My great great grandfather was Parker West. In 1830, there was a Parker West in Muskingum Co Ohio, in the family was one man over 20, under 30. One female over 20 under 30 and three girls under 5. I figure my greatgrandmother was one of those three girls. Here is the information I have on the West family. Parker West was not found on the 1850 census of Adams County Illinois. I would appreciate any information on this family!!! Descendants of Parker WEST Generation No. 1 1. Parker1 WEST was born Abt. 1800 in VA. He married ? ?. Notes for Parker WEST: Apparently Parker West was born in Virginia, his daughter Frances was born in Ohio, and they moved on to Illinois. This idea comes from Census notations of where these folks were born. In the Elkhorn Valley History, there was a bio on John K Cramer. (The marriage license says May 8, so I believe this 3 was a misprint, or hard to read, and an error.) May 3, 1852, he (John K Cramer) married Frances B. West, daughter of Parker West of Ohio, who had five children: Frances, Ester, Alexander, Lydia and Isaac. Children of Parker WEST and ? ? are: 2 i. Frances B.2 WEST, born Abt. November 14, 1826 in Ohio; died November 27, 1889 in Fremont, Dodge, NE. She married John K. CRAMER May 08, 1852 in Quincy, Adams Co., IL. On 8-8-97 I received a packet of information from Eastern Nebraska Genealogical Society, PO Box 541, Fremont, NE 68026-0541 which included the information she is buried at Ridge Cemetery, she died Nov. 27, 1889, at 63 yr 13 days. They included an obituary which I quote "CRAMER, FRANCES NICKERSON NEWS: Died -- In Nickerson township, Mrs. Frances Cramer, wife of J K Cramer. She was born in Ohio and removed in early life to Adams Co. Ill., where she married Mr. Cramer, and they in 1854, made up a colony from Quincy Ill., for Fontanelle and in 1865 Mr Cramer took his present home under the homestead law. She was the mother of nine children, eight of whom are living. One daughter, Mrs. McBride of Chicago, who was present at the funeral. The funeral services were conducted by J A Garner. A large procession of old settlers and friends accompanied the remains to their resting place upon the farm. Mr. Cramer will deed an acre of land for a cemetery. FWH 5 Dec 1889 1:4 ***** 3 ii. Esther WEST. 4 iii. Lydia WEST. 5 iv. Alexander WEST. 6 v. Isaac WEST.