William Melvin West, 1884–1976 (aged 92 years)
- Name
- William Melvin /West/
1930 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Birth Year: abt 1884 Gender: Male Race: White Age in 1930: 46 Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street Address: Hewett West Road Dwelling Number: 268 Family Number: 269 Home Owned or Rented: Owned Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage: 26 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: No Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Birthplace: SC Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: General farm Class of Worker: Employer Employment: Yes
1940 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: W M West Respondent: Yes Age: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek Sheet Number: 8B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 125 Occupation: Farmer House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: None Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 50 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes
U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: William Melvin West Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884 Death Date: 25 May 1976 Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Father: Elias Melvin West Mother: Elizabeth Ann West Spouse: Nancy Belle West Children: Elizabeth Amanda Todd Jesse Blease West Ethell Clarence West William Melvin West Visit original web source
1910 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William H West [William M West] [William Melvin West] Age in 1910: 26 Birth Date: 1884 [1884] Birthplace: SC Home in 1910: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nency B West Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Birthplace: SC Native Tongue: English Occupation: Farmer Industry: General Farm Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: Farm Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
1920 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Age: 34 Birth Year: abt 1886 Birthplace: SC Home in 1920: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street: Lee Road House Number: Farm Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nancy B West Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Operator Industry: Farm Employment Field: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Owned Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Able to read: Yes Able to Write: No
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Ancestry.com Name: William West Social Security Number: 251-66-3482 Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884 Issue year: 1957 Issue State: South Carolina Last Residence: 29569, Loris, Horry, SC Death Date: May 1976
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Ancestry.com Name: William Melvin West Race: White Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884 Residence Date: 1917-1918 Street Address: 26 Residence Place: Horry, SC Physical Build: Stout Height: Medium Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Dark Father: Melvin West
1900 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Age: 16 Birth Date: Mar 1884 Birthplace: SC Home in 1900: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Sheet Number: 9 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 161 Family Number: 161 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Elias M West Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Name: Elizabeth A West Mother's Birthplace: SC Occupation: Day Laborer Months Not Employed: 4 Can Read: No Can Write: No Can Speak English: Yes
Web: Newport News, Virginia, U.S., Daily Press Obituary Index, 1898-1988 - Ancestry.com Name: William Melvin West Gender: Male Publication Date: 26 May 1976 Publication Place: Newport News, Warwick, VA Death Date: Abt 1976 Visit original web source
Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014 - Ancestry.com Name: William West Gender: Male Spouse: Nancy Rheuark Child: Jesse Blease West
South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Gender: Male Spouse: Nancy B West Child: Mary M West Certificate Number: 010774
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Gender: Male Spouse: Nancy B Rheuark Child: Aleene West
South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com Name: Willie Melvin West Gender: Male Spouse: Nancy Belle Rheuark West Certificate Number: 012533
| Birth | March 27, 1884
27 Citation details: Year: 1930; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: 2201; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0026; Image: 1110.0; FHL microfilm: 2341935 Text: 1930 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Birth Year: abt 1884 Gender: Male Race: White Age in 1930: 46 Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street Address: Hewett West Road Dwelling Number: 268 Family Number: 269 Home Owned or Rented: Owned Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage: 26 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: No Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Birthplace: SC Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: General farm Class of Worker: Employer Employment: Yes Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3818; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 26-27 Text: 1940 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: W M West Respondent: Yes Age: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek Sheet Number: 8B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 125 Occupation: Farmer House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: None Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 50 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: William Melvin West Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884 Death Date: 25 May 1976 Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Father: Elias Melvin West Mother: Elizabeth Ann West Spouse: Nancy Belle West Children: Elizabeth Amanda Todd Jesse Blease West Ethell Clarence West William Melvin West Visit original web source Citation details: Year: 1910; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1463; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375476 Text: 1910 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William H West [William M West] [William Melvin West] Age in 1910: 26 Birth