One of the largest West web sites on the internet is Karl Hackmiller's, his page is WWW.concentric.net/~karlh/ and email is Kvhak@concentric.net Pat Adams

Karl Hakmiller has the largest collection of West I have found. His email is Kvhak@concentric.net

I found Penny's John WEST from Ireland posted Jan. 20th very interesting. My John WEST was said to have be born on a ship coming over from Ireland. This would have been about 1812. I have not been able so far to find a ship that lists WESTS with an infant. I can't find where John came from if this story is not true. I believe they were in Hawkins County TN by 1836 when James, my great grandfather was born. Any suggestions?? Thanks for any help you can give me. Was hoping Penny's note was a key but doesn't seem to be. Phyllis at pjwp@juno.com

My gr-gr grandfather was John WEST. He married Lavina (Vina) MYERS. Their children were born in Hawkins CO, TN. There is a John WEST Sr. mentioned in the Civil District 14 Taxpayers list of 1836 and also a John WEST in District 15, 1836. Also mentioned in Dist. 15 are the EVERHEARTS (EVERHARTS) and that is the family my grandfather George Washington WEST married into in 1894. John and Vina had James born Sept. 1836 and he had George. They had several other children too. Any way of proving which is my John or if either one is? I can't find where John came from and no marriage license was found in TN for him and Vina. Thanks for any help you can give me. Phyllis at pjwp@juno.com

I'd like to locate descendents or other relatives of my great-great-uncle Willaba (Will) West. Will was born in 1861, either in Laurens County SC or in Monroe County MS. His parents were Zachariah Simpson (Z.S. or Simp) West, 1820-1871, and Martha Whitfield, 1833-1912. Z.S. died in Mississippi, and Martha and the children (Will, Mary Kathirine "Kate", Clentonia, and Zack Eri Ellurian "Z.E.") moved on to Texas some years later. Will married Lona Simmons and had twelve children, including twins Lydia and Lillie. I have photos of Martha Whitfield, Kate, Z.E., Lydia, Lillie, and Aunt Lona on my West web page: http://www.theshop.net/missbev/family/Wests2.html With twelve children, surely some of them are researching the family tree! Beverly missbev@theshop.net

If at first you don't succeed, etc., etc., I am going to try this once again. I am seeking the origins of Christopher Columbus "Lum" West, b. ca 1831, Alabama; who was in Jackson County right after the War Between the States. He has wife Elizabeth, (b. 1833, AL/d. 1898, Jackson Co.) and children: Carrie, Sarah, Mary Elizabeth, James, John, Frances A., Charles C. and Lurlina. There were other WEST families in the area but I have found nothing to tie him to any of them. I would appreciate even "educated guesses". Mildred Wright "Mickey" Fournier PO Box 1967, Lake City, FL 32056 MFournier@atlantic.net

Thought I would try posting one more time before giving up. John WEST came from Ireland by ship w/his first wife, their 4 children (Vinson, Charles, Peggy, and Mary L) and 1 infant. His wife and the infant died on the journey. John met and married Martha Patsy OVERSTREET in Montgomery Co. (?), GA. John was a Doctor. John and Martha WEST had children; Robinson, Stephen, and Catherine. There may be more children that have not been identified. I would like to obtain knowledge of John's parents in Ireland, possibly info about his siblings, and what happened to his children. Thanks for any help you can offer, Penny, TX John WEST, b- abt 1775, Ireland>Catherine WEST, b- abt 1830, GA>Mary Susannah LEE, b- 30 Nov 1869, MS>Emolyn CAMPBELL, b- 28 Jan 1902, Wayne Co., MS>Elsie Virginia HARRISON, b- 15 Mar 1921, Lauderdale Co., Meehan, MS>Fredrick Louis EVERETT, b- 02 Nov 1944, Meridian, MS (my husband) ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Would like information on John Tripp West (1806-1865) of North Carolina (probably Orange or Chatham County). Wife, Ann Alder (1812-1868) born in VA. They migrated and settled in Carl community of NE Christian County, KY by l838. Will of John Tripp in Orange County, NC l805 mentions his daughter, Elizabeth Tripp West. We are certain that John Tripp West is her son. Would like to know the name of his father. Dortha Matkin Tripp, McLean, Virginia. email address: rtripp@AOL.Com

