Born 31 Jan 1921 in Wagner, South Dakota, on the Yankton Sioux Reservation.
Married Clifford H. West on February 6, 1939.
In 1940, Pauline (19) lived with Cliff West in Inglewood, California.
In 1954 (about), Pauline and her daughters flew from California to Iowa for a family reunion and stayed with "Aunt Salina." [1]
Sources
↑ Informal interview with family member (JW) by Brian Baker, 22 Dec 2017.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVJ-WLX : accessed 31 May 2021), Pauline Nicholson in household of Edward Nicholson, Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 327, sheet 7B, line 71, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 145; FHL microfilm 2,339,880.
"California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VH-CN2 : accessed 9 November 2015), Clifford H West and Pauline Loretta Rice, 06 Feb 1939; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,114,239.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K975-MJD : 17 May 2014), Pauline West in household of Clifford West, Ward 1, Inglewood, Inglewood Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19-279B, sheet 4B, family 103, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 234.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 February 2019), memorial page for Pauline L. West (31 Jan 1921–5 Oct 1998), Find A Grave: Memorial #53003146, citing Pacific Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Florence, Lane County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Hillary "Hill" Nelson (contributor 47169728) .
Florence Funeral Home
Paternal relationship is confirmed by a MyHeritageDNA test match between Brian Baker and L Walton, 2nd cousin once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Daniel Rice and Rosa Bertrand, the 2nd great grandparents of Brian Baker and the great grandparents of L Walton. Predicted relationship from MyHeritage: 1st cousin twice removed to 2nd cousin once removed, based on sharing 207.7 cM across 13 segments.
Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Brian Baker and D. L., third cousins. Their MRCAs are Solon Henry Putnam and Julia Halverson, the great great grandparents of both Brian Baker and D. L. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Third Cousin, based on sharing 71 cM across 5 segments.
Maternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Brian Baker and J. M., third cousins. Their MRCAs are Solon Henry Putnam and Julia Halverson, the great great grandparents of both Brian Baker and J. M. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Third Cousin, based on sharing 74 cM across 4 segments.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Pauline by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pauline: