Thomas Marion West

  Noted events in his life were:

• Notes. Thomas West was born November 5th, 1834 in Kentucky. After moving to Texas he fought in the civil war becoming a captain in the 19th Texas Cavalry regiment. After the war he married Martha Jame Adams Steele in McLennan County, Texas. He was a farmer and later became the Postmaster at the Bold Springs train depot. The train depot was built on land originally owned by Thomas West. Later the depot with Thomas West as postmaster became known as the West Depot and in 1892 the area was incorporated as the town of West. Thomas and Martha West had seven children not including two children that Martha had from a previous marriage. Thomas West died on January 27, 1912 and is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery in Ross, Texas, about 5 miles south of West.

• Census, 1850, Christian, Ky. Name: Thomas M West
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834
Birth Place: Kentucky
Gender: Male
Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 2, Christian, Kentucky

• Census, 1870, Bold Springs, McLennan, TX. Name: Thomas West
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839
Age in 1870: 31
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: East of The Brazos River, McLennan, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Waco
Household members:
Thomas West 31
Martha West 30
William West 10
Thomas West 6

• Census, 1880, McLennan, TX. Name: T. M. West
Home in 1880: McLennan, Texas
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: M. J.
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Merchant
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household members:
T. M. West 45
M. J. West 41
Tom Steel 21
J. A. West 8
B. F. West 5
Laura West 4
Florence West 1
Eugen or Eugene Anthony 23 [hired man]
Millie or Mollie Shelton 23 [boarder]
W. T. Harris 23 [boarder]
W. I. Ward 48 [boarder]

• Census, 1900, West, McLennan, TX. Name: T M West
Home in 1900: West, McLennan, Texas
Age: 65
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's Name: Marth J
Race: White
Occupation: Banker president
Household members:
M Gert West 65
Marth J West 61
Willie Steel 14
Sudie Mossie 30 [Boarder]
Edgar Lumpkin 27 [Boarder]

• Tombstone. Photo taken 7/5/2008 by bvm.

• Tombstone. Inscription:
WEST
Thomas M. West
Nov. 5, 1834
Jan. 27, 1912
_______

Martha J. His Wife
Nov. 30, 1838
Dec. 27, 1914

Photo taken 7/5/2008 by bvm.

Thomas married Martha Jane Adams, daughter of John Jefferson Adams and Martha Gammill, on 9 Aug 1866 in McLennan, TX. (Martha Jane Adams was born on 30 Nov 1838 in Charleston, IL, died on 27 Dec 1914 in West, McLennan, TX and was buried in White Rock, Cemetery, Ross, McLennan, TX.)