Thomas Westlake
Thomas Westlake was born in County Somerset, England, on
21 Nov 1838, to George Westlake and Amy Ann Bailey.
He was married to Elizabeth Trego on
18 Sep 1859, at Emanuel Church in Weston-super-Mare, England.
Thomas brought his family to America in 1870 settling near
Independence, IA, to apply his trade as a stonemason. Later he moved
to a farm at Gatesville, IA, that he had bought.
At some point in time he became a naturalized citizen of
this country. Some time after his first wife died, he moved to Missouri. He did
remarry but I do not yet know when or where. He died at his home in Liberal, Barton County, Mo, Monday, 19 Sep 1927, following an illness of pneumonia. He was buried in
Barton County, MO.
- m. Elizabeth Trego (b. in England on 16 Sep 1838;
d. near Gatesville, IA, on 8 Feb 1911). Their family:
- Ernest Alfred Edward Westlake
(b. 10/21/1866 in Bath, Somerset County, England;
d. 03/22/1934 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co, IA of heart trouble;
buried in Wilson Cemetery, IA)
- Herbert Charles Westlake (b. 06 Mar 1871, England;
d. 19 Jun 1947, Winthrop, Buchanan Co, IA)
- Infant Son Westlake (b. England; d. England)
- Infant Son Westlake (b. England; d. England)
- Infant Son Westlake (b. Iowa; d. Iowa)
- Minnie Westlake, married twice - 7 children
- Amy Westlake (b. 04 Sep 1877, IA; d. 05 Apr 1965)
- m. the widow Martha "Mattie" Sluther, nee Hendricks (b.07/16/1853, d. 01/21/1941 at Liberal, Barton County, MO). No known children together.
