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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When The Old West Was New
The Decker Creek Massacre
Edward Dixon Westfall, Texas Ranger
William Westfall And Jesse James
Jasper Westfall, Oregon Gunfight

Bibliography for The Decker Creek Massacre

1. Historical article written by Terry R. Falls of Indiana for the web sites “Friends of Decker’s Creek – Watershed History” and “History of Decker’s Creek”

2. Glenn D. Lough, “Deckers Creek Massacre,” The Dominion-Post, March 24, 1968 (from his book, “Now and Long Ago”)

3. Alexander Scott Withers, “Chronicles of Border Warfare,” originally published in 1831, the New Edition, edited and annotated by Reuben Gold Thwaites and Lyman C.
Draper, (1895); republished by McClain Printing Company several times between 1961-2001; pgs. 77, 78.

Bibliography - When The Old West Was New

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 - Edward Dixon Westfall, Texas Rager

Bibliography - William Westfall and Jesse James

Bibliography - The Murder of Jasper Westfall

Sandra Sanchez, "Last Gunfight in Westfall Oregon", (originally published on www.geocities.com), Wikipedia, Westfall Oregon

Ronald N. Wall

Modified: 03 February 2025