Nancy Emily Hagood West, known as "Emma," was the daughter of Simpson and Elizabeth Garrison Hagood. Her parents are buried across the graveyard, also at Rest Haven Cemetery, one block from downtown Alpharetta, GA.
Emily was born in Anderson, SC. Her mother, Elizabeth Garrison Hagood, was the daughter of Rev. Levi Garrison, an itinerant Methodist preacher from Banks County, Georgia who "located" and settled in the Anderson area and served as local pastor of churches such as Smith's Chapel and Old Providence.
Emily married William John West, the son of Robert West (1807-1870) and his wife Rebecca Hale (1805-1870), who were also from Anderson, SC. According to census records, William was a miller in South Carolina and became a farmer when he moved to Alpharetta.
Their children were:
Robert Simpson West (1857 - 1924)
William A. West (1859 – )
Hilliard M. West (1861 – 1924)
Charles Hardee West (1863 – 1940)
James A. West (1865 – )
Martha P. West (1868 – )
Elizabeth Quillian West (1870 – 1946)
Luther Capers West (1873 – )
Frederic "Freddie" West (1876 - 1876)
Almira E. West (1877 – )
Fannie M. West (1881 - )
The graves are not difficult to find. Rest Haven cemetery is just 2-3 acres. As you enter, there are four main sections with a fifth section in the back. They are buried near the center of the second section from the left. Their children James and Martha are also buried in the cemetery.
Emily was born in Anderson, SC. Her mother, Elizabeth Garrison Hagood, was the daughter of Rev. Levi Garrison, an itinerant Methodist preacher from Banks County, Georgia who "located" and settled in the Anderson area and served as local pastor of churches such as Smith's Chapel and Old Providence.
Emily married William John West, the son of Robert West (1807-1870) and his wife Rebecca Hale (1805-1870), who were also from Anderson, SC. According to census records, William was a miller in South Carolina and became a farmer when he moved to Alpharetta.
Their children were:
Robert Simpson West (1857 - 1924)
William A. West (1859 – )
Hilliard M. West (1861 – 1924)
Charles Hardee West (1863 – 1940)
James A. West (1865 – )
Martha P. West (1868 – )
Elizabeth Quillian West (1870 – 1946)
Luther Capers West (1873 – )
Frederic "Freddie" West (1876 - 1876)
Almira E. West (1877 – )
Fannie M. West (1881 - )
The graves are not difficult to find. Rest Haven cemetery is just 2-3 acres. As you enter, there are four main sections with a fifth section in the back. They are buried near the center of the second section from the left. Their children James and Martha are also buried in the cemetery.
Nancy Emily Hagood West, known as "Emma," was the daughter of Simpson and Elizabeth Garrison Hagood. Her parents are buried across the graveyard, also at Rest Haven Cemetery, one block from downtown Alpharetta, GA.
Emily was born in Anderson, SC. Her mother, Elizabeth Garrison Hagood, was the daughter of Rev. Levi Garrison, an itinerant Methodist preacher from Banks County, Georgia who "located" and settled in the Anderson area and served as local pastor of churches such as Smith's Chapel and Old Providence.
Emily married William John West, the son of Robert West (1807-1870) and his wife Rebecca Hale (1805-1870), who were also from Anderson, SC. According to census records, William was a miller in South Carolina and became a farmer when he moved to Alpharetta.
Their children were:
Robert Simpson West (1857 - 1924)
William A. West (1859 – )
Hilliard M. West (1861 – 1924)
Charles Hardee West (1863 – 1940)
James A. West (1865 – )
Martha P. West (1868 – )
Elizabeth Quillian West (1870 – 1946)
Luther Capers West (1873 – )
Frederic "Freddie" West (1876 - 1876)
Almira E. West (1877 – )
Fannie M. West (1881 - )
The graves are not difficult to find. Rest Haven cemetery is just 2-3 acres. As you enter, there are four main sections with a fifth section in the back. They are buried near the center of the second section from the left. Their children James and Martha are also buried in the cemetery.
Emily was born in Anderson, SC. Her mother, Elizabeth Garrison Hagood, was the daughter of Rev. Levi Garrison, an itinerant Methodist preacher from Banks County, Georgia who "located" and settled in the Anderson area and served as local pastor of churches such as Smith's Chapel and Old Providence.
Emily married William John West, the son of Robert West (1807-1870) and his wife Rebecca Hale (1805-1870), who were also from Anderson, SC. According to census records, William was a miller in South Carolina and became a farmer when he moved to Alpharetta.
Their children were:
Robert Simpson West (1857 - 1924)
William A. West (1859 – )
Hilliard M. West (1861 – 1924)
Charles Hardee West (1863 – 1940)
James A. West (1865 – )
Martha P. West (1868 – )
Elizabeth Quillian West (1870 – 1946)
Luther Capers West (1873 – )
Frederic "Freddie" West (1876 - 1876)
Almira E. West (1877 – )
Fannie M. West (1881 - )
The graves are not difficult to find. Rest Haven cemetery is just 2-3 acres. As you enter, there are four main sections with a fifth section in the back. They are buried near the center of the second section from the left. Their children James and Martha are also buried in the cemetery.
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