Elmer Andrew Wesa was born on 9 July 1891, in Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States. He married Mary Elizabeth Crawford on 30 August 1920. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 24 April 1956, in Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1893: St. Louis, Minnesota, United States
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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.
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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.
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