Thought some of you might like to know that court house in Oakville is still standing. My husband and I drove by it last week and were talking about it. It is on the west side of Highway 37 from San Antonio to Corpus Christi. Jackie in Texas Richard Shannon wrote: > > Found the following - Richard > > WEST, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1851-1926). George West, cattleman and trail > driver, eldest of three sons of Washington and Mary B. (Willauer) West, > was born at Shannonville, Tennessee, on March 10, 1851. In 1854 > Washington West moved his family to Lavaca County, Texas, and their home > became an important stagecoach stop, which developed into the community > of Sweet Home. George was one of the first to drive longhorn cattle to > the Kansas railheads in 1867-68, and he continued driving until the > trails closed.In 1870 he contracted with the government to deliver > 14,000 longhorns to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Montana. Although > he was the youngest man with the herd, he was the trail boss, and this > drive, from Lavaca County, Texas, to the destination, just 100 miles > south of the Canadian border, probably qualifies as the longest trail > drive on record. George had two brothers, Ike and Sol, who were also > trail drivers in the period 1870-90. George West married Katherine > "Kittie" Elizabeth Searcy, a descendant of the early American colonist > John Searcy on June 18, 1874. They had no children. During the 1870s > West made many drives to Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and the > Dakotas. In 1880 he and his wife moved to Live Oak County and purchased > a 140,000-acre ranch and 26,000 cattle. This ranch included the site of > the present town of George West, which he founded in 1913, and extended > from the Nueces River on the north and east to McMullen County on the > west. He had 80,000 cattle in 1882, when he lost so many in the drought > that he had to sell off half of his ranch. J. Frank Dobie, another Live > Oak County son, records that cowboys employed by West were instructed to > chop off the left horn of every dead steer and bring it to a pile at the > ranch headquarters. After the height of the pile exceeded that of the > gatepost and was estimated at between 3,000 and 20,000 dead animals, > they quit. About the turn of the century West sold 60,000 acres to > Charles Simmons, of St. Louis, Missouri, who subdivided it, held a > lottery for lots, and established the town of Simmons, Texas, in 1907. > About 1910 West also turned his efforts toward colonization and town > development by donating $100,000 and a free right-of-way through his > ranch to the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf > Railroad (called the "Sausage Line"), and the railroad became a reality > in 1912. He also established the town named in his honor in the > succeeding years and built a $75,000 courthouse in order to remove the > county seat from Oakville, a $50,000 school, highways, bridges, public > utilities, and a hotel across from the railroad depot. He moved to a > permanent residence in San Antonio in 1904 and attended the Baptist > Church there. He died in San Antonio on February 16, 1926. Evidently > West had married a second time. His widow was listed as Mrs. Robbie > Bedell West, and they had two daughters. > > BIBLIOGRAPHY: J. Marvin Hunter, Trail Drivers of Texas (2 vols., San > Antonio: Jackson Printing, 1920, 1923; 4th ed., Austin: University of > Texas Press, 1985). > > August Santleben, A Texas Pioneer (New York and Washington: Neale, > 1910). Ervin L. Sparkman, > > The People's History of Live Oak County (Mesquite, Texas, 1981). > Vertical Files, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at > Austin, George West. > > - Kurt House > > > Subject: [WEST-L] Re:the town of George West, Texas > > Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 17:16:15 EST > > From: RCulbe6428@aol.com > > To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com > > > > The town of George West, Texas is named after George West. What is his West > > ancestry? The town of George West is about 3O miles west of Beeville and is > > north of Corpus Christi. > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ==== WEST Mailing List ==== > Discover more about Rootsweb and the wonderful contribution they are making to the world of genealogy research go to > http://www.rootsweb.com

