I have a James Franklin West, born July 11, 1835 in Bethune South Carolina. However, I have his father as Mathew West, born April 4, 1804 in Bethune, Kershaw County, South Carolina. Several generations were preachers (Methodist) including my grandfather John Cotton West. Mathew had 15 children and James Franklin had 14 with five of them who died in infancy. James Franklin's was married to Martha Thorne. I have much more information if any of this "rings a bell."