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1887
History of Vernon County, Missouri, p. 472-473:
E. G. JEFFRIES
(Farmer
and Stock-raiser, Section 2, Post-office, Schell City.)
The life of any true,
upright citizen is of value to that locality in which he may reside, but
of how much greater value must that person be who gives to the community
and world at large a worthy family of children, who grow up to be useful
men and women and respected members of society. Mr. Jeffries has been
twice married and his first wife, formerly Miss Elizabeth Winfrey, born
in Kentucky July 5, 1831, daughter of John B. Winfrey, bore him three
children; John B., born December 5, 1853; Thomas E., born March 4, 1856;
and Elizabeth P., born November 19, 1858. Mrs. Jeffries died December
4, 1858, and on December 27, 1859, Mr. J. was united in marriage with
Miss C. A. Heaton, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Cunningham) Heaton,
Virginians by birth; she was born December 27, 1844, in Ohio, and her
parental grandfather served as major in the Revolutionary War. By this
last union there have been fourteen children, the names and date of
birth of whom are as follows: James W., August 6, 1860; Samuel M.,
October 22, 1861; Mary M., December 31, 1862; Nannie H., March 12, 1864;
Jeff D., May 2, 1866; Robert Lee, October 11, 1867; Eliza G., May 7,
1869; Minnie A., February 25, 1871; George M., July 29, 1872; Charles
B., May 20, 1874; Lettie J., April 28, 1876; R. A., March 20, 1878; Ivan
C., February 2, 1880; and Jesse J., September 13, 1882. Mr. Jeffries is
of Kentucky nativity, born in Hardin county, March 19, 1833. His
father, Elijah Jeffries, of Jamestown, Va., was a Baptist minister, and
after moving to Missouri preached in various counties in the northern
part of the State for many years, organizing churches almost without
number and winning many souls from the world of sin. He died in Carroll
county, where now resides his widow. The latter, formerly Elizabeth
Marshall, was born in Hardin county, Ky., February 25, 1803, her
marriage to Mr. J. occurring March 26, 1832. Her father was John M.
Marshall, Esq., and her mother was a daughter of Col. B. Long, of
Alabama, a colonel in the Revolutionary War. Their children besides
Elijah were John M., Frances, Elizabeth R. B. G., H. B., Nannie C. and
Zerilda C. Mr. Jeffries accompanied his father on various moves made by
that person and when the war broke our he enlisted from Carroll county
June 16, 1861, in Col. Pritchard’s regiment, under command of Gen.
William Y. Slack, taking part in all the engagements participated in by
his company up to the surrender at Shreveport. After this he went to
Illinois and in February, 1879, settled in Vernon county, Mo., where he
now owns 240 acres of good land, which he is improving in an excellent
manner. Politically he is a Democrat and he and his wife and six
children are members of the Christian Church.
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