Westfall Old West Bibliography

Bibliography ans sources for the history of the Westfall family in the "Old West" from the early settlement in New Jersey to the far west in Oregon

Westfall's In The Old West - Bibliography

Part I - When the Old West Was New
Part II - Edward Dixon Westfall, Texas Ranger
Part III - William Westfall and Jesse James
Part IV - Jasper Westfall, Oregon Gunfight

Bibliography for Part I

Allen, Frank Hales, WESTFALL FAMILY LINEAGE, Descendants of Juriaen van Westphalen, Lakewood, Ohio, 1945

Hoes, R.R., “Kingston (NY) Baptismal and Marriage Records of the Old Dutch Church” New York, 1891

“The Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Church Records, Colony of New York” New York Genealogy and Biographic Society, Vol. V, 1900

Collins, Holdridge Ozro, THE WESTFALL FAMILY, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 33, 1903.

O’Callaghan’s History of New Netherland, Rensselaer Ms., Appendix K., vol. I. NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL RECORD, Vol. 2, pg. 143

NEW JERSEY ARCHIVES, First Series, “Documents Relating to The Colonial History of The State of New Jersey” ed. William A. Whitehead, Newark , N.J., 1882

· “Administrations of Governor Lewis Morris, President John Hamilton and President John Reading, 1738-1747” Vol. VI, pg. 162-168
· “Completing The Administration of Governor Jonathan Belcher, 1751-1757” Vol. VIII, pg. 202-232 (part 1), pg. 12-15 (part 2).

Frisbie, Richard, ULSTER COUNTY UNDER THE DOMINION OF THE DUTCH, Hope Farm Press Publisher of New York Regional History, Folklore. Nature, Military History and Genealogy Books

History of Decker's Creek, www.deckerscreek.org/history.html (no date); contains the story of the Decker Creek massacre.

Monongalia County, West Virginia, www.wvcounties.org/counties/monongalia.html (no date); Decker Creek massacre mentioned.

History of Monongali County, http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/Monongalia/monhistory.html (no date)

Bibliography for Part II

Sowell, A. J., EARLY SETTLERS AND INDIAN FIGHTERS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS, FACTS GATHERED FROM SUVIVORS OF FRONTIER DAYS; Argosy-Antiquarian Ltd., New York, N.Y.

HANDBOOK OF TEXAS ONLINE, Westfall, Edward Dixon; Irwin and Kathryn Sexton; (no date); www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/WW/fwe37.html

Westfall, Debra; Edward Dixon Westfall, Citizen of The Republic of Texas; (no date); Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Thomas William Ward Chapter; (www.twward.org/dedicaton.htm).

Arnett, W. W., Uvalde Leader News (no date); http://sagemckenzie.com/ancestors/arnett4.html

Paul, Lee, "The Legendary Big Foot" (no date); (www.theoutlaws.com/heroes2.htm)

Bibliography for Part III

Wellman, Paul I., A Dynasty of Western Outlaws, University of Nebraska Press, (1961)

Yeatman, Ted P., FRANK AND JESSE JAMES, THE STORY BEHIND THE LEGEND, Cumberland House Publishing, Inc. (2000)

Westfall, Virginia, The Family Tree of Reuben Westfall, Amity Oregon, sent to me Jan. 2006

1880 U.S. Census, Plattsburg, Clinton County, MO, household of Wm. H. Westfall.

Almost every book about Jesse James mentions the murder of William Westfall; many have differing accounts of what actually happened and why he was killed.