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Question: Help Finding GGG Grandparents!?
I'm looking for information on West Levingston's parents, sisters and/or brothers!. West was born May 1873; his father was born in S!. Carolina and mother born in Texas!. This is West's family:

Harriet (Hattie) Daniel (wife) b!. Mar 1876, Weldon, TX
Hennie Levingston (daughter), b!. TX
Viola Levingston (daughter), b!. TX
Joanna Levingston (daughter), b!. TX
Cassie B!. Levingston (daughter), b!. TX
Woodrow Levingston (son), b!. TX
Arthur Levingston (son), b!. TX
West Levingston, Jr!. (son), b!. TX
Granison Levingston (!?), b!. TX
Horace Levingston (son), b!. TX

If any info is found that would be great!Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
The Texas Death Index lists a West Levingston who died in Harris County, TX on 10 Dec 1958!. If that's your guy, you can order a copy of his death certificate, which should give you his parents' names!. Here's a link with information about how to order a death certificate: http://www!.vitalrec!.com/tx!.html

You may already have this info, but the Texas Marriage Index lists: Wes Livingston married Harriet Daniels on 3 Nov 1892 in Houston, TX

Edit: Okay, wow, I just found this site which has Texas death certificate info online (including parents names, etc)!.

http://search!.labs!.familysearch!.org/reco!.!.!.

Here's what we've got:

Name: West Levingston
Death date: 10 Dec 1958
Death place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Birth date: 15 Jan 1867
Birth place: Texas
Age at death: 91 years
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Race or color: Black
Spouse name:
Father name: West Levingston Sr!.
Mother name: Harriet Dammeree
Digital GS number: 4166750
Image number: 1872
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

And his daughter Joanna:

Name: Joanna Hickman
Death date: 07 Sep 1952
Death place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Birth date: 10 Nov 1893
Birth place: Texas
Age at death: 58 years 8 months 9 days
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Race or color: Black
Spouse name:
Father name: West Levinston
Mother name: Hattie Daniel
Digital GS number: 4167247
Image number: 2084
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

And his daughter Hennil:

Name: Hennil Sauceda
Death date: 01 Jul 1942
Death place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Birth date:
Birth place:
Age at death: 41 years 5 months 23 days
Gender: Female
Marital status:
Race or color:
Spouse name:
Father name: West Levington
Mother name: Haritt Doniel
Digital GS number: 4168313
Image number: 288
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I found this for you I just want to know if I am on the right track!.
1910 United States Federal Census
about Grandison Levingston
Name: Grandison Levingston
Age in 1910: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Wess
Father's Birth Place: Texas
Mother's Name: Hattie
Mother's Birth Place: Texas
Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 4, Houston, Texas
Marital Status: Single
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Wess Levingston 38
Hattie Levingston 36
Joanna Levingston 16
Cassie B Levingston 14
Nettie H Levingston 12
Henry Levingston 9
Viola Levingston 7
Grandison Levingston 5
The following information came from the 1930 census you will notice he has two of his brothers living with him and his wife!.
1930 United States Federal Census
about G L Levingston
Name: G L Levingston
Home in 1930: Houston, Harris, Texas
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1906
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Cherry
Race: ***** (Black)
Occupation:

Education:

Military service:

Rent/home value:

Age at first marriage:

Parents' birthplace: View Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
G L Levingston 24

Cherry Levingston 24
Weslie Levingston 20
Horace Levingston 29
Edit:
The census image gives the following information they rented their home and it says the value of it is 15 !? whether thats the amount of rent per month I don't know, I'm a UK researcher and the census returns are different to ours over here!. They married at age 23 so that would be 1929 and the males in the household worked as concrete work
contractors and Cherry was a laundress (resident) !.
Edit:
The 1910 census return states that Wess and Hattie married at age 17, and that they were both born in Texas as were both of their parents!. Wess was listed as a farmer!.Www@QuestionHome@Com