26 APR 2020, Memorial notes at or near time of transfer. Added gender. 1) Original bio content from creator of memorial is below divider.
09 OCT 2020 SAC with following information: John W. West's mother was SARAH (Sallie) HARLAN, 1790 TN - Oct 1837 TN or GA. His father Jacob West was born in 1785. You mentioned another daughter not yet included, Kiamitia Comel West Gilbert ------she was my husband's (Michael Bowen) Gr-Gr-Grandmother.
Kiamitia Comel West
1845–1880
Birth 05 SEP 1845 • Ft. Gibson, Canadian Dist., IT, CN
Death 29 DEC 1880 • Webbers Falls, Canadian Dist., IT, CN
Marriage
02 Oct 1869 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Allen Gilbert (1833–1898)
I had two more siblings of Kiamitia than you have shown , but I have little info about either of them: Richard West, born 1845; no death or other info; AND Rachel Mathilda West, born 1854 - 1941 but no other info. ~
My Gx3 grandfather -
John W. West was the son of Jacob and Sarah (Harlan) West.
John and his wife, Ruth (Fields) West traveled from Tellico Plains, TN to Indian Territory in the early 1830's, prior to the forced removal called the Trail of Tears.
In October 1843, John and his father were arrested for the murder of Isaac Bushyhead in a political dispute between the Ridge & Ross factions of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory. John was given 100 lashes and expelled from the Nation. He and his family moved to Arkansas where they lived for about 20 years before being allowed to return to the Cherokee Nation. John's father, Jacob West, was hanged for the murder in Tahlequah. The gallows were located behind the courthouse where the parking lot is now.
John & Ruth are the parents of John Calhoun West and Franklin Pierce West, noted Marshalls in the Indian Territory in the late 1800's.
One other daughter not linked yet - Kiamitia Comel West Gilbert.
Son George Rider West was born Mar. 18, 1838 in Oklahoma and died May 22, 1863, killed in action near Ft. Gibson, Indian Territory. He served as a Private in 2nd Co. G, 1st Cherokee Mounted Volunteers under Stand Watie. It was thought he was buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, but no solid evidence has been found.
13 OCT 2022 SAC noting disagreement with last SAC regarding two suggested siblings: "Richard West, born 1845; no death or other info; AND Rachel Mathilda West, born 1854 - 1941 ... were not from the John W. West Family." - [Courtesy of FAG Contributor Kurt West.]
09 OCT 2020 SAC with following information: John W. West's mother was SARAH (Sallie) HARLAN, 1790 TN - Oct 1837 TN or GA. His father Jacob West was born in 1785. You mentioned another daughter not yet included, Kiamitia Comel West Gilbert ------she was my husband's (Michael Bowen) Gr-Gr-Grandmother.
Kiamitia Comel West
1845–1880
Birth 05 SEP 1845 • Ft. Gibson, Canadian Dist., IT, CN
Death 29 DEC 1880 • Webbers Falls, Canadian Dist., IT, CN
Marriage
02 Oct 1869 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Allen Gilbert (1833–1898)
I had two more siblings of Kiamitia than you have shown , but I have little info about either of them: Richard West, born 1845; no death or other info; AND Rachel Mathilda West, born 1854 - 1941 but no other info. ~
My Gx3 grandfather -
John W. West was the son of Jacob and Sarah (Harlan) West.
John and his wife, Ruth (Fields) West traveled from Tellico Plains, TN to Indian Territory in the early 1830's, prior to the forced removal called the Trail of Tears.
In October 1843, John and his father were arrested for the murder of Isaac Bushyhead in a political dispute between the Ridge & Ross factions of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory. John was given 100 lashes and expelled from the Nation. He and his family moved to Arkansas where they lived for about 20 years before being allowed to return to the Cherokee Nation. John's father, Jacob West, was hanged for the murder in Tahlequah. The gallows were located behind the courthouse where the parking lot is now.
John & Ruth are the parents of John Calhoun West and Franklin Pierce West, noted Marshalls in the Indian Territory in the late 1800's.
One other daughter not linked yet - Kiamitia Comel West Gilbert.
Son George Rider West was born Mar. 18, 1838 in Oklahoma and died May 22, 1863, killed in action near Ft. Gibson, Indian Territory. He served as a Private in 2nd Co. G, 1st Cherokee Mounted Volunteers under Stand Watie. It was thought he was buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, but no solid evidence has been found.
13 OCT 2022 SAC noting disagreement with last SAC regarding two suggested siblings: "Richard West, born 1845; no death or other info; AND Rachel Mathilda West, born 1854 - 1941 ... were not from the John W. West Family." - [Courtesy of FAG Contributor Kurt West.]
