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Edwin Baxter West

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Edwin Baxter West

Birth
Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
12 Jan 1929 (aged 84)
Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Augusta Township, Hancock County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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History of Hancock County, Illinois : together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws by TH. Gregg; Chicago, 1880.

E. B. West, butcher, son of Solomon and Harriet (Bichnoll) West, both of English descent, was born in Pennsylvania in 1844; came to this county in 1857, and settled in Augusta. He was married in Schuyler county, this State, in 1866, to Alice Melvin, a native of this State, born in 1846, and they are the parents of 5 children, Harriet, Earl, Edith, Solomon and William. He owns 10 acres of land joining Augusta, two lots, one with house and one with shop. He served in the late war and was in several hard-fought battles; was in Andersonville prison.
History of Hancock County, Illinois : together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws by TH. Gregg; Chicago, 1880.

E. B. West, butcher, son of Solomon and Harriet (Bichnoll) West, both of English descent, was born in Pennsylvania in 1844; came to this county in 1857, and settled in Augusta. He was married in Schuyler county, this State, in 1866, to Alice Melvin, a native of this State, born in 1846, and they are the parents of 5 children, Harriet, Earl, Edith, Solomon and William. He owns 10 acres of land joining Augusta, two lots, one with house and one with shop. He served in the late war and was in several hard-fought battles; was in Andersonville prison.


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  • Created by: Seneca64
  • Added: Aug 30, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41326525/edwin_baxter-west: accessed ), memorial page for Edwin Baxter West (30 Oct 1844–12 Jan 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41326525, citing Pulaski Cemetery, Augusta Township, Hancock County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Seneca64 (contributor 46992056).