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Van Buren West

Van Buren was born in February 1840 in Louisiana. Van Buren's father was William West and his mother was Sarah Celeste Johnson. His paternal grandparents were Nathaniel West Jr and Mary Margaret Corkran. He had four brothers and eight sisters, named Ransom, Murdock Mack Mcentire, James, Andrew Charles, Mary, Rachel, Paula, Emma, Mathilde, Car, Sophia and Lethia Ann. He was the fifth oldest of the thirteen children. He died before 1910.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Nathaniel West Jr
  - b.1776 in Louisiana, USA d.22 Oct 1839 in Louisiana, USA
  
  William West
  - b.1806 in St. Landry, Louisiana d. in Louisiana, USA
  
  Anthony Patrick Corkran
  - b.1736 in Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania
  
  Anthony Corkran
  - b.1760 in Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania d.1819 in St. Landry, Louisiana
  
  Bridget Num
  - b.1740 in Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania
  
  Mary Margaret Corkran
  - b.1788 in Pennsylvania, USA d. in Louisiana, USA
  
  William Watson
  - b.1738 in Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania
  
  Mary Margaret Watson
  - b.1764 in Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania d.1818
  
  Margaret Senet
  - b.1742 in Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania
  
  Van Buren West
  - b.Feb 1840 in Louisiana d.< 1910
  
  Sarah Celeste Johnson
  - b.1807 in Louisiana, USA d. in Louisiana, USA

Sources/Citations 1850 LA Census St. Landry p.66, 1860 LA Census St Landry Opelousas p. 113, 1870 LA Census Avoyelles, Marksville p.447, 1900 LA Census St, Landry Ward 6 Dist 64 Sheet 3A