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Ira Enos West


Birth20 November 1824Benango, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Birth Citation(s)
     Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 145; citing Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846.

    Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Church History Library), entry for Ira E West, folder "Daniel Spencer's 100, schedules, circa 1847 February" (#16), image 9, line 14.
Death10 January 1893Harqua Hala, Yuma, Arizona Territory, United States
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     The Arizona Sentinel (Arizona City, Yuma, Arizona Territory: C. I. Minor, 1872-1911), "Died Ripe in Years," 21 January 1893, p. 3, column 5.
Burial1893
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Ira Enos West, ID: LL94-1VG.
FatherAlva West
MotherSally Benedict
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   • Charlotte Amelia Van Orden
Married12 January 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Ira Enos West and Charlotte Amelia Van Orden, ID: LL94-1VG and ID: KWJD-1ZX.

    Devery Scott Anderson, The Nauvoo Endowment Companies, 1845-1846: A Documentary History (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books, 2005), p. 145; citing Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register: 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846.
          Children:
               Julia Ann West


   • Rita
MarriedAbout 1857
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Ira Enos West and Rita, ID: LL94-1VG and ID: LC78-71T.
          Children:
               Francisco West


   • Jesus
Married
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Ira Enos West and Jesus, ID: LL94-1VG and ID: KNZD-VRQ.
          Children:
               Delia West
               Agnes West
               Eliza West

Residences Label
• 1830Ossian, Allegany, New York, United States
• 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1860Colorado Twp, San Diego, California, United States
• 1880Ehrenberg, Yuma, Arizona Territory, United States
• 1880Colorado Twp, San Diego, California, United States
Census Records Label
• 1860 Population CensusColorado Township, San Diego, CaliforniaExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusColorado Township, San Diego, CaliforniaExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusErhenberg, Yuma, Arizona TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Brigham Young CompanyView Source
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Crossing the Plains Citation(s)
    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure5 Jun 1848
       Arrival20-24 Sept 1848

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