Bibliography and 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
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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 - When The Old West Was New

Westfall's In The Old West - Bibliography

1. Allen, Frank Hales, WESTFALL FAMILY LINEAGE, Descendants of Juriaen van Westphalen, Lakewood, Ohio, 1945
2. Hoes, R.R., Kingston (NY) Baptismal and Marriage Records of the Old Dutch Church, New York, 1891
3. The Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Church Records, Colony of New York, New York Genealogy and Biographic Society, Vol. V, 1900
4. Collins, Holdridge Ozro, THE WESTFALL FAMILY, New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 33, 1903.
5. Callaghan's History of New Netherlands, Rensselaer Ms., Appendix K., vol. I. NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL RECORD, Vol. 2, pg. 143
6. 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
7. Administrations of Governor Lewis Morris, President John Hamilton and President John Reading, 1738-1747, Vol. VI, pg. 162-168
8. Completing The Administration of Governor Jonathan Belcher, 1751-1757, Vol. VIII, pg. 202-232 (part 1), pg. 12-15 (part 2).
9. 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
10.History at Your Doorstep, Bicentennial Celebration of the Settlement of the Neversink Valley, Copyright 2005 The Minisink Valley Historical Society, Port Jervis, New York.
11. History of Decker's Creek, www.deckerscreek.org/history.html (no date); contains the story of the Decker Creek massacre.
12. The "Friends of Decker's Creek - Watershed and History," History of The Decker's Creek Massacre, an article written by Terry L. Falls of Gibson County, Indiana, a direct descendant of the Fall family of Decker's Creek.
13. Monongalia County, West Virginia, www.wvcounties.org/counties/monongalia.html (no date); Decker Creek massacre mentioned.
14. History of Monongalia County, http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/Monongalia/monhistory.html (no date)

Bibliography for Part II

1. 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.
2. HANDBOOK OF TEXAS ONLINE, Westfall, Edward Dixon; Irwin and Kathryn Sexton; (no date) www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/WW/fwe37.html
3. 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).
4. Arnett, W. W., Uvalde Leader News (no date); http://sagemckenzie.com/ancestors/arnett4.html
5.Paul, Lee, "The Legendary Big Foot" (no date); (www.theoutlaws.com/heroes2.htm)

Bibliography for Part III

1. Wellman, Paul I., A Dynasty of Western Outlaws, University of Nebraska Press, (1961)
2. Yeatman, Ted P., FRANK AND JESSE JAMES, THE STORY BEHIND THE LEGEND, Cumberland House Publishing, Inc. (2000)
3. Westfall, Virginia, The Family Tree of Reuben Westfall, Amity Oregon, sent to me Jan. 2006
4. 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.
 
Ronald N. Wall
Modified: 05 September 2017