Souvenir Edition, The Williamstown Courier, Williamstown, Ky, May 30,
1901,reprinted September 19, 1981 by the Grant County KY Historical
Society.

HON. RICHARD WEST is a son of Charles and Margaret (Robinson) West, and
was born in Garrard county, near Lancaster, April 17, 1832.  When he was
four years of age his father removed to Grant County and settled in
Williamstown.  His father was a farmer and also worked some at the trade
of shoemaker.  There were seven children in the family of Charles West.
Richard West was educated in the common schools of the county and began
life as a farmer and blacksmith, and located where he at present resides,
having lived in Grant all his life except two years of his childhood.
He was united in matrimony to Miss Martha Stewart in January, 1855.  A
number of children were born to them, but two of whom are yet living,
James G. and Ellie West, both farmers.  His first wife died, and he later
contracted a marriage with Miss Harriett Day, who is still living.
Seven children have been born to this latter union, as follows: Hollie
Harrison, Martha Hanford, Charlie, Walter, Aggie Duncan, Napoleon and Ethel
West, all of whom live in Grant county, except Charles West.  In the main
Mr. West has been a Republican in politics.  In more recent years he has
affiliated with the Populists, and is always for that which he believes
will be for the best interests of all people.  As a citizen he has
always been liberal towards institutions needing assistance, and has
assisted his school whenever opportunity offered.  He is now one of the
largest farmers in the community, owning in the neighborhood of 600
acres of land, near town, which is a good as anybody's, and is well
stocked and in a fine state of cultivation.

West Robinson Stewart Day Harrison Hanford Duncan West
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Garrard-KY

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