Elijah
West
Born in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Henderson) West
— married
about 1812 in Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Nathanial A. West
Died
at age 53
in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Sep 2016
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Biography
Elijah West was born on 30 July 1786 near Carlisle, Nicholas County, Kentucky, USA.[1]
He married Elizabeth Henderson probably about 1812 in Kentucky.[1]
They moved first to Marcoupin County, Illinois and then to Auburn Township, Sangamon County, Illinois in 1835.[1]
Elijah died on 8 Jan. 1840 in Sangamon County, Illinois.[1] He has a memorial at West Cemetery, Thayer, Sangamon County, Illinois with a photo of a modern stone and links to those of family members.[2]
Children of Elijah and Elizabeth
- Jesse B. b. 1813 married Eliza J. Peebler.
- Elijah A. b. 1815 married Atha Organ.
- Mahajah b. 1817 married Davidson Smith.
- John H. b. 1821 died unmarried.
- Nathan A. West b. 1826 married Mary Peebler.
- Sarah A. b. 1823 married John Allsbury.
- William M. b. 1828 married Hannah J. Landers.
- Milton M. b. 1830 died unmarried.
- Elizabeth. b. 1834 [3]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 John Carroll Power. History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois: "centennial Record" 1876. page. 763. A Google E-book. Early Settlers of Sangamon County
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 28932134 Elijah West
- ↑ Children page 763 Early Settlers.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elijah:
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~3.12%
Carole Hansen
:
23andMe, GEDmatch JR2613012 [compare]
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~3.12%
Karen (Coy) Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A005106 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jennifer (Smith) Avedissian :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T919759 [compare]
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