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John Carter West

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wayne County, KY, United States
Death: November 11, 1875 (62)
Missouri, United States
Place of Burial: Garden City, Bates County, Missouri, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Alexander West and Sarah Eaton West
Husband of Elizabeth West
Father of John Alexander West; Emily Wilhite and George Washington West
Brother of Solomon H. West; Zurich Eaton "Xury" West; Sarah Catherine "Caty" Reese; Isabel Turner; Isaac R. West and 18 others

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About John Carter West

John Carter West
BIRTH
4 Apr 1813
DEATH
11 Nov 1875 (aged 62)
BURIAL
Peter Creek Cemetery
Aaron, Bates County, Missouri, USA
MEMORIAL ID
18911585 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 2
FLOWERS 1
Born in KY
m: Elizabeth, also of KY

1870 census, Bates Co/Mingo: WEST John C/56, Elizabeth/53, John/28/IN, Bell/23, Eliza/18, Charlie/16, George/12.
Apparently moved from IN to Bates Co after John's birth in IN 1842 and before Bell's birth in MO 1847.

Their daughter Emily was living nearby with husband Charles McCue and baby son.

Gravesite Details
Husband of Elizabeth.

Family Members
Spouse

Elizabeth West
1816–1902

Children

John Alexander West
1839–1920

Emily West Wilhite
1847–1927

George Washington West
1857–1935

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John Carter West's Timeline

1813
April 4, 1813
Wayne County, KY, United States
1839
December 1839
Indiana, United States
1847
April 15, 1847
Indiana, USA
1857
April 16, 1857
Worth County, Missouri, USA
1875
November 11, 1875
Age 62
Missouri, United States
November 11, 1875
Age 62
Peter Creek Cemetery, Aaron, Garden City, Bates County, Missouri, United States