Husband: Oliver Worthy West
Also known as: O. Worthy West 1
Born: Jan-31-1872 in Harrison Co, WV 2,3
Died: Aug- 8-1930 in Gilmer Co, WV 2
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 2,1
Census: 1930 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Resided: 1911 in Gilmer Co, WV 3
Occupation: farmer 4
Father: Wilson West (1819 - 1897)
Mother: Matilda Bailey (1827 - 1916)
Notes
Wife: Essie Leo Ward
Married: Dec-31-1911 at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 2,3
Born: Jan-14-1884 in Gilmer Co, WV 2,3
Died: Dec-17-1949 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 5
Resided: in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 5
Census: 1930 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Father: Matthew Weston Ward (1860 - 1929)
Mother: Florence Deborah Brown (1861 - 1938)
M Child 1: Leo Clive West Also known as: Clive West 6,7,8 Born: Oct- 8-1913 at Stone Lick, Horn Creek, Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 6,9,10,2 (see note 1) Died: Jan- 9-2014 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Resided: in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 6,12,7 Resided: 1955 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 10 Census: 1930 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: agriculture tech, WV Dept of Agriculture (27 yrs) 6,12 Military: enlised 10/23/1942 Sgt, 56th Fld Arty, 8th Inf Div, US Army, WW II (Europe) 6,13 Wife: Mary Ernestine Warner b. Dec-31-1908 d. Mar- -1976 Married: Nov-18-1955 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 10,2
M Child 2: Damon Wilson West Born: May-17-1915 near Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 6,12 Died: Jul- 8-2011 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 14 Buried: in Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 6 Resided: in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 6,15,16 Census: 1930 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: teacher, coach, athletic director (Gilmer County) 6,15 Education: Troy H.S. (1933), Glenville State (BA), WVU (MA) 6 Military: (1942-1946) U.S. Army, World War II (Europe) 6,15 Wife: Edna Naomi Gordon b. May-22-1925 Married: Mar-31-1945 in Baltimore, MD 15
F Child 3: Virginia Doneva West
Born: May-20-1920 at Stone Lick, Horn Creek, Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 2,17,6
Died: Feb-16-2015 in Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 11
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 6
Resided: 1994, 2011 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 2,7
Census: 1930 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Occupation: English professor at Glenville State College 6,2
Education: Troy H.S. (1937), Glenville State Teachers College (BA, 1941) 6
Sources: (1) Findagrave.com. (2) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997, p. 303. (3) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (4) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Obituary. (7) Obituary of brother. (8) Obituary of sister. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV. (11) Obituary - Nursing home. (12) William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997. (13) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (14) Obituary - Hospital. (15) Newspaper anniversary announcement, Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, 4/1/2007. (16) Newspaper birth announcement of great-grandson. (17) 1930 Census, Gilmer County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Donnelly's "Wests of Duck Creek," p. 303, reports birthplace as Gilmer County, but marriage record shows it as Ritchie County.