BIRTHPLACE: Note that the county of Keokuk, Iowa was the parent county of Washington county, Iowa and she would not be aware of the name change.
RELIGION: Quaker, very staunch in the faith
SURNAME: tradition: BLACK originally SCHWARTZ, people came from Germany.(Daisy Banks,
Hannibal, MO)
RESIDENCES: went to Pueblo, Colo to care for dau-i-l, Minnie Lee P. West, and her children
ill with tuberculosis. She lived with dau Kate May West Hill who had moved there; She was in St. Louis, 1900 Census, living in the Lindley home, working as a seamstress. She came to Salt Lake City to help son, William Henry, widower, care for children, Lyda and Harrold. According to the recollections of grd Lyda West Barney, SLC, Mary Elizabeth went to live with Kate West Hill and died there.
RESIDENCE NOTE: from 11-19-97 telephone conversation with gr dau, Marie
Fritsche Timmons, Sun City, AZ, dau of Jessie Sarah West Fritsche: "Grandma West" came to St. Louis to live with dau Nell Burkholder, then to Jessie's house in St. Louis, She described her as a very petite person. She made quilts for Marie's baby doll.
RELIGION: Quaker, very staunch in the faith
SURNAME: tradition: BLACK originally SCHWARTZ, people came from Germany.(Daisy Banks,
Hannibal, MO)
RESIDENCES: went to Pueblo, Colo to care for dau-i-l, Minnie Lee P. West, and her children
ill with tuberculosis. She lived with dau Kate May West Hill who had moved there; She was in St. Louis, 1900 Census, living in the Lindley home, working as a seamstress. She came to Salt Lake City to help son, William Henry, widower, care for children, Lyda and Harrold. According to the recollections of grd Lyda West Barney, SLC, Mary Elizabeth went to live with Kate West Hill and died there.
RESIDENCE NOTE: from 11-19-97 telephone conversation with gr dau, Marie
Fritsche Timmons, Sun City, AZ, dau of Jessie Sarah West Fritsche: "Grandma West" came to St. Louis to live with dau Nell Burkholder, then to Jessie's house in St. Louis, She described her as a very petite person. She made quilts for Marie's baby doll.
- 23 Jan 1845 - Birth - ; ,Washington,Iowa
- 19 Sep 1922 - Death - ; Pueblo,Pueblo,Colorado
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| PARENT (M) John A. Black | |||
| Birth | 10 Jan 1810 | Lexington,Rockbridge,Virginia | |
| Death | 1886 | ,Washington,Iowa | |
| Marriage | 15 Sep 1831 | to Eleanor M. Caldwell at Warren Co., Illinois | |
| Father | ? | ||
| Mother | ? | ||
| PARENT (F) Eleanor M. Caldwell | |||
| Birth | 1808 | Ohio | |
| Death | 1879 | IL | |
| Marriage | 15 Sep 1831 | to John A. Black at Warren Co., Illinois | |
| Father | ? | ||
| Mother | ? | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| F | Martha Joanna Black | ||
| Birth | 5 Jan 1842 | Washington Co. Iowa | |
| Death | 27 Mar 1942 | ||
| Marriage | ABT 1864 | to Edmund Rufus Powers at ,Iowa | |
| Marriage | 29 Oct 1857 | to Sawin | |
| F | Mary Elizabeth Black | ||
| Birth | 23 Jan 1845 | ,Washington,Iowa | |
| Death | 19 Sep 1922 | Pueblo,Pueblo,Colorado | |
| Marriage | 22 Mar 1860 | to Henry Snowdall West * at Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| M | Joseph Clokey Black | ||
| Birth | 29 Oct 1833 | ,Warren,Illinois | |
| Death | 9 Feb 1910 | Sterling,Rice,Kansas | |
| Marriage | 29 Oct 1857 | to Nancy Ann Gordon | |
| M | John Ford Black | ||
| Birth | 4 Jul 1835 | ,Warren,Illinois | |
| Death | |||
| F | Eliza Black | ||
| Birth | 4 Nov 1837 | ,Washington,Iowa | |
| Death | BEF 1850 | ||
| F | Margaret A. Black | ||
| Birth | 9 Jan 1839 | ,Washington,Iowa | |
| Death | |||
| Marriage | ABT 1860 | to Scofield at ,Iowa | |
| M | William J. Black | ||
| Birth | 12 Sep 1840 | ,Washington,Iowa USA | |
| Death | |||
