Brief Life History of Benjamin T
When Benjamin T West was born on 2 October 1845, in Georgia, United States, his father, Benjamin W West, was 34 and his mother, Thursey Theresa Trotter, was 31. He married Georgia Helen McKinney on 22 December 1872, in Habersham, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in District 666, Habersham, Georgia, United States in 1870 and District 1021, Habersham, Georgia, United States in 1880. He died on 25 August 1882, in Habersham, Georgia, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Cool Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery, Clarkesville, Habersham, Georgia, United States.
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- Benjamin T West in household of Benjamin West, "United States Census, 1860"
- Benjamin T. West, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Benjamin T. West, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
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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