Oldest Child is Motty Sylvester West born 3/29/1877 - 1962, Married Hattie Myrtle Ellis 1/21/1903 -1963 in Warren County , near Waynesville. For most of us, Motty is our Grandfather and Hattie(MaaMam) is our Grandmother. The listing of their children are as follows.
Dorothy 1907 - 1964
Vernon 1908- 1981
Raymond 1911- 1993
Martha 1913 - 1992
Marvie 1918
Ruth 1921
Joseph 1924 - 2004
Daisy 1928 - 1966
Thomas 1930 - 1993
There were 3 other children born between Marvie and Martha that did not survive.
2nd Child of Pleasant and Mary
Ada West Born Nov 1880- 1964 Married Andrew Portis in 1900. Andrew born 1880
Children of Ada and Andrew Portis 4 Children
1. Esther Born 1900 died 1917 , 17 yrs of age. Buried in Ferncliff Cem next to Pleasant and Mary Francis
2. Adolphus - Born 1902 Adolphus married Dorothy and had 3 kids listed , named Dorothy 1924, Adolphus born 1925, Aquilla born 1927, They could possibly still be living and have decendents who would be our cousins in Springfield area.
3. Ambrose JR AKA Andrew - Born 1904 died Feb 1982
Ambrose Jr married Roma Simmons born 1909 and had 2 children named :
1.. Donald Portis Born 1926
2. Ann born 1928
4th Child of Ada and Andrew
Lester Born 1908 died Jan 1 1970 in Long Term Care Facility in Springfield , Oh.
Lester married Estella Scott born 1910 married on 27 Sept 1927 Not sure if they had children.
Ambrose or Andrew as well as a Portis cousin were listed as prisioners in 1930 in Springfield, Oh not sure what they were locked up for or how long they served. Not sure is Ambrose Jr or father.
So it is possible that we have cousins by the name of Portis still living in the Springfield area.
The third Child born to Pleasant and Mary is
Glenna West Born 7/18/1883
Glenna married Webster Simpson 2/17/1903
Webb was born 12/4 1880 and worked as a Lantern lighter in the Streets of Springfield
Glenna died 9/11/1939 at 56 years of age. They did not have any children listed in the Census. They lived at 1159 Yellow Springs St , Springfield at the time of her death, she is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery. In 1930 Lester Portis lived with them.
