This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --part0_919383776_boundary Content-ID: <0_919383776@inet_out.mail.aol.com.1> Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Thanks to Eileen for these bios. --part0_919383776_boundary Content-ID: <0_919383776@inet_out.mail.aol.com.2> Content-type: message/rfc822 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-disposition: inline From: EileenGen@aol.com Return-path: <EileenGen@aol.com> To: CHAMBERSII@aol.com Subject: West Bios Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:30:24 EST Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi Myra, I got these two West biographies at the library. I thought you might want to post them to the list. Eileen Historical Collections of Harrison County, OH by Hanna G977.168 H 247h Harrison Co, Genealogies JAMES WEST, b. in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland, June 11, 1791; d. in Fox township, Carroll county, Ohio, 1851, where he had located in 1828; son of John West; emigrated to America, and first settled in Maryland, 1815; removed to Wood county, West Virginia, in 1817, and thence, in 1825, to Summit county, Ohio, whence he came to Carroll county; m. in Wood county, W.VA., 1825, Isabella Douglass, b. Sept. 15, 1802, in Akeld, Northumberland, England, daughter of John and Susan Howey Douglass, natives of Scotland (the latter a daughter of Andrew and Margaret Mitchison Howey; and the former a son of Anna Davidson Douglass); had issue: 1. Susanna, m. Robert Philpot, of Humboldt, Neb.; 2. John Douglass, a physician, b. in Carroll county, Ohio; settled at Hopedale, Green township, Harrison county, Nov., 1866; m. (1st) 1853, Martha Jane Merrick, b. June 9, 1832; d. April 12, 1884; daughter of Israel J. Merrick, a native of Maryland (b. 1802; d. 1881), and Sarah Arbuckle (b. 1812); m. (2nd) November, 1886, Mrs. Josephine M. Mansfield, widow of Thomas Mansfield, and daughter of Isaac Holmes, an early settler in Green township; 3. Katherine, m. John Hunter, of Delroy, Carroll county; 4. Margaret-Ann, m. John Bebout, of Mechanicstown; 5. Isabella, m. William A. Frater, of Douglas county, Oregon; 6. James-D., settled at East Liverpool, Ohio; 7. Mary- Elizabeth, m. (1st) John Smalley; m. (2nd) William Kerr; settled near New Lisbon, Ohio; 8. ______ , d. in infancy; 9. ______ , d. in infancy. JONATHAN WEST, a native of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish descent, settled in Cadiz township, Harrison county, Ohio, 1811; m. Comfort Arnold, daughter of Benjamin and Comfort Arnold, of Fayette county, Pennsylvania; had issue: 1. Amos, b. in Pennsylvania; settled in Franklin township, Harrison county; m. 1832, Margaret Baker, daughter of Otto Baker, of Archer township (had issue: i. Mary; ii. Samuel; iii. Wilson-S., b. Aug. 7, 1842; m. 1868, Susannah Renshaw; iv. Sarah; v. Naomi, m. John Renshaw;); 2. Rezin, b. April 19, 1812; m. Dec. 10, 1835, Nancy Arthurs, daughter of Gavin Arthurs, of Harrison county (had issue: i. Jonathan; ii. Comfort; iii. Rachel; iv. Amos, m. Melissa Copeland; v. Japheth, m. (1st) Lucinda Yant, of Tuscarawas county, Ohio; d. Sept. 21, 1883; m. (2d) Martha J. Baker; vi. Sarah-E.; vii.William-G., m. April 15, 1881, Rebecca Wright, daughter of Sylvanus Wright; viii. James-M., m. Elizabeth Rinehart, of Franklin township; ix. Esther); 3. Samuel; 4. Jonathan; 5. Mary; 6. Esther; 7. Actia; 8. James; 9. Elizabeth; 10. Comfort; 11. Sarah. Gavin Arthurs, father of Nancy Arthurs West, was a native of Ireland; settled in Harrison county, where he d. Feb. 1, 1876: m. Rachel Hall, of Maryland; d. 1845; had issue: 1. Robert; 2. William; 3. James; 4. Eliza; 5. Mary-J.; 6. Amelia; 7. Nancy, m. Rezin west; 8. Sarah; 9. Louisa. --part0_919383776_boundary--