Ethelbert D Westfall

1826 - 1895  (69 years)

• Name	Ethelbert D Westfall  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	5 Aug 1826	Upshur County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 5, 6]
  	(Virginia before 1863)
  Gender	Male
  Elected	20 May 1870	Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  	Isaacs Camp, Appointment of U. S. Postmaster
  		Seal-US Postmaster Seal of the first Postmaster of the United States
  Census	1880	Grant, Harrison, West Virginia, USA   [6]
  	Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Death	20 Nov 1895	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 5]
  Burial	Walkersville, Lewis, West Virginia, USA   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I26535	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Joel J Westfall, Jr,   b. 23 Jan 1779, Beverly, Randolph, West Virginia, USA d. 25 Aug 1858, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Priscilla Rollings,   b. Abt 1796, Virginia, USA d. 5 Dec 1878, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Sep 1821	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA   [4, 7, 8]
  	(Lewis County was in Virginia until 1863)
  Family ID	F2621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Ann Lechey,   b. Abt 1823, West Virginia, USA
  Marriage	28 Jan 1847	Harrison County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F11628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Aug 1826 - Upshur County, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 28 Jan 1847 - Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Elected - Isaacs Camp, Appointment of U. S. Postmaster - 20 May 1870 - Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA Census - Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Grant, Harrison, West Virginia, USA Death - 20 Nov 1895 - Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Burial - - Walkersville, Lewis, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave. [S259] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S1638] Ancestry.com, U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;). U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [S274] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S556] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Grant, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 1404; Family History Film: 1255404; Page: 286C; Enumeration District: 115. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Grant, Harrison, West Virginia; Roll: 1404; Family History Film: 1255404; Page: 286C; Enumeration District: 115 [S273] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;). [S6786] Find a Grave: ROLLINS Priscilla Westfall 1797-1878, Priscilla Rollings Westfall.