Husband: William Joseph WEST Sr.
Birthdate: March 3, 1837
Birthplace: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Death date: November 5, 1866
Place of death: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Father: Stephen WEST b. ca 1790 Union County, South Carolina
Mother: Jane M. PORTER (aka Mira and Elmira Jane PORTER) b. ca 1817 North Carolina
Other spouses: Narcissa Roberts m. November 15, 1857

Marriage date: December 1859
Marriage place:

Wife: Catherine "Katie" Malinda WARE
Birthdate: January 18, 1839
Birthplace: Georgia
Death date: January 3, 1907
Place of death: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Father: William WARE
Mother: Catherine Kee / Key
Other spouses:

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: James Franklin WEST
Birthdate: March 4, 1861 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Spouses' names: Never Married; d.s.p.
Marriage date:
Death date: April 15, 1861 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia

Child No. 2: Josephine "Josie" Malinda WEST
Birthdate: November 20, 1863 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Spouses' names: John William HILL b. 1861 Kingston, Cass (later Bartow) County, Georgia
Marriage date: April 26, 1888 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Death date: March 18, 1898 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia

Child No. 3: William Joseph WEST
Birthdate: June 26, 1867 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Spouses' names: Margaret Anna "Annie" THURMOND
Marriage date: April 14, 1889 Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
Death date: July 14, 1946 Coble Township, Alamance County, North Carolina
 
 
Documentation:
* 1858 Family Bible of William Joseph WEST, Sr. - 2nd Lieut. Co. C 21st. GA
* Records of Magnolia Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
* CSA Civil War Records: William Joseph WEST (aka Joseph William WEST)
* Family Bible of Pleasant Doolittle THURMOND 1829-1887
* NC Vital Statistics - Certificates of Death
* Burlington Times-News Obituary (Burlington, NC)
* Family Letters and Original Documents

Notes:
* Following his military service, William Joseph West lived with his family in Augusta where he worked as a surgeon's assistant in a hospital. He died there of jaundice and is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in downtown Augusta, GA. MWR 02/24/02
* William's military service: Served CSA 1861-1865 Co. C. 21st Georgia, Army of Virginia.