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James Thomas West 1871 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1871

Birth Location: Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 24 May 1940

Death Location: Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina

Father: Thomas West

Mother: Elizabeth Bradley

Spouse(s): Mattie Nicholson

Children(s): Roberta West, James West, Mamie West, William West, Harry West, Russell West

Born in 1871 in Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA, James Thomas West was the child of Thomas George West and Elizabeth Mahala Bradley. In time, James Thomas West married Mattie Cooper Nicholson, and they raised a family that included Roberta Elizabeth West, James Thomas West, Mamie West, William Bradley West, Harry A West and Russell Elliott West. James Thomas West died in Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina in 1940.

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Parents

Thomas West
1838 – 1899
Birth Location: Flat Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA
TW
Elizabeth Bradley
1844 – 1935
Birth Location: Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mattie Nicholson
1876 – 1927
Birth Location: North Carolina
MN

Children(s)

Roberta West
1897 – 1949
Birth Location: Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina
RW
James West
1899 – 1940
Birth Location: Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina
JW
Mamie West
1902 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
MW
William West
1903 – 1976
Birth Location: North Carolina
WW
Harry West
1905 – 1964
Birth Location: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA
HW
Russell West
1918 – 1943
Birth Location: Richmond County, North Carolina
RW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1905
    Event Place: Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 May 1940
    Event Place: Hamlet, Richmond County, North Carolina

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