Doddridge County Roots


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Benoni Israel JEFFREY

Benoni Israel JEFFREY

Male 1829 - 1897  (68 years)


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  • Name Benoni Israel JEFFREY  [1]
    Birth 25 Aug 1829  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1860  [4] 
    Clerk of County Court 
    Census 1870  Chase Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [5] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 6 Mar 1876  [6] 
    appointed Postmaster at Diamond Centre, Coffey Co, KS 
    Death 26 Aug 1897  LeRoy, Coffey Co, KS Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I99615  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2021

    Father Joseph JEFFREY, Jr.,   b. 8 Jun 1794, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1874, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Mother Tacy DAVIS,   b. 25 Jun 1801, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1872, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F14887  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mariah KNIGHT,   b. 3 May 1833, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 28 Oct 1856  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    >1. Victoria JEFFREY,   b. 31 Jul 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Nov 1949 (Age 93 years)
     2. Robert Alexander JEFFREY,   b. CA 1858, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1884 (Age ~ 26 years)
     3. William F. JEFFREY,   b. 20 Nov 1859, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1885 (Age 25 years)
     4. John JEFFREY,   b. CA 1862, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Arthur JEFFREY,   b. CA 1865, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Mary A. JEFFREY,   b. CA 1866, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F29078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 35.

    2. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    3. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    5. [S1972] 1870 Census.

    6. [S2693] Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.