Person:William West (129)

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William Edward West
b.1788
d.2 Nov 1857 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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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
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Name William Edward West
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1788
Death[1] 2 Nov 1857 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Family Recorded, in Genealogies of Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, c1981)
    1:200.

    ... William E. West (1788-November 2, 1857, in Nashville), studied in Florence, Italy, and lived for a while in London, where he painted portraits of the poet, Mrs. Hemans, the Countess Guiccioli and others. ...

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    William Edward West
    Birth 1788
    Death 1857 (aged 68–69)
    Burial: Nashville City Cemetery
    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

    Inscription: Famous Artist. Amoung others he painted the portrait of Lord Byron and Shelley. His Father, Edward West built a steamboat 14 years before Fulton launched his "Clermont" in 1807.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7351448/william-edward-west

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