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Robert Erastus West 1891–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec.1891

Birth Location: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 27 Aug 1951

Death Location: Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Nathan West

Mother: Catherine Staab

Spouse(s): Idyle Millard

Children(s): Gordon West, Calvin West

Robert Erastus West was born in 1891 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Nathan Nate P West And Catherine Kate Anne Staab. Robert Erastus West married Idyle Violet Millard, and had children including Calvin K West, Gordon Robert West. Robert Erastus West passed away in 1951 in Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Erastus West was born in 1891 in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Nathan Nate P West And Catherine Kate Anne Staab.
  • Robert Erastus West married Idyle Violet Millard, and had children including Calvin K West, Gordon Robert West.
  • Robert Erastus West passed away in 1951 in Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan West
1842–1910
Birth Location: Quebec Province, Canada
NW
Catherine Staab
1854–1929
Birth Location: Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin
CS

Spouses(s)

Idyle Millard
1904–1963
Birth Location: La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Children(s)

Gordon West
1924–2013
Birth Location: Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA
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Calvin West
1927–2015
Birth Location: Wisconsin
CW

Robert West's Ancestors

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Robert West
1891–1951
Birth Place: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Nathan "Nate" P. West
1842–1910
Quebec Province, Canada
Catherine ("Kate" Anne) Staab
1854–1929
Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin
Grandparents
Erastus (Robert) West
1804–1884
Alburgh, Grand Isle County, Vermont, United States of America
Electa SEARS
1813–1873
Sutton, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Lyman Sears
1773–1882
Hannah Säger/
1773–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Capt.
1747–1814
Elizabeth Olmstead
1746–1786

Robert West's Descendants

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Robert (Erastus) West (20 Dec.1891–27 Aug 1951) m. Idyle (Violet) Millard (11 Oct 1904–7 January 1963)
  1. 1. Gordon (Robert) West 1924–2013 m. Yvonne (Lois) Jones 1932–2011
  2. 2. Calvin (K.) West 1927–2015 m. Jessie (May) Kastenschmidt 1928–1997

Robert West's Timeline

2 Records

1891
20 Dec.1891
Birth of Robert Erastus West in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
1951
27 Aug 1951
Age 60
Death of Robert Erastus West in La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec.1891
    Event Place: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1951
    Event Place: La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Galesville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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