Thomas was born in 1804 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He was the son of John West and Elizabeth Upton.
He married Mary "Polly" Guire on 14 January 1835 in Macon County, North Carolina. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
He died in 1880 in Macon County, North Carolina and was buried in Snow Hill Methodist Cemetery in Franklin, North Carolina.
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↑Marriage Bond: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," Thomas West and Mary Guire, 14 Jan 1835; citing Macon, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
↑Marriage Bond Index:"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," Thomas West and Mary Guire, 14 Jan 1835; citing Macon, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
↑Marriage License Index (W): "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," Thomas West and Mary Guire, 14 Jan 1835; citing Macon, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 19,268.
↑Marriage License Index (G): "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," Thomas West and Mary Guire, 14 Jan 1835; citing Macon, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BZ-B8Y : 24 December 2020), Thomas West, Macon, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX4-QTF : 14 January 2022), Thomas S. West, Cowee, Macon, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81051162/thomas-s-west: accessed 06 January 2023), memorial page for Thomas S West (1804–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #81051162, citing Snow Hill Methodist Cemetery, Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Kathy S. (contributor 46944127).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Thomas: