John Henry West was the son of Preston West and Catherine (Siegel) West.
Obituary
JOHN WEST PASSED AWAY FRIDAY - FUNERAL SERVICE HELD MONDAY
John Henry West, one of the few real early pioneers left in this community, passed away at his home on Friday. The funeral services were held from the Donovan Funeral home on Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. W. H. Lease of the Methodist church. Interment was made in Lake View cemetery.
The following obituary was read:
John Henry West was born at Oswego, New York, October 11, 1856, and died at his home in Spirit Lake, November 10, 1933, aged 77 years and one month. He was the youngest of three children born in his father's farm home. In 1866 he came with his parents to Winneshiek county, Iowa, and again moved with his parents to Dickinson county in 1869, which has been his home through the years of pioneering and building the country as we know it now.
He was married to Miss Ellen J. Crowell near Spirit Lake, September 10, 1882. For 51 years they have lived and toiled together. Three children came to bless their home, Charles A., of Spirit Lake; Mrs. Ethel May Becker, of Minneapolis, and Mrs. Lillian E. Grove of Spirit Lake.
They were married on a farm five miles of Spirit Lake. From there they went to Arnolds Park for five years where he engaged in boating and fishing. Then they moved to a farm 5 miles southeast of Spirit Lake for nine years and then moved to Spirit Lake where he did teaming until age made this impossible. They have lived for 18 years in their present home.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife and their three children and their families numbering 10 grandchildren, 9 nephews and nieces, and many friends and neighbors who will feel the loss of the passing of another old settler and pioneer.
Relatives coming for funeral were Mrs. Ethel M. Becker, two daughters, Leone and Dorothy, of Minneapolis; L. C. Tusler and wife, a nephew of Bigelow, Minn; a niece, Mrs. Pearl Tusley [sic], of Esterville; Ed. Tusler and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lutgent of Everly.
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Repository: R32 library of Patricia Mary Corwin
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Source: S438 Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900
Source: S452 Ancestry.com 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R1
Source: S457 Ancestry.com 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002; Repository: #R1 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930
Source: S512 Ancestry.com 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record; Repository: #R77
Source: S515 Ancestry.com Iowa State Census, 1895 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Iowa. 1895 Iowa State Census. Des Moines, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa.Original data: Iowa. 1895 Iowa State Census. Des Moines, Iowa: State Historical Society; Repository: #R77
Source: S96 Certificate of Death NOTESource Medium: Official Document Source Quality: Very Good
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