- DENNIS WEST, who owns and operates a fine farm about two
miles north of Juda, Green
- county, is the son of the late Matthew and Sarah J. (DECKER)
WEST, natives of the town of Brant, Erie Co., New York.
- Matthew WEST was the son of John and Avis (BOWEN) WEST, of
New York, who were the
- parents of ten children, all of whom lived to see their grandchildren.
They were: George is a retired farmer of Brodhead; his sketch
may be found elsewhere. Susan married Richard SHERMAN, supposed
to have been a relative of the celebrated SHERMAN family. Armida
married Capt. Stephen ESTHER, and is dead. Matthew, father of
Dennis W., died in 1896. Thomas resides in Erie county, N.Y.
Sarah, who married Peter WILLOUGHBY, is now dead. Elizabeth married
Nelson PARK, of Cortland, Ill. John and Jonathan, twins, live
in Erie county, N.Y. Annis, who married James HILL, lives in
Erie county, N.Y. The name WEST is of English origin and they
are one of the old families of New England.
- In 1847 Matthew WEST married Sarah J. DECKER, a daughter
of George and Laura
- (CHURCHILL) DECKER, of Dutchess county, N.Y., and they became
the parents of four children: Alfonso, born Sept. 25, 1848, resides
in Cerro Gordo county, Iowa, and is a farmer. Dennis W. is our
subject. Susan, born June 12, 1859, is the wife of D. RODERICK,
of the town of Decatur, Green Co., Wis. One child died in infancy.
- Dennis W. WEST was born Aug. 15, 1854, in the town of Sylvester,
was reared on his father's
- farm, and obtained his education in the public schools. On
April 7, 1875, he was a daughter to Miss Libbie C. HALL, of Juda,
a daughter of James HALL, of Green county, Wis. To this union
came the following children: Oceola, born Feb. 12, 1881, is a
stenographer in Chicago; Matthew D., born June 7, 1882, is a
clerk in the store of Mr. HALL, in Juda. Hazel, born Aug. 8,
1887, is living in Monroe with her grandmother. Myron was born
March 7, 1892. Mrs. Libbie C. WEST died Oct. 22, 1892, at the
age of thirty-nine years, three months. On November 3, 1895,
Mr. WEST was married to Miss Louise WEBER, of Monroe, Wis., a
daughter of William and Wilhelmina WEBER, who were born in Prussia,
and came to this country about forty-five years ago. To this
marriage have been born two children: Lotus, Sept. 25, 1897,
and Weber, March 29, 1900.
- Mr. WEST is a Republican politically. For twenty years he
has bought and sold live stock, and
- has a reputation for honesty and fair dealing enjoyed by
few. For three years he was located in Monroe, engaged in the
live stock and butchering business. In 1884 he went to Nebraska,
secured a homestead farm of 160 acres and also bought 160 acres,
now owning 320 acres in Boxbutte county, Neb. The old WEST homestead
of 132 acres has come into his possession, and there he makes
his home. Mr. WEST owns a creamery building in Juda, where at
one time he operated a creamery. He is a big-hearted, whole-souled
man, and has a host of friends who respect him for his manly
qualities.
-
- Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of
the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin,"
(c)1901 Union Publishing; p. 830.
-
- Courtesy of Carol.
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