Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



picture
Jonathan West and Melinda Gregg




Husband Jonathan West 1 2

           Born: Feb 1827 - West Pike Run Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt Jun 1864 - Andersonville Confederate Prison, Andersonville, GA
         Buried: 


         Father: Thomas West (      -      ) 2 4
         Mother: Margaret Hopkins (1808-      ) 1 2


       Marriage: 1850 or 1852 5



Wife Melinda Gregg 3

            AKA: Malinda Gregg 6
           Born:  - Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1882
         Buried: 


         Father: Edward Gregg (      -      ) 5 6
         Mother: Mary Maple (      -      ) 3




Children
1 F Mary E. West 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1893
         Buried: 



2 F Margaret E. West 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: D. H. Lewis (      -      ) 3


3 F Mary J. West 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Emerson Reed (      -      ) 3


4 F Dora I. West 5

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John S. Beazell (1850-      ) 5
           Marr: 25 Jul 1879 7


5 F Myrtilla West 3 8

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Frank Craven (      -      ) 3 8
           Marr: 17 Oct 1878 3


6 F Kate West 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Jonathan West


He was born in West Pike Run township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, receiving his early education in the neighboring schools.

He and his wife resided on a farm in West Pike Run township until 1861, when they moved to Virginia, where he enlisted in Company B, Eighty-second O. V. I. He was then sent to the army of the Potomac, and participated in numerous engagements. On July 2, 1863, he was captured at the battle of Gettysburg, and was first taken to Belle Isle, thence to Andersonville, where he died the following June.

picture

Sources


1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 33, 671.

2 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 26.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 671.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 33.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 671, 1461.

6 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 784.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1461.

8 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1074.


Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This Web Site was Created 15 Apr 2023 with Legacy 9.0 from Millennia