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1847–1868

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Birth Date
23 October 1825
Death Date
10 August 1905
Gender
Male
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James Monroe West

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  • His birth and death dates are confirmed by the inscription on his gravestone in California.  (See BillionGraves.com)

Benjamin Franklin Matthews Company (1856)

  • Age at Departure: 30
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Adaline West (Age: 31)
  • Samuel Middleton West (Age: 6)
  • Simon Jeptha West (Age: 5)
  • Sarah Jane West (Age: 2)
  • Martha Ellen West (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • 1860 California census, San Bernardino County.
  • Billion Graves (Website)
  • "Covered Wagon Families:  Smallpox Epidemic Hit Wagon Train Pioneers," The San Bernardino County Sun, 2 December 1938, p. 29.