Christopher Columbus Westfall

1845 - 1925  (80 years)

• Name	Christopher Columbus Westfall
  Nickname	Lum
  Born	22 Jun 1845	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Jul 1925	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Buried	Roane County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Death Record Name: Columbus/Westfall Sex: Male Death Date: 7 Jul 1925 Death Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia Age at Death: 79y11m15d Cemetery: Mt Herman Birth Date: 6/22/1845 Birth Place: Roane Co Marital Status: married Occupation: farmer & merchant Mother: Marinda/Greene Mother's Birth Place: Roane Co Father: John H./Westfall Father's Birth Place: Informant: A D Wells, Spencer
  Person ID	I3522	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	John H Westfall,   b. 18 Oct 1818, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Aug 1889  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Miranda Green,   b. 18 Dec 1818, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1901, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	31 May 1840	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1850 Jackson, VA # 81-84 Westfall Jno H 31 M Farmer Va Westfall Melinda 30 F Va Westfall Anderson 10 M Va Westfall Clark 9 M Va Westfall Nathan 8 M Va Westfall Minerva 6 F Va Westfall Columbus 4 M Va Westfall Sarah E 1 F Va 1860 Roane Co, WV 626- Westfall- Anderson 19 Farmer Jackson Co., Martha 19 ( Anderson), S. John H. & Malinda ( Green) Va 627- Westfall John H. 44 Farmer ( Age 31-1850 Census) Harrison Co., Maranda 40 ( Green) m. John H., S. Andrew & Mary ( Hyre) 5-31-1840, Andrew was s/o Zechariah & Hannah ( Wolfe) who were married in 1788 Andrew Westfall m. Mary Eliz.d. John Hyre, in Harrison Co. 11/11/1809 Va. Clark 18 Farmer Jackson Co. Joined Union Army. Nathan 16 f/l Jackson Co., Joined Union Army Dorcas L. 5 Jackson Columbus 15 Wm. H. 4 Roane Minerva 13 Mary Jane 2 Roane (12?) Sarah E. 10 Lucretia 8 Eperson 6 1870 Harper, Roane, WV # 21-24 Westfall, J H 50 Maranda 50 [what a scrawl!] Lucetta 19 Dorcas L 15 Epperson 17 Wm H 12 M J (f) 10 Margaret 7 1880 Harper, Roane, West Virginia John H. WESTFALL Self M M W 60 WV Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: VA Mo: VA Marinda WESTFALL Wife F M W 60 WV Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA Mary J. WESTFALL Dau F S W 21 WV Occ: Out Of Occupation Fa: VA Mo: VA Margaret WESTFALL GDau F S W 19 WV Fa: WV Mo: WV 1900 Harper, Roane, WV Columbus Westfall, 6/1845 54 m 32y Lucinda R 1/1851 49 m 32y 9-6 children Martha J 12/1876 Cora 7/1882 Ethel M 10/1884 Jacob W 3/1889 Miranda mother 12/1817 82 wd 13-10 children 'History of Harper District' for his second wife he married Mrs Carolyn Ferrell widow of Parrot Ferrell [Kathryn Westfall says this is not him. He died before Miranda. Marriage record shows it was his son, Andrew who married her]
  Family ID	F755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucinda Rebecca Reed,   b. Jan 1852, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1937  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1869  [5]
  Notes	1880 Census Place: Harper, Roane, West Virginia Columbus WESTFALL Self M M W 35 WV Lewcinda WESTFALL Wife F M W 28 WV Rachel A. WESTFALL Dau F S W 8 WV Nathan D. WESTFALL Son M S W 6 WV Martha J. WESTFALL Dau F S W 3 WV Homer WESTFALL Son M S W 1 WV William M. HUNT Other M S W 19 WV Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: WV Mo: WV 1900 Harper, Roane, WV Columbus Westfall, 6/1845 54 m 32y Lucinda R 1/1851 49 m 32y 9-6 children Martha J 12/1876 Cora 7/1882 Ethel M 10/1884 Jacob W 3/1889 Miranda mother 12/1817 82 wd 13-10 children 1910 Harper, Roane, WV all born WV # 169-170 Columbus Westfall 64 m 40y Lucinda R 58 m 40y 6-6 children Jacob W son 21 m 1y Icy G dil 22 m 1y 0-0 child [Martha is next]
  Children	1. Rachel Ann Westfall,   b. Feb 1871, Roane County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Mar 1949, Roane County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 78 years)   2. Mary A Westfall,   b. 5 Feb 1873,   d. 23 Jul 1874  (Age 1 years)   3. Nathan D Westfall,   b. Abt 1874, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Martha Jane Westfall,   b. Dec 1876, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1967  (Age ~ 90 years)   5. Homer Westfall,   b. Abt 1879, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Cora Westfall,   b. Jul 1882, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 26 May 1972  (Age ~ 89 years)   7. Ethel M Westfall,   b. Oct 1884, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Jacob Wilson Westfall,   b. 1 Mar 1889, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Jun 1964, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F1928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. 1850 JC [S1205] Census. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.