Delania “Laney” West

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Delania “Laney” West (Thompson)

Also Known As: "Laney Thompson", "Laney West", "Delania West (Johnson)"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Pike, Mississippi, United States
Death: March 10, 1893 (75-76)
Jonestown, Travis County, Texas
Place of Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Jonestown, Travis County, Texas
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Archibald Thompson and Nancy Thompson
Wife of Willis D West
Mother of William West; Richard Berry West; Nancy Ann Bishop Cox; Thomas Jefferson West; Sarah Jane Wheeler and 7 others
Sister of George W Iles; Frederick William Thompson; Dempsey D. Thompson and Isham Corley Thompson ?
Half sister of Rodden Thompson

Managed by: Jodie Brown
Last Updated:

About Delania “Laney” West

Delania Thompson was born to Archibald Thompson and Nancy Isle. She married Willis West Sr about 1836 in Texas. They moved onto a plantation in Lousiana. They had 11 children there. They lost everything in the Civil War and resettled in Texas. Her husband, Willis, died shortly after moving to Texas. She died in the small town of Nameless just a few miles outside of Jonestown, Texas, having lived a long life of 76 years.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 5 2022, 22:30:19 UTC

Great Grandmother's Poundcake: https://youtu.be/ewrqo8H1-lw?si=bk09_EcbbypVmNnx


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Delania “Laney” West's Timeline

1817
1817
Pike, Mississippi, United States
1834
June 13, 1834
Louisiana
1838
December 1838
Louisiana, USA
1840
January 2, 1840
Louisiana, USA
1840
Texas, United States
1845
July 6, 1845
Louisiana
July 6, 1845
Louisiana, USA
1848
February 28, 1848
Louisiana, USA
December 9, 1848
Calcasieu, Rapides, Louisiana, USA