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Mahulda Ann West

November 1832 – September 21, 1914

Died 21 September 1914 · Missouri

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Funeral Card

Date of death

September 21, 1914

Date of birth

November 1832

Age at death

81 years

Place of death

Missouri, United States

The funeral card

From the funeral card

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF

Mahulda Ann West,

Died Sept. 21, 1914.

Age 81 years.

Gone but not forgotten

A precious one from us has gone,

A voice we loved is stilled;

A place is vacant in our home,

Which never can be filled.

God in His wisdom has recalled,

The boon his love had given,

And though the body slumbers here,

The soul is safe in Heaven.

Copyright 1895 by H. F. Wendell, Leipsic, O.

Brian's research

WEST MAHULDA A, age 68, born in Virginia November 1832, found in the Chariton County, Clark Township, Missouri census for 1900, living as a widow with her son Dr. C. O. West. More about Mahulda and her family can be found by searching other census records.

Mahulda Ann West, Died Sept. 21, 1914, 81 yrs. A Precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled; A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled. God in His wisdom has recalled, The boon his love had given, And though the body slumbers here, The soul is safe in Heaven. Copyright 1895 by J.F. Wendell, Leipsic, O.

Mahulda was born November 1832. She was the second wife of Dr. William West, who moved from Tennessee to Chariton County, Missouri; Dr. West founded the town of Westville. The poem appears below the name on the card, and the copyright line appears below the gold border.

— Brian, Ancestors at Rest

Sources consulted

  • 1900 U.S. census, Clark Township, Chariton County, Missouri

People named in this record

  • Mahulda Ann WestSubject
  • Dr. William WestSpouse
  • Dr. C. O. WestMentioned

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Last verified
2026-06-12
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