Date: 1884 [1884] Birthplace: SC Home in 1910: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nency B West Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Birthplace: SC Native Tongue: English Occupation: Farmer Industry: General Farm Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: Farm Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Citation details: Year: 1920; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1699; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 624 Text: 1920 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Age: 34 Birth Year: abt 1886 Birthplace: SC Home in 1920: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street: Lee Road House Number: Farm Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nancy B West Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Operator Industry: Farm Employment Field: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Owned Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Able to read: Yes Able to Write: No
Source: Social Security Death Index Citation details: Number: 251-66-3482; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: 1957 Text: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Ancestry.com Name: William West Social Security Number: 251-66-3482 Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884 Issue year: 1957 Issue State: South Carolina Last Residence: 29569, Loris, Horry, SC Death Date: May 1976 Citation details: Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Horry; Roll: 1877669 Text: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Ancestry.com Name: William Melvin West Race: White Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884 Residence Date: 1917-1918 Street Address: 26 Residence Place: Horry, SC Physical Build: Stout Height: Medium Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Dark Father: Melvin West Citation details: Year: 1900; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: 1531; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1241531 Text: 1900 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Age: 16 Birth Date: Mar 1884 Birthplace: SC Home in 1900: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Sheet Number: 9 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 161 Family Number: 161 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Elias M West Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Name: Elizabeth A West Mother's Birthplace: SC Occupation: Day Laborer Months Not Employed: 4 Can Read: No Can Write: No Can Speak English: Yes Citation details: South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Year Range: 1917 Text: |
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| Residence | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 1900 (aged 15 years)Citation details: Year: 1900; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: 1531; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1241531 Text: 1900 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Age: 16 Birth Date: Mar 1884 Birthplace: SC Home in 1900: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Sheet Number: 9 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 161 Family Number: 161 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Elias M West Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Name: Elizabeth A West Mother's Birthplace: SC Occupation: Day Laborer Months Not Employed: 4 Can Read: No Can Write: No Can Speak English: Yes |
| Marriage | Nancy Belle Rheuark — View this family January 6, 1910 (aged 25 years) |
| Residence | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 1910 (aged 25 years)Citation details: Year: 1910; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1463; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375476 Text: 1910 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William H West [William M West] [William Melvin West] Age in 1910: 26 Birth Date: 1884 [1884] Birthplace: SC Home in 1910: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nency B West Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Birthplace: SC Native Tongue: English Occupation: Farmer Industry: General Farm Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: Farm Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes |
| Birth of a son | Jessie Blease West May 26, 1912 (aged 28 years) Citation details: Year: 1920; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1699; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 624 Text: 1920 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: Jessie B West Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1913 Birthplace: SC Home in 1920: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street: Lee Road Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: William M West Mother's Name: Nancy B West Able to Speak English: Yes Attended School: yes Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
Source: Social Security Death Index Citation details: Number: 251-24-2292; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951 Text: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Ancestry.com Name: Blease West Social Security Number: 251-24-2292 Birth Date: 26 May 1912 Issue year: Before 1951 Issue State: South Carolina Last Residence: 23601, Newport News, Newport News City, VA Death Date: Apr 1969 Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: Jesse Blease West Birth Date: 26 May 1912 Death Date: 9 Apr 1969 Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Father: William Melvin West Mother: Nancy Belle West Spouse: Creola West Visit original web source Citation details: Year: 1930; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: 2201; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0026; Image: 1110.0; FHL microfilm: 2341935 Text: 1930 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: Jessie B West Birth Year: abt 1912 Gender: Male Race: White Age in 1930: 18 Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1930: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street Address: Hewett West Road Dwelling Number: 268 Family Number: 269 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Birthplace: SC Able to Speak English: Yes Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3818; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 26-27 Text: 1940 