Sam and Joan, I am not sure John Ortho is related to my Wests. However my West line came to America before the Revolution and settled in PA. The two sons Henry and James moved to Jefferson county Ohio in the mid 1790's. Some of Henry's sons moved to Belmont county. With our West families moving in the same locations, maybe there is some relationship such as cousins. I know that Dr Simon Brown West son of Henry moved to Martin's Ferry and married Mary Zane Martin. He then moved to St Clairsville and set up a medical practice. Here is Henry West and Mary West family. For want of space I am limiting it to 3 generations Descendants of Henry West 1 Henry West 1773 - 1851 b: June 10, 1773 in Ireland d: December 02, 1851 in Tiltonsville Ohio Number of children: 11 .. +Mary Brown 1785 - 1855 b: April 09, 1785 in Pennsylvania d: September 07, 1855 Number of children: 11 ........ 2 Jenet West 1806 - 1808 b: May 17, 1806 d: November 06, 1808 ........ 2 James West 1808 - 1886 b: February 12, 1808 d: July 05, 1886 ............ +Catherine Parkins ........ 2 Henry West 1810 - 1887 b: April 08, 1810 d: June 30, 1887 Number of children: 15 ............ +Agnes Adeline Kirwood 1814 - 1854 b: Bef. 1814 d: July 08, 1854 Number of children: 7 ................... 3 Mary B. West ................... 3 Joseph H. West ................... 3 Sarah West ................... 3 Benjamin F. West ................... 3 William K. West ................... 3 Adaline K. West ....................... +Lane ................... 3 Ella D. West ....................... +Enoch ........ *2nd Wife of Henry West: ............ +Agnes Parker 1814 - b: Bef. 1814 Number of children: 5 ................... 3 Agnes West ................... 3 Simon B. West ................... 3 Honor B. West ................... 3 Samuel L. West 1860 - 1924 b: February 23, 1860 in St. Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio d: July 25, 1924 in St. Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio Number of children: 2 ....................... +Lulu May Hutt 1876 - b: July 24, 1876 Number of children: 2 ................... 3 John E. West 1858 - b: June 27, 1858 ........ *3rd Wife of Henry West: ............ +Mary Jane Douglas 1814 - b: Bef. 1814 Number of children: 3 ................... 3 James Park West ................... 3 Laura West ................... 3 Homer S. West 1874 - b: February 18, 1874 in St. Clairsville Ohio ........ 2 Simon Brown West 1812 - 1885 b: July 13, 1812 d: May 10, 1885 Number of children: 6 ............ +Mary Zane Martin 1814 - 1882 b: 1814 in Martins Ferry Ohio d: 1882 Number of children: 6 ................... 3 Virgil West ................... 3 Florence West 1839 - 1873 b: 1839 in Martins Ferry OH d: 1873 in Martins Ferry OH ................... 3 Ebenezer Zane West 1843 - 1861 b: 1843 in martins Ferry OH d: 1861 in martins Ferry OH ................... 3 Mary Kathleen Parker West 1841 - 1924 b: 1841 in martins Ferry OH d: 1924 in martins Ferry OH Number of children: 1 ....................... +Oliver C. Parker 1824 - 1911 b: 1824 in martins Ferry OH d: 1911 in martins Ferry OH Number of children: 1 ................... 3 James West 1847 - b: 1847 in martins Ferry OH ................... 3 Martha West 1850 - b: 1850 in martins Ferry OH d: in martins Ferry OH ........ 2 Thomas West 1815 - 1850 b: January 03, 1815 d: June 30, 1850 ........ 2 John M. West 1816 - 1887 b: December 14, 1816 in Tiltonsville Ohio d: September 16, 1887 Number of children: 12 ............ +Mary Jeffries 1819 - 1882 b: November 15, 1819 in Jefferson County Ohio d: December 23, 1882 Number of children: 12 ................... 3 James Blair West 1840 - 1911 b: November 11, 1840 d: December 17, 1911 ....................... +Margaret Ann Tilton 1839 - 1875 b: 1839 d: 1875 ................... 3 Mary E. West 1842 - 1918 b: April 02, 1842 d: April 04, 1918 ................... 3 Penelope Jane West 1843 - b: November 29, 1843 ................... 3 Henry H. West 1845 - 1926 b: September 16, 1845 in ohio d: April 12, 1926 in Tiltonsville, Jefferson County Ohio Number of children: 11 ....................... +Sarah Mariah Elizabeth Norman 1846 - 1915 b: January 16, 1846 in Warren Twnshp Jefferson Co. Ohio d: November 20, 1915 Number of children: 11 ................... 