James Eldon West (1871 - 1930)

Born 2 Oct 1871 in Elk, Harrison County, West Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Myrtle Malinda (Cather) West — married 8 Sep 1895 in Gilmer Co., West Virginia

Descendants

Died 15 Feb 1930 at age 58 in Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: James Eldon /West/^[1][2]

Name: James /West/

Name: James Elden /West/^[3]

Name: James Elden /West/^[4][5]

Name: James E /West/^[6]

Name: Eldon /West/^[7]

Name: J Elden /West/^[8]

Name: James E /West/^[9]

Name: Eldon /West/^[10]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using James Eldon /West/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 02 OCT 1871

Place: Elk, Harrison County, West Virginia^[11]

Birth:

Date: ABT 1872

Place: West Virginia, USA^[12]

Birth:

Date: OCT 1872

Place: West Virginia, USA^[13]

Birth:

Date: ABT 1872

Place: Harrison County, West Virginia^[14]

Birth:

Date: ABT 1872

Place: West Virginia^[15]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 02 OCT 1871

Death

Death:

Date: 15 FEB 1930

Place: Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Cause: Hit by train

Occupation

Occupation:

Place: Farm Laborer/^[16]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 04 JUN 1900

Place: Troy, Gilmer, West Virginia, USA^[17]

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son/Elk, Harrison, West Virginia, United States^[18]

Burial

Burial:

Place: West Newton Cemetery, West Newton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania^[19]

Note

Note: #N20

Marriage

Husband: James Eldon West

Wife: Myrtle Malinda Cather

Child: Arvil West

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Cyril West

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Russell Emmitt West

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Hazel Grace West

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: James Cather West

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Kenneth Noble West

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Milton Fergus West

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 08 SEP 1895

Place: Gilmer Co., West Virginia^{[20][21][22][23][24][25]}

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1896^[26]

Object: @M427@

Sources

• Source: S10 Title: West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 Name: Online Address: ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S112 Author: Ancestry.com Title: West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R5
• Repository: R5 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S147 Author: Dodd, Jordan, comp. Title: West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000; Repository: #R4
• Repository: R4 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S148 Author: Ancestry.com Title: West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R4
• Source: S16 Title: Record of Births - West Virginia, Gilmer
• Source: S161 Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R4
• Source: S18 Title: West Virginia Birth Death Marriage Records Repository: #R6 NOTEwvculture.org
• Repository: R6 Name: wvculture.org Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S29 Title: Find A Grave NOTEFind A Grave. Digital images. findagrave.com.
• Source: S47 Title: 1900 Census of U.S.; Online Images NOTE1900 census of U.S.. Digital images. Ancestry.com.
• Source: S85 Title: 1880 Census of U.S.; Online Images NOTE1880 census of U.S.. Digital images. ancestry.com.

Notes

Note N20Parents born in West Virginia - 1900 Census

1. ↑ Source: #S18
2. ↑ Source: #S147
3. ↑ Source: #S112 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Hazel Grace West
4. ↑ Source: #S16
5. ↑ Source: #S18
6. ↑ Source: #S10
7. ↑ Source: #S85
8. ↑ Source: #S47
9. ↑ Source: #S148
10. ↑ Source: #S161 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Elk, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 1404; Family History Film: 1255404; Page: 269B; Enumeration District: 114
11. ↑ Source: #S18
12. ↑ Source: #S85
13. ↑ Source: #S47
14. ↑ Source: #S148
15. ↑ Source: #S161 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Elk, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 1404; Family History Film: 1255404; Page: 269B; Enumeration District: 114
16. ↑ Source: #S47
17. ↑ Source: #S47
18. ↑ Source: #S161 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: Elk, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 1404; Family History Film: 1255404; Page: 269B; Enumeration District: 114
19. ↑ Source: #S29
20. ↑ Source: #S10
21. ↑ Source: #S18
22. ↑ Source: #S148
23. ↑ Source: #S147
24. ↑ Source: #S148
25. ↑ Source: #S147
26. ↑ Source: #S4

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Janna S for creating WikiTree profile West-4534 through the import of Schwirian_2012-05-26_2012-05-29_2012-07-16_2013-09-25.ged on Sep 25, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Janna and others.