Isaac S West

Male1827–28 March 1860

Brief Life History of Isaac S

When Isaac S West was born in 1827, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, his father, Samuel Irving West, was 34 and his mother, Anna James, was 28. He married Mary Anna James on 25 September 1856, in Bedford, Kanawha, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died on 28 March 1860, at the age of 33.

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Isaac S West
1827–1860
Mary Anna James
1833–
Marriage: 25 September 1856
West
1857–
West
1858–

Sources (10)

  • Isaac I West in entry for Unknown, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Isaac S Wert in household of Samuel Wert, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Isaac S. West, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 September 1856Bedford, Kanawha, Virginia, United States

    • Children (2)

      West

      Male1857– Male

      West

      Male1858– Male

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (5)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 3

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1830 · The Oregon Trail

    Age 3

    Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

    1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

    Age 17

    In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

    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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