THIS OLE HOUSE - Jacob West's Fingerboard Rd. House

(10/03/2025)

Jacob West was born in 1886, and likely built this ole house on Fingerboard Road, off Nobe Road. It stands with memory of a hard working family that once lived in the large farmhouse. "Jake West would rather work than eat," said Barbara Roberts of Nobe. The farm is about 200 acres. The West family came from Greene County PA. After the West family vacated the house, it was occupied for several years by Leon and Nina Simmons Whipkey. West married Clara Roberts in 1909. Both are buried in Nobe Cemetery. The 1920 census shows Jacob West living with his wife, Georgia, and children Jackson and Willard. The 1930 Census shows Jacob West living with wife Clara, with another child, and daughter Georgia.

Hur Herald ®from Sunny Cal The information on these pages, to the extent the law allows, remains the exclusive property of Bob Weaver and Dianne Weaver The Hur Herald. All information may be freely used but must not be sold or used in any type of commercial endeavor, or used on any web site without the express permission of the owners ©Bob and Dianne Weaver, The Hur Herald, 1999, 2000, 2001