John D Westfall

1818 - 1877  (58 years)

• Name	John D Westfall
  Born	6 Dec 1818	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Jul 1877	Burrell Springs, Wyoming
  Person ID	I3727	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Stephen Westfall,   b. Abt 1792, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth 'Betsy' Morrison,   b. Abt 1802, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	18 Jul 1818
  Notes	1840 Jackson Co, VA 2m 5-10 Jackson, Jacob 1m 10-15 1m 15-20 1m 20-30 John 1m 40-50 2f 0-5 Miranda, Jemima 1f 5-10 1f 10-15 Margaret 1f 15-20 Eleanor 1f 30-40 1850 Jackson, VA page 40, # 298-302 Westfall Stephen 58 M Farmer Va Westfall Elizabeth 48 F Pa Westfall Jacob 18 M Farmer Va Westfall Jackson 16 M Farmer Va Westfall Jemima 14 F Va Westfall Mannda 12 F Va Westfall Isaac 10 M Va 1860 Jackson, VA # 974 Elizabeth & Isaac living with Abraham John House, " Pioneers of Jackson Co" Other settlers on Tug Fork Next was Stephen Westfall. His father was a brother of Zachariah Westfall. He lived here for a space of years and later moved to Elk Fork to a farm three or four miles above the Rader settlement.
  Family ID	F1241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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.
  Children	1. Elizabeth Jane 'Jennie' Westfall,   b. 11 Aug 1839, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Dec 1865 OR 20 Mar 1868  (Age 28 years)   2. James Watson Westfall,   b. 18 Oct 1841, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 31 May 1913, Westfall, Malheur County, Oregon, USA  (Age 71 years)   3. Mary Ann Westfall,   b. 22 Jun 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sarah Ellen Westfall,   b. 19 Nov 1846, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1847, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)   5. William Green Westfall,   b. 28 Aug 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Jul 1907, La Junta, Otero Co., CO  (Age 58 years)   6. George Washington Westfall,   b. 10 Feb 1851, Jackson County, Virginia, USA ,   d. 29 Jan 1911, Kansas City, Jackson County, Nissouri, USA  (Age 59 years)   7. John Franklin Westfall,   b. 2 Nov 1854, Monroe County, Iowa, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Mina Belle Westfall,   b. 20 Nov 1859, Iowa, USA ,   d. 14 Aug 1867  (Age 7 years)
  Family ID	F1271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Dec 1818 - Mason, Mason County, West Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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