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- F. David West (add)
- M. Isadore Farewell (add)
- Raymond Allen West1879 - 1961
Facts and Events
| Name |
Raymond Allen West |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
Aug 1879 |
Michigan, United States |
| Marriage |
Abt Oct 1899 |
to Mary Elizabeth Richardson |
| Census[1] |
1900 |
Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, United States |
| Death[2] |
7 Feb 1961 |
Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, United States |
| Burial[2] |
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Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan, United StatesCroswell Cemetery |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, in United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
HH 294, Fam 295.
Richardson, John H., b. Dec 1838, 61, married 28 yrs, b. VT, both parents b. VT, merchant, owns home free of mtg
, Mary C., wife, b. Apr 1842, 58, married 28 yrs, 1 child 1 living, b. NY, both parents b. NY
West, Mamie, dau, b. Nov 1875, 24, married 9 months, no children, b. MI
, Raymond, son-in-law, b. Aug 1879, 21, married 9 months, b. MI, fa b. CAN, mo b. MI
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Raymond Allen West, in Find A Grave
accessed 26 May 2014.
Raymond Allen West
Birth: Aug. 1, 1878, Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA
Death: Feb. 7, 1961, Croswell, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA
Burial: Croswell Cemetery, Croswell, Sanilac County, Michigan, USA
Plot: New; Sec. C; Lot 12; Space 1
FROM THE JEFFERSONIAN NEWSPAPER IN CROSWELL MICH.
Raymond Allen West, who died Tuesday, Feb. 7, has probably done more things for more people than anyone in the history of Croswell.
He was born August 1, 1878 on a farm three miles southwest of Lexington, the son of Doctor David West and Mrs. Isadore Farewell West. He married Mary Elizabeth Richardson in 1899. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Jack, Los Angeles, Stanley, Mobile, Ala., and Dr. Howard West, Detroit; four grandchildren, one great grandchild, and three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Brown, Kalamazoo, Mrs. Lena Branshaw, Tacoma, Eash., and Mrs. Rowcliffe Taylor, McMillan, Mich.
After graduation from Lexington High School at the age of 16, Ray spent two years on his grandparents' farm.
Deciding to become a school teacher, he returned home and received instruction James Galbraith, a rural school teacher, and his brother Joseph Galbraith. He taught one year at the Baker school.
From 1904-1909, Ray was in the undertaking business. Following that, he worked as assistant cashier in the Croswell State Bank. When the bank was reorganized into the First National Bank of Croswell, Ray was offered a job in Lansing by Gov. Albert E. Sleeper. Ray preferred to remain in Croswell and start an insurance business. Since that time, he sold well over 2 ½ million dollars of insurance.
In 1933, in recognition of his unceasing efforts for the good of the community over a great many years, The Jeffersonian wrote the following: "Since his coming to Croswell from Lexington as a young man, Mr. West has given generously of his time and energy for the upbuilding of the community. Not only has he given his steadfast support to numerous and varied projects, benefiting the town as a whole, but he has ever been a helping friend to those in need of advice and encouragement."
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In 1926 Mr. and Mrs. West moved to Tucson, Ariz., for his health. When he left that city in 1928, the Arizona Daily Star devoted a whole page to letters and verse written in tribute to the charitable work he did in his three years there.
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Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 10, 2p.m. in the Episcopal Church, Croswell. He will be buried, with Masonic rites in the Croswell Cemetery.
Parents: David Abijah West (1847 - 1900), Isadore Elpharetta Farewell West (1848 - 1937)
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Richardson West (1876 - 1961)*
Children: Howard Gaige West (1902 - 1981), Jack Harland West (1905 - 1961), Melvin Gladwin West (1906 - 1914)*
Siblings: Ruth Ester West Garbutt (1874 - 1953), Alfred Albert West (1875 - 1876), Fanny Amelia West Brown (1877 - 1969), Lena Lavonia West Bradshaw (1881 - 1969), Rowcliffe Jenny West Taylor (1887 - 1965), Sarah Evangeline West Murdaugh (1891 - 1924)
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