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Robert WEST[1, 2, 3]

Male Abt 1795 - Aft 1880  (~ 86 years)


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  • Name Robert WEST 
    Born Abt 1795  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    • South Carolina -> stated on son, William's, death certificate
      1800, South Carolina -> age 60 on 1860 census
      1795, South Carolina -> age 55 on 1850 census
      1795, South Carolina -> age 85 on 1880 census
      1787, South Carolina -> age 83 on 1870 census
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Civil District 5, Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Robert West (55) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer. He was born in South Carolina. He could not read or write. The household included Nancy A. (20), Anna M. (40), Catherine E. (16), Millberry (female, 14), Robert (11), Wm. W. (9), and Elizabeth J. (3).
    Census 1860  Civil District 5, Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Robert West (60) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer and was born in South Carolina. He could not read or write. Other household members included Nancy (24), William (20), Susanna (12), and James (2).

      [I'm not 100 % sure that this record refers to the correct family, but I believe it does based on these reasons.
      1) It says William was born in South Carolina, which is consistent for William throughout all other censuses.
      2) The head of household is Robert West, and William's death certificate reports his father's name as Robert.
      3) Robert, William, and Nancy are found District 5 of Polk County again in 1870.
      4) There are only 2 Robert Wests in Polk County in 1860 (which accounts for father and son), as well as only one William West and one Nancy West in Polk Co. in 1860.]
    Census 1870  Civil District 5, Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • "Robt West" (83) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer, with real estate valued at $1,000 [neighborhood average $533]. He was born in South Carolina. The household included Malinda (40), Mary (13), Harriet (5), and Martha Brooks (17).
    Census 1880  Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Robert West (85) appeared as head of household. He and both parents were born in South Carolina. His occupation was laborer, but he had been unemployed the whole year. He was a widower. Other household members include Nancy (daughter, 50), Harriet (daughter, 15), Frank (grandson, 17), Sallie (granddaughter, 11), and Robert (grandson, 8).
    Died Aft 1880 
    • He appears on the 1880 census.
    Notes 
    • Name:
      Robert West -> 1860 census
      Robert West -> son's (William West) death certificate
      Robert West -> 1850 census
    Person ID I397  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2014 

    Family 1 Anna Mariah (Marisa) COOK,   b. Abt 1810, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1860  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Married Y  [7
    • Robert West and Mariah Cook are reported as parents on William West's death certificate.
    Children 
    +1. Nancy A. WEST,   b. Abt 1830, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Catherine E. WEST,   b. Abt 1834, , , South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Millberry WEST,   b. Abt 1836, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Robert WEST,   b. Abt 1839, , , South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. William M WEST,   b. Jan 1842, , , South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1928, Cisco, Murray, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)
     6. Elizabeth J. WEST,   b. Abt 1847, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Susanna WEST,   b. Abt 1848, , , South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. James WEST,   b. Abt 1858, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F422  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Malinda,   b. Abt 1830, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1870 and 1880  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Children 
     1. Harriett WEST,   b. Abt 1865, , , Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F871  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S176] Murray, Georgia, death certificates; digital image, Vital Records, Public Health, RG 26-5-95, Georgia Archives, Georgia's Virtual Vault, death certificate no. 16537 (1928), William West; "Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates," (Reliability: 2).
      http://content.sos.state.ga.us/u?/nondeath,20483

    2. [S436] 1850 Census. Tennessee. Polk County, pop. sch., Fifth District; p. 483 (penned), p. 242 (stamped); dwelling 690, family 696; Robert West household; accessed; 22 April 2010 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S450] 1860 Census. Tennessee. Polk County, pop. sch., 5 District; p. 92 (penned); dwelling 625, family 625; Robert West household; accessed; 22 April 2010 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S59] 1870 Census. Tennessee. Polk County, roll 1554; 5th Civil District, p. 6 (penned), dwelling 39, family 39, Robt West; (Reliability: 2).
      http://tinyurl.com/ybv3b8p

    5. [S676] 1880 Census. Tennessee. Polk County, roll 1275; 9th Civil District, enumeration district (ED) 99, p. 8 (penned), dwelling 74, family 74, Robert West; (Reliability: 2).
      http://tinyurl.com/yd4wc39

    6. [S436] 1850 Census. Tennessee. Polk County, pop. sch., Fifth District; p. 483 (penned), p. 242 (stamped); dwelling 690, family 696; Robert West household; accessed; 22 April 2010 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S176] Murray, Georgia, death certificates; digital image, Vital Records, Public Health, RG 26-5-95, Georgia Archives, Georgia's Virtual Vault, death certificate no. 16537 (1928), William West; "Georgia Non-Indexed Death Certificates," (Reliability: 3).
      http://content.sos.state.ga.us/u?/nondeath,20483