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: Bleese West Age: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Inferred Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek Sheet Number: 8B Occupation: Farmer Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 45 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 45 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes Text: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014 - Ancestry.com Name: Jesse Blease West Gender: Male Race: White Death Age: 56 Birth Date: 26 May 1912 Death Date: 9 Apr 1969 Death Place: Newport News, VA Registration Date: 16 Apr 1969 Father: William West Mother: Nancy Rheuark Spouse: Creola T West Certificate Number: 1969010573 Military Status: none Citation details: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for South Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 201 Text: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 - Ancestry.com Name: Blease West Gender: Male Race: White Age: 28 Birth Date: 26 May 1912 Birth Place: Horry, SC Residence Place: Loris, Horry, SC Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Horry, SC Employer: Farms For Self Complexion: Light brown Eye Color: Hazel Hair Color: Brown Next of Kin: Creola West [Todd West] Text: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current - Ancestry.com Name: J. Blease Gender: Male Death Age: 56 Birth Date: abt 1913 Residence Place: 112 Woods Road, Newport News Death Date: Abt 1969 Burial Place: Loris Obituary Date: 10 Apr 1969 Obituary Place: Newport News, VA Father: W. M. West Spouse: Creola T. West Child: Guy L. Vanness Harry D. Davis Siblings: E. C Don West W. M. West Annie Bell Lee Tommy M. Lee Citation details: United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Simpson Creek, Horry Text: 1950 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: Bliase West Age: 37 Birth Date: abt 1913 Gender: Male Birth Place: SC Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Residence Date: 1950 Home in 1950: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Dwelling Number: N1 Farm: Yes Questionnaire Number: 135 Occupation Category: Other Worked Last Week: No Seeking Work: No Employment Status: No |
| Birth of a daughter | Elizabeth Amanda MandyWest February 18, 1914 (aged 29 years) Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: Elizabeth Amanda Todd Birth Date: 18 Feb 1914 Death Date: 3 Feb 1949 Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Father: William Melvin West Mother: Nancy Belle West Spouse: Henry Foch Todd Children: Ed Sherwood Todd Visit original web source Text: South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com Name: Amanda W Todd [Amanda W West] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 34 Birth Date: 1915 Death Date: 2 Feb 1949 Death Place: Conway, Horry, SC Death Registration Place: SC Father: W. M. West Mother: Belle West Spouse: Henry F. Todd Certificate Number: 001738 Volume Number: 4 Citation details: Year: 1920; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1699; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 624 Text: 1920 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: Amanda West Age: 6 Birth Year: abt 1914 Birthplace: SC Home in 1920: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street: Lee Road Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's Name: William M West Mother's Name: Nancy B West Able to Speak English: Yes Attended School: yes Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Citation details: Year: 1930; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: 2201; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0026; Image: 1110.0; FHL microfilm: 2341935 Text: 1930 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: Mandy E West Birth Year: abt 1914 Gender: Female Race: White Age in 1930: 16 Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Daughter Home in 1930: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street Address: Hewett West Road Dwelling Number: 268 Family Number: 269 Attended School: Yes Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Birthplace: SC Able to Speak English: Yes |
| Residence | between 1917 and 1918 (aged 33 years) Citation details: Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Horry; Roll: 1877669 Text: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 - Ancestry.com Name: William Melvin West Race: White Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884 Residence Date: 1917-1918 Street Address: 26 Residence Place: Horry, SC Physical Build: Stout Height: Medium Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Dark Father: Melvin West Citation details: South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Year Range: 1917 Text: |
| Residence | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 1920 (aged 35 years)Citation details: Year: 1920; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1699; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 624 Text: 1920 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Age: 34 Birth Year: abt 1886 Birthplace: SC Home in 1920: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street: Lee Road House Number: Farm Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Nancy B West Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Operator Industry: Farm Employment Field: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Owned Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Able to read: Yes Able to Write: No |
| Birth of a son | Ethell Clarence West April 3, 1922 (aged 38 years) Citation details: Year: 1930; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: 2201; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0026; Image: 1110.0; FHL microfilm: 2341935 Text: 1930 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: Ethell C West Birth Year: abt 1922 Gender: Male Race: White Age in 1930: 8 Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1930: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street Address: Hewett West Road Dwelling Number: 268 Family Number: 269 Attended School: Yes Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Birthplace: SC Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: Ethell Clarence West Birth Date: 3 Apr 1922 Death Date: 5 Nov 2003 Cemetery: Peninsula Memorial Park Burial or Cremation Place: Newport News, Newport News City, VA Has Bio?: N Father: William Melvin West Mother: Nancy Belle West Spouse: Nettie West Visit original web source Text: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - Ancestry.com Name: Ethell West [Ethell C West] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 3 Apr 1922 Birth Place: Horry, SC [Loris, SC] Death Date: 5 Nov 2003 Father: Wiliam M West Mother: Nancy B West SSN: 248260940 Notes: Aug 1940: Name listed as ETHELL WEST; Jan 1968: Name listed as ETHELL C WEST