| Marriage | 6 Sep 1866 | to Jane Mozier | |
| F | Arminta L. Black | ||
| Birth | 23 Dec 1846 | ,Washington,Iowa | |
| Death | |||
| M | James Monroe Black | ||
| Birth | 12 Dec 1849 | ,Washington,Iowa USA | |
| Death | |||
| Marriage | 2 Jan 1879 | to Maggie E. Stevenson at ,Warren,Illinois | |
| F | Eliza Ellen Black | ||
| Birth | 12 Dec 1849 | ,Washington,Iowa | |
| Death | |||
| Marriage | to Woodruff | ||
| F | Frances Virginia Black | ||
| Birth | 3 Aug 1851 | ,Washington,Iowa | |
| Death | |||
| PARENT (M) Henry Snowdall West * | |||
| Birth | |||
| Death | 22 Nov 1884 | Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| Marriage | 22 Mar 1860 | to Mary Elizabeth Black at Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| Father | ? | ||
| Mother | ? | ||
| PARENT (F) Mary Elizabeth Black | |||
| Birth | 23 Jan 1845 | ,Washington,Iowa | |
| Death | 19 Sep 1922 | Pueblo,Pueblo,Colorado | |
| Marriage | 22 Mar 1860 | to Henry Snowdall West * at Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| Father | John A. Black | ||
| Mother | Eleanor M. Caldwell | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| M | William Henry West * | ||
| Birth | 11 Dec 1863 | Hannibal,Marion,Missouri | |
| Death | 23 Sep 1923 | Riverside,Riverside,California | |
| Marriage | 20 Oct 1885 | to Minnie Lee Powell * at Hannibal,Marion,Missouri | |
| Marriage | to Claire I. Bowers at Salt Lake City,Salt Lake,Utah | ||
| M | Samuel Wilson West | ||
| Birth | 19 Nov 1861 | Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| Death | 3 Jul 1863 | ||
| F | Mary Ella West | ||
| Birth | 25 Dec 1865 | Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| Death | 3 Dec 1926 | ||
| Marriage | 5 Nov 1887 | to Joseph B. Burkholder at Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| F | Kathryn May West | ||
| Birth | 10 Apr 1869 | Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| Death | 23 May 1949 | Pueblo,Pueblo,Colorado USA | |
| Marriage | 5 Nov 1890 | to Edward Newton Hill at Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| M | Charles Edward West | ||
| Birth | 3 Oct 1872 | Hannibal,Marion,Missouri | |
| Death | 13 Sep 1947 | Nampa,Ada,Idaho | |
| Marriage | 1894 | to Ella Marstiller at Hannibal,Marion,Missouri | |
| Marriage | to Ora L. Wes | ||
| M | George Lawrence West | ||
| Birth | 30 Jan 1875 | Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| Death | 11 Dec 1945 | ||
| Marriage | 7 Jun 1922 | to Alma Leis at Hannibal,Marion,Missouri | |
| F | Jessie Sarah West | ||
| Birth | 10 Oct 1877 | Hannibal,Marion,Missouri | |
| Death | 12 Mar 1934 | Hannibal,Marion,Missouri | |
| Marriage | 3 Apr 1901 | to Eugene Edward Fritsche Sr. at St.Louis,St.Louis,Missouri USA | |
| M | Joseph Wallace West | ||
| Birth | 8 Aug 1880 | Hannibal,Marion,Missouri USA | |
| Death | 6 Jul 1965 | Hollywood,Broward,Florida | |
| Marriage | 3 Sep 1907 | to Maurie Green at Hannibal,Marion,Missouri | |
1 Mary Elizabeth Black b: 23 Jan 1845 d: 19 Sep 1922
+ Henry Snowdall West * d: 22 Nov 1884
2 William Henry West * b: 11 Dec 1863 d: 23 Sep 1923
+ Minnie Lee Powell * b: 11 Mar 1866 d: 26 Nov 1906
+ Claire I. Bowers b: 1867 d: DECEASED
2 Samuel Wilson West b: 19 Nov 1861 d: 3 Jul 1863
2 Mary Ella West b: 25 Dec 1865 d: 3 Dec 1926
+ Joseph B. Burkholder b: ABT 1863
2 Kathryn May West b: 10 Apr 1869 d: 23 May 1949
+ Edward Newton Hill b: 6 Nov 1867 d: 4 Aug 1945
2 Charles Edward West b: 3 Oct 1872 d: 13 Sep 1947
+ Ella Marstiller b: ABT 1875
2 George Lawrence West b: 30 Jan 1875 d: 11 Dec 1945
+ Alma Leis b: ABT 1873
2 Jessie Sarah West b: 10 Oct 1877 d: 12 Mar 1934
+ Eugene Edward Fritsche Sr. b: 5 Dec 1876 d: 3 Jun 1959
2 Joseph Wallace West b: 8 Aug 1880 d: 6 Jul 1965
+ Maurie Green b: 15 May 1885