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Elizabeth <I>James</I> West

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Elizabeth James West

Birth
Logan County, Kentucky, USA
Death
3 Nov 1904 (aged 87)
Norwood, Wright County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Section 35, Lot 11 N/2
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Father: Rev John M James
b. 1775, Hanover County, Virginia
d. 5 Dec 1827, Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky

Mother: Mary "Polly" Poor
b. 1790, Hanover County, Virginia
d. 27 Apr 1826, Logan County, Kentucky

Nov 1837
Marriage to Tillman Howard West
Logan County, Kentucky
___

From cemetery records:

~ West, Elizabeth
~ Passed away at home of son William
~ Burial: 4 Nov 1904
~ Undertaker: Stine
~ Burial fee: $5
~ Section 35 Lot 11 Grave N/2

Elizabeth James West's brother, Robert S James, was the father of outlaws Frank and Jesse James. According to family history, when Robert S James died in the gold fields California in 1850, Elizabeth's husband Tillman Howard West was appointed guardian of Frank and Jesse.

Brother: Thomas Martin James (buried in Union Cemetery)

∼Elizabeth James was the daughter of John M. James b. 1775 in VA and Mary Polly Poor b. about 1790. She had the following siblings: Mary, William, John R., Robert Sallee, Nancy Gardner, Thomas Martin (Click on: Thomas Martin James.), and Druty Woodson James.

She married Tillman Howard West b. about 1815, in about 1837 in Logan Co., KY; they had the following children: Luther Virgil, Mary Mourning, Henry Clay, Nancy Woodson, Oscar Dunreath, Richard James (Click on: Richard James West.), and William Newton West.

She was the aunt of the famous outlaws: "Jesse & Frank James."
Father: Rev John M James
b. 1775, Hanover County, Virginia
d. 5 Dec 1827, Lickskillet, Logan County, Kentucky

Mother: Mary "Polly" Poor
b. 1790, Hanover County, Virginia
d. 27 Apr 1826, Logan County, Kentucky

Nov 1837
Marriage to Tillman Howard West
Logan County, Kentucky
___

From cemetery records:

~ West, Elizabeth
~ Passed away at home of son William
~ Burial: 4 Nov 1904
~ Undertaker: Stine
~ Burial fee: $5
~ Section 35 Lot 11 Grave N/2

Elizabeth James West's brother, Robert S James, was the father of outlaws Frank and Jesse James. According to family history, when Robert S James died in the gold fields California in 1850, Elizabeth's husband Tillman Howard West was appointed guardian of Frank and Jesse.

Brother: Thomas Martin James (buried in Union Cemetery)

∼Elizabeth James was the daughter of John M. James b. 1775 in VA and Mary Polly Poor b. about 1790. She had the following siblings: Mary, William, John R., Robert Sallee, Nancy Gardner, Thomas Martin (Click on: Thomas Martin James.), and Druty Woodson James.

She married Tillman Howard West b. about 1815, in about 1837 in Logan Co., KY; they had the following children: Luther Virgil, Mary Mourning, Henry Clay, Nancy Woodson, Oscar Dunreath, Richard James (Click on: Richard James West.), and William Newton West.

She was the aunt of the famous outlaws: "Jesse & Frank James."

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  • Maintained by: swede
  • Originally Created by: J F-B
  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79292270/elizabeth-west: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth James West (25 Nov 1816–3 Nov 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79292270, citing Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by swede (contributor 47330563).