Source: Social Security Death Index Citation details: Number: 248-26-0940; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951 Text: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Ancestry.com Name: Ethell C. West Social Security Number: 248-26-0940 Birth Date: 3 Apr 1922 Issue year: Before 1951 Issue State: South Carolina Last Residence: 23666, Hampton, Hampton City, VA Death Date: 5 Nov 2003 Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3818; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 26-27 Text: 1940 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: Ethell West Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1923 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Inferred Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek Sheet Number: 8B Occupation: Laborer Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40 Class of Worker: Unpaid family worker Weeks Worked in 1939: 40 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Text: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 - Ancestry.com Name: Ethell C West Birth Date: 3 Mar 1922 Death Date: 5 Nov 2003 SSN: 248260940 Enlistment Branch: ARMY Enlistment Date: 18 Oct 1943 Discharge Date: 24 Jan 1946 Page number: 1 Citation details: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for South Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 201 Text: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 - Ancestry.com Name: Ethell Clarence West Race: White Age: 20 Birth Date: 3 Apr 1922 Birth Place: Horry, SC Residence Place: Loris, Horry, SC Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942 Registration Place: Loris, SC Employer: W. M. West Height: 5ft 9in Weight: 150 Complexion: Light Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Gray Next of Kin: W. M. West Citation details: United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Elizabeth City, Virg Text: 1950 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: Ethell C West Age: 28 Birth Date: abt 1922 Gender: Male Birth Place: SC Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Residence Date: 1950 Home in 1950: Elizabeth City, VA Dwelling Number: 127 |
| Death of a father | Elias Melvin West May 28, 1929 (aged 45 years) Citation details: South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1925-1949; Death County or Certificate Range: Horry Text: South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com Name: Elias M West Gender: Male Race: White Age: 72 Birth Date: 1857 Death Date: 28 Apr 1929 Death Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Death Registration Place: SC Father: Thomas H. West Mother: Lydia West Certificate Number: 006617 Volume Number: 11 Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: Elias Melvin West Birth Date: 1 Aug 1856 Birth Place: Horry, SC Death Date: 28 May 1929 Death Place: Horry, SC Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Spouse: Elizabeth Ann West Children: George Addison West Thomas Turner West William Melvin West Visit original web source |
| Residence | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 1930 (aged 45 years)Citation details: Year: 1930; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: 2201; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0026; Image: 1110.0; FHL microfilm: 2341935 Text: 1930 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: William M West Birth Year: abt 1884 Gender: Male Race: White Age in 1930: 46 Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Street Address: Hewett West Road Dwelling Number: 268 Family Number: 269 Home Owned or Rented: Owned Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage: 26 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: No Father's Birthplace: SC Mother's Birthplace: SC Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: General farm Class of Worker: Employer Employment: Yes |
| Residence | 1935 (aged 50 years) Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3818; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 26-27 Text: 1940 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: W M West Respondent: Yes Age: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek Sheet Number: 8B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 125 Occupation: Farmer House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: None Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 50 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Turner West April 14, 1938 (aged 54 years) Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: Thomas Turner West Birth Date: 29 Aug 1880 Birth Place: Horry, SC Death Date: 14 Apr 1938 Death Place: Horry, SC Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Father: Elias Melvin West Mother: Elizabeth Ann West Spouse: Nancy Jane West Rosa Caroline Pridgen Children: Mattie Watts Lawrence Woodward West Lewis Thomas West Nina Ree Cox Thomas Horry West Visit original web source Text: South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com Name: Thomas T West Gender: Male Race: White Age: 57 Birth Date: 1881 Death Date: 14 Apr 1938 Death Place: Loris, Horry, SC Death Registration Place: SC Father: Melvin West Mother: Lizzie West Spouse: Rosa C. Gouse West Certificate Number: 005729 Volume Number: 14 Citation details: South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Horry Text: South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com Name: Turner West Gender: Male Spouse: Rosa West Child: Lawrence Woodward West Certificate Number: 018305 |
