Rufus Asberry WEST John A WEST Amanda Safronia GILLIHAN Mary COX Mini tree diagram

Benjamin Hesicare WEST1,2,3,4,5

8th May 18751,2,3 - 15th Dec 1957

Life History

8th May 1875

Born in Melbourne, Izard, Arkansas.1,2,3

6th Mar 1904

Married Amanda Safronia GILLIHAN in Izard County, Arkansas.3

15th Dec 1957

Died

after 15th Dec 1957

Buried in South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma

Notes

  • 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 June, Prairie Township, District 2, page 27, Hse #188, Hse #199
    R A West W M 32 Head Farmer SC SC SC [born abt 1848]
    Susan J West W F 24 Wife House Keeping TN TN TN [born abt 1856]
    H West W M 4 Son AR SC TN

    "Gentry West tells me John A, son of R A West and Mary Cox, died a young boy and is buried in Lone Tree Cemetery near Stuttgartt, AR.  We have no information on H, the 4 year old son."
    --  Grand Prairie Historical Society Bulletin, April 1991, pp 45

    According to the 1910 census, Asberry and his second wife Susan Burke had been married 32 years, meaning marriage about 1778.  Thus H West, reported in 1880 as 4 years old, was the son of Mary Cox.

    Records for a B H West, also foundas Ben H West, appear to be for this same H West, born in Arkansas County.  There is a marriage record for him in Izard County, farther northeat along the White River.  His memorial on Find a Grave has his full name as Benjamin Hesicare West.  But it is still possible this is a different person, and maybe H West died as a child or youth before the 1900 census.

    Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    B H West
    Age 28, Birth Year abt 1876
    Residence Mount Olive, Izard, Arkansas
    Spouse's Name Annie Gillihan
    Spouse's Age 19
    Spouse's Residence Mount Olive, Izard, Arkansas
    Marriage 6 Mar 1904 Izard County
    Marriage License Date 3 Mar 1904

    Benjamin Hesicare "Ben" West
    Birth May 8, 1875
    Death Dec 15, 1957
    Spouse Amanda Safronia Gillihan West (1884 - 1970)
    Children:
    Cassie Mae Williams (1905 - 1928)
    Thomas Jack West (1919 - 1955)
    Burial South Heights Cemetery, Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma, USA
    Created by OkieBran Dec 05, 2006
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #16920264, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16920264

    Benjamin's Social Security records report he was born in Melborn (Melbourne), Izard County, Arkansas.  This is probably, then, not the same person as H West, son of Asberry West who lived in Arkansas County.  However, Ben H West was the second child of Asberry and his wife Mary Cox, so they could have been in Izard County when he and John were born.

    U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    Benjamin H West
    Birth 8 May 1875 Melborn [Melbourne], Arkansas
    Claim Date 11 Jun 1942
    SSN 442018856
    04 Nov 1977 Name listed as BENJAMIN H WEST

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