Lillie Mary West

Female6 May 1866–25 February 1943

Brief Life History of Lillie Mary

When Lillie Mary West was born on 6 May 1866, in Polk Township, Marion, Iowa, United States, her father, Jonathan West, was 39 and her mother, Mary E. Jarman, was 37. She married Sherman Smith on 19 October 1887, in Fremont, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Riverton Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1939. She died on 25 February 1943, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Riverton Cemetery, Riverton, Fremont, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Sherman Smith
1864–1915
Lillie Mary West
1866–1943
Marriage: 19 October 1887
West Floyd Smith
1888–1939
Earl Smith
1890–1921

Sources (19)

  • M L West in household of Jonathan West, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Lillie Belle West, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Lillie B. West, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 October 1887Fremont, Iowa, United States

    • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

    Age 1

    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

    1867 · The Burtis Opera House

    Age 1

    The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 24

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    English and German: from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for someone who had migrated from further west.

    Americanized form of Finnish Vesterinen: from the personal name Vesteri (a short form of Sylvester ) + the surname suffix -nen.

    History: This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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