Cornelius Franklin West (abt. 1876 - 1951)

Born about 14 Feb 1876 in Sampson County, NC

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Died 16 Mar 1951 at about age 75 in North Carolina

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Biography

Cornelius West was born in 1876. He is the son of Wiley West and Phereby Tart. Cornelius died in 1951. ^[1]

Timeline

1880: Lived in Mingo, Sampson County, NC according to the Census: Head/Husband Wiley C. West, wife Phereby, and children Ferney B., Alman C., Kitsey R., Wiley C., Mary B., Ersulir, George A., Thomas L., Willis J., Cornelius F., and Eden E.; and sister Rebecca A. West. ^[2]

• Cornelius formed a family of his own:

1910: Lived in Duke, Harnett County, North Carolina according to the Census: Head/Husband C. F. West, wife Tabitha, and children Myrtie R., Furman, Lizzie, and Ana. ^[3]

1920: Lived in Harnett County, NC according to the Census: Head/Husband Cornelius F. West, wife Tabitha, and children Mertio R., Ferman B., Elizabeth, Aro Jane, Franklin H., Liela Ann, and James E. ^[4]

1926: Daughter, Ara Jane Butler, died in childbirth.

1930: Lived in Duke, Harnett County, North Carolina according to the Census: Head/Husband Cornelus F. West, wife Tabitha, children Lela M., James E., James T.; Son-in-Law and Daughter Laurie A. Norris and Myrtie R. Norris, and grandchildren Hazel L. Norris, Bertha L. Norris, and Henry C. Norris. ^[5]

1940: Lived in Duke Township, Harnett County, North Carolina according to the Census: Head/Husband C. F. West, wife Tabythe, and children Thomas and Lela. ^[6]

1948: Wife, Tobitha (Norris) West died at age 66.

1951: Widowed, living in Dunn, Harnett County, NC. ^[7]

• Cornelius died at age 75:

1951: Died in Dunn, Harnett County, NC. ^[8]

1951: 'C.F. West' buried at Pleasant Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Dunn, Harnett County, NC. ^[9]

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1. ↑ Entered by Michael Gabbard, Aug 4, 2012
2. ↑ United States Census, 1880; Index, FamilySearch
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML3S-NCS : accessed 11 February 2015), C F West, Duke, Harnett, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 22A, family 364, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,129.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1920; Index, FamilySearch
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X33F-Y1R : accessed 11 February 2015), Cornelus F West, Duke, Harnett, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0010, sheet 2B, family 30, line 94, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1697; FHL microfilm 2,341,431.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KW7M-H8D : accessed 11 February 2015), C F West, Duke Township, Harnett, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-14A, sheet 8A, family 126, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2925.
7. ↑ North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994; Index, Family Search
8. ↑ North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994; Index, Family Search
9. ↑ North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994; Index, Family Search AND Grave Marker at Pleasant Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Dunn, Harnett County, NC.