John Bryant West

1866 - 1937  (71 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 35 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	John Bryant West
  Birth	6 Jun 1866	Surry Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	70B7888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400004B4E
  Death	3 Jul 1937	Clay Co, NC
  Burial	Valleytown Cem, Cherokee Co, NC
  Person ID	I754	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	David West,   b. 6 Jul 1828, Surry Co, NC d. 2 May 1907, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Malinda Nichols,   b. 11 Jul 1838, Surry Co, NC d. 28 Jul 1926, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1858	Yadkin Co, NC
  _UID	59F7049378BB0D45BAACC5BA64EA7A5770AD
  Family ID	F598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Media Ann Wright,   b. 30 Apr 1866, Rhodo, Cherokee Co, NC d. 23 Aug 1947, Clay Co, NC (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1884/1885	Cherokee Co, NC
  _UID	8FD569E7AF726E49AF5980C6BBAEB18D8185
  Children	1. Walter William West,   b. 28 Mar 1886, Cherokee Co, NC d. 22 Jul 1963, Andrews, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 77 years)   2. Carl West,   b. 6 Jun 1888, Cherokee Co, NC d. 11 Nov 1889, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 1 year)   3. Americus E West,   b. 16 Mar 1890, Cherokee Co, NC d. 20 May 1910, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 20 years)   4. Dora Ivalee West,   b. 30 Aug 1891, Cherokee Co, NC d. 10 Sep 1969, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 78 years)   5. Luther L West,   b. Jun 1893, Cherokee Co, NC d. 7 Nov 1913, Graham Co, NC (Age 20 years)   6. Rev Robert Weldon West,   b. 10 Jul 1895, Cherokee Co, NC d. 25 Jan 1978, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 82 years)   7. Harley Bryant West,   b. 17 Mar 1897, Cherokee Co, NC d. 17 Dec 1938, Jackson Co, NC (Age 41 years)   8. Otis Alexander West,   b. 28 Feb 1899, Cherokee Co, NC d. 5 Jul 1980, Graham Co, NC (Age 81 years)   9. Edith West,   b. 1901/1902, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1930, Clay Co, NC (Age > 29 years)   10. Edna Mae Wright West,   b. 26 Feb 1904, Cherokee Co, NC d. 26 Dec 1992, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 88 years)   11. Grady Wayne West,   b. 15 Jun 1906, Cherokee Co, NC d. 4 Mar 1990, GA (Age 83 years)   12. Kenneth Leslie West,   b. 1914, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1930, Clay Co, NC (Age > 17 years)
  Family ID	F411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 80/80 David West, 41 Farmer $200/300 NC Malinda 31 Mary 10 Charles 9 Calvin 7 John 3 George 1 Larkin Nichols 25 Farm Laborer Calvin 30 Farm Laborer; !CENSUS:1880 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 120/120 David West 64 Farmer NC-NC-NC Malinda 41 wife Charlie 19 son John 13 son George 11 son Ivilee 9 dau Luther 7 son Weldon 5 son Florence 3 dau; !CENSUS:1900 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 144/144 John B. West, head Jun 1866 33 M15 NC-NC-NC Meda H. wife Apr 1866 34 M15 8-7 Walter son Mar 1886 14 Americus son Mar 1890 10 Dora dau Aug 1891 8 Luther son Jun 1893 6 Weldon Apr 1895 5 Halie son May 1897 3 Otis son Feb 1899 1; !CENSUS:1910 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 384/398 John B. West, head 43 M1 24 NC-NC-NC Meadie C. wife 43 M1 24 11-10 Americus E. son 20 Luther L. son 16 Robert W. son 14 Harly B. son 12 Odis A. son 10 Edith dau 8 Edna W. dau 6 Grady W. son 3 Elbert Trantham S-in-L 24 M1 0 Dora J. dau 18 M1 0 0-0; !CENSUS:1920 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown Township, Andrews Precinct #133/149 John B. West, head, 55 M NC-NC-NC Meda E. wife 53 M Otis A. son 20 Edith dau 18 Edna dau 15 Wayne son 13 Kenneth son 5; !CENSUS:1930 Clay Co., NC Brasstown # 13/13 John B. West, 63 M19 NC-NC-NC Medie wife 62 M18 Edith dau 28 S Wayne G. son 23 Kenneth son 15; !NOTES:See Death Certificate for more information (North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 Ancestry.com) - http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/wright/documentation/West_John_B_(1866-1937)_Death_Certificate.jpg