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Richard Berry West 1842–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1842

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: Bef 1920

Death Location: Texas

Father: Willis West

Mother: Delania THOMPSON

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Sr.

Richard Berry West was born in 1842 in Louisiana, the child of Willis S West And Delania Susan Laney Thompson. Richard Berry West had children including James Edward West Sr. Richard Berry West passed away in 1920 in Texas.

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Biography

  • Richard Berry West was born in 1842 in Louisiana, the child of Willis S West And Delania Susan Laney Thompson.
  • Richard Berry West had children including James Edward West Sr.
  • Richard Berry West passed away in 1920 in Texas.

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Children(s)

Richard West's Ancestors

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Richard West
1842–1920
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Willis S. West
1816–1865
Louisiana, United States
Delania (Susan "Laney") THOMPSON
1817–1893
Pike County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Richard West
1790–1851
Natchez, Natchitoches, Louisiana
Charity Dickerson
1790–1835
Amite, Mississippi, USA
Archibald Thompson
1792–1890
Georgia, USA
Mary (Nancy) Iles
1796–1860
Marion, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
Littleberry West
1763–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William West
1735–1815
Letitia Martin
1739–1815

Richard West's Descendants

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Richard (Berry) West (Abt 1842–Bef 1920)
  1. 1. James (Edward West) Sr. 1883–1955
    1. 1. James (Edward West) Jr 1924–2015

Richard West's Timeline

2 Records

1842
Abt 1842
Birth of Richard Berry West in Louisiana
Louisiana
1920
Bef 1920
Age 78
Death of Richard Berry West in Texas
Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1842
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1920
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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