| Residence | Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head April 1, 1940 (aged 56 years)Citation details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Simpson Creek, Horry, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3818; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 26-27 Text: 1940 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com Name: W M West Respondent: Yes Age: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: SC Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Map of Home in 1940: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Farm: Yes Inferred Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek, Horry, SC Residence in 1935: Simpson Creek Sheet Number: 8B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 125 Occupation: Farmer House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 2 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: None Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48 Class of Worker: Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939: 50 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: Yes |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Amanda MandyWest February 3, 1949 (aged 64 years) Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: Elizabeth Amanda Todd Birth Date: 18 Feb 1914 Death Date: 3 Feb 1949 Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Father: William Melvin West Mother: Nancy Belle West Spouse: Henry Foch Todd Children: Ed Sherwood Todd Visit original web source Text: South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com Name: Amanda W Todd [Amanda W West] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 34 Birth Date: 1915 Death Date: 2 Feb 1949 Death Place: Conway, Horry, SC Death Registration Place: SC Father: W. M. West Mother: Belle West Spouse: Henry F. Todd Certificate Number: 001738 Volume Number: 4 |
| Residence | about 1954 (aged 69 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Belle Rheuark July 9, 1965 (aged 81 years) Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: Nancy Belle West Birth Date: 15 Aug 1888 Death Date: 9 Jul 1965 Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Father: John Joseph Rheuark Mother: Amanda Caroline Rheuark Spouse: William Melvin West Children: Elizabeth Amanda Todd Jesse Blease West Ethell Clarence West William Melvin West Visit original web source Citation details: South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1962-1965; Death County or Certificate Range: 011677 - 013278 Text: South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821-1969 - Ancestry.com Name: Nancy Belle Rheuark West [Nancy Belle Rheuark Rheuark] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 76 Birth Date: 15 Aug 1888 Birth Place: SC Death Date: 9 Jul 1965 Death Place: Loris, SC Death Registration Place: SC Father: John Rheuark Mother: Amanda Patrick Spouse: Willie Melvin West Certificate Number: 012533 |
| Death of a son | Jessie Blease West April 9, 1969 (aged 85 years)
Source: Social Security Death Index Citation details: Number: 251-24-2292; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951 Text: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Ancestry.com Name: Blease West Social Security Number: 251-24-2292 Birth Date: 26 May 1912 Issue year: Before 1951 Issue State: South Carolina Last Residence: 23601, Newport News, Newport News City, VA Death Date: Apr 1969 Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: Jesse Blease West Birth Date: 26 May 1912 Death Date: 9 Apr 1969 Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Father: William Melvin West Mother: Nancy Belle West Spouse: Creola West Visit original web source Text: Web: Newport News, Virginia, U.S., Daily Press Obituary Index, 1898-1988 - Ancestry.com Name: J Blease West Gender: Male Publication Date: 10 Apr 1969 Publication Place: Newport News, Warwick, VA Death Date: Abt 1969 Visit original web source Text: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014 - Ancestry.com Name: Jesse Blease West Gender: Male Race: White Death Age: 56 Birth Date: 26 May 1912 Death Date: 9 Apr 1969 Death Place: Newport News, VA Registration Date: 16 Apr 1969 Father: William West Mother: Nancy Rheuark Spouse: Creola T West Certificate Number: 1969010573 Military Status: none Text: U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current - Ancestry.com Name: J. Blease Gender: Male Death Age: 56 Birth Date: abt 1913 Residence Place: 112 Woods Road, Newport News Death Date: Abt 1969 Burial Place: Loris Obituary Date: 10 Apr 1969 Obituary Place: Newport News, VA Father: W. M. West Spouse: Creola T. West Child: Guy L. Vanness Harry D. Davis Siblings: E. C Don West W. M. West Annie Bell Lee Tommy M. Lee |
| Burial of a father | Elias Melvin West Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: Elias Melvin West Birth Date: 1 Aug 1856 Birth Place: Horry, SC Death Date: 28 May 1929 Death Place: Horry, SC Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Spouse: Elizabeth Ann West Children: George Addison West Thomas Turner West William Melvin West Visit original web source |
| Death | May 25, 1976 (aged 92 years) Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: William Melvin West Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884 Death Date: 25 May 1976 Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Father: Elias Melvin West Mother: Elizabeth Ann West Spouse: Nancy Belle West Children: Elizabeth Amanda Todd Jesse Blease West Ethell Clarence West William Melvin West Visit original web source
Source: Social Security Death Index Citation details: Number: 251-66-3482; Issue State: South Carolina; Issue Date: 1957 Text: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 - Ancestry.com Name: William West Social Security Number: 251-66-3482 Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884 Issue year: 1957 Issue State: South Carolina Last Residence: 29569, Loris, Horry, SC Death Date: May 1976 Text: Web: Newport News, Virginia, U.S., Daily Press Obituary Index, 1898-1988 - Ancestry.com Name: William Melvin West Gender: Male Publication Date: 26 May 1976 Publication Place: Newport News, Warwick, VA Death Date: Abt 1976 Visit original web source |
| Burial | Text: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current - Ancestry.com Name: William Melvin West Birth Date: 27 Mar 1884 Death Date: 25 May 1976 Cemetery: Carter Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Loris, Horry, SC Has Bio?: N Father: Elias Melvin West Mother: Elizabeth Ann West Spouse: Nancy Belle West Children: Elizabeth Amanda Todd Jesse Blease West Ethell Clarence West William Melvin West Visit original web source |