James Waldo Westhaver

1904 - 1984  (80 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	James Waldo Westhaver
  Born	21 Mar 1904	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Immigration / Naturalization	He arrived in the United States on 17 Aug 1904 when the ocean liner "Barbarosa" arrived at the port of Bremen, New York. He was 4 months old. He retired from the U.S. Patent Office in 1969. He, himself held several patents. He worked on the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb. The documents that I've seen his name on while declassified were extremely heavily redacted. It is likely he had no idea what the big picture was.
  Occupation	Chemical Engineer
  		J. W. Westhaver (right) and E. S. Lamar. J. W. Westhaver (right) and E. S. Lamar.
  Died	26 Apr 1984	Mount Holly, Westmoreland, Virginia
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Helen Westhaver,   b. 12 Mar 1903, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
  2. Elsbeth Brigham Westhaver
  3. Rebeca Westhaver,   b. 12 Mar 1908, Denver, Denver, Colorado ,   d. Oct 1920, Denver, Denver, Colorado
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  Person ID	I7726	Nagel
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	James Benjamin Westhaver,   b. 28 Jun 1862, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1908, Denver, Denver, Colorado  (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Cora Etta Taylor,   b. 15 Oct 1876, Neodesha, Willson, Kansas ,   d. 25 Jun 1963, Denver, Denver, Colorado  (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	Loveland, Larimer, Colorado
  Family ID	F2643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hattie Virginia Bush,   d. 1960
  Married	1930	Jackson County, West Virginia
  Children	1. Lawrence A Westhaver   2. Karen Westhaver   3. Cynthia Westhaver   4. Virginia Westhaver
  Family ID	F2644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mrs Virginia Westhaver
  Family ID	F2646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Mar 1904 - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany Married - 1930 - Jackson County, West Virginia Died - 26 Apr 1984 - Mount Holly, Westmoreland, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		J W Westhaver J W Westhaver
  		USS Mercury The SS Barbarossa which brought the Westhavers to America on 17 Aug 1904 was renamed USS Mercury and pressed into service as a Liberty Ship during WWII.
  		Professor James Waldo Westhaver. Professor James Waldo Westhaver - Consultant to The Manhattan Project, My 7th cousin 3 times removed.

  
  

  1910 Census

  1910 Westhaver 2 1910 US census, Denver, Colorado, enumeration district 163, Family Number 120, Westhaver.

  
  

  1920 Census

  1920 Westhaver 1920 US census, Denver, Colorado, enumeration district 14, Family Number 53, Westhaver.

  
  

  1940 Census

  1940 Westhaver 1940 US census, Arlington, Virginia, enumeration district 7-29, Family Number 185, 1940 Westhaver.