U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Westfall, Dorpha Stark (1873-1932) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 597 DORPHA STARK WESTFALL, section boss on the B. & O. Railroad, at Hampton, W. Va., was born September 17, 1873, the son of Eli W. Westfall and Olive Conley, and the grandson of Martin Westfall and Rebecca Warner. Great grandson of George Westfall, who was the son of Zachariah Westfall, who was the son of Jacob Westfall, who was the son of James Westfall. The subject of this sketch is a native of the county, was raiser on a farm until fifteen years of age, when he began sawmilling; followed that trade for three years and then went at railroading. For several years he worked for the West Virginia and Pittsburg Railroad as a common laborer and was promoted to foreman August 5, 1896, with his residence at Hampton. He married Hettie Rollins, daughter of Albert Rollins, July 2, 1894. Children: Eli Benjamin, born January 24, 1895; Emerson, born July 20, 1901; Eula May, born March 27, 1906. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Lewis County, WV #10653 FULL-NAME: Dorpha S. Westfall BIRTH-DATE: September 17, 1873 BIRTH-PLACE: West Va. DEATH-DATE: August 7, 1932 (at age 58y-10m-20d) DEATH-PLACE: Weston State Hospital, Weston, Lewis County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widower OCCUPATION: Trackman, B. & O. R.R. Co. FATHER: Eli Benjamin Westfall (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Olive Conley (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Pneumonia INFORMANT: Records of State Hospital BURIAL: Hampton, W.Va. (wife of Dorpha S. Westfall) From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #5939 FULL-NAME: Hettie R. Westfall BIRTH-DATE: July 2, 1869 BIRTH-PLACE: Upshur Co., W.Va. DEATH-DATE: April 7, 1931 (at age 61y-9m-5d) DEATH-PLACE: Ivanhoe, Bucklhannon District, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Dorpha S. Westfall) OCCUPATION: Housewife FATHER: Albert Rollins (born in Upshur Co., W.Va.) MOTHER: Isabelle Smallridge (born in Grafton, W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Heart Attack BURIAL: Philadelphia ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------