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Jasper Jeffers Jr. (1884 - 1940)

Jasper Jeffers Jr.
Born in Scott, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 18 Aug 1910 (to 30 Sep 1940) in Scott, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Died at age 55 in Knox, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Jasper Jeffers Jr. was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Jasper was born in 1884. He was the son of Jasper Jeffers and Elizabeth Newport. In the 1900 census Jasper (age 15), Student, was the single son of Jasper Jeffres in Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee.[1] In the 1910 census Jasper (age 25), Laborer, was the single son of Elizabeth Jeffers in Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee, United States.[2]

Jasper married Cansada Brown on 18 August 1910 in Scott, Tennessee, United States.[3] Jasper registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Scott County, Tennessee. He was living and farming in Norcross.[4] In the 1920 census Jasper (age 35), Farmer, was the married head of household in Civil District 1, Scott, Tennessee.[5] In the 1930 census Jasper (age 45), Teamster, was the married head of household on Brush Creek Road, Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, United States.[6] In the 1940 census Jasper (age 55), Farming, was the married head of household living on State Highway 92 in Bell County, Kentucky.[7]

Jasper died on 30 September 1940 while working in the woods near Poplar Creek, Knox County, Kentucky. A tree limb fell and crushed his skull.[8] He was buried in Byrges Creek Cemetery, Cordell, Scott County, Tennessee, United States.[9]

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  1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee; Roll: 1595; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1241595
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #61102705 (accessed 15 December 2022)
    Jasper Jeffres (15), single son, Student, in household of Jasper Jeffres (57) in Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, USA.
  2. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1515; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0172; FHL microfilm: 1375528
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #129718677 (accessed 15 December 2022)
    Jasper Jeffers (25), single son, Laborer, in household of Elizabeth Jeffers (68) in Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
  3. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002"
    Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #2758062 (accessed 15 December 2022)
    Jasper Jeffers marriage to Cansada Brown on 18 Aug 1910 in Scott, Tennessee, USA.
  4. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Scott County
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #22399516 (accessed 15 December 2022)
    Name: Jasper Jeffers; Race: White; Birth Date: 29 Oct 1884; Residence Date: 1917-1918; Residence Place: Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Physical Build: Medium; Height: Short; Hair Color: Dark; Eye Color: Black; Relative: Cansada Jeffers.
  5. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Scott, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 174
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #100056542 (accessed 15 December 2022)
    Jasper Jeffers (35), married, Farmer, head of household in Civil District 1, Scott, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
  6. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1930; Census Place: Artemus, Knox, Kentucky; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2340498
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #81246621 (accessed 15 December 2022)
    Jasper Jeffers (45), married, Teamster, head of household on Brush Creek Road, Artemus, Knox, Kentucky, USA. Born in Tennessee.
  7. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01280; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 7-18
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #57183142 (accessed 15 December 2022)
    Jasper Jeffers (55), married, Farming, head of household in Bell, Kentucky. Born in Tennessee.
  8. ↑ Death: "Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965"
    Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1222 #992903 (accessed 15 December 2022)
    Jasper Jeffers Jr death 30 Sep 1940, son of Jasper Jeffers & Elizabeth Newport, in Knox, Kentucky, USA.
  9. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #59174327 (accessed 15 December 2022)
    Memorial page for Jasper Jeffers Jr. (29 Oct 1884-30 Sep 1940), citing Byrges Creek Cemetery, Cordell, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Theresa/Thunderbird584 (contributor 47100429).
    Ancestry Record 60525 #11952524 (accessed 15 December 2022)




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