West Family Bible

Contributed by
Sheila Johnson Smith
© 2008


Note: Bible owned by my great grandmother Laura Tennessee (Sherron) West. Who married William James Thomas "Billy" West.

All the below information is hand-written inside the bible. Hope this helps someone.



What therefore God hath joined together Let not man put asunder,
This is to certify
that W. J. T. West
and L. T. Sherron
were united by me in Holy Matrimony
at Sidney Reddick's on the 12
day of March in the year of
our Lord One Thousand 8 Hundred
and 99 in the presence of
witnesses: B. S. Cantrel and Chanie S. Sherron
Signed S. Y. Reddick, M.G.
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife and
they shall be one flesh



Father's Grand Parents

Grand Father's Father; John West
Grand Father's Mother: Susan West

Mother's Grand Parents:

Grand Father's Father: Joseph West
Grand Mother's Mother: Fannie West
Grand Mother's Father: William Sherron
Grand Mother's Mother: Chanie Sherron

Father's Father;
T. W. West b. Sept. 10, 1835 Sumner Co, TN
d. Mar. 12, 1913 Sumner Co. TN

Father's Mother:
Nancy E. West b. March 12, 1846 Sumner Co., TN
d. Aug. 24, 1908 Sumner Co., TN

Mother's Father:
A. T. Sherron

Mother's Mother
Nancy E. Sherron

Parents:
W. J. T. West b Oct. 30, 1869 Sumner Co., TN
d. Oct. 25, 1951 Home Sumner Co. Tenn
L. T. West b Dec. 26, 1877 Summer Co., TN
d. July 11, 1968

Children:

  1. Amos West b. Dec 12, 1899 d. Aug 14, 1900
  2. Bessie E. West b. Aug 11, 1901 m. John Fulks
  3. Beulah M. West b. July 31, 1903 d. Oct 22, 1909
  4. Joseph W. West b. Aug. 27, 1905 d. Oct. 13, 1909
  5. Annie B. West b. Sept. 26, 1907 m. July 8, 1924 Norman Johnson (he died 04/12/1939)
  6. Albert B. West b. Feb. 13, 1909 m. Jan. 12, 1931 Mildred Kirkham
  7. W. Russell West b. July 11, 1911 m. May 9, 1941 Freeda Brown d. 11-23-91
  8. John W. West b. Nov. 11, 1913 m Nov 20, 1934 Edna Kirkham d. Feb. 14, 1980
  9. Vernie A. West b. Feb. 22, 1916 m. April 2, 1932 Esley Branham
  10. Aron T. West b. Sept. 11, 1918 m. 1956 Opal Perkins

  1. Johnie West died 2-14-1980
  2. Russell died 11-23-1991
  3. Aron West died 3-23-1980
  4. Albert West died 4-24-1989


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