John Wesley Westfall

1798 - 1865  (66 years)

• Name	John Wesley Westfall  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	3 Nov 1798	Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  	(Note: Ritchie County was in Virginia until 1863)
  Death	Mar 1865	Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA   [2, 5]
  Burial	Westfall Cemetery, Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  		Westfall Cemetery Smithville, Richie, West Virginia Find a Grave: #80263
  Person ID	I7115	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	Elizabeth White,   b. 1780, West Virginia, USA d. 14 Jul 1820, Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, USA (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	4 Jan 1798	Randolph County, West Virginia, USA   [4, 6]
  	(Randolph County was in Virginia until 1863)
  Family ID	F2620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Simon,   b. 4 Dec 1797, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA d. Aft 1880, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA (Age > 84 years)
  Marriage	7 Feb 1819	Lewis County, West Virginia, USA   [3, 4, 5, 7]
  	(Note: Lewis County was in Virginia until 1863)
  Children	1. Mary Eliza Westfall,   b. Apr 1828, Virginia, USA d. 1916, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Joel James Westfall,   b. 24 Aug 1819, Virginia, USA d. 29 Oct 1910, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Jasper Newton Westfall,   b. 12 Aug 1838, Virginia, USA bur. Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James Barnes Westfall,   b. 16 Nov 1829, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA d. 28 Mar 1870, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Jacob White Westfall,   b. 22 Feb 1822, Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Margaret H Westfall,   b. 24 Jan 1824  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. William C Westfall,   b. 1844, Virginia, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Nov 1798 - Virginia, USA Marriage - 7 Feb 1819 - Lewis County, West Virginia, USA Census - (Note: Ritchie County was in Virginia until 1863) - 1850 - Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Death - Mar 1865 - Smithville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~j Campbell-M Campbell Male Ancestor

  
  

  Biographies and Histories

  Bio-WESTFALL John John Wesley Westfall

  
  

• Sources

  [S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M432_973; Page: 229B; Image: 47. 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Western District, Ritchie, Virginia; Roll: M432_973; Page: 229B; Image: 47 [S7789] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): WESTFALL John, (Name: SmithLC.com;), WESTFALL John Wesley 1798-1870. Frederick's Mill ranks among the oldest landmarks in Ritchie County. It was built by Benjamin Hardman & Benjamin Cunningham. In 1845 it was rented by Joel J. Westfall and the following year bought by Joel J. Wesfall & his father, John Wesley Westfall. When the flood came in 1852 the lumber, grist mill and all except the saw mill was washed away. When this disaster was followed by the loss of his young wife, a disheartened Joel J. left for the west on April 4, 1854. John Wesley Westfall re-built the mill and kept it in motion until it passed into the hands of Joseph B. Frederick. John Wesley married Elizabeth Simon on February 14, 1819. Their children were Joel J. who lived in California until 1906, Jacob White, Margaret, Mary, James Barnes who froze to death after trying to dislodge a log jam, & Jasper Newton Westfall. John Wesley was a son of Joel Westfall & Elizabeth White. His paternal grandparents were Joel Westfall & Mary Houston. His maternal grandparents were William White (scout & Indian fighter who died after being shot & scalped by Indians) & Elizabeth Wallace (who declared she was a relative of Sir William Wallace of Scotland). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44446639/john-wesley-westfall [S273] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 1999;). [S274] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;). [S12] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;). [S6511] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): WHITE Elizabeth Westfall, (Name: SmithLC.com;), WHITE Elizabeth Westfall 1780-1820. Elizabeth White and Joel Westfall married 4 January 1798 in Randolph County in what is now West Virginia https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90134037/elizabeth-westfall [S7791] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Campbell): SIMON Elizabeth Westfall, (Name: SmithLC.com;), SIMON Elizabeth Westfall 1797-1880. Elizabet Simon and John Westfall married 7 February 1819 in Lewis County in what is now West Virginia https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44447841/elizabeth-westfall