James Watson Westfall

1841 - 1913  (71 years)

• Name	James Watson Westfall
  Born	18 Oct 1841	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 May 1913	Westfall, Malheur County, Oregon, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I10462	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	John D Westfall,   b. 6 Dec 1818, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 11 Jul 1877, Burrell Springs, Wyoming  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Minerva Green,   b. 24 Feb 1821 OR 26 Feb 1823,   d. 11 Dec 1894, Malheur County, Oregon, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	8 Nov 1838	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA 1m 20-30 1f 0-5 1f 10-15 sister? 1f 15-20 1850 Jackson, VA # 331-335 Westfall John D 32 M Farmer Va Westfall Minerva 27 F Va Westfall Elizabeth J 11 F Va Westfall James 8 M Va Westfall Mary A 6 F Va Westfall William 2 M Va From Richard M Johnson: Moved to Iowa c 1852 John D. enlisted in 36th Iowa Inf., Co. F, USA on 9 Aug 1862. He was discharged in 1864 because of bad health. By the time of the 1870 U.S. Census he had moved to Henry Co., Missouri where he received an invalid pension in 1875. His doctor advised him to travel for his health. Little good it did him as he was accidentally shot on 11 July 1877 in Burrell Springs, Wyoming. Minerva continued to live in Clinton, Missouri through the 1880 U.S. Census. She filed for a widow's pension in 1888 in Baker Co., Oregon . . . she again filed for a widow's pension in 1890, this time from South Denver, Colorado.
  Family ID	F1271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amy Manwaring,   b. 5 Feb 1851, Illinois, USA ,   d. 31 Oct 1888, Canyon City, Grant County, Oregon  (Age 37 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1869	Grant County, Oregon, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Ida Minerva Westfall,   b. 9 Sep 1873, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 14 Oct 1952, Payette, Payette County, Idaho, USA  (Age 79 years)   2. John Oscar Westfall,   b. 10 Aug 1876, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 5 Mar 1931, Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho, USA  (Age 54 years)   3. Mary Ada Westfall,   b. 27 Dec 1928, Prairie City, Grant County, Oregon, USA ,   d. 24 Apr 1954, Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, USA  (Age 25 years)   4. James Franklin Westfall,   b. 18 Feb 1881, Malheur County, Oregon, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1946, Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F30376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S89] Fran Green Daniels. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.