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Westheimer, Irwin Rund

Westheimer, Irwin Rund

Male 1896 - 1939  (42 years)

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  • Name Westheimer, Irwin Rund  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
    Irwin 'Billy West' Westheimer
    Irwin "Billy West" Westheimer
    Born 29 Nov 1896  Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 19
    Gender Male 
    Fact 2 Fact 2 Resided Norfolk; Norfolk City, Va.  [1, 16
    Fact 3 Fact 3 Allowed himself to be buried alive at fairs; 6 wives  [1, 16
    Fact 4 Fact 4 July 1933 tried for World's Record Drinking Orange Crush while buried underground (Ocean View Fair)  [1, 16
    Name Billy West 
    Residence 1900  Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1910  Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence Between 1917 and 1918  Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1920  Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 1930  Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 23 Jun 1939  Pine Barren, Escambia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 10
    Buried Ft. Crawford Cemetery, East Brewton, Escambia, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10
    Person ID I11660  Our Family
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 

    Father Westheimer, Emanuel Samuel,   b. 16 Jan 1861, Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1918, Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rund, Rica,   b. 10 Oct 1865, New York, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1929, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 16 Feb 1896  Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
    Family ID F7237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 [Westheimer], Cathie?,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1928  [28
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 
    Family ID F3976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Scarborough, Alice Virginia,   b. 16 Jun 1895, Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1968, Dunn Loring, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1916  South Mills, Camden, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 15, 29, 30
    Divorced 31 Oct 1928  Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Children 
     1. Westheimer, Jeanne Mollie
     2. Westheimer, Jeanette Pearl
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 
    Family ID F3977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Greer, Jennie Mae,   b. 21 Apr 1912, Cove Creek, Watauga, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 2003, Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1932  Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [19
    Divorced Abt 1935 
    • Separated Dec 1932
    Children 
     1. Westheimer, Jackie Greer
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 
    Family ID F3978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Jones, Bertha Audrey,   b. 18 Oct 1910, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 2004, Flomation, Escambia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1939  Molino, Escambia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 31
    Children 
     1. Westheimer, Irwin Emmanuel
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 
    Family ID F3979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 5 Andrews, Mary Docia,   b. Jul 1894, Bedford Springs, Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1932, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1929  Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 
    Family ID F3980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 6 Jones, Elvaree,   b. 6 Dec 1918, Egan, Johnson, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1998, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 5 Jan 1938  Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17, 32, 33
    Divorced Bef Mar 1939 
    • Seperated before Aug 1938
    Children 
     1. Westheimer, Royce Clair
    Last Modified 2 May 2025 
    Family ID F3981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Nov 1896 - Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1900 - Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1917 and 1918 - Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1920 - Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorced - 31 Oct 1928 - Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Jan 1929 - Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Norfolk, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Oct 1932 - Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Jan 1938 - Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jun 1939 - Pine Barren, Escambia, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Irwin 'Billy West' Westheimer
    Irwin "Billy West" Westheimer

    Albums  Billy West (24)

  • Sources 
    1. [S1406] Extract from RUND family tree, Joan Pollak (Reliability: 3).
      Date of Import: Jul 22, 2003

    2. [S239] Original Import into Legacy.

    3. [S510] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Norfolk (Independent City); Roll: 1984908; Draft Board: 2.
      Already married in Jun 1918
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918


    4. [S800] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Norfolk Ward 1, Norfolk City, Virginia; Roll: 1735; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1241735.
      1900 United States Federal Census
      1900 United States Federal Census


    5. [S1155] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    6. [S22] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    7. [S192] Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;).

    8. [S1790] North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City;), Data Source: .
      Marriage date: 1929 Marriage place: Pasquotank, North Carolina
      North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004
      North Carolina, Marriage Collection, 1741-2004


    9. [S662] Virginia, Birth Records, 1864-1999, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).
      Virginia, Birth Records, 1864-1999
      Virginia, Birth Records, 1864-1999


    10. [S1340] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1755-2012, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    11. [S501] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Norfolk Ward 7, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1638; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1375651.
      1910 United States Federal Census
      1910 United States Federal Census


    12. [S124] Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;).
      Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
      Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001


    13. [S650] Florida, County Marriages, 1823-1982, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    14. [S527] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Rec;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: T625_1900; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 852.
      1920 United States Federal Census
      1920 United States Federal Census


    15. [S250] Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).
      Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014
      Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014


    16. Citation Text: Date of Import: Aug 3, 2003 (Reliability: 3).

    17. [S739] Arizona, County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).
      Arizona, County Marriage Records, 1865-1972
      Arizona, County Marriage Records, 1865-1972


    18. [S758] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).
      North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
      North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011


    19. [S758] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).
      North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
      North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011


    20. [S746] NYC Brides Index.

    21. [S824] New York, New York, Marriage Indexes 1866-1937, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;).

    22. [S451] 1900 United States Federal Census.

    23. [S304] Wisconsin Marriage Index.

    24. [S372] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York; Roll: 1174; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1241174.
      Record for Abraham Brownstein

    25. Citation Text: Date of Import: Aug 3, 2003.

    26. [S349] Westheimer2.FTW.
      Date of Import: Aug 3, 2003

    27. [S359] New York Municipal Archives, Emanuel Westheimer - Rica Rund - Marriage, #3231, Manhattan, 1896.
      Emanuel Westheimer - Rica Rund - Marriage
      Emanuel Westheimer - Rica Rund - Marriage


    28. [S1354] Estimate, No known info on Cathy.

    29. [S4718] Camden County Marriage Record.

    30. [S1068] Camden County Marriage Record, for 1st husband, Herman Freedman.

    31. [S4719] Florida Marriage records.

    32. [S55] Joan Pollak.

    33. [S4725] Arizona Marriage Collection.