Individual Details

Ophelia is buried as Ophelia West; she is also in the 1880 census as Ophelia West - she may have married a West cousin, hence her name remained West. There is also the distinct possibility she was an unwed mother. In 1860, she was still living with her mother at age 45 and there was a female, age 22, "Lavena" listed in birth order with her other adult siblings. [In 1850 this child was not listed with the family in Washington Co.]

1870 Census. Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR Hh 304
T. L. Gaines, age 38, Farm laborer, b. GA
L. L., female, age 32, b. AR
Z. H., age 12, male, b. TX
M. A., age 8, female, b. TX
L. Q. West, age 54, b. KY [probably Ophelia Quine]

Here is the 1880 Census data:
Census Place: Cedar Creek, Crawford, Arkansas
Source: FHL Film 1254041 National Archives Film T9-0041 Page 504D
Thomas L. Gaines, age 48, Farmer, b. GA, both parents b. GA
Louvinia, Wife, age 41, b. AR, Keeping House, father & mother b. KY
Mary A., Dau, age 18, b. TX, father b. GA, mother b. AR
Robert L., Son, age 9, b. AR
George T., Son, age 7, b. AR
John E., Son, age 6, b. AR
Ophelia West, Mother-in-law, age 65, b. KY, father b. NC, mother b. SC

Buried Gill Cemetery. Ophelia apparently never married, or married to a West cousin and widowed early.

Birth	20 Jun 1815
Death	12 May 1886	Crawford County, Arkansas

Father	John West (1784 - 1859)
Mother	Lavinia Jane Howard (1795 - 1867)
Sibling	Myron Howard West (1817 - 1860)
Sibling	Omira Lois West (1819 - )
Sibling	Omiza Ann West (1821 - 1870)
Sibling	Osetta Susan West (1824 - 1907)
Sibling	Mercer William West (1827 - )
Sibling	Omanda Melvina West (1829 - )
Sibling	Milton John Tompkins West (1831 - 1913)
Sibling	Odelia Jemima Lavina West (1834 - )
Sibling	Olitia Quine West (1834 - )
Sibling	Merton Tilghman West (1836 - 1915)
Sibling	Marion Newton Rector West (1839 - 1885)