Brief Life History of Caroline
When Caroline West was born on 15 April 1802, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, her father, Simeon West, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Hopkins, was 42. She had at least 5 sons and 7 daughters with Thomas Stewart. She lived in Rush, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 17 July 1865, in Rushville Township, Rush, Indiana, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Rushville Township, Rush, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Caroline Stewart in household of Thomas Stewart, "United States Census, 1860"
- Caroline Stewart, "Find A Grave Index"
- Kentucky Mason County Will Book K pages 195-198 will of Simeon West 1835
Spouse and Children
1796–1862 Male
1802–1865 Female
Children (12)
1823–1873 Male
1825–1884 Male
1826–1893 Male
1827–1910 Female
1828–1832 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1763–1835 Male
1760–1847 Female
Siblings (10)
1790– Female
1792–1840 Male
1793–1865 Female
1795–1867 Female
1797–1866 Male
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World Events (8)
1803
Age 1
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 10
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 17
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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