Delaware County, Iowa, USA
Delaware County, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Otis Leroy West resided here in Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Otis Leroy West resided here in Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA
Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Otis Leroy West resided here in Rural, Jones, Iowa
Rural, Jones, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 54
Otis Leroy West resided here in Clay Twp, Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
Clay Twp, Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Otis Leroy West resided here in Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
1953
Abt 1953
Age 67
Otis Leroy West resided here in Onslow
Onslow
1970
10 Apr 1970
Age 84
Death of Otis Leroy West in Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA
Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1886
    Event Place: Jewell, Jewell, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Iowa, U.S., Armed Forces Grave Registrations
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T625_482; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 41
    [7] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01172; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53-3
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 877; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 53-3
    [9] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [10] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenfield, Jones, Iowa; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340397
    [11] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Iowa; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 245
    [12] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Delaware County
    [13] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Delaware County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Delaware County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pioneer, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T625_482; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 41

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Greenfield, Greenfield, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Greenfield, Jones, Iowa; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340397

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Jones, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01172; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clay Twp, Clay, Jones, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01172; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 53-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clay, Jones, Iowa, 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: Clay, Jones, Iowa; Roll: 877; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 53-3

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1953
    Event Place: Onslow
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Gazette; Publication Date: 6 May 1953; Publication Place: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; ,0.56174195,0.5055232,0.6067931&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clay City, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Iowa; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 245

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1970
    Event Place: Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Armed Forces Grave Registrations
    [3] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [4] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mechanicsville, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General

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