Brief Life History of Missouri Anna
When Missouri Anna West was born on 3 June 1857, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, her father, Stephen Charles West, was 42 and her mother, Hannah Elizabeth Matthews, was 35. She married Franklin Pierce Oliphant on 10 November 1874, in Marion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Cumberland, Warren Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Center Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1900. She died on 31 January 1926, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in New Crown Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.
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- Missouri West, "United States Census, 1860"
- Missouri West, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
- Missouri A. Oliphant, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1874
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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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