Husband: George W. Jeffries Census name: George W. Jeffrey 1
Born: Jan- -1849 2 (see note 1) Died: bef Jan 1936 3 Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farm laborer 4 Father: William Jeffries Mother: Susannah ___
Wife: Nancy Cross 5 5,6
Married: Apr-25-1867 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
Born: Jan-13-1845 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,2 (see note 2)
Died: Jan-26-1936 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV 7
Buried: Berea Cemetery 7
Resided: in Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV 5
Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father: Nimrod Cross (1803 - 1888)
Mother: Eliza Richards (1818 - )
M Child 1: Martin L. Jeffries Census name: Martin L. Jeffrey Born: ca Aug 1869 1 Census: 1870 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 2: Fannie N. Jeffries Born: May- -1873 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 4,8 (see note 3) Died: Apr- 3-1947 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Buried: in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Sylvester E. "Festus" Jones b. ca 1868 Also known as: Festus Jones 6,4 Married: Jun-26-1890 in Ritchie Co, WV 9
F Child 3: Cora Ellen Jeffries Born: Apr-12-1876 10 Died: Nov-11-1973 in Wood Co, WV 11,10 Census: 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Daniel H. Hogue d. bef Feb 1897 Married: Sep- 3-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 12 Husband: Edward J. Jones b. ca 1862 d. Dec-10-1933 Married: Feb- 8-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 13 (see note 4)
M Child 4: Walter Jeffries Born: Aug- 5-1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 14,8,15 (see note 5) Died: Mar- 4-1978 14 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 16,17 Resided: 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 18,19 Wife: Janie Kirkpatrick b. May- -1882 d. Jul-30-1930 Also known as: Jane Patrick 8 Married: Oct-28-1903 in Ritchie Co, WV 8 Wife: Bessie A. Britton b. Nov-23-1889 d. Jan- 9-1965 Married: Jul- 7-1931 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 20
Sources: (1) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) Death record of wife. (4) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (5) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 156. (6) Death record of daughter. (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Sylvester E. Jones, 22, b. & res. in Ritchie Co; and Fannie A. Jeffries, 18, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Jun 26 1890. MR p. 71. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 94, line 29 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11540964&Type=Marriage. (14) Headstone. (15) Birth record of daughter. (16) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (17) Findagrave.com. (18) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (19) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). (20) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Walter Jeffries, widowed, 52, b. Ritchie Co, res. Pennsboro WV; and Mrs. Bessie Wilson, widowed, 42, b. Ritchie Co, res. Pennsboro. Married Jul 7 1931 in Pennsboro. MR p. 213. Event Notes Note (1) Age in marriage record would put birth in about 1847, but 1900 Census shows it as Jan 1849, age 51. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1848, age 51. Note (3) Birth date given in death record as May 3 1869. But she did not appear in the 1870 Census, and the 1900 Census shows birth date as May 1873. Note (4) at Hiram Collins Note (5) Birth date in SSDI is Aug 5 1881. But his headstone shows it as Aug 5 1880, while the 1900 Census has June 1880. Birthplace given as Buzzard, Ritchie County, in daughter Lenna's birth record, but as Beason, Ritchie County, in daughter Cecil's birth record.