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Generation 1

Morris West

No proof exists that Morris West is the father of Charity West Lacy. She did name one of her sons Morris. There are only two possible fathers old enough in Ohio census at that time. Robert West Sr. in 1820 census who was 45 and over and Morris West Sr. also over 45 years. He was in Greene twp..Member of Bethel Methodist church. If Charity was married in 1814, she would be at least 16 yrs old and born in or about 1798. Her father then would need to be about 20 yrs at least meaning he was born about 1778, so that in 1820 he would be around 45 as a minimum. Morris West is listed in 1816 Oh tax list in Harrison Co. Greene twp. Oh. No 1790 or 1800 Pa listing is found for a Morris West. A Morris West m Nancy Hudson 3-2-1819 in Harrison Co. An estate record exists for Morris West 1839 Hr c-594 (I have not located). A Morris West is buried at Bethel Church. Susanna Lacey Gaskill in the 1880 In. census states that both parents were born in Oh., Charity born Oh? 

The following was posted on Harrison Co. Ohio roots-web list 12/2007 by a Joyce Schatz

 Morris West (1752 MD-1839 OH)
 1.first wife unknown 2. Sarah Lacy 1812, 3. Ann Hudson 1817
      Henrietta West (1777) md. Thomas Hogland 1804
      William West (c1780) md Sarah Boyd
      Ruth West (1782-1869) md Philip Cahill
      Nathaniel West (1783-1858) md Mary Cahill 1812
      Thomas West (1784?) md Mary Ann Tipton 1812
      Elizabeth West (1785) md William Randals 1812
      Charity West (1790) md Elijah Lacy 1814
      Susannah West (1793) md Joseph Thompson
      Morris West Jr. (1798-99) md Leticia Jones 1822
      Augustus Bickerstaff West (1800) md 1. Rachel Saxton 1822, 2. Nancy Brindley 1834, 3. Mary Lewis 1841

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Generation 2

Charity West states in a pension application that she and Elijah Lacey were married on Aug 25, 1814 in Harrison Co. Oh.. Elijah died in the Civil War at the Battle of Wilderness Va. Charity and Elijah are buried in the Taylor Methodist Church Cemetery, (Coshocton Co. Cemeteries Vol II Adams Twp). Charity was not able to write and signed the pension application with an X.
 
They had the following children:

• Thomas
•  Morris
•  Wesley
•  Elizabeth
•  Susanna

 The 1850 Ohio census Tuscawaras. Co. pg. 362 lists:

• Marine 21 m Oh.
• Thomas 17 m Oh.
• Elijah 16 m Oh.
• Morris 14 m Oh.
• Mary A.11 f Oh..
  

(family source Vernal Irons).
Sources: Marian Townsend, New Philadelphia Oh. 44663
Betsy Martin, Columbus Oh., 43284 (1976)

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