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Willis S. West 1816–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 10 May 1865

Death Location: Gonzales, Texas, United States

Father: Richard West

Mother: Charity Dickerson

Spouse(s): Delania THOMPSON

Children(s): Nancy West, Richard West, William West, Thomas West, Sarah West, Dempsey West, Thomas West, Willis Jr., William West, Richard West, Richard West

Willis S. West was born in 1816 in Louisiana, United States, the child of Richard West And Charity Dickerson. Willis S. West married Delania Susan Laney Thompson, and had children including Dempsey Franklin West, Nancy Ann West, Richard Berry West, Sarah Jane West, Thomas Henry West, Thomas Jefferson West, William H West, Willis Franklin West Jr. Willis S. West passed away in 1865 in Gonzales, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Willis S. West was born in 1816 in Louisiana, United States, the child of Richard West And Charity Dickerson.
  • Willis S. West married Delania Susan Laney Thompson, and had children including Dempsey Franklin West, Nancy Ann West, Richard Berry West, Sarah Jane West, Thomas Henry West, Thomas Jefferson West, William H West, Willis Franklin West Jr.
  • Willis S. West passed away in 1865 in Gonzales, Texas, United States.

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Willis West's Ancestors

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Willis West
1816–1865
Birth Place: Louisiana, United States
Parents
Richard West
1790–1851
Natchez, Natchitoches, Louisiana
Charity Dickerson
1790–1835
Amite, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Littleberry West
1763–1832
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William West
1735–1815
Letitia Martin
1739–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel GG)
1704–1796
George Martin
1704–1800
Susanna West
1710–1741

Willis West's Descendants

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Willis (S.) West (1816–10 May 1865) m. Delania (Susan "Laney") THOMPSON (1817–10 Mar 1893)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann) West 1840–1925 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Cox 1849–1907
    1. 1. Henry (C.) Cox 1876–1912 m. Melissa (Brown Cox Bishop) Eller 1878–1945
      1. 1. Mami Moore –1969
        1. 1. Graden (Eugene) Moore 1925–1978 m. Sue Bearden 1928–2006
        2. 2. Virgil (Loyd) Moore 1921–1990
        3. 3. Earl (J) Moore 1927–1986
        4. 4. Elvin Moore 1922–1980
    2. 2. Ellen (Elizabeth) Cox 1871–1963
    3. 3. Stephen (Walter C de) Bishop 1862–1925
    4. 4. John (Abner) Cox 1879–1937
    5. 5. Sarah (Delanie) Cox 1882–1964
      1. 1. Melinda (Pearl) Boyd 1903–1981
        1. 1. Leslie (Earl) Wright 1924–2002
      2. 2. Horace (Andrew (twin)) Boyd* 1921–1996
  2. 2. Richard (Berry) West 1842–1920
    1. 1. James (E) West 1883–1955
      1. 1. James West 1924–2015
  3. 3. William (H.) West 1834–1885
  4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) West 1845–1914
    1. 1. John (Alford) West 1889–1961
      1. 1. Carl (Alford West) Sr 1918–2006
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ellen) McInis 1894–1960
  5. 5. Sarah (Jane) West 1846–1934
  6. 6. Dempsey (Franklin) West 1848–1935
  7. 7. Thomas (Henry) West 1856–1925
  8. 8. Willis (Franklin West) Jr. 1855–1900
  9. 9. William (H.) West 1834–1885
    1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) West 1864–1941
      1. 1. Lillie Rawls 1890–1987
        1. 1. Mary (Bess Dorsey) Girvin 1920–2014
      2. 2. Myrtie Rawls 1892–1963
        1. 1. Percy (William Bailey) Jr 1923–1999
  10. 10. Richard (Berry) West 1842–1920
    1. 1. James (Edward West) Sr. 1883–1955
      1. 1. James (Edward West) Jr 1924–2015
  11. 11. Richard (Berry) West 1842–1920
    1. 1. James (E) West 1883–1955

Willis West's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Willis S. West in Louisiana, United States
Louisiana, United States
1865
10 May 1865
Age 49
Death of Willis S. West in Gonzales, Texas, United States
Gonzales, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1865
    Event Place: Gonzales, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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