Alexander "Sandy" West

Male1836–28 May 1864

Brief Life History of Alexander "Sandy"

Alexander "Sandy" West was born in 1836, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. He married Louisa Albertine Snider on 28 December 1858, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 28 May 1864, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 28, and was buried in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.

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Alexander "Sandy" West
1836–1864
Louisa Albertine Snider
1846–1935
Marriage: 28 December 1858
Mary Alice West
1860–1909

Sources (10)

  • Alexander Vest, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sandy S West, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Alexander West, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 December 1858Davidson, North Carolina, United States

    • Children (1)

    World Events (5)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 0

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1846

    Age 10

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1853 · First State Fair

    Age 17

    The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

    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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