Many years ago I spent many months indexing the Cory Story. I am always
willing to do look up for people. The Clay County Genealogical Society was
so good to me that I donated many things to their society. My family,
Rector, Turner and others are from Brazil.
Barbara Rector Hill
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Subject: Re: [INCLAY] GILBERT, WEST
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FROM THE BOOK THE CORY STORY
TOM WEST, OF GERMAN DESCENT( IT IS SAID THE NAME HAD BEEN WEUST), SON OF
GEORGE AND MARY WEST BORN IN 1807,CAME FROM
OHIO AND SETTLED AT FIVE POINTS, JUST SOUTH OF THE LATER SITE OF CORY IN.,
ABOUT 1837. HE FOUGHT IN THE MEXICAN WAR, AND DIED SHORTLY AFTER HIS
RETURN.
TOM WEST MARRIED RACHEL HICKSON, BORN 1803 DAUGHTER OF THOMAS HICKSON,
VETERAN OF THE WAR OF 1812, AND GRANDDAUGHTER OF ABNER HICKSON, OF NEW
JERSEY, VET OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR,
TOM AND RACHEL HAD SEVEN CHILDREN JOHN, GEORGE, LIZZIE, WILLIAM, JAMES,
ABNER, AND THOMAS. IF THIS HELPS I HAVE MORE, I DESCEND FROM ELISHA SON OF
EBENIZER AND MEHITABLE GILBERT
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