Jacob
Augustus
(Jacob Augustus)
West
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of Levy Barrett West
and Mary Margaret (Lee) West
Brother of
Joseph West, Theodosia (West) Buie, Preston Primrose West Sr., Thomas Williford West, John Henry West, Mary Ann (West) Black, Stella Catherine (West) Smith and Peter Russell West
Husband of
[private wife (1890s - 1970s)]
Descendants 
Father of
Thelma Mae West, Ernest Warren West, David Lewis West, Mary Catherine (West) Godfrey, Ruby Gordon (West) Styron, Robert Worth West, Willard Lee West, John Alexander West, Amanda (West) Taylor and Fletcher Morgan West
Died
at age 60
in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Nov 2011
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Native of North Carolina
Biography
Jacob Augustus West was born in 1877 in North Carolina. He is the son of Levy Barrett West and Mary Margaret Lee. He lived in Anderson Creek Township, Harnett County, North Carolina with his parents and siblings. In 1913, Jacob married Amanda Green and they lived together in Bunn Level, Harnett County where he was a farmer. He registered for the World War I Draft in 1918 in nearby Duke, Harnett County. Jacob and Amanda raised a their family in Bunn Level, Anderson Creek, and Manchester - all communities in Harnett County, North Carolina. Together, they had 10 children; 4 girls and 6 boys. He died of pneumonia at home in 1938 and his death was registered in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. Jacob Augustus West is buried in the Old West Graveyard in Linden, NC. [1]
Timeline
1877: born in North Carolina. [2]
1880: Lived in Anderson Creek, Harnett County, NC according to Census: Head/Husband L.B. West, wife Mary M., and children Joseph J., Theo., Jacob A., and unnamed male West. [3]
- 1890 Federal Census unavailable. At age 13 it can be assumed that Jacob still lived at home with his parents in Anderson Creek, Harnett County, North Carolina. Gabbard-31 00:55, 30 October 2016 (EDT)
1900: No longer listed by the U.S. Census in his father's household, but not yet married to Amanda Green, Where was Jacob? Gabbard-31 00:58, 30 October 2016 (EDT)
1910: No longer listed by the U.S. Census in his father's household, but not yet married to Amanda Green, Where was Jacob? Gabbard-31 00:58, 30 October 2016 (EDT)
1910: Jacob's father, Levy Barrett West died. Jacob was 32.
- At age 35, Jacob formed a family of his own:
1913: Jacob A. West, 35, married Amanda Green, 19, in Fayetteville, Cross Creek Township, Cumberland County, NC. [4]
1914: Daughter Thelma Mae West born in May. [5]
1916: Son Ernest Warren West born in June. [6]
1918: Son David Lewis West born in August. [7]
1918 Jacob Augustus West registered for the World War I Draft on September 12 in Duke, Harnett County, North Carolina. He is described as a white native-born man of medium height and build with gray eyes and dark hair. He gives his date of birth as December 23, 1877, his occupation as 'farmer', and his address as Route 1, Bunn Level, Harnett County, North Carolina. He lists Amanda May West of the same address as his nearest relative. [8]
1920: Lived in Harnett County, North Carolina according to the Census: Head/Husband Jacob A. West, Wife Amanda, and children Thelma, Earnest, and David L. [9]
1920: Daughter Mary Catherine West born in September.
1922: Daughter Ruby Gordon West born in August. [10]
1924: Son Robert Worth West born in October. [11]
1926: Son Willard Lee West born in October. [12]
1928: Son John Alexander West born in December. [13]
1930: Lived in Anderson Creek, Harnett County, North Carolina according to the Census: Head/Husband Jacb A. West, Wife Amanda M., and children Thelma M., Earnest W., and David L., Mary C., Ruby G., Robert W., Willard L. and John A. [14]
1931: Daughter Amanda Lucille West born in February. [15]
1936: Fletcher Morgan West born in August.
1938: Married, living in Manchester, NC. [16]
- Jacob died at home of Pneumonia in 1938, widowing Amanda, his wife of 25 years:
1938: Jacob Augustus West died on January 27 in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC. [17]
1938: Buried at the Old West Graveyard in Harnett County, North Carolina. [18]
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- Michael Gabbard, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.
- ↑ Entered by Michael Gabbard, Nov 5, 2011
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXM-T14 : 11 August 2016), Jacob A West in household of L B West, Anderson Creek, Harnett, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 91, sheet 15A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0967; FHL microfilm 1,254,967.
- ↑ United States Census, 1880; Index, FamilySearch
- ↑ North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979; Index, FamilySearch
- ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHNT-XCG : 8 December 2014), Jacob A West in entry for West, 26 May 1914; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 1, p. 938, Cumberland, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHG5-7HM : 8 December 2014), Jacob West in entry for Ernest W West, 24 Jun 1916; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 16, p. 16, Harnett, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHG5-77P : 8 December 2014), Jacob A West in entry for David Lewis West, 10 Aug 1918; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 18, p. 17, Harnett, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZD9-W66 : 12 December 2014), Jacob Augustus West, 1917-1918; citing Harnett County, North Carolina, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,765,650.
- ↑ United States Census, 1920; Index, FamilySearch
- ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHPQ-TGN : 8 December 2014), Jacob Jake Agusta West in entry for Ruby Gordon West, 1922; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 57, p. 67, Harnett, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHP7-QK9 : 8 December 2014), Jacob Augustus West in entry for Robert Worth West, 29 Oct 1924; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 59, p. 90, Harnett, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHG1-95C : 8 December 2014), Jacob West in entry for Willard Lee West, 01 Oct 1926; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 13, p. 5, Harnett, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHP9-ZVG : 8 December 2014), Jacob Amanda West in entry for West, 12 Dec 1928; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 15, p. 26, Harnett, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- ↑ United States Census, 1930; Index, FamilySearch
- ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHP9-D8N : 8 December 2014), Jacob West in entry for MM9.1.1/VHP9-D8F:, 28 Feb 1931; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 18, p. 164, Harnett, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.
- ↑ North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994; Index, FamilySearch
- ↑ North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994; Index, FamilySearch
- ↑ North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994; Index, FamilySearch
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Hi! The nonmigrating ancestor template was edited (at the source/template level) to remove "Native" ... because of the privacy level, I can't add "Native" to the text of the template used on this profile. Just add "Native of" after location= from the Edit tab. Thanks!
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