Columbus J. Westfall
1842–
Virginia, United States
The Life of Columbus J.
When Columbus J. Westfall was born about 1842, in Virginia, United States, his father, Peter Westfall, was 23 and his mother, Barbara Clark, was 24. He lived in Upshur, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Kansas, United States in 1870.
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Family Time Line
Peter Westfall
1819–1871
Barbara Clark
1818–1862
Columbus J. Westfall
1842–
Isaac M. Westfall
1842–
Louisa Westfall
1844–1853
Laverna Westfall
1845–
Ephrium Westfall
1847–
Barbara Elizabeth Westfall
1849–1855
Rua J. Westfall
1854–1914
Lafayette Westfall
1855–1856
Mary O Westfall
1857–
Mildred Ann Westfall
1859–
Westfall
1862–
Parents & Siblings
1819–1871Male
1818–1862Female
siblings
(11)
1842–Male
1842–Male
1844–1853Female
1845–Female
1847–Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 4
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Age 19
Kansas is the 34th state
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 33
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German and Dutch: regional name for someone from Westphalia, Middle High German, Middle Low German Westvāl.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
Columbus Westfall in household of Peter Westfall, "United States Census, 1870"
Columbus J Westfall in household of Peter Westfall, "United States Census, 1860"
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