Individual Details

Logan Co, KY, DB D, p.361
11 Apr 1815. Richard West Senr to Richard West Junr of Logan Co, KY, for natural Love and Affection to Richard West, Junr. his son and in sondieration of the sum of $13. Tract of land in Logan Co on waters of Red River, 250 acres, part of the following tracts: one of 200 acres surveyed in name of Wm west, one of 148 acres patented in the name of Richard West, 140 acres surveyed in name of sd Richard West. Begin corner of 200 acre surveyed by William West; Hill's line, north fork of Red River, meanders of the river to mouth of Spring Creek, meanderings on north bank of creek, several tree markers back to bank of Red River, crossing to the beginning.
Signed: Richard (his mark) West
Wit: John West, James Vaughan, James Ared.
21 Aug 1815. Proved to Spencer Curd by John West and James Vaughan.

Said to have married a Margaret, prior to 1808 - then married Rhonda Jane Pucket following the 1850 census.

1837 Census. Oktibbeha, MS Sate Census
Richard West. 1 male over 45. 1 white male 21-45. 4 white males under 18. White females over 16 - 1. White females under 16 - 2. No slaves.
20 Acres cultivated land.

1840 Census. Oktibbeha, MS
Richard West, 1m 5-10, 3m 10-15, 2m 20-30, 1m 50-60 (Richard)
1f 10-15, 1f 15-20, 1f 50-60

1841. Alabama State Census. Oktibbeha Co
Richard West. 4 males over 21. 3 males under 21. 1 female over 21. 2 females under 21.

1850 Census. Oktibbeha, MS, Hh 53
Richard West, male, 62, b. SC
Phillipp, 25, b. AL
Jane, 22, b. AL

1860 Census. Oktibbeha, MS, Hh 708
Richd West, 75, b. NC
Rhoda, 50, b. SC
Julia, 7, b. MS, Idiot
Francis Manning, 22, (male), farm laborer, b. GA
James Manning, 15, b. GA


1880 - Oktibbeha, MS - County Poor House, Hh 16
James Hogan, 46, evidently the marnager - wife c. O., age 40, and 7 children. Six "inmates"
Rody West, 67, b. VA, marked as idiotic, crippled, cannot read or write
Julia West, 23, b. MS, idiotic, cannot read or write

Birth	Abt 1788
Death	Aft 1860

Father	Richard West (1739 - 1820)
Mother	Susannah Ditto ( - 1820)
Sibling	James West (1772 - 1844)
Sibling	William West (1775 - 1859)
Sibling	John West (1784 - 1859)
Sibling	Jemima West (1788 - )