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Willis WEST 1817–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1892

Death Location: Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA

Father: -George WEST

Mother: -Edith MCHANIE

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In 1817, Willis WEST entered the world in South Carolina, USA, born to George West And Edith Colista Mchanie. Willis WEST passed away in 1892 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Willis WEST entered the world in South Carolina, USA, born to George West And Edith Colista Mchanie.
  • Willis WEST passed away in 1892 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA.

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Willis WEST's Ancestors

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Willis WEST
1817–1892
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
-George WEST
1776–1860
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
-Edith (Colista) MCHANIE
1779–1850
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
-Benjamin WEST
1742–1780
Fredrick, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
-Eugenia ("Jean") TRAIL
1744–1824
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
-William WEST
1695–1750
-Esther DUVALL
1705–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
-Joseph WEST
1662–1731
-Rebecca MEARS
1674–1744

Willis WEST's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Willis WEST in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1892
27 Apr 1892
Age 75
Death of Willis WEST in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1892
    Event Place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA

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