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Joel J Westfall

Joel J Westfall

Male 1819 - 1910  (91 years)

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  • Name Joel J Westfall  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Birth 24 Aug 1819  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT 1836  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Virginia Militia, Lieutenant, Company D, 133rd Regiment 
    Census 1850  Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Married to Julia (Note: Ritchie County was in Virginia until 1863) 
    Residence 16 Oct 1854  Mariposa County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    On 14 April 1854, Joel left Virginia, driving cattle across the plains from the state of Missouri to the state of California 
    _ELEC Aft 1858  Mariposa County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Deputy Sheriff, Road Commissioner and County Supervisor, rancher, butcher, and gold miner 
    Census 1870  Mariposa County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Married to Mary 
    Census 1880  Mariposa County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Marital status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head of House: Self 
    Census 1900  Mariposa County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Census 1910  Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father of James R Westfall 
    Death 29 Oct 1910  Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial Westfall Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Cemetery-Westfall (Smithville WV)    		 Cemetery-Westfall (Smithville WV)
    Person ID I15327  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father John Wesley Westfall,   b. 3 Nov 1798, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1865, Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Simon,   b. 4 Dec 1797, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 7 Feb 1819  Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    • (Note: Lewis County was in Virginia until 1863)
    Family ID F2312  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eliza B Mills,   b. 5 Jan 1823, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1848, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage 1843  Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • (Note: Lewis County was in Virginia until 1863)
    Marriage End 1848 
    Death of Eliza 
    Children 
     1. James Reinzie Westfall,   b. 21 Aug 1847, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1929, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F5440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 Mary Tongere,   b. Jul 1830, China Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1901, Mariposa County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 1875  [6] 
    • Mary was Joel's Chineese cook
    Family ID F5441  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 3 Julia A Tingler,   b. Abt 1831, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age > 50 years) 
    Marriage 23 Jun 1850  Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • (Note: Ritchie County was in Virginia until 1863)
    Divorce 14 Apr 1854 
    • Joel left Julia and the state of Virginia and went to California. Julia was still alive in 1880, but was listed as "widowed" in the census. By then, Joel had married Mary.
    Family ID F5442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Aug 1819 - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - Virginia Militia, Lieutenant, Company D, 133rd Regiment - 1836 - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1843 - Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Married to Julia (Note: Ritchie County was in Virginia until 1863) - 1850 - Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Jun 1850 - Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - On 14 April 1854, Joel left Virginia, driving cattle across the plains from the state of Missouri to the state of California - 16 Oct 1854 - Mariposa County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_ELEC - Deputy Sheriff, Road Commissioner and County Supervisor, rancher, butcher, and gold miner - Aft 1858 - Mariposa County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Married to Mary - 1870 - Mariposa County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Marital status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Mariposa County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Marital Status: Married to Mary; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Mariposa County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father of James R Westfall - 1910 - Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Oct 1910 - Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Headstones
    Cemetery-Westfall (Smithville WV)    		Cemetery-Westfall (Smithville WV)

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44447694/joel-james-westfall

    2. [S227] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    3. [S476] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    4. [S41] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Township 3, Mariposa, California; Roll: 68; Family History Film: 1254068; Page: 177B; Enumeration District: 041; Image: 0704.
      1880 United States Federal Census      		 1880 United States Federal Census


    5. [S226] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

    6. [S16] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 5, Mariposa, California; Roll: 93; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240093.
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census


    7. [S119] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 3, Mariposa, California; Roll: M593_74; Page: 122A; Image: 94553; Family History Library Film: 545573.
      1870 United States Federal Census      		 1870 United States Federal Census


    8. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Murphy, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1693; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1375706.
      1910 United States Federal Census      		 1910 United States Federal Census


    9. [S18] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M432_973; Page: 229B; Image: 47.
      1850 United States Federal Census      		 1850 United States Federal Census



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