WEST James Ira

1880 - 1963  (83 years)

• Name	WEST James Ira  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	15 Jan 1880	Georgetown, Delaware   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	15 Jan 1881	Georgetown, Delaware   [1]
  	Other Birthdate
  Census	1900	Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland
  	1900 United States Federal Census about James I West Name:James I West           Age:20           Birth Date:Jan 1880           Birthplace:Delaware           Home in 1900:Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland           Race:White           Gender:Male           Relation to Head of House:Head           Marital Status:Married           Spouse's Name:Cora West           Marriage Year:1897           Years Married:3           Father's Birthplace:Delaware           Mother's Birthplace:Delaware           Occupation:View on Image           Neighbors:View others on page           Household Members:NameAge                James I West 20                Cora West 20                Olin West 2                Joseph H West 16
  Lived(s) In	1900	Salisbury Town, Wicomico, Maryland
  	1900 United States Federal Census about James I West Name:James I West           Home in 1900:Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland           Age:20           Birth Date:Jan 1880           Birthplace:Delaware           Race:White           Gender:Male           Relationship to head-of-house:Head           Father's Birthplace:Delaware           Mother's Birthplace:Delaware           Spouse's Name:Cora West           Marriage year:1897           Marital Status:Married           Years married:3           Occupation:View on Image           Neighbors:View others on page           Household Members:NameAge                James I West 20                Cora West 20                Olin West 2                Joseph H West 16
  Census	1910	Charles, Md
  	Sawer at mill
  	1910 United States Federal Census about Ira I West Name: Ira I West [Ira J West] [Ida West]           Age in 1910: 30           Birth Year: abt 1880           Birthplace: Delaware           Home in 1910: Election District 8, Charles, Maryland           Race:White           Gender:Male           Relation to Head of House:Head           Marital Status:Married           Spouse's Name:Cora J West           Father's Birthplace:Delaware           Mother's Birthplace:Delaware           Neighbors:View others on page           Household Members:NameAge                Ira I West 30                Cora J West 29 [30]                Olive West 11                Herman T West 8                Mildred West 5                Della West 2
  Draft Registration	1917-1918	Isle of Wight County, VA
  	James Ira West, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" Name:James Ira West           Event Type:Draft Registration           Event Date:1917-1918           Event Place:Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States           Gender:Male           Birth Date:15 Jan 1877           Birthplace:, , United States           Nationality:United States           Affiliate Publication Title:World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards           Affiliate Publication Number:M1509           GS Film number:1984805           Digital Folder Number:005153694           Image Number:03766
  Occupation	1918
  	Saw Mill Foreman
  Lived(s) In	Sep 1918	Zuni, Va   [1, 3]
  	RFD 1
  Occupation	Sep 1918	Zuni, Va   [1, 3]
  	A saw mill
  	D. J. Elliott Saw Mill
  Census	1920	Hardy, Isle of Wight, VA
  	1920 United States Federal Census about Ira J West Name:Ira J West [Ira I West]           Home in 1920:Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia           Age:40           Estimated Birth Year:abt 1880           Birthplace:Maryland           Relation to Head of House:Self (Head) [Head]           Spouse's Name:Cora West           Father's Birth Place:Maryland           Mother's Birth Place:Maryland           Marital Status:Married           Race:White           Sex:Male           Home owned:Rent           Able to read:Yes           Able to Write:Yes           Neighbors:View others on page           Household Members:NameAge                Ira J West 40                Cora West 35                Herman West 19                Mildred West 15                Delta West 13                Maud West 11                Gladys West 9                Thelma West 3 [3 2/12]
  Census	1930	Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia
  	1930 United States Federal Census about James I West Name:James I West           Gender:Male           Birth Year:abt 1880           Birthplace:Delaware           Race:White           Home in 1930:Suffolk, Suffolk (Independent City), Virginia           Map of Home:View map           Marital Status:Married           Relation to Head of House:Head           Spouse's Name:Cora West           Father's Birthplace:Delaware           Mother's Birthplace:Delaware           Occupation: Education: Military Service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace: View Image           Neighbors:View others on page           Household Members:NameAge                James I West 50                Cora West 50                Herman West 28                Delta West 23                Maude West 19                Gladys West 15                Thelma West 13                Stella West 9                Nellie E West 1 [10/12]
  Census	1940	Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia
  	1940 United States Federal Census about James J West Name:James I West [James Ira West]           Age:59           Estimated Birth Year:abt 1881           Gender:Male           Race:White           Birthplace:Delaware           Marital Status:Married           Relation to Head of House:Head           Home in 1940:Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia           Map of Home in 1940:View map           Street:Holiday Street           House Number:269           Farm:No           Inferred Residence in 1935:Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia           Residence in 1935:Same House           Sheet Number:7B           Number of Household in Order of Visitation:149           Occupation:Truck Driver           Industry:Office Mill           House Owned or Rented:Rented           Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented:10           Attended School or College:No           Highest Grade Completed:Elementary school, 4th grade           Hours Worked Week Prior to Census:24           Class of Worker:Wage or salary worker in private work           Weeks Worked in 1939:52           Income:1600           Income Other Sources:No           Neighbors:View others on page           Household Members:NameAge                James J West 59                Cora West 59                Gladys West 25                Virginia West 19                Nellie West 10
