John Flemming West

!Census (1851): Dunham Twp., Dist. 3, Missisquoi County, Quebec. Note: Ages are age at NEXT birthday. Dist 16, subdist 223, page 148, lines 43-48. John F. West, age 41, b. Canada, farmer, Methodist NC. Harriet E., 28, b. Canada Anna A., age 8, b. Canada Jeddiah C., age 5, b. Canada Harriet A., age 3, b. Canada Amanda J., age 7, b. Canada Relocated to Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth Co., MN around 1860-1863. (The township was first settled in 1856). 26 Sept 1866: John F. West was selected as one of two Justices for the town of Pleasant Mound at its first town meeting. !Census (1870): Pleasant Mount, Trougas Range 29, in Blue Earth Co., Minnesota. Page 648, dwelling 13, family 15, enumerated 9 Aug 1870. West, John B., 58, W M, b. Vermont, Farmer, real estate=$200, personal property=$400, can't read or write, eligible to vote. ----, Harriett E., 45, W F, b. Canada, Housekeeping, father foreign born, mother foreign born, can't read or write. ----, Ellen M., 16, W F, Housekeeping, b. Canada, mother foreign born, can't read or write. ----, ?L. A., 11, W F, At home, b. Canada, mom foreign born, can't R or W ----, C. H., 2, W M, at home, b. Canada, mom foreign born, can't R or W Adjacent to this entry is the family of N.F. York. !Agricultural schedules (1870), with census p. 863. For Pleasant Mount, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota. West, John F., 30 acres improved, 5 acres wooded, 130 other acres unimproved. Land cash value = $2000, $40 equipment 2 horses, 3 milk cows, value=$300 66 bushels wheat, 113 bushels oats, 100 lbs butter, value=$180 (adjacent to N.F. York in schedule) !Land Grant: John B. West [Bureau of Land Management's database has "John F. West", but the actual copy appears to be a middle initial "B"], obtained a lang grant in Blue Earth County on Sept 10, 1870 [The exact same day that his neighbor Nathaniel F. York obtained his land grant, as well as Alvah York in neighboring Martin Co., all at the Jackson land office]. The land was at 1-SW-28-105N-29W-N-5th Principle Meridian, for 160 acres. Also on the same day, Sep 10, 1870, in the same township as John F./B. West, Manard A. Chamberlin obtained a grant for 160 acres in Blue Earth County. !Census (1880): Pleasant Mound, Blue Earth Co., Minnesota. p. 2. Enum dist. 18. Enum on 10/11 June 1880. Wat, John F., WM 68, Farmer, b. VT, parents b. NY/RI --, Harriet, E., wife, 55 Canada, keeps house, parents b. Can/Can --, Jed C., son, married, 32 Can, farm work, parents b. VT/CAN --, Eliza J., dau-in-law, married, 27 Can, house work, parents b. Scot, Vt --, Jas E., Gr. son, 6 MN, school, parents b. CAN/CAN --, Chas. H., son, 12 MN, school, VT/CAN --, Mary M., Gr.dau., 3 MN, Can/Can [He is not found in Pleasant Mound Twp. in the 1900 census. One E. West was there, hard to read, possibly son of Jed] [No Wests (or Yorks) found in Pleasant Mound Twp., Blue Earth Co., MN in 1920] Parentage: (Peter West and Prudence Niles) from Del Dyche, of Albuquerque, NM, posting QC-ETANGLO-L archives on Rootsweb, where this parentage is stated. Do not have records to substantiate yet... __________________________________________ There are several Wests found in the 1880 census of Blue Earth Co., MN, many born in Canada. Thanks to Dianne Schultz for piecing together who these are One is actually named John F. West age 50 [c1830] b. Can, par b. NY/NY in Amboy Twp. There is a Thomas West age 55 [c1825] Can/Can/Can in Amboy. This John Fargo West and Thomas West are sons of Ichabod West, gr sons Thomas, gr.gr Francis West. Harrison West age 27 Can/Can/Can in Amboy Twp. is a son of John Fargo West. Ami West age 55 [c1825] Can/NY/CT in Leroy Twp.; and Ichabod West [age 81, b. NY, widowed, par b. RI/CT, father, in household of Ami] Note: John F. West, age 39 in 1860 MN census, Vivian Twp., Waseca Co., b. Lower Canada, p. 68, is not him. Names in that family do not match. The following birth records are found in "Waldo County, Maine, Births, 1743-1892" for a John and Harriet West: Harriet E., 30 May 1840 Joseph T., 31 Oct 1840 Louisa C., 31 Aug 1841 [sic, rec. 31 Oct 1840] Rosina A., 22 Feb 1843 George W., 20 Aug 1845 The same family is found in the 1850 census of Belfast Twp., Waldo Co., ME: John West, 34 ME, farmer; Harriett, 30 ME; Harriett, 10 ME; Rosanna, 7 ME; George, 4 ME; Nash Lawrence, 47 ME, laborer From the census, it appears to be a different John and Harriett West. There are a couple West families found in Franklin Co., Vermont in the 1850 census. These are likely related, although the connections remain to be solved. They are transcribed here: !Census 1850 Berkshire, Franklin Co., VT, enum 9 Sep 1850, p. 208, hh 184/184: Erastus West, 46, male, farmer, $500, b. Canada --, Electa, 37 female, b. Canada --, Robert, 18, Canada --, Delia, 13, F, b. Canada --, Lyman [or Syman], 10, male, b. Canada --, [Martin or Warhan], 7, male, b. Canada --, Ephraim, 5, male, b. Canada --, Acilia, 3, female, b. Canada !Census 1850: Fairfield, Franklin Co., Vermont, enum 27 Aug 1850, p. 287, hh 87/88 Henry [Naofun], 32, farmer, b. NY Anna, 32, b. Canada Malinda, 9, VT Willard, 6, VT Lucia, 3, VT [Cynette], 5/12, female, Vt Annis West, 71, female, N.H.