Joseph Alva West was born 12 September 1851 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States to Chauncey Walker West (1827-1870) and Mary Hoagland (1829-1870) and died 17 April 1926 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States of unspecified causes. He married Josephine Richards (1853-1933) 1872 in Utah, United States. He married Silvia Ann Child (1869-1958) 24 February 1888 in Colonia Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Jane Richards West (1873-1936) | |||
| Joseph Walker West (1875-1965) | |||
| Willard Alva West (1878-1880) | |||
| George Edward West (1880-1882) | |||
| Ray Benedict West (1882-1936) | |||
| Franklin Lorenzo Richards West (1885-1966) | 1 February 1885 Ogden, Weber County, Utah | 21 October 1966 Logan, Cache County, Utah | Gladys Burke Spencer (1882-1944) Violet Marian Madsen (1891-1963) Sara Frances Nelson (1900-1994) |
| Josephine West (1888-1969) | |||
| Charles Henry West (1890-1957) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Sylvia Valencia West (1890-1904) | |||
| Howard Alva West (1891-1892) | |||
| Martha Rosetta West (1893-1971) | |||
| Chauncey Warren West (1897-1966) | |||
| John Francis West (1899-1962) | |||
| Daral Grant West (1901-1982) | |||
| Clarence Leroy West (1903-1973) | |||
| Joseph Franklin West (1905-1910) | |||
| Pearl Marie West (1907-1972) | |||
| Fred Lawrence Albert West (1911-1996) | |||
| David Alva West (1913-1913) | |||
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