John Calvin Westfall b. 25 Jul 1887 Mariposa County, California, USA d. 1 Nov 1971 Merced County, California, USA: Smith Family Tree

John Calvin Westfall

1887 - 1971 (84 years)

Name	John Calvin Westfall [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	25 Jul 1887	Mariposa County, California, USA [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Census	1900	Mariposa County, California, USA [2]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1910	Mariposa County, California, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Draft Registration	1917	Mariposa County, California, USA [8]
	Draft Registration - WWI
Census	1940	Merced, Merced, California, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
Military Draft Registration	1942	Merced County, California, USA [7]
	Draft Registration - WWII
Census	1950	Merced County, California, USA [10]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Lenora
FSID	K2VH-YZV
Death	1 Nov 1971	Merced County, California, USA [1, 6, 9]
Burial	IOOF Cemetery, Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA [1]
		Mariposa IOOF Cemetery (also known as Odd Fellows Cemetery) Mariposa, Mariposa, California Find a Grave: #2345463 Plot: International Order of Odd Fellows
Person ID	I25647	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	James David Westfall, b. 2 Feb 1865, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA d. 15 Oct 1952, Merced, Merced, California, USA (Age 87 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sophia Calvin Smither, b. 16 Jan 1867, Mariposa County, California, USA d. 25 Feb 1959, Merced, Merced, California, USA (Age 92 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	23 Jan 1887	Mariposa County, California, USA [2, 11, 12, 13]
Family ID	F5609	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Lenora Adeline Probasco, b. 1 Mar 1889, Mariposa County, California, USA d. 3 Jun 1988, Merced County, California, USA (Age 99 years)
Family ID	F10943	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 25 Jul 1887 - Mariposa County, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Mariposa County, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Mariposa County, California, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWI - 1917 - Mariposa County, California, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Merced, Merced, California, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Merced County, California, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Lenora - 1950 - Merced County, California, USA
	Death - 1 Nov 1971 - Merced County, California, USA

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People

WESTFALL-Lenora and John
Lenora Adeline Probasco (1889-1988) and John Calvin Westfall (1887-1971) + https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=35001913&PIpi=24113820

Sources

[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 5, Mariposa, California; Roll: 93; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240093.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 5, Mariposa, California; Roll: 93; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1240093
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Merced, California; Roll: T627_264; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 24-13.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Merced, California; Roll: T627_264; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 24-13
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 5, Mariposa, California; Roll: T624_87; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1374100.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 5, Mariposa, California; Roll: T624_87; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1374100
[S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 572-30-1080; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.

[S83] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for California, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 603155; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.

U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for California, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 603155; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

[S28] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Registration State: California; Registration County: Mariposa; Roll: 1531201.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Registration State: California; Registration County: Mariposa; Roll: 1531201
[S559] Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;), Date: 1971-11-01.

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Merced, California;.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Merced, California;

[S6851] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): SMITHER Sophia Westfall, (Name: SmithLC.com;), SMITHER Sophia Calvin “Soph” Westfall 1867-1959.
Sophia Smither and James Westfall married 23 January 1887 in Mariposa County, California
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45001167/sophia-calvin-westfall
[S11292] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;).

California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980
[S11292] Ancestry.com, California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2017;), California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images.

California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980

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