Eva. I don't know if there is a connection with the two Silas West. But we have found relatives in TX. They descend from James West. b. 1798, SC. I know there was a Silas West in Gibson, TN. Has your family taken the DNA test yet? I found 5 new sets of cousin through the DNA Test. Of course, you need a West male to take the test. You might know this already. Please keep in touch, we were surprise and what we found out. Alice WEST Ferguson ... W53 WEST DNA PROJECT Descendant of Silas L. West, b. abt. 1832, NC