Biographical Sketch of Edward West, Greene County, Missouri, Center 
Township

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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This gentleman is the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Thompson) West, and
was born in Grainger County, Tenn., Nov. 18, 1807.  His parents were 
natives of Virginia, and his father was a captain of a company raised 
for the War of 1812, but was not called into active service.  Edward
West grew to manhood in his native county, where he lived until 1839,
when he moved to Greene County, Missouri, and settled upon the place
where he now resides.  He was married March 19th, 1832, to Elizabeth,
daughter of Hugh and Sarah (Gallion) Gilmore, of Grainger County, Tenn.
She died in 1873, and Mr. West was married the second time to Mrs.
Nancy Nelherton, nee Morris, of Lawrence County, Mo., upon the 18th of
February, 1879.  He reared a family of five sons and four daughters. 
Mr. West came to Greene County when game was abundant and neighbors
lived far apart.  He has seen many changes come over the face of the
country, and to the people, and went through all the trials of pioneer
life.  He has been a consistent member of the Baptist Church for over
fifty years.  He has always given liberally to the church, and his hand
is ever ready to assist any deserving enterprise.  He owned a farm of 
over six hundred acres of land, but has given it all, except eighty
acres to his children.  Mr. West is yet active for a man of his age,
and reads without spectacles.

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