Found the following - Richard WEST, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1851-1926). George West, cattleman and trail driver, eldest of three sons of Washington and Mary B. (Willauer) West, was born at Shannonville, Tennessee, on March 10, 1851. In 1854 Washington West moved his family to Lavaca County, Texas, and their home became an important stagecoach stop, which developed into the community of Sweet Home. George was one of the first to drive longhorn cattle to the Kansas railheads in 1867-68, and he continued driving until the trails closed.In 1870 he contracted with the government to deliver 14,000 longhorns to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Montana. Although he was the youngest man with the herd, he was the trail boss, and this drive, from Lavaca County, Texas, to the destination, just 100 miles south of the Canadian border, probably qualifies as the longest trail drive on record. George had two brothers, Ike and Sol, who were also trail drivers in the period 1870-90. George West married Katherine "Kittie" Elizabeth Searcy, a descendant of the early American colonist John Searcy on June 18, 1874. They had no children. During the 1870s West made many drives to Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, Wyoming, and the Dakotas. In 1880 he and his wife moved to Live Oak County and purchased a 140,000-acre ranch and 26,000 cattle. This ranch included the site of the present town of George West, which he founded in 1913, and extended from the Nueces River on the north and east to McMullen County on the west. He had 80,000 cattle in 1882, when he lost so many in the drought that he had to sell off half of his ranch. J. Frank Dobie, another Live Oak County son, records that cowboys employed by West were instructed to chop off the left horn of every dead steer and bring it to a pile at the ranch headquarters. After the height of the pile exceeded that of the gatepost and was estimated at between 3,000 and 20,000 dead animals, they quit. About the turn of the century West sold 60,000 acres to Charles Simmons, of St. Louis, Missouri, who subdivided it, held a lottery for lots, and established the town of Simmons, Texas, in 1907. About 1910 West also turned his efforts toward colonization and town development by donating $100,000 and a free right-of-way through his ranch to the San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Railroad (called the "Sausage Line"), and the railroad became a reality in 1912. He also established the town named in his honor in the succeeding years and built a $75,000 courthouse in order to remove the county seat from Oakville, a $50,000 school, highways, bridges, public utilities, and a hotel across from the railroad depot. He moved to a permanent residence in San Antonio in 1904 and attended the Baptist Church there. He died in San Antonio on February 16, 1926. Evidently West had married a second time. His widow was listed as Mrs. Robbie Bedell West, and they had two daughters. BIBLIOGRAPHY: J. Marvin Hunter, Trail Drivers of Texas (2 vols., San Antonio: Jackson Printing, 1920, 1923; 4th ed., Austin: University of Texas Press, 1985). August Santleben, A Texas Pioneer (New York and Washington: Neale, 1910). Ervin L. Sparkman, The People's History of Live Oak County (Mesquite, Texas, 1981). Vertical Files, Barker Texas History Center, University of Texas at Austin, George West. - Kurt House > Subject: [WEST-L] Re:the town of George West, Texas > Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 17:16:15 EST > From: RCulbe6428@aol.com > To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com > > The town of George West, Texas is named after George West. What is his West > ancestry? The town of George West is about 3O miles west of Beeville and is > north of Corpus Christi. > > ______________________________ >

I've got a George WEST whose ancestors were born,christened & married in Leicestershire, England....anyone else follow this one? --- John West (1758-1824) m. Mary Coltman (1761-1825) Son: William Sr. West (1797-1864) m. Charlotte Smith (1800-1873) Sons: 3 that came to the USA, leaving behind their 6 other siblings & parents 1. John West (information currently unknown) 2. George West (1822-1864) m. 1848 in London to Louisa F. Webb born France (1823-1897) USA records first show Wisconsin 1850 Census, and then into Iowa. Children: Louisa West (1849-1934)m. Thomas Mitchell Davis Mozelle West (1855-1887)m. Louis Davies George William West (1858-1940)m. Edmona Spansberry(1860-?) Jeanette West (1859-1942) m. Charles Weston Albert Webb West (1861-1940) m. Lily Bonham (1867-?) Edward Arthur West (1864-1917)m. Annettia Kiple (1865-1936) 3. William Jr. West (1831-1907) m. Elizabeth Underwood (1840-?) Children: John G. West Thomas U. West Mary A. West Nellie M. West Lotta E. West Richard West Francis A. West William Edward West

Gary, due to your having published the below message on WEST-L, I was able to locate a town in TX, Bronte, that is no longer in existence. In 1997 I was in Dallas at the renowned Dallas Library. The staff there could find no reference to Bronte, Bront, Brunt, etc. Just now I typed in the spelling handed down from an Uncle, Bronte, and guess what? I downloaded significant information on Bronte, TX! Two of our WEST line, so the story goes, went to Bronte, TX in the late 1800's never to be heard of again by the GA WEST line. Thanks to your help, I will be able to attempt tracking them through Coke Co., TX. Thank you for taking the time to send the TX Hand Book On-line URL. Fran -----Original Message----- From: Gary Woodard <gdwo498@hal-pc.org> To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com <WEST-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [WEST-L] Re:the town of George West, Texas >Try the following site for information on George West, Texas. Doesn't >have a lot of information on the man but interesting information on >the town. > >http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/cgi-bin/web_fetch_doc?dataset=tsha.dst&db=h >andbook&doc_id=14607&query=George+West > >If you have problems with the page go to the search engine and search >for George West > >http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/ > >This is the "Handbook of Texas" on-line and a great resource for >information on Texas towns and people. > >Gary Woodard, Houston >-----Original Message----- >From: Tamara Stevens <prntimge@lcc.net> >To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com <WEST-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 6:46 PM >Subject: Re: [WEST-L] Re:the town of George West, Texas > > >>George Washington West built the town in 1915. >>That's all the website www.georgewest.org has to offer. >>I have a few GW Wests but I don't think any of them are him. >>Tamara >> >>---------- >>> From:WEST-L@rootsweb.com >> >>> To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: [WEST-L] Re:the town of George West, Texas >>> Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 4:16 PM >>> >>> The town of George West, Texas is named after George West. What is >his >>West >>> ancestry? The town of George West is about 3O miles west of >Beeville and >>is >>> north of Corpus Christi. >>> >>> >> >> > > >==== WEST Mailing List ==== >Discover more about Rootsweb and the wonderful contribution they are making to the world of genealogy research go to >http://www.rootsweb.com > >

