Pete, I too am trying to find a Solomon West. Mine were about the same area as yours but don't know much about him. I descend from Martha Catherine West. Here is mine: Descendants of Solomon R. West 1 Solomon R. WEST Born: Abt. 1775 2 John S. WEST, Rev. Born: 1798 in South Carolina Died: Jul 21, 1889 in Oconee Co. SC Fact 1: Pastored Bethlehem Baptist Ch. Mountain Rest, SC Fact 2: Buried in West Cem. North of Oconee St. Park on Rt.107 .. +Elizabeth A. REID Born: 1797 in SC Father: REID Mother: 3 John (E.) Redmond WEST Born: Aug 9, 1831 in Oconee Co. SC Died: Apr 13, 1895 in Oconee Co. SC Fact 1: Buried in West Cem. North of Oconee St. Park on Rt.107 Fact 2: Died of Typhoid ... +Dicy (Dessie) Malissa CRAIG? Born: Apr 17, 1837 in South Carolina Married: Abt. 1857 in SC Father: Mother: 4 Martha (Mattie) Catherine WEST Born: May 11, 1868 in Georgia Died: Jul 3, 1903 in Oconee Co. S.C Fact 1: 1903 died having baby Fact 2: buried in Neville Cem. across from Rocky Knoll Baptist Ch. Walhalla, S.C. .... +William Miles FOWLER Born: Apr 22, 1869 in Oconee Co. S.C Died: May 1937 in Oconee Co. S.C Fact 1: buried in Neville Cem. across from Rocky Knoll Baptist Ch. Walhalla, S.C. Fact 2: Bought Land from the West family off Rt. 107. Father: Elijah Wilburn (Lij) FOWLER Mother: Emily Malinda (Eddie) CORBIN 4 James WEST Born: 1858 4 Mary M. WEST Born: 1860 4 Elizabeth J. WEST Born: 1862 4 John T. WEST Born: 1864 4 Robert S. WEST Born: Abt. 1866 4 William G. WEST Born: 1872 4 Archie WEST Born: 1873 4 Cora D. WEST Born: 1875 4 Rhoda O. WEST Born: 1877 Died: 1895 in Oconee Co. SC Fact 1: Died of Typhoid 3 Jane WEST Born: 1820 3 Mary WEST Born: 1823 3 Hannah WEST Born: 1824 3 Solomon WEST Born: 1825 3 James WEST Born: 1827 3 Martha WEST Born: 1830 3 Robert WEST Born: 1834 3 Cynthia WEST Born: 1835 3 Sarah WEST Born: 1839 3 Archbald WEST Fact 1: Killed in Civil War ... +SUSAN Father: Mother: 4 Mary WEST 4 John Jasper WEST 4 Ellen WEST .... +CANTRELL Father: Mother: From: Peter Vaughan <PVaughan@warwick.net> To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WEST-L] Benhamin, Solomom, Richard West Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 14:09:03 -0400 Greetings List, I have posted family information several times with no real luck yet. I just received some new information from a GenForum posting of mine in February of 1998 that I want to run by this group. My wife descends from Richard West. As follows: Family of Richard West Richard Daniel West's (b. 1817) parents were Solomon West and Eleanor (last name unknown). Solomon West's parents were Benjamin West and Jane Trail. Note - these two generations are new to me and I would appreciate any additional information. I know I have seen information on Solomon West many times on this list - I also believe I have seen more than one "Solomon" family. Richard Daniel West, born 11 Nov 1817 in Union County, SC; died 22 Nov 1878 in Itawamba County, MS. He married in 1839 in Union County, SC to Harriet Levinia Burdine. She was born 1819 in Union County, SC; died 31 Oct 1850 in Itawamba County, MS. 1) William E. West b: in South Carolina 2) Sampson H. West b: in South Carolina 3) Martha J. West b: 1844 in South Carolina 4) Susan West b: 1846 in Itawamba County, Mississippi 5) Levi Lee West b: 1848 in Itawamba County, Mississippi +Mary Shumpert b: Monroe County, Mississippi +Annie Cummings Sauders b: in Monroe County, Mississippi 6) Victoria C. West b: 1850 in Itawamba County, Mississippi 7) Willard West b: 1852 in Itawamba County, Mississippi 8) Ann West b: 1855 in Itawamba County, Mississippi 9) Cornelius West b: 1858 in Itawamba County, Mississippi New information indicates Levi Lee West (my wife's ggrandfather) married twice. His first wife was Mary Shumpert. She was born about 1850 in Monroe County, MS; died about 1890 in Nettleton, Monroe County, MS. Information suggests that Mary Shumpert was Chickasaw. They married about 1870 in Monroe County, MS. They had six children: 1) Annie Elizabeth West m. Robert Richard Hawkins 2) William Nealus West (no information) 3) Mary Belle West (no information) 4) Lavina Jane West m. John William Lauderdale (my grandparents) 5) Henry Saxton West m. Savilla Lucia Lauderdale 6) Fannie Delle West m. George Crowe John William and Savilla Lucia Lauderdale (above) were siblings, children of Henry Blount Lauderdale and Mary Caroline Childress. Levi Lee West married 2nd Annie Cummings Sauders. They were the parents of four children: 1) William West 2) Mildred Inez West, m. John Lelus Montgomery, Sr. 3) Annie West 4) Arthur Paul West (b.9/26/1898) m. Clarinda Akers. New information also suggests Levi Lee West is buried in the Clay Cemetery, Lee County, MS. I would appreciate any additional information on this line. Thanks for your time. - Pete PVaughan@warwick.net Thanks, David S. Payne Searching for surnames: ALLISON, CORBIN, CRAIG, CROW, DEAN, FOWLER, HALEY, GORDON, GRAY, HENSON, JAMES, NEWTON, PARKER, PATTERSON, PAYNE, REDWINE, REID, WEST, WOODALL My Henson Family: Go to Joseph/Lazerous/Aaron/William http://web2.airmail.net/ldystang/gen/henson.html My Gordons: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5917/GENEAL3.HTM#payne _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com