Husband: Neely D. Jeffrey
Born: Sep-30-1820 1,2 Died: Dec-18-1877 1,2 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1854 at Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Occupation: carpenter 5 Father: Joseph Jeffrey, Jr. (1794 - 1874) Mother: Tacy Davis (1801 - 1872)
Wife: Delia Ann Davis Married: Apr-26-1842 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Born: Sep-14-1826 6,7 Died: Sep- 3-1900 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 8,1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 (see note 1) Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Phineas Davis (1794 - 1845) Mother: Rulana Randolph (1799 - 1836) Notes
M Child 1: (Infant son) Jeffrey Born: Oct- 7-1841 9 Died: Oct-12-1841 10 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
F Child 2: (Infant daughter) Jeffrey Born: Mar- -1843 9 Died: Sep- 9-1843 10 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
F Child 3: Rhulana A. Jeffrey Also known as: Alpha Rhulana 10 Born: Dec-19-1845 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,12,2,13 (see note 2) Died: Jul-13-1930 at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 11,2 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Adam Smith b. Jul-25-1844 d. Nov-19-1933 Also known as: Adam Schmidt Married: Dec-21-1861 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14
M Child 4: Elias D. Jeffrey Born: Feb- 2-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13 (see note 3) Died: May-10-1872 10 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4) Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: May S. Hickman b. Dec-25-1853 d. Feb-22-1903 Married: Sep-14-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 5: Eveline Jeffrey Born: Dec-14-1849 9 Died: Oct- 5-1851 10 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
F Child 6: Sarah Ann Jeffrey Born: Feb-12-1852 1 Died: Mar- 2-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Buried: in Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Grove-Summers Rd (CR 19), Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Stinnett O. Bee b. Apr- 7-1850 d. May-17-1873 Census name: Oscar J. Bee 18 Married: Dec-24-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,20 Husband: Granville Peter Bartlett b. Jul- 6-1837 d. Apr- 8-1917 Married: Apr- 1-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 21
F Child 7: Mary Laverna Jeffrey Birth name: Laverna Jeffrey 22 Born: Jun-17-1854 in Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 10,23 (see note 5) Died: Aug- 6-1931 10 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,17 Resided: 1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1870 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 6) Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John Lynch b. ca 1850 d. Nov- -1915 Also known as: John L. Lynch 13 Married: Mar-25-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 8: Hettie M. Jeffrey Census name: Etta Jeffrey Born: Jan-16-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,24 (see note 7) Died: Jul-30-1947 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 17 Buried: in Holy Cross Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 17 Resided: 1942 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 25 Resided: 1938 in Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV 25 Census: 1920, 1930, Cost Ave in Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880 school teacher 24 Husband: William Henry Brown b. Feb-22-1854 d. Aug-10-1926 Census name: Henry Brown Married: Jul-23-1883 in St. Clara, Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 9: Eva Jeffrey Born: ca 1859 26 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 10: Daniel O. Jeffrey
Also known as: Dan O. Jeffrey 27
Born: Sep-22-1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 27,28
Died: Apr-13-1942 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 27,28
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 28
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25
Census: 1880, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 8)
Occupation: butcher 27,28
Never married: 27
Notes
M Child 11: Alias Lee Jeffrey Born: Feb-27-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1 (see note 9) Died: Jul-22-1935 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 17 Buried: (unmarked) in Chartiers Cemetery, Carnegie, Allegheny Co, PA 29 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 7 Wife: Allaverdia May McKeen b. May-10-1867 d. Jul- 5-1958 Census name: Alvertie Married: Nov-14-1883 1
M Child 12: John C. Jeffrey Born: Jun-11-1865 9 Died: Dec- 7-1866 10 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
