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
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