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William Wells WEST
Delilah J. THOMPSON
Husband:  William Wells WEST
Birth:  1833/4, PA
Occupation:  carpenter
Marriage:  1866/7
Wife:  Delilah J. THOMPSON
Birth:  1844/5, MO (Monroe or Mercer Co.)
Occupation:  homemaker
Father:  James Henry THOMPSON
Mother:  Angeline T. "Ann" THAXTON
Children:
— born in Wheeling Twp., Livingston Co., MO:
1.  Maude WEST, b. 1868/9
2.  Blanche WEST, b. 1870/1
3.  Jesse WEST, b. 1871/2
4.  Lester WEST, b. 1874/5
5.  Guy H. WEST, b. Sept 1876

— born in Ellsworth Twp., Ellsworth Co., KS:
6.  Cora I. WEST, b. Oct 1878

.  (Child) WEST, d. young
.  (Child) WEST, d. young
.  (Child) WEST, d. young

Keywords for search engines:  genealogy; USA, US, United States, Knsas, Missouri, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1998.  Marriage Index: Missouri, 1851-1900.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-234):  not found, but there are no Mercer, Livingston, or Caldwell Co. marriages on this CD.

2.  1870 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #430-431 of 436):  Wheeling P.O., Wheeling Twp., Livingston Co., MO, pp. 637A-637B, PN 1-2, 8/8, enumerated 8 Dec 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
West Wm W 34 M W Carpenter 800 200 Penn
____ Delilah 25 F W Keeping house     Mo
Smith Malvina ? 13 F W At home     NY
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West Maud  1 F W At Home     MO

3.  1880 United States Census and National Index (LDS Family History Resource File: CD-ROM Library):
Census Place: Ellsworth, Ellsworth, Kansas
Source: FHL Film 1254381; NARA Film T9-0381; Pg 492D
  Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Occupation Fa Mo
Wells W. WEST Self M M W 46 PA House Carpenter -- --
Delila WEST Wife F M W 35 MO Keeps House KY VA
Maude WEST Dau F S W 11 MO   PA KY
Blanche WEST Dau F S W  9 MO   PA KY
Jessie WEST Son M S W  8 MO   PA KY
Lester WEST Son M S W  5 MO   PA KY
Guy WEST Son M S W  3 MO   PA KY
Cora WEST Dau F S W  1 MO   PA KY
Cora was born in KS, not MO.  The children's mother was born in MO, not KY.

4.  1890 Census:  the 1890 census population schedules were destroyed.

5.  1900 Census Index/Microfilm (online at Genealogy.com):  Lakeport, Township Four, Lake Co., CA, p. 51B, SN 7, SD 3, ED 46, enumerated 7 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1900:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
175 177 West Wells W Head W M Sep 1836 63 M 33     PA NH CT Farmer 0 Y Y Y O M F 9
    ____ Delila J Wife W F Jul 1845 54 M 33 9 6 MO KY VA     Y Y Y        
    ____ Guy H Son W M Sep 1876 23 S       MO PA MO Carpenter 2 Y Y Y        
    ____ Cora I Dau W F Oct 1878 21 S       KS PA MO School Teacher 6 Y Y Y        

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