Samuel Westfall (1832 - 1910)

Born 18 Feb 1832 in Lewis county, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Almira Casto — married about 1854 in Upshur County, West Virginia

Died 13 Jun 1910 at age 78 in Upshur county, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Samuel Westfall was born in Lewis County, Virginia on February 18, 1832. He was the son of John Westfall and Elizabeth Allman.

Samuel married Almira Casto in Lewis County on September 27, 1855.

Research Notes

There is a Find A Grave entry saying that Samuel died in Upshur County, West Virginia on June 13, 1910, and was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Vegan, West Virginia.^[1] However, that record does not reference an actually grave.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #144237185

• Ancestry.com, 1850 U.S. Census, Virginia, Lewis County, District 30, pg. 38, household of John H. Westfall (all births in Virginia): John H., age 44, Farmer; Elizabeth, age 41; Samuel, age 18, Farmer; Lorenzo, age 16, Farmer; George, age 14; Rhuhama, age 12, Female; Peter, age 10; Harrison, age 8; Albert S., age 4; Virginia, age 1.

• Ancestry.com, 1860 U.S. Census, Virginia, Upshur County, P.O. Buckhannon, Pg. 58, Dwelling 404, household of Saml. Westfall (all births in Va.): Saml., age 28, Farmer; Almira, age 22, Wife; Millard F., age 3; David M., age 2; Warren D., age 2 months; Geo. W., age 16, Farming.

• Ancestry.com, 1870 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Upshur County, Buckhannon Township, pg. 26, Dwelling 191; household of Samuel Westfall (all births in Va.): Samuel, age 38, Farm laborer; Elmira, age 32, Keeping house; Millard F., age 13; David M., age 12; Warren D., age 10; Julia F., age 8; Samuel S., age 2.

• Ancestry.com, 1880 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Upshur County, Union, pg. 6, Dwelling 44; household of Samuel Westfall (all births in W.Va.): Samuel, age 48, Farmer; Elmira, age 42, Wife, Keeping house; Warren D., age 20, Son; Works on Farm; Julia F., age 18, Daughter, At home; Samuel S., age 12, Son, Works on farm; Columbus A., age 4, Son.

• Ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Upshur County, Union Township, ED147 Sheet 14A, Dwelling 238; household of Samuel Westfall (all births in W.Va.): Samuel, Head, b. Feb. 1832, age 68, married 45 years, Farmer; Almira, Wife, b. Mar. 1838, age 62, married 45 years, mother of 7, 3 living; Hary S., G. Son, b. Feb. 1887, age 13.

• Ancestry.com, 1910 U.S. Census, West Virginia, Upshur County, Union District, ED149 Sheet 1A, Dwelling 3, household of Millard F. Westfall (all births in W.Va.): Millard F., Head, age 53, married once 25 years; Sarah E., Wife, age 43, married once 25 years, mother of 5, 5 living; David A., Son, age 23; Mason F., Son, age 21; Jessie P., Daughter, age 20; Arthur B., Son, age 5; Samuel, Father, age 78, Widower.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41G-T12 : 18 February 2021), Saml Westfall, 1860. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LHLY-CVQ]

See also:

• "Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/39MN-BRD : accessed 2013-06-19), entry for Samuel /Westfall/.