Virginia West (1891 - 1914)

Born 1891 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States

Died 2 Sep 1914 at about age 23 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States

Biography

Virginia West was born in 1891 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States, daughter of Solomon West (1856–1924) and Sylvia Robinson (1857–1918). Virginia died on 2 Sep 1914 in Emporia, aged 22. ^[1]

Virginia was a natire of Emporia, Kansas and had attended Emporia schools.

Having given her life to Christ at early age, she was a lifelong and faithful member of Church of God.^[1]

In the 1900 census Lettice (age 8) was the daughter of Soloman West in Emporia Ward 3, Lyon, Kansas.^[2]

In the 1910 census Lettie (age 18) was the single daughter of Soloman West in Emporia Ward 3, Lyon, Kansas, United States.^[3]

Virginia passed away on 2 Sep 1914 in Emporia, Kansas after a surgery, she had been ill for several days.

Those left to mourn the loss of Virginia were her parents, Soloman & Sylvia, 3 sisters, Rose, Elizabeth and Harriett (Hattie), 6 brothers, Augustus, Fred, John, William, Grant and Louis.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Obituary,, "Virginia West Obit, Newspapers.com, The Emporia Gazette Wed, 02 Sep 1914, Page 4, Online Copy, Newspapers.com, accessed 26 Nov 2023
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Emporia Ward 3, Lyon, Kansas; Roll: 487; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0071
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #6204889 (accessed 26 November 2023)
   Lettice West (8), single daughter, in household of Soloman West (49) in Emporia Ward 3, Lyon, Kansas. Born in Kansas, USA.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census", database with images
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Emporia Ward 3, Lyon, Kansas; Roll: T624_445; Page: 13b; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374458
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #133134668 (accessed 26 November 2023)
   Lettie West (18), single daughter, in household of Soloman West (59) in Emporia Ward 3, Lyon, Kansas, USA. Born in Kansas.

See Also: (memorial w/out headstone) Virginia was mentioned on a memorial in Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, United States with a death date of 2 Sep 1914. Memorial: "Find a Grave", database
Find A Grave: Memorial #117917309 (accessed 26 November 2023)
Memorial page for Virginia West (1891-2 Sep 1914), citing Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA (plot: Section 2 - Lot 30 - Space 3); Maintained by Becky Doan (contributor 46821009).