Doddridge County Roots


A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
Hoy D. WEST

Hoy D. WEST

Male 1895 - 1953  (58 years)


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  • Name Hoy D. WEST
    Birth 23 Apr 1895  Parsons, Tucker Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Donnelly's "Wests of Duck Creek" reports birth date as Apr 23 1892, citing Eli J. West Family Bible. But death record states birth date as Apr 23 1895, giving age as 58 at time of death on Jun 29 1953. Marriage record, however, shows that he gave his age as 22 at time of his Dec 1913 marriage.
    Gender Male
    Occupation grocer, carpenter  [1, 2] 
    Residence Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1913  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1950  Marathon, Monroe Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 29 Jun 1953  Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Barboursville, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • As of 1923, he was running a restaurant on 3rd Street in Clarksburg, WV. He later operated a grocery store in Huntington, WV in the 1930s, prior to moving to Florida.
    Person ID I24117  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2007

    Father Eli Jacob WEST,   b. 24 Jul 1860, West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1939, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Mother Verona May LYNCH,   b. 8 Jun 1863, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1939, Buffalo Creek, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F9030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Virginia CLEGG,   b. CA 1888, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 26 Dec 1913  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Count of Children 0   [2] 
    Family ID F9032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Myrtle ___
    Marriage Bef 1940  Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F9033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    24117_WEST_HoyD_1895-1953_DeathCertificate.jpg
    24117_WEST_HoyD_1895-1953_DeathCertificate.jpg
    24117_HoyDWest_VirginiaClegg_MarriageRecord_26Dec1913.jpg
    24117_HoyDWest_VirginiaClegg_MarriageRecord_26Dec1913.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1623] William F. Donnelly, The Wests of Duck Creek, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), (Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1997), p. 422.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.