General Information

Birth
19 MAY 1828
Sevier County, Tennessee
Death
10 DEC 1876
Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Notes

WEST, Thomas R. - Thomas R. West, son of Maj. Samuel West of East Tennessee, was born May 10, 1828 and came to Arkansas when young. He married Miss Arminda E. Crawford in 1849, embraced religion in 1850 and joined the M.E. Church, South in 1851. His happy spirit left its earthy home to “return to the God who gave it.” He has paid the debt and his sufferings are over. To his wife and ten children who are left to mourn his loss we say, weep not for him for he is at rest in the Paradise of God. The deceased was loved by all who knew him. He was a faithful student of the Bible and a liberal supporter of the institution of the Church. He has gone to receive his reward. May God comfort Sister West and her children in their time of need. Pastor B.P. Summers [Fayetteville Democrat 3/10/1877]

Thomas R. West, son of Major Samuel West, was born May 19th, 1828. He came to Arkansas when young, married in 1849, embraced religion in 1850 and joined the M.E. Church, South in 1851, in which he made an acceptable member until his death, December 10th, 1876. His happy spirit left its earthly house to return to God, who gave it; he has paid his debt and his sufferings are over; he is at rest in the Paradise of God. His death was not unexpected to him; he often talked of death and requested me to tell his two little sons, when they grow up, how he lived and how he died. He was confined only eight days to his room, during that time his sufferings were more than can be described. He bore it with patience and said the bright hopes of Heaven paid for all his sufferings here. He directed me how to bury his body, he chose his own grave in Prairie Grove near his little son. Arminda E. West, Prairie Grove. [Fayetteville Democrat 6/2/1877]

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1850 Census of Northwest Arkansas:

Washington Counties - Bobbie Jones McLane and Desmond Walls Allen

Marrs Hill Township

WEST, Thos. R. 23, Arminda 23, Emily 2/1 2

TN/TN dwg 90, Marrshill twp

Parents

Samuel Hamilton West
- Father
1796 - 1838
Birth
28 DEC 1796
Jefferson Grainger County, Tennessee
Death
9 SEP 1838
Sevier County, Tennessee
Anna Dinwiddie Rankin
- Mother
1800 - 1838
Birth
10 OCT 1800
Greenville, Tennessee
Death
1838

Spouse

Arminda E. Crawford
- Wife
1827 - 1913
Birth
1827
Married
1849
Death
1913
Burial
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Children

Emily Amanda West
- Daughter
1850 - 1884
Birth
10 APR 1850
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
3 MAR 1884
James Thomas West
- Son
1857 - 1937
Birth
1857
Death
1937
Humphreis Edward West
- Son
1851 - 1905
Birth
1851
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
3 NOV 1905
Marysville, Arkansas
Samuel John West
- Son
1853 - 1854
Birth
24 MAR 1853
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
31 AUG 1854
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Robert Gentry West
- Son
1853 - 1930
Birth
13 MAR 1853
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Death
3 MAY 1930
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Frances Julia West
- Daughter
1859 - 1923
Birth
1859
Death
1923
Joseph Stanford R. West
- Son
1861 - 1923
Birth
1861
Death
1923
Mary Lee West
- Daughter
1864 - 1939
Birth
1864
Death
1939
Martha Matrtie A. West
- Daughter
1866 - 1946
Birth
1866
Death
1946
John Richard West
- Son
1868 - 1911
Birth
1868
Death
1911
Dazel Champion West
- Son
1871 - 1925
Birth
30 MAR 1871
Death
29 MAR 1925
Burial
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas