Floyd William West

Male11 February 1902–11 June 1944

Brief Life History of Floyd William

When Floyd William West was born on 11 February 1902, in Washington, Arkansas, United States, his father, Benjamin Walter West, was 26 and his mother, Hala Ester Hulse, was 22. He married Margaret May White on 27 May 1935, in Washington, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States in 1935 and Johnson, Washington, Arkansas, United States in 1940. He died on 11 June 1944, in Washington, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Stuckey Cemetery, Johnson, Washington, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Floyd William West
1902–1944
Margaret May White
1904–1981
Marriage: 27 May 1935
Jackie Earl West
1936–1985

Sources (10)

  • Floyd West in household of Tempie White, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Floyd West, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Floyd William West, "Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 May 1935Washington, Arkansas, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

    Age 1

    A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

    1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice

    Age 2

    Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 14

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    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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