The farthest back I have gotten my Wests is Mathew West born 1790 in Virginia. He married Mary ? who was born 1796 in Virginia and died in Spencer Township, Ohio. He also died in Spencer Township, Ohio. They had seven children. One of them was James Madison West born August 27, 1810 in Old Washington, Guernsey, Ohio. James had a son George Beal West who was father of my great grandmother Estella Belle West. Can anyone tell me more about Mathew and Mary ?? Evelyn (Howard) Ferguson SNewton284@aol.com

Try the following site for information on George West, Texas. Doesn't have a lot of information on the man but interesting information on the town. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/cgi-bin/web_fetch_doc?dataset=tsha.dst&db=h andbook&doc_id=14607&query=George+West If you have problems with the page go to the search engine and search for George West http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/ This is the "Handbook of Texas" on-line and a great resource for information on Texas towns and people. Gary Woodard, Houston -----Original Message----- From: Tamara Stevens <prntimge@lcc.net> To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com <WEST-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 6:46 PM Subject: Re: [WEST-L] Re:the town of George West, Texas >George Washington West built the town in 1915. >That's all the website www.georgewest.org has to offer. >I have a few GW Wests but I don't think any of them are him. >Tamara > >---------- >> From:WEST-L@rootsweb.com > >> To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [WEST-L] Re:the town of George West, Texas >> Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 4:16 PM >> >> The town of George West, Texas is named after George West. What is his >West >> ancestry? The town of George West is about 3O miles west of Beeville and >is >> north of Corpus Christi. >> >> > >

George Washington West built the town in 1915. That's all the website www.georgewest.org has to offer. I have a few GW Wests but I don't think any of them are him. Tamara ---------- > From:WEST-L@rootsweb.com > To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WEST-L] Re:the town of George West, Texas > Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 4:16 PM > > The town of George West, Texas is named after George West. What is his West > ancestry? The town of George West is about 3O miles west of Beeville and is > north of Corpus Christi. > >

The town of George West, Texas is named after George West. What is his West ancestry? The town of George West is about 3O miles west of Beeville and is north of Corpus Christi.

My grandfather, Elijah Samuel West, was born February 16, 1870, in Ohio or West Virginia, I think. He married Jessie Buchanan in Pleasants County, WV, on August 22, 1894. Elijah and his brothers James and Albert came to South Dakota in the early years of this century and all died here, Elijah on December 23, 1948. I think Elijah's father was Sylvester, probably from Ohio, but I don't have any concrete information. Does anyone on this list know anything about this family? Thank you for any help you can give me. George West

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njw wrote: > > jgsmith@flash.net wrote: > > > > Seeking information regarding Alderson West who married Francis E. Wilie in > > Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn. 25 Jun 1840. He served in the Tenn > > Confererate Army in Civil War. They had several children of which I know a > > few: Mary A.E., Francis, William Berry, Sarah P., Parthena, and James > > Edward (my gggrandfather). They later moved to Texas as I found them in > > Mitchell County on 1890 census. Any info on Wests or Wilie's would be > > very much appreciated. > > > > Jamie Gregg Smith > > > > ==== WEST Mailing List ==== > > Your donation to Rootsweb makes WEST-L possible. > I am writing on the very slim chance that there may be some connection. > My grandfather was Edward Henry West but once we were told that his name > was James Edward West. His parents were listed as being born in Ga. He > married Eva Jessie Greek in Florida. There was a Charles and Mary West > from Texas who lived near them and with whom I believe Edward's brother > James lived at one time. This is a just in case reply. If you see a > connection please let me know. > Thanks > Jean West njw@planttel.net Don't think so. My grandfather, James E. West (I'm not sure his middle name was Edward but that's a good guess) married an unknown Janie from Arkansas. As far as I know they were never in Florida. He died and is buried in Dallas, TX.