Do you have anything on a Simon West and Nancy Thompson, parents of my Mary J. West, b. 1832 in Itawamba County, MS (Mary was my gggrandmother). --- Mary Hill <hillsters@bwoodtx.com> wrote: > I am working on a new lead for James WEST, born 1794-1798, and hope > that someone might recognize some of the names I have noted in this > post. > > My James WEST, age 56 which I can verify first shows up in the 1850 > Itawamba Co. MS census with wife Sarah, age 36, Frances, age 16, > Nancy age, 14, Uriah age 12, Martha age, 10, Sarah E. age 8, Mary > 2, James 1. > > According to an interview by James the youngest son in this census, > he states that His father had five children from a previous > marriage, his mother Sarah had five children from a previous > marriage, then James and Sarah had five children of their own. The > first five children in the 1850 census are children from Sarah's > marriage to Joel TUCKER, m. Aug. 25, 1833 in Stewart Co. GA. James > Jr. goes on to say that he dosen't know what happened to his older > brothers (children from the first marriage) that they must have > stayed behind in TN. Giving the clue that they were in TN at one > time, I have come up with the following scenerio: > > > 1830 Wayne Co TN list a James WEST as head of household, 1 male > under 5, 2 females 5-10 years, 1 female 10-15 years, and 1 female > 40-50 years. That would fit the ages for his wife and four of the > children, however another child would have to be born after 1830. > If this is my James West, he would have married sometime after 1810 > but before 1820 giving the age of the oldest child on the Wayne Co. > 1830 census. I believe that the James WEST that is listed in the > 1830 Wayne Co. MS census, is my James WEST who was married to first > unknown wife, and had five unknown children. He married second, > Sarah Jane Jincy TAYLOR TUCKER sometimes between 1842-1848. My > James WEST died about 1861-62 in Lafayette Co. MS. > > Wayne Co. TN 1836 Tax List a James WEST. > > In the Wayne Co. TN 1850 census, there is a Samuel WEST and an Isom > WEST listed, both in their 20's. It is possible that these two > West are the two boys of James WEST that stayed behind. > > MS tax list has the following people. Some of these people listed > in the MS tax list were also in Wayne Co. TN. Jacob LEE as living > by James WESt in 1830 Wayne Co. TN Census, so I believe that these > people are connected in some way through marriage. > > Jacob LEE > SE 31-10-10 > 2-16-1839 > Chain carriers: John WARDIN, James WEST (The Wardin > is a misprint - it has to be John HARDIN) > > Zachariah ALLEN > NE 31-10-10 > 2-16-1839 > Chain carriers: John HARDEN, James WEST > > James WEST > NW 28-10-10 > 8-5-1841 > Chain carriers: Simeon WEST, Josiah LINDSEY > > Simon H. WEST > SW 38-10-10 > 8-5-1841 > Chain carriers: James WEST, Thomas THOMPSON, Aaron MAY > > NE 28-10-10 > 8-5-1841 > Chain carriers: Thomas THOMPSON, Jeremiah ? > > > Does anyone has any info on these people or have a West marriage > show up in any of these names. One clue is there is a John LINDSEY > that married an Elizabeth WEST who could possibly be related to the > Josiah LINDSEY that shows up in the Wayne Co. Tax List. Elizabeth > would most like be an aunt to James WEST if they are related giving > the ages. > > If any of these names look familiar to anyone, please notify me at > hillsters@bwoodtx.com or mhill@hputx.edu I would love to find a > connection. > > Best Regards, > Mary > > > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > Visit the Mississippi-L Website at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi > where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the > mouse. > > ============================== > Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life > If you know how to reduce these risks. > http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > ===== Edye Higgins Byhalia, MS ====== Friends are angels that lift us to our feet when our wings forget how to fly. Get up to $45 FREE postage with Stamps.com! Click here: Stamps.com http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=27893756&siteid=35532320&bfpage=stamps_com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/