Sampson Wesley Westfall

1851 - 1925  (73 years)

• Name	Sampson Wesley Westfall  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	28 Sep 1851	Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	(Note: Ritchie County was in Virginia until 1863)
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Union City, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Son of Martha
  Census	1880	Mariposa County, California, USA   [2]
  	(Nites Cove) Age 29; Marital status: Single, Occupation: Saloon Keeper
  Census	1900	Madera County, California, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Census	1920	Danah, Mariposa, California, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Divorced from Alpha; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	14 Jun 1925	Mariposa County, California, USA   [3, 5]
  Burial	Masonic Cemetery, Mariposa, Mariposa, California, USA   [3]
  		Mariposa Masonic Cemetery (also known as Masonic Cemetery) Mariposa, Mariposa, California Find a Grave: #2205021 Plot: Freemasons
  Person ID	I15872	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Barnes Westfall,   b. 16 Nov 1829, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA d. 28 Mar 1870, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Jane Zickafoose,   b. 14 Oct 1828, Virginia, USA d. 21 Oct 1915, Mariposa County, California, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1850	Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA   [7, 8]
  	(Note: Ritchie County was in Virginia until 1863)
  Family ID	F11776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alpha Cordeliason,   b. 3 Mar 1864, Copperopolis, Calaveras, California, USA d. 24 Jan 1936, Taft, Kern, California, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1883  [4]
  Marriage End	Bef 1920  [6, 9]
  	Alpha was a "Widow" in Kern County while Sampson was "Divorced" in Mariposa County
  Family ID	F5838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Sep 1851 - Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Census - Son of Martha - 1870 - Union City, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA Census - (Nites Cove) Age 29; Marital status: Single, Occupation: Saloon Keeper - 1880 - Mariposa County, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Madera County, California, USA Death - 14 Jun 1925 - Mariposa County, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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