James WEST
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JAMES Notes for WEST:
From THE WEST FAMILY REGISTER (1326-1928): IMPORTANT LINES TRACED by Letta Brock Stone, W. F. Roberts Company Inc., Washington D. C., 1928:
James West, the son of William West and Angeline Clendennen was born in Chatham County, North Carolina. He married Oct. 1, 1807, Mary Mourning Howard, who was born July 14, 1784 and died in 1869 in Simpson County, Kentucky. It has been family tradition that the mother of Mary Mourning Howard was Amelia Putnam, a direct descendant of Israel Putnam of Revolutionary War fame. The names Putnam and Amelia have been retained as the generations have passed and appear in different branches of the family.
James West and a companion purchased materials for brick houses and James West constructed the first one in the State of Kentucky. It stands today in Simpson County, in a splendid state of preservation, and the farm is still called the "West Farm." That he was a man of thrift, able to accumulate wealth, is clearly indicated by his land holdings and slaves. His wife, Mary Mourning Howard, was a woman of redoubtable courage as proven by the following incident. Left alone one day with her negro servant, she was the victim of a surprise attack by Indians. The negro woman was killed, but Mrs. West fought the Indians off until help came and she was rescued. James and Mary Mourning Howard West are buried in Simpson County, Kentucky, the date of Mr. West's death being 1844.
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ELIAS PUTNAM WEST, b. March 14, 1820, Simpson County, Kentucky77; d. January 26, 1892, Lawrence, Kansas78; m. LOUISA HOCKER, November 20, 184479.
Notes for ELIAS PUTNAM WEST:
From THE WEST FAMILY REGISTER (1326-1928): IMPORTANT LINES TRACED by Letta Brock Stone, W. F. Roberts Company Inc., Washington D. C., 1928:
Elias Putnam West, son of James West and Mary Mourning Howard, was born in Simpson County, Kentucky, Mar. 14, 1820. he married, Nov. 20, 1844, Louisa Hocker, who was born Apr. 28, 1822, and who died Oct. 31, 1914, aged 92. She died in Pleasant Hill and was buried there. Elias Putnam West was a lawyer of ability. He went from Kentucky to Independence, Missouri, where he practiced his profession and in addition owned and operated a hotel. he was living there when he received his appointment, about 1845, as Minister to Mexico. He took with him his wife and two children, and slaves, and they went overland by ox teams, it requiring three months to make the trip. While there, they lived in a grandeur that is still recalled by their relatives who were children then.
He served as judge of the Probate Court of Cass County from 1858 to 1868, and lived at Harrisonville. He later became a geologist and for many years was connected with the Kansas State University at Lawrence in geological research. It has been said that he left a monument there more lasting than time in his collection of geological specimens, which is considered one of the best in the United States. He died Jan. 26, 1892, and is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas.
He married Mary Mourning Howard 30 Sep 1807 at Russelville, Logan, Kentucky . Mary Mourning Howard was born at 14 Jul 1784 .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Preston Milton West
born 28 Aug 1808.
Tilman Howard West
born 8 May 1810.
Maleta West
born 26 Mar 1812.
Malinda West
born 1 Aug 1813.
Silas Mercer West
born 27 Jan 1817.
Elias Putnam West
born 14 Mar 1820.
William Newton West
born 19 Jun 1821.
Mary Mourning West
born 3 Sep 1823.
James Leonard West
born 3 Sep 1826.
James West died 23 Aug 1844 at Simpson, Kentucky .
Mary Mourning Howard died 1869 at Simpson, Kentucky .