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William Arthur Westover 1872–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 June 1872

Birth Location: Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Aug 1936

Death Location: Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Westover

Mother: Eleanor Gill

Spouse(s): Myrtle Copeland

Children(s): Goldie Westover, Hazel Adams, Charles Westover, Lela Courcier, Fred Westover, Cleo Weston, William"Willie" II, Josephine Westover

William Arthur Westover was born in 1872 in Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of Jonathan M John Westover And Eleanor Ellen Gill. In 1880, William Arthur Westover resided in Ripon, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. In 1900, William Arthur Westover resided in Pardeeville, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA. William Arthur Westover married Myrtle May Copeland, and had children including Charles Avery Westover, Cleo Grace Westover Weston, Fred Lester Westover, Goldie May Westover, Hazel Audrey Westover Adams, Josephine Westover, Lela Ione Westover Courcier, William Willie Edgar Westover Ii. William Arthur Westover passed away in 1936 in Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Arthur Westover was born in 1872 in Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America, the child of Jonathan M John Westover And Eleanor Ellen Gill.
  • In 1880, William Arthur Westover resided in Ripon, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA.
  • In 1900, William Arthur Westover resided in Pardeeville, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA.
  • William Arthur Westover married Myrtle May Copeland, and had children including Charles Avery Westover, Cleo Grace Westover Weston, Fred Lester Westover, Goldie May Westover, Hazel Audrey Westover Adams, Josephine Westover, Lela Ione Westover Courcier, William Willie Edgar Westover Ii.
  • William Arthur Westover passed away in 1936 in Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Westover
1825–1899
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
JW
Eleanor Gill
1834–1928
Birth Location: Caen, Quebec, Canada
EG

Spouses(s)

Myrtle Copeland
1875–1945
Birth Location: Stuart, Guthrie County, Iowa, United States of America
MC

Children(s)

Goldie Westover
1903–1961
Birth Location: Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
GW
Hazel Adams
1896–1990
Birth Location: Pilot Grove, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
HA
Charles Westover
1898–1911
Birth Location: Pardeeville, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States
CW
Lela Courcier
1900–1977
Birth Location: Pardeeville, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA
LC
Fred Westover
1904–1956
Birth Location: Grant City, Montgomery, Iowa, United States
FW
Cleo Weston
1906–1995
Birth Location: Grant City, Montgomery, Iowa, United States
CW
William"Willie" II
1907–1956
Birth Location: Elliott, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
WI
Josephine Westover
1906–
Birth Location: United States
JW

William Westover's Ancestors

Self
William Westover
1872–1936
Birth Place: Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
Parents
Jonathan M. “John” Westover
1825–1899
Ontario, Canada
Eleanor ("Ellen") Gill
1834–1928
Caen, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Samuel (H) Westover
1798–1880
Sutton, Quebec, Canada
Esther Mann
1802–1874
Canada
John (Bates) Gill
1792–
Vermont, USA
Arina (Anna) Riley
1805–1885
Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
William Westover
1769–1836
Mary Hammond
1772–1803
John Mann
1780–1827
Sarah Jones
1780–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1738–1797
Ruffus Austin
1735–1801
William Mann
1755–1825
Esther Shipman
1757–1825
James Jones
1734–1794
Christina Jones
1746–1786

William Westover's Descendants

1.
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William (Arthur) Westover (3 June 1872–28 Aug 1936) m. Myrtle (May) Copeland (27 August 1875–25 July 1945)
  1. 1. Goldie (May) Westover 1903–1961 m. George (Theodore "Terry") Weston 1899–1981
    1. 1. Michel (Eugene) Weston 1934–1989 m. Beverly (Sue (Embree) (Walker)) Weston 1934–2023
    2. 2. Billy (Ann) Weston-Foote 1928–2006
    3. 3. Betty Weston 1930–1999
    4. 4. Savilla Weston 1931–1999
    5. 5. Theodore ("Teddy" Junior) Weston 1933– m. Donna (Glee) Weston 1933–2011
    6. 6. Walter (Allen) Weston 1939–1994
  2. 2. Hazel (Audrey Westover) Adams 1896–1990
  3. 3. Charles (Avery) Westover 1898–1911
  4. 4. Lela (Ione Westover) Courcier 1900–1977
  5. 5. Fred (Lester) Westover 1904–1956
  6. 6. Cleo (Grace Westover) Weston 1906–1995
  7. 7. William"Willie" (Edgar Westover) II 1907–1956
  8. 8. Josephine Westover 1906–

William Westover's Timeline

10 Records

1872
3 June 1872
Birth of William Arthur Westover in Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 8
William Arthur Westover resided here in Ripon, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
Ripon, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
1900
1900
Age 28
William Arthur Westover resided here in Pardeeville, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
Pardeeville, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
1905
1905
Age 33
William Arthur Westover resided here in Montgomery, Iowa, United States
Montgomery, Iowa, United States
1910
1910
Age 38
William Arthur Westover resided here in Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 48
William Arthur Westover resided here in Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 53
William Arthur Westover resided here in Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 58
William Arthur Westover resided here in Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
1936
25 August 1936
Age 64
Death of William Arthur Westover in Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
1936
28 Aug 1936
Age 64
Burial of William Arthur Westover in Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 June 1872
    Event Place: Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ripon, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pardeeville, Columbia, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Montgomery, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Iowa State Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Douglas, Montgomery, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1936
    Event Place: Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1936
    Event Place: Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Deaths and Burials
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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