Thomas Jefferson West b. 3 Mar 1895 Grove Dale, Maries Co., MO d. 27 Mar 1959 Belle, Maries Co., MO: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Thomas Jefferson West

Male 1895 - 1959  (64 years)


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  • Name Thomas Jefferson West  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 3 Mar 1895  Grove Dale, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    MILF Y 
    Occupation 1910- Farming, 1920 Carpenter, builder 
    USR1 Accidental self-inflicted gun shot 
    Death 27 Mar 1959  Belle, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    Burial Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Skaggs Chapel Cemetery
    Person ID I675  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2023 

    Father William W. West,   b. 9 Aug 1856, MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1909, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth J. Skaggs,   b. 11 Apr 1857, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1939, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1884  Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • At home of JP - by P. H. Ammerman, J.P.
    Family ID F1033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Villean Blackwell,   b. 3 Jun 1903, Bourbon, Crawford Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1960, Jefferson City, Cole Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1919  Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • By S. H. Birdsong, J.P. Thomas Blackwell gave his permission for the marriage.
    Children 
     1. Edith Christena West,   b. 9 Jun 1920   d. 27 Sep 1927 (Age 7 years)
     2. Alford James West,   b. 7 Jul 1922   d. 15 Dec 1943, San Pietro Infine, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     3. Vernon Edward West,   b. 28 Sep 1924   d. 27 Sep 1977 (Age 52 years)
     4. Ruby Irene West,   b. 28 May 1927, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 2001, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     5. Harold Eugene West,   b. 11 Jan 1929, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 2003, Willcox, Cochise Co., AZ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     6. Helen Jean West,   b. 11 Jan 1929   d. 24 Jan 1929 (Age 0 years)
     7. Delmar Newton West,   b. 5 Feb 1931   d. Jun 1993 (Age 62 years)
     8. Charles Ray West,   b. 2 May 1933, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 2010 (Age 77 years)
     9. Albert Dewayne (Al) West,   b. 13 Aug 1935, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 2003, Lake Saint Louis, St. Charles Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     10. Homer E. West,   b. 27 Jan 1938, Belle, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 2022, Columbia, Boone Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     11. Roy Elmo West,   b. 10 Apr 1940   d. 15 Apr 2022, Henrico, Henrico Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     12. Donna West
     13. Linda Mae West,   b. 13 Jul 1945, Belle, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 2013, Union, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     14. Billie Lee West,   b. 1 Sep 1947   d. 23 May 1996 (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Mar 1895 - Grove Dale, Maries Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Feb 1919 - Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Mar 1959 - Belle, Maries Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Maries Co., MO Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Newspaper obituary of Tom West:

      A 64-year-old Lanes Prairie carpenter, father of 14 children, was killed recently in a freak accident in which he accidentally shot himself. Thomas Jefferson West, 64, was the victim in the mishap at Lanes Prairie, located 12 miles north of Rolla near the Vichy airport. Mr. West died instantly at 3:15 o'clock when he shot himself accidentally.
      Leaving the motor of his car running, he had gone into the garage and gun shop near his residence and reached for one of his guns on a high shelf. The hammer of a rebuilt 12 gauge shotgun with a 32 rifle barrel built into it was tripped as he did so, the bullet striking high in the left shoulder but low enough to hit the heart.
      Dr. R. H. Schoenhals signed the death certificate.
      Eleven of his 14 children survive.

      An Army veteran of the Spanish-American War. Private, Co. L, 2 Bn. Ord. Dept.

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      Online MO DC #59-010158 shows Thomas Jefferson West, born March 3, 1895 in Grove Dale, MO. Carpenter by Trade. Married at death to Bertha West. Parents listed as William West and Elizabeth Skaggs. Died March 27, 1959 at home on Hy H, South of Belle, rural Jefferson Township, Maries Co, MO from Accidental Gunshot wound. Mrs. Bertha West, Belle, MO informant on certificate. Burial in Skaggs Cemetery, near Belle, MO on March 30, 1959.
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      Home in 1910: Jefferson, Maries, Missouri 
      Elizabeth J West 53 f/w wd 10/9 ch MO
      Henry M West 25 son sgl MO
      John L West 18 son MO
      Oliver C West 17 son MO
      Thomas J West 15 son MO
      Mayme C West 13 dau MO
      Viola P West 9 dau MO [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records, Irene West Cooke 1999, in Blackwell file.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63190112/thomas-jefferson-west.

    3. [S33] Joe Miller, West Family Research.

    4. [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.

    5. [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records, Obituary from newspaper.

    6. [S886] Marriage Record of Thomas Jefferson West & Bertha V. Blackwell.


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