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Josephine "Josie" WEST

Josephine "Josie" WEST

Female 1882 - 1967  (85 years)

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  • Name Josephine "Josie" WEST 
    Born 11 Jan 1882  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation dressmaker, seamstress  [4] 
    Died 13 Feb 1967  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Notes 
    • According to her death record, Josephine "Josie" West was a foster daughter of Harry & Nellie Brown, whose cemetery plot adjoins that of her own. But census record identify her as an adopted daughter, still with the West surname, and the obituary of Henry "Harry" Brown also identifies her as an adopted daughter. [4]
    Person ID I64416  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2015 

    Father Henry John "Harry" BROWN,   b. 29 Jan 1857, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1915, Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Mother Frances Ellen "Nellie" ETHERIDGE,   b. 1 Feb 1862, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1936, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Relationship Adopted 
    Family ID F42602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George B. McClellan VANSCOY,   b. 12 Jun 1863, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1942, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1914  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F26869  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    6. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).