26 APR 2020, Memorial notes at or near time of transfer. Added gender. 1) Original bio content from creator of memorial is below divider.
09 OCT 2020 SAC with following information: John W. West's mother was SARAH (Sallie) HARLAN, 1790 TN - Oct 1837 TN or GA. His father Jacob West was born in 1785. You mentioned another daughter not yet included, Kiamitia Comel West Gilbert ------she was my husband's (Michael Bowen) Gr-Gr-Grandmother.
Kiamitia Comel West
1845–1880
Birth 05 SEP 1845 • Ft. Gibson, Canadian Dist., IT, CN
Death 29 DEC 1880 • Webbers Falls, Canadian Dist., IT, CN
Marriage
02 Oct 1869 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Allen Gilbert (1833–1898)
I had two more siblings of Kiamitia than you have shown , but I have little info about either of them: Richard West, born 1845; no death or other info; AND Rachel Mathilda West, born 1854 - 1941 but no other info. ~
My Gx3 grandfather -
John W. West was the son of Jacob and Sarah (Harlan) West.
John and his wife, Ruth (Fields) West traveled from Tellico Plains, TN to Indian Territory in the early 1830's, prior to the forced removal called the Trail of Tears.
In October 1843, John and his father were arrested for the murder of Isaac Bushyhead in a political dispute between the Ridge & Ross factions of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory. John was given 100 lashes and expelled from the Nation. He and his family moved to Arkansas where they lived for about 20 years before being allowed to return to the Cherokee Nation. John's father, Jacob West, was hanged for the murder in Tahlequah. The gallows were located behind the courthouse where the parking lot is now.
John & Ruth are the parents of John Calhoun West and Franklin Pierce West, noted Marshalls in the Indian Territory in the late 1800's.
One other daughter not linked yet - Kiamitia Comel West Gilbert.
Son George Rider West was born Mar. 18, 1838 in Oklahoma and died May 22, 1863, killed in action near Ft. Gibson, Indian Territory. He served as a Private in 2nd Co. G, 1st Cherokee Mounted Volunteers under Stand Watie. It was thought he was buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, but no solid evidence has been found.
13 OCT 2022 SAC noting disagreement with last SAC regarding two suggested siblings: "Richard West, born 1845; no death or other info; AND Rachel Mathilda West, born 1854 - 1941 ... were not from the John W. West Family." - [Courtesy of FAG Contributor Kurt West.]
09 OCT 2020 SAC with following information: John W. West's mother was SARAH (Sallie) HARLAN, 1790 TN - Oct 1837 TN or GA. His father Jacob West was born in 1785. You mentioned another daughter not yet included, Kiamitia Comel West Gilbert ------she was my husband's (Michael Bowen) Gr-Gr-Grandmother.
Kiamitia Comel West
1845–1880
Birth 05 SEP 1845 • Ft. Gibson, Canadian Dist., IT, CN
Death 29 DEC 1880 • Webbers Falls, Canadian Dist., IT, CN
Marriage
02 Oct 1869 • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Allen Gilbert (1833–1898)
I had two more siblings of Kiamitia than you have shown , but I have little info about either of them: Richard West, born 1845; no death or other info; AND Rachel Mathilda West, born 1854 - 1941 but no other info. ~
My Gx3 grandfather -
John W. West was the son of Jacob and Sarah (Harlan) West.
John and his wife, Ruth (Fields) West traveled from Tellico Plains, TN to Indian Territory in the early 1830's, prior to the forced removal called the Trail of Tears.
In October 1843, John and his father were arrested for the murder of Isaac Bushyhead in a political dispute between the Ridge & Ross factions of the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory. John was given 100 lashes and expelled from the Nation. He and his family moved to Arkansas where they lived for about 20 years before being allowed to return to the Cherokee Nation. John's father, Jacob West, was hanged for the murder in Tahlequah. The gallows were located behind the courthouse where the parking lot is now.
John & Ruth are the parents of John Calhoun West and Franklin Pierce West, noted Marshalls in the Indian Territory in the late 1800's.
One other daughter not linked yet - Kiamitia Comel West Gilbert.
Son George Rider West was born Mar. 18, 1838 in Oklahoma and died May 22, 1863, killed in action near Ft. Gibson, Indian Territory. He served as a Private in 2nd Co. G, 1st Cherokee Mounted Volunteers under Stand Watie. It was thought he was buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, but no solid evidence has been found.
13 OCT 2022 SAC noting disagreement with last SAC regarding two suggested siblings: "Richard West, born 1845; no death or other info; AND Rachel Mathilda West, born 1854 - 1941 ... were not from the John W. West Family." - [Courtesy of FAG Contributor Kurt West.]
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