  Physical Description	Tall, Slender, Blue eyes, light hair (originally Dark Hair and was grey at this time)
  Lived(s) In	Suffolk, Suffolk, VA   [4]
  	269 Holiday Street
  Occupation	1940	Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia
  	Truck Driver
  	Worked for a mill in the area
  Residence	1940	Suffolk, VA   [1]
  	269 Holiday St
  Military	1942	Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia
  	WW_II Registration
  	U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 about James Ira West Name:James Ira West           Birth Date:15 Jan 1881           Birth Place:Georgetown, Delaware           Residence:Nansemond, Virginia           Race:White
  Reference Number	234
  Death	31 Jan 1963	Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia
  	Cause: Heart Disease/Cancer
  Burial	Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia
  	Funeral Home I.O. Hill & Co. Suffolk, Va
  Notes	From Delaware/Maryland/PA Ira: Born in Maryland, later lived in Delaware, His father's birthplace was listed as Maryland. Cora: Born cir 1880 also in Maryland Note: on several census forms he lists both Maryland and Delaware as birth for he and Cora 1900 census: Name: James I West Residence: Salisbury town, Wicomico, Maryland Birth date: Jan 1880 Birth place: Delaware Relationship to head-of-household: Self Spouse name: Cora West Spouse birth place: Delaware Father birth place: Delaware Mother birth place: Delaware Race or color (expanded): White Gender: Male Marital status: Married Years married: 3 Estimated marriage year: 1897 A brother Joseph H, age 16 was listed Enumeration district: 0120 Sheet number and letter: 9B Household id: 173 Reference number: 53 GSU film number: 1240629 Image number: 00810 Collection: 1900 United States Census Home in 1910 was Charles, Maryland. And the following children were at the home Alon West 11 1899 Maryland Herman T. West 8 1902 Maryland Mildred West 5 1905 Maryland Delta West 2 1908 Maryland 1920 Census: In 1920, Ira was the manager of the D. J. Elliott Saw Mill in Zuni, Va. Living in Isle of Wight Home in 1930 was Suffolk, Va. (moved from Zuni, Va.) and the following children were living at home: Herman West 28 Delta West 23 Maude West 19 1911 different from Mildred Gladys West 15 1915 Virginia Thelma West 13 1917 Virginia Stella West 9 1921 Virginia Nellie West 10 months 1930 Virginia A brother Joseph (M?) (age 16), born Apr 1884 was listed as living with him during the 1900 census in Wicoico, Md. census taken June 21st, 1900, as was listed as being in school. James Ira's occupation was listed as a day laborer. All three (Ira, Cora and James) listed their birth state as Delaware. _______________________________________________________ Probable parent. All dates are within 1 year as of 1880: Sophia West Mother 1843 age 37 Children: Augustus brother 1859 age 21 Bernard brother 1869 Henry brother 1869 Annie sister 1871 Richard brother 1871 And of course James age 2 in 1880 Elizabeth Browser unk age 60 birth 1820 believed to be the mother of Sophia West All in the 1880 census from Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges, Maryland. [3]
  Person ID	I627	Booth Family
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	WEST Thomas A.   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	MINOR Hester E.   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1936	Philadelphia PA
  	Thomas A West in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951 Name:      Thomas A West Gender:      Male Spouse:      Hester E Minor Spouse Gender:      Female Marriage Place:      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Marriage Year:      1936 Marriage License Number:      665157 Digital GSU Number:      4141848
  Family ID	F4278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	JONES Cora,   b. 12 Sep 1880, Maryland d. 25 Apr 1958 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1897  [3]
  Children	1. WEST Alin (Olin),   b. Abt May 1899, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   2. WEST Herman Thomas,   b. 2 Jan 1901, Delaware d. 25 Jun 1975, Suffolk, VA (Louise Obici Hosp) (Age 74 years)   3. WEST Mildred,   b. Abt 1905, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   4. WEST Delta,   b. 1908, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   5. WEST Maude Gertrude,   b. Abt 1911, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   6. WEST Gladys,   b. 1915, Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   7. WEST Thelma,   b. Abt 1917, Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   8. WEST Stella,   b. Abt 1921   9. WEST Nellie,   b. 1930, Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jan 1880 - Georgetown, Delaware Alt. Birth - Other Birthdate - 15 Jan 1881 - Georgetown, Delaware Draft Registration - 1917-1918 - Isle of Wight County, VA Lived(s) In - RFD 1 - Sep 1918 - Zuni, Va Occupation - A saw mill - Sep 1918 - Zuni, Va Census - 1930 - Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia Census - 1940 - Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia Lived(s) In - 269 Holiday Street - - Suffolk, Suffolk, VA Occupation - Truck Driver - 1940 - Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia Military - WW_II Registration - 1942 - Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia Death - Cause: Heart Disease/Cancer - 31 Jan 1963 - Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia Burial - - Suffolk City, Nansemond County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  West: Ira West WW-I Draft Registration card

  
  

• Sources

  [S274] US Government, Draft Card (Reliability: 3). [S295] Paige West Cowden, Paige West Cowden (Reliability: 3). [S235] US Gov't Census, 1910 Census, (1910 Census, Sussex County), Maryland (Reliability: 3). [S304] WW-II Registration Card (Reliability: 3).