Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Nelson WEST I 
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171BirthAug 21, 1840, PA
DeathAug 18, 1891, Radnor, Delaware, PA192
BurialAug 21, 1891, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
OccupationAttorney
FatherCharles Erwin WEST (1818-1894)
MotherAnn (1816-1871)
Misc. Notes
He was the City Solicitor for Philadelphia in 1877. He, his wife, his son WNLW Jr., and grandson WNLW III are all buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, PA.
Ex City Solicitor
King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA
Philadelphia Inquirer, August 21, 1891
"WEST - Suddenly, on the morning of August 18, 1891, at Radnor, Pa., William Nelson West, aged 51 years. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, on Friday morning, at 11.30 o'clock, at his late residence, Radnor, Pa. Carriages will meet the train leaving Broad Street Station 10.15, at Radnor Station. Interment private. Please omit flowers."
Ex City Solicitor
King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA
Philadelphia Inquirer, August 21, 1891
"WEST - Suddenly, on the morning of August 18, 1891, at Radnor, Pa., William Nelson West, aged 51 years. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services, on Friday morning, at 11.30 o'clock, at his late residence, Radnor, Pa. Carriages will meet the train leaving Broad Street Station 10.15, at Radnor Station. Interment private. Please omit flowers."
Spouses
Birth1845, PA
Death1924, PA
Burial1924, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
FatherWilliam J. LOFLIN (1815-1895)
MotherSidney PENNELL (1818-1899)
Misc. Notes
In the 1900 Census, Wm Nelson West's widow Mary is living in the 24th Ward of Philadelphia, head of household, with son Erwin P. (born April 1883), sister Emma Zieber, and Emma's son Roy.
Lived at 25 Hathawy Lane, Wynnwood, PA in 1922.
Lived at 25 Hathawy Lane, Wynnwood, PA in 1922.
ChildrenWilliam Nelson Loflin (1871-1954)
Erwyn Porter (1883-)