Eliza Alice West

Brief Life History of Eliza Alice

When Eliza Alice West was born on 6 April 1862, in Old Street St Luke, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Henry John West, was 29 and her mother, Eliza Dangerfield, was 29. She married George Henry Draper on 25 November 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and West Ham, Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1891. She died on 5 May 1918, in Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in South Jordan Cemetery, South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Henry Draper
1862–1924
Eliza Alice West
1862–1918
Marriage: 25 November 1880
Eliza Jane Draper
1882–1960
George William Draper
1884–1888
Charles Henry Draper
1886–1935
Louisa May Draper
1889–1889
Jesse Hyrum Draper
1890–1943
Zilnorah Draper
1893–1973
Jabez Miland Draper
1896–1918
Caroline Edith Draper
1898–1992
Annie Alice Draper
1901–1993
Ella May Draper
1904–2003
Thomas Leroy Draper
1907–1993
Leona Draper
1909–1998

Sources (57)

  • Eliza M West in household of Job Bendall, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Eliza Alice West - Individual or family possessions: Journal or diary: birth: 6 April 1862;
  • Eliza Alice Draper, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1877

Historical Boundaries: 1877: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

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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Story Highlight

Life Sketches of George H. Draper and Eliza Alice West, written by Zilnorah D Barnett, July 29, 1939

My father, George Henry Draper was the second son of William and Jane Bryant Draper. He was born March 10, 1863 (family search shows 1862) in Easterton, Wiltshire, England - four days after the death …

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