3 Thomas B. West 1847 - 1898 b: October 09, 1847 d: November 25, 1898 ................... 3 John Calvin West 1850 - 1928 b: June 06, 1850 d: February 20, 1928 Number of children: 12 ....................... +Lucinda Rebecca "Lucy" Norman 1853 - 1931 b: April 03, 1853 d: August 15, 1931 Number of children: 12 ................... 3 Simon B. West 1852 - 1855 b: July 29, 1852 d: April 20, 1855 ................... 3 Joseph E. West 1854 - 1860 b: August 04, 1854 d: June 06, 1860 ................... 3 Cynthia A. West 1857 - 1860 b: June 03, 1857 d: October 18, 1860 ................... 3 Benjamin Franklin West 1859 - b: September 07, 1859 ................... 3 Sarah J. West 1861 - 1882 b: October 30, 1861 d: September 29, 1882 ................... 3 Hugh Park West 1866 - b: July 30, 1866 ........ 2 Joseph Green West 1819 - 1900 b: April 30, 1819 d: October 20, 1900 Number of children: 11 ............ +Elizabeth Ann Houston 1830 - 1910 b: May 06, 1830 d: March 23, 1910 Number of children: 11 ................... 3 Mary Ross West 1850 - 1924 b: February 16, 1850 d: September 22, 1924 ....................... +Thomas K. Peck ................... 3 North West 1852 - 1895 b: May 19, 1852 d: October 17, 1895 ................... 3 East Ann West 1855 - 1918 b: March 03, 1855 d: June 22, 1918 ....................... +George Miller ................... 3 Elizabeth Ivanora West 1857 - 1943 b: April 14, 1857 d: May 18, 1943 ................... 3 John West 1859 - 1859 b: August 06, 1859 d: September 14, 1859 ................... 3 Joseph Houston West 1864 - 1910 b: November 18, 1864 d: November 01, 1910 ....................... +Minnie ................... 3 Harry Franklin West 1867 - 1947 b: March 17, 1867 d: October 19, 1947 ....................... +Anna May Milligan 1865 - 1949 b: 1865 d: July 27, 1949 ................... 3 Abigail Florence West 1870 - 1873 b: March 07, 1870 d: March 14, 1873 ................... 3 Effie May West 1872 - 1931 b: May 29, 1872 d: March 17, 1931 ....................... +Robinson ................... 3 Robert H. West 1875 - 1932 b: October 22, 1875 d: December 19, 1932 ................... 3 Joan West 1856 - 1859 b: August 06, 1856 d: September 11, 1859 ........ 2 Benjamin Franklin West 1821 - 1896 b: July 15, 1821 d: March 06, 1896 Number of children: 1 ............ +Eliza Patton 1829 - 1893 b: June 14, 1829 d: July 02, 1893 Number of children: 1 ................... 3 Mary J. West 1848 - 1927 b: August 21, 1848 d: June 14, 1927 Number of children: 8 ....................... +David Garden 1849 - 1934 b: August 12, 1849 d: September 16, 1934 Number of children: 8 ........ 2 LaFayette West 1824 - 1909 b: September 22, 1824 d: November 03, 1909 Number of children: 6 ............ +Sarah Jane McCune 1829 - 1902 b: 1829 d: February 21, 1902 Number of children: 6 ................... 3 William McCune West 1861 - 1916 b: November 10, 1861 d: November 11, 1916 ....................... +Elenor Jeanette Garner ................... 3 Martin Luther West 1855 - 1923 b: February 13, 1855 d: January 11, 1923 ................... 3 LaFayette M. West 1869 - 1913 b: December 30, 1869 d: 1913 ....................... +Robinson ................... 3 James G. West 1859 - 1862 b: January 10, 1859 d: December 13, 1862 ................... 3 Emma Jane West 1857 - 1923 b: March 02, 1857 d: October 04, 1923 ....................... +William J. Finney ................... 3 Cora Blanche West 1865 - 1941 b: December 23, 1865 d: 1941 ........ 2 Calvin West 1827 - 1863 b: January 14, 1827 in Tiltonsville, Jefferson County Ohio d: February 13, 1863 in Tiltonsville, Jefferson County Ohio Number of children: 1 ............ +Drusilla Hall 1839 - 1923 b: August 04, 1839 d: December 31, 1923 in 317 N. Main St. Wheeling W. VA. Number of children: 1 ................... 3 Henry Allen West 1862 - 1953 b: May 12, 1862 d: February 27, 1953 City: WHEELING State or province: W. VA ....................... +Cora Leola Pyle 1863 - 1940 b: May 06, 1863 d: February 13, 1940 City: WHEELING State or province: W. VA ........ 2 Martin L. West 1829 - 1848 b: May 07, 1829 d: November 01, 1848