David D. West

Considerable confusion about his date of birth. The 1900 census shows Oct 1817, and both parents born in PA! Alvira C.1845, Homer C.1847, Albert C. 1849, Ernest C.1856, Hubert C.1858 the following entry in the 1880 census for Orwell, NY suggests these are relatives: 1880 census images Orwell, Oswego Co., NY page 9 West Albert E 31 Farmer Frances E 29 wife Keeping House Alice S 8 daughter West Charles E 41 Farmer Frances 37 wife Keeping House William W 16 son West David D 60 Farmer Adah 57 wife Keeping House Hubert J 22 son Farm Laborer West Ernest D 24 Farm Laborer Nettie 19 wife Keeping House from other (IGI?) data we have Albert E., son of David (D or G). plus our Charles E and family are there with them. Homer is listed as Homer J. in the 1880 census. Notes from Orwell Historian: Alvera A. b. 7 May 1844, Orwell, d. 1914 m. Mar 1864/65 Jerome Greenfield children: Ephrian B., Edward, Eaton H., Ernest, Edgar A. Homer M. b. 14 Apr 1847, Orwell, d. 1913 Evergreen m. 13 Jan 1869, Ann Hilton children: Ella, Annie Belle, Myron Albert E. b. 7 May 1848, Orwell, d. 1919 Evergreen m. Frances Butts, children: Ella, H. J. David Ernest, b. 11 Jul 1855, Orwell, 1916 m. Nettie Barnes (or Wheeler) Hubert J. b. 7 Mar 1858, Orwell, d. 25 Jul 1921 m. Ana S. Hutt, 27 Sep 1883 In his early youth, he came to the town of Orwell and engaged in farming. He settled 4 miles east of Orwell near Stillwater. Some of the land he purchased from Hiram Eddy, the rest he got from the Pierrepont estate in 1844. All his children were born in Orwell in house he built. As soon as David's sons were old enough, he bought them each a drum and taught them to drum with either his brother Ira of Sandy Creek or Isaac Spink of Williamstown playing the fife. They Became known as the West Corps B. They furnished music for political rallies, pole raisings, and Sunday school picnics. All of David and Ada's children settled in Orwell except David Ernest, who operated a grocery store in Ricard, NY and Sandy Creek.