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Delania “Laney” <I>Thompson</I> West

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Delania “Laney” Thompson West

Birth
Mississippi, USA
Death
10 Mar 1893 (aged 75–76)
Jonestown, Travis County, Texas, USA
Burial
Jonestown, Travis County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Delania Thompson was born to Archibald Thompson and Nancy Isle. She married Willis West Sr about 1836 in Texas. They moved onto a plantation in Lousiana. They had 11 children there. They lost everything in the Civil War and resettled in Texas. Her husband, Willis, died shortly after moving to Texas. She died in the small town of Nameless just a few miles outside of Jonestown, Texas, having lived a long life of 76 years.
Delania Thompson was born to Archibald Thompson and Nancy Isle. She married Willis West Sr about 1836 in Texas. They moved onto a plantation in Lousiana. They had 11 children there. They lost everything in the Civil War and resettled in Texas. Her husband, Willis, died shortly after moving to Texas. She died in the small town of Nameless just a few miles outside of Jonestown, Texas, having lived a long life of 76 years.

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She was a tender mother here
And in her life the Lord did fear
We trust our loss will be her gain
And that with Christ she's gone to reign



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  • Created by: Brian Atwood
  • Added: May 21, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19472692/delania-west: accessed ), memorial page for Delania “Laney” Thompson West (1817–10 Mar 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19472692, citing Nameless Cemetery, Jonestown, Travis County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Brian Atwood (contributor 46887322).