Crawford County, Pennsylvania

1885
Part V: Biographical Sketches

SOUTH SHENANGO TOWNSHIP
page 993 RICHARD G. CRAVEN, ... pages 993-94 JOHN D. GAMBLE, ... pages 994-95 HUGH M. GAMBLE, ... page 995 WILLIAM F. JOHNSON, ... pages 995-96 SAMUEL J. LOGAN, ... page 996 JOSEPH McGRANAHAN, ... pages 996-97 REV. DANIEL McLEAN, ... pages 997-98 SCOTT A. MARSHALL, ... page 998 JOHN W. RALSTON, ... page 998 J. W. WEST, farmer, P. O. Jamestown, Mercer Co., Penn., was born in this townshiop, October 9, 1855, and is a son of Asa and Mary (Ralston) West, native of New York State. His grandparents on his father's side were Robert and Mary (Warner) West, who settled in Mercer County in 1833, and there lived until 1845, when they finally settled in Ashtabula County, where he died in 1860, his wife following in 1868. They had ten children: Rosina, Ervin, Asa, Hannah, Susan, Marian, Sarah A., Annetta, Angenett, and one who died in infancy. Asa West, the father of our subject, was married, December 5, 1839, to Mary, daughter of John and Hannah Ralston, by whom he had two children: Laurinda M., who died in infancy, and J. W. Our subject was married, October 15, 1878, to Amanda, daughter of J. C. and Mary J. McAdoo. They have one child—Viola R. Mr. West occupies the old home farm, and looks after the interests of his aged parents, which are, of course, identical with his own. He is a bright, intelligent young man.