M Child 13: Herbert Lewis Jeffrey Born: Feb- 6-1867 at Bluestone, Doddridge Co, WV 28 (see note 10) Died: Aug-16-1938 in Freeport, Wirt Co, WV 30 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 28,17 Resided: since 1912 in Freeport, Wirt Co, WV 28 Resided: formerly at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 28 Census: 1930 in Clay District, Wirt Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 11,31,32 Wife: Settie Myrtle Sweeney b. Jun-22-1881 d. Nov-29-1963 Also known as: Myrtle Sweeney 33,34,10,35 Married: Apr-19-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Divorced: bef Feb 1921 36
Sources: (1) 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. 75. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (4) Birth record of daughter. (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (6) 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. 19. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Delia Ann Jeffrey, white female, widow; died Sep 3 1900 at St. Clara, age 73y 11m 19d, cause of death dysentery, buried Sep 4 1900 in West Union. (Note: Age at death calculates to a birth date of Sep 15 1826, but reported as Sep 14 1826 in "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 75. The 1900 Census also gives her birth date as Sep 1826. However, the birth date on her headstone is incorrectly inscribed as 1814. The death date on her headstone, 1899, is also incorrect.), DR p. 136, Line 1616 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047750&Type=Death. (9) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (10) Headstone. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Adam Smith, 22, b. (blank), res. Doddridge Co, son of Henry & Margaret Smith; and Rulana Jeffrey, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Neely D. & Delia Ann Jeffrey. Married Dec 21 1865 in Doddridge Co. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 139, incorrectly reports marriage date as Dec 2 1861.), MR p. 254. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Elias D. Jeffrey, age 23y 7m 12d, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Neely D. & Delia Ann Jeffrey, farmer; and May Hickman, age 17y 9m, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of F. D. & Harriet S. Hickman. Married Sep 14 1871 in Doddridge County by Elias Yerkey. MR p. 180 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791339&Type=Marriage. (16) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Sarah A. Bartlett, 32, dau of Neely & Delila A. Jeffrey, d. March 2 1884 in Doddridge Co, cause unknown. Informant husband (not identified). (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 75, incorrectly reports death date as May 2 1884.), DR p. 41. (17) Findagrave.com. (18) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (19) 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. 107. (20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (21) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Granville P. Bartlett, widowed, 39, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Josiah & Sarah; and Sarah A. Bee, widowed, 25, of Doddridge Co, dau of Neely & Delia A. Jeffrey. Married Apr 1 1877. (22) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (24) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (25) Obituary of brother. (26) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (27) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (28) Obituary. (29) Findagrave.com, Section I Tier 47 Grave 10, in plot behind granddaughter Lolie M. Brown. (30) Obituary - At home. (31) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (32) 1930 Census, Wirt County, WV. (33) Marriage record of son. (34) Death record of husband. (35) Obituary of mother. (36) Record of wife's remarriage. Event Notes Note (1) Name on headstone misspelled as Dellia. Death date incorrectly inscribed as 1899. Note (2) Birthplace given in death record as Ohio, but all census entries for her state Virginia, and marriage record specifies Doddridge County. Note (3) Age 23y 7m 12d at time of Sep 14 1871 marriage calculates to a birth date of Feb 2 1848. But age on headstone of 24y 3m 10d at time of his May 10 1872 death calculates to a birth date of Jan 30 1848. Note (4) Listed as a farm hand in household of Alfred & Virginia (Randolph) Jennings. Note (5) Birth date on headstone is Jun 17 1854. But birth record of Laverna Jeffrey in Doddridge County states that she was born on Jun 1 1855 at Bluestone. The birth record is a typewritten ledger-style transcription of the original, leaving open the possibility of a transcription error. Note (6) Listed as Laverna Jeffrey, 15, a domestic servant in the household of Lewis T. & Atha (Burnsworth) Davis. Note (7) Birth date given in death record as May 4 1857. Note (8) In 1910, listed as boarder Daniel O. Jeffrey, 49, single, no occupation, in household of Howard & Eunice (Carroll) Knight. Note (9) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1863, age 37. Note (10) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1868, age 32.