Person:John West (122)

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John Brown West
b.1786
m. Bef 1785
  1. Jane West1785 - 1871
  2. John Brown West1786 - 1868
  3. William Edward West1788 - 1857
  4. Sarah Brown West1792 - 1879
  5. Eliza Mills West1800 - 1833
m. 30 Jul 1812
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Name John Brown West
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1786
Marriage 30 Jul 1812 Lexington, Kentuckyto Jane Chapman Murdock
Death[2] 29 Jun 1868 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
References
  1. Family Recorded, in Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, c1981)
    1:200.

    ... John B. West (born 1786) was a miniature painter. ...

  2. Find A Grave.

    John Brown West
    Birth 1786
    Death 29 Jun 1868 (aged 81–82)
    Burial: Nashville City Cemetery
    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

    In the 1857 Nashville Business Directory, his is listed as a dealer of music and musical instruments. In 1816 he was President of the Nashville Musical Society according to "The Whig." He was the oldest son of Edward and Sarah Browne West , born 1786 in Lexington, Ky.

    He married Jane Chapman Murdock July 30, 1812 in Lexington, Ky. They had

    Jane West 1814 –
    Sarah A. West 1816 – 1904
    Charles Burton West 1816 – 1854
    Angelica K. West 1817 – 1856
    William E. West 1819 – 1856
    Louisa West 1827 – 1913

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87156881/john-brown-west