Henry WEST

                   Her name came from the will of Henry West, Clinton Co. Probate Ct; 568,563;
Record of Wills 1810-1851; Vol C; p. 95.
                  

                   Information about George West taken from History of Clinton County, Ohio;
Brown; 1915; p. 881; biog of Emerson West.  Book found in Library, Wilmington,
Clinton Co. Ohio.  George was a carpenter by trade, but owned a farm of 114
acres.  He died on that farm.

BIRTH:  See above

MARRIAGE:  Marriage records of Highland County, OH 977.184v25m  FHL  Her name
was listed as Mary S. McMains.  Marriage performed by Jacob Layman, M. G.

DEATH:  See above
                  

                   Her name was found in book, Colonial Virginians, Richmond, William and Timothy
Terrell by Celeste Terrell Barnhill; p. 43.  Book was looked at in Historical
Society, Wilmington, Ohio, April 1994.  Her date of birth was given as 20 Aug.
1806.  Not sure that date is correct as her husband's was given as 1816 in the
biog. of their son.

BIRTH:  She was 53 in 1870 Census, so I assume she was born in 1816

MARRIAGE:  Early Vital Records of Ohio; Marriage Records; Clinton County;
1810-1864; Vol 2; 929.2; Wilmington, OH  library.
                  

                   BIRTH: Estimated from death record.

MARRIAGE: Early Vital Records of Ohio; Marriage record; Clinton Co.
K-Z, 1810-1864, Vol 2, 929.2, Wilmington, Ohio library.

DEATH AND BURIAL:  Death Records, Clinton Co. - Cemetery Records of Clinton
Co. Oh, 1798-1978 - 977.176, Wilmington, Ohio library.  She was 69 yrs, 4 mos.
                  

                   1860 Census, Cincinatti Twp., Harrison, Iowa, 18 Jun 1860, page 12, Image 1
Jonathan West  30  OH
Rebecca             28  OH
Mary J                   4   IL
Jerome                 3   IA
Cornelius              1  UA
Joseph D. Baker     26  Canada West   Teacher

1870 Census, Cincinatti Twp., Harrison, Iowa, 3 Jul 1870, p 11, Image 17
Jonathan West  42  Ohio
Rebecca             40  Ohio
Mary J.                 15  IL
Jerome                13  IA
Caroline               10  IA
Sarah C.                 8  IA
John D.                   7  IA
Huldah                   4  IA
Violet                       2  IA

1880 Census, Cincinnati Twp., Harrison, Iowa, July 1880, ED 85, P 8D, Image 8
Jonathan West  52   OH  VA  VA
Rebecca             50  OH  VA  VA
Jerome               23   IA  OH  OH
Sarah                  19   IA  OH  OH
Huldah A             15  IA  OH  OH
Viola                     13  IA  OH  OH
Olive                      10  IA  OH  OH
Drum, Jane          76  WV  VA  VA  Mother
Hunt, Joseph        22  NJ  Penn  ---  work hand

Information taken from Jonathan West history - Youngest child of Henry West
and Nancy Terrell.  Lived in section 25, Cincinnati Township.  Came to Harrison
Co. in the spring of 1857.  He lived at home in Clinton Co. OH with his parents
until he was 21.  In the spring of 1848 he engaged in farming in Fulton Co. IL
and was there until the autumn of 1856 except for one year spent in OH.  He
died of heart failure.

Submitted to temple by Mark and Sharon Headley.  Already done by Donna.  Also
done in Arizona in 1959-60.  SS in Slake and Sgeor.

WEST - Jonathan WEST, a farmer living on section 25, Cincinnati Township, came to Harrison County in the spring of 1857, and settled in the village of Cincinnati (now defunct). In the autumn of the same year he procured a certificate for the land he now lives upon. The same called for a quarter section of "swamp land," whenever it came into market. He erected a frame building 14x20 feet, with an addition 10x20 feet, and in the spring of 1858 removed this to his place. All was new and wild at the time he came to the county, and there were but few settlers found in any part of the county, and what settlement there was, was found within numerous native groves of the county. At first his team was a yoke of oxen, and it required a trip of two days to go and come from Council Bluffs. Agriculture was not what it is at this time, as there was but little market for farm produce. But our subject sold considerable cottonwood lumber and hence got hold of some cash when his neighbors had none. Mr. WEST was born March 7, 1828, in Clinton County, Ohio, and remained at home with his parents until he was twenty-one years of age, and in the spring of 1849 he engaged at farming in Fulton County, Ill., and remained in that State until the autumn of 1856, with the exception of one year spent in Ohio. He came to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and remained there over winter and then came to Harrison County. He was married in Knox County, Illinois, August 19, 1854, to Miss Rebecca DRUMM, the daughter of John and Jane (Hull) DRUMM, by which union eight children were born: Mary J., Jerome, Cornelia, Sarah C., John D., Hulda A., Viola and Olive, all living (1891). Rebecca (DRUMM) WEST was born in Marion County, Ohio, August 24, 1830, and the same year her parents moved to Fulton County, Ill., where she grew to womanhood. Our subject's father was Henry WEST, a native of Virgina, where he remained until after he was married. He settled in Clinton County, Ohio, at an early day. His wife rode a horse from Virginia to Ohio and carried a pack, while the father walked. They opened up a farm and the father remained there until his death which occured in 1848, when he was sixty years old. The good wife, Nancy (TERRELL) WEST, was a native of Virginia, and remained there until her marriage, and died in Ohio in 1862, aged seventy-one years. They were the parents of ten children, four sons and six daughters, our subject being the youngest. All are deceased, but our subject and one sister, Catherine (WEST) KANE, living in Clinton County, Ohio. The father and mother were both members of the Lutheran Church for years but before their death untied with the Christian Church. The father of Mrs. WEST was John DRUMM, who was a native of Virginia, and when he had grown to manhood went to Licking County, Ohio, where he married Jane HULL, and removed to Illinois in 1830, remaining until 1855, and then removed to Mills County, Iowa. In 1857 he came to Harrison County, and improved a farm in Cincinnati Township, and remained until 1875, when he went to Clay County, Nebr., and he there died in August, 1876. His wife was a native of West Virginia, and her parents emigrated to Ohio when she was young. She passed from earth in Harrison County, about 1880. They were the parents of eleven children, two sons and nine daughters. Four of these children still survive, Mrs. WEST being the third child in her father's family. The other living children are: Hannah J. WHIPPLE, living in Montana; Julia BENTON, in Harrison County, Iowa; Cornelius DRUMM, in Arkansas. Our subject, Mr. WEST, usually votes the Democratic ticket, but is by no means a radical partisan. He has held about all the local offices in his township, and was a member of the first Board of County Supervisors Harrison County ever had. They convened January 7, 1861. In 1888 he was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he still holds. Source: 1891 Harrison County Iowa History, page 769,770. Family Researcher: N/A