I, too, have RH-negative blood. I have, however, been unable to trace my West line before my great, great grandmother Mariah Jane West. Clara -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Edith Gomez <eda_66_go@yahoo.com> > We are WEST descendants, born of Manning-Kendrick line in WA. My grandmother, > Pirley 'Pearl' Andrew (West) Manning, is where our West line starts. Her father > was James Madison WEST, b. Aug 1818 in TN and died bef. 1920 in Marshall Co., > MS. I have two family members with RH-negative blood, my older sister in CA and > a niece in WA. My question is will that help in finding our West connection > better? I have been told there could be indian in one of my lines, Manning or > West or Ragsdale. We have for the most part high cheek bones as well. I have > an uncle, Hugh West Manning, that really looks like he could be of indian blood. > > Edith (Kendrick) Gomez > > Dennis E Helsel <jhelsel@buckeye-express.com> wrote: > > I too am a West, and have A neg blood type, the only one of three > kids. My gg. uncle, Fisher C. West, from Indiana purshased guite a > bit of land in Missouri during the early 1900's and I'm sure some > West's moved south. My gg grandfther, Ira Allen West and family left > Dekalb Cty In. for Oklahoma in 1886, settling in southcentral Ks. and > then parts of Oklahoma. > ---- Original Message ---- > From: AnneMaloof@msn.com > To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WEST-L] Willis West > Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:53:16 -0700 > > >My brickwall is George Shelton West (married to Bethann), father of > >John Thomas West, Conf. vet (POW) from Cass Co., MO, double GG uncle. > > This family had land in what is known as the Westport part of KC. > >Geo. was born en route to MO through KY. I have a photo of him (very > >tall). > > > >I also have A- and a crooked little finger. West is on my father's > >mother's side with Kimberlins, Griffiths, Blairs. My father's > >father's people were Sextons, Matthews, Prowells, Greens (Indian), > >Whites, Duskys. His first cousin also has A-. All also from Boone > >Co., MO, Madison Co., KY before. > > > >My mother was more recently Irish & German: Donovan, Lause, Gresner, > >Baker/Boecker. She also was A-. > > > >Anything ring a bell? Where are your Wests from? > > > > > >Anne (Sexton) Maloof > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sandra > > To: WEST-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 2:26 PM > > Subject: Re: [WEST-L] Willis West > > > > > > I don't know if anyone down from your Willis West line has been > >tested. I > > have one brother that if we can talk him into having a cheek scrape > >done, we > > are going to test, It's hard to know which outfit to go with as > >far as > > testing. Some of the sites do list West names but none that are in > >my line, > > at least I think not. We have definite medical things going on and > >I'm Rh-A > > neg blood type and for some reason we all have crooked little > >fingers. > > Go figure. Might be fun. > > > > Sandra > > > > > > ==== WEST Mailing List ==== > > Families are like fudge. > > Mostly sweet with a few nuts. > > > > > > > >==== WEST Mailing List ==== > >Families are like fudge. > >Mostly sweet with a few nuts. > > > > > ==== WEST Mailing List ==== > To contact WEST-L listowner send a post to > Myra Chambers at WEST-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. > > > ==== WEST Mailing List ==== > Families are like fudge. > Mostly sweet with a few nuts. >