| Notes |
- Following the early death of his wife Elizabeth, William S. Westfall married Matilda Hacker in Lewis County on Dec 19 1839.
1840 Census, Lewis County, Virginia (now West Virginia), household of William Westfall:
Name: William Westfall
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Lewis, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6
A portion of Lewis County (formed in 1816 out of Harrison County) became a part of the newly-formed Gilmer County in 1845.
1850 Census, Gilmer County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 21 1850:
William Westfall, 45, laborer, cannot read/write; Matilda, 25, cannot read/write; Simson, 16, laborer; Nancy, 12; Elizabeth, 12; Mary, 8; William, 6; John, 4; Susan, 2. All born in Virginia.
Following Matilda's death, William married Rebecca Allen in Roane County on Sep 10 1857.
We have not found this family in the 1860 Census.
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| Children |
| + | 1. Elizabeth Stalnaker WESTFALL, b. 3 Oct 1837, Gilmer Co, (W)VA  , d. 8 Apr 1923, Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV (Age 85 years) |
| + | 2. Nancy M. WESTFALL, b. 1838, Gilmer Co, (W)VA , d. 13 Jul 1936, Hallsville, Ross Co, OH (Age 98 years) |
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- Bef 1839