Leo Jeffers (1891 - 1974)

Born 6 Jun 1891 in Winona, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Florida (Cross) Jeffers — married 18 Dec 1914 (to 26 Jun 1922) in Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Husband of Ida (Robbins) Jeffers — married 18 Sep 1922 (to 1 Feb 1960) in Scott, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Dec 1974 at age 83 in Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Leo was born on June 6, 1891 at Winona in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Claiborne White Jeffers and Melvina ( Phillips ) Jeffers. Leo Jeffers married Florida Cross December 18, 1914, in Scott County, after she passed away on June 26, 1922 Leo married Ida Robbins on September 18, 1922 in Scott County. He passed away at the Scott County Hospital in Oneida, Scott County.

Obituary (1),

Leo Jeffers, 83, of Oneida, passed away in the Scott County Hospital, Tuesday, December 3, [1974] after a lengthly [lengthy] illness. He was the son of the late Claborn Jeffers and the late Melvina Phillips Jeffers, a member of the Pentecost Baptist Church. Survivors: daughter: Erva Jeffers of Oneida, three sons: Herndon Jeffers of Fort Wayne, Ind., Clerndon Jeffers of Oliver Springs, Allman Jeffers of Oneida, six grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from the Pentecost Baptist Church 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6, with Rev. James Laxton, Rev. Oliver Wolfenbarger and Rev. Albert Chitwood officiating. Burial in the Carson Cemetery. West Funeral Home, Inc., in charge of arrangements. (Source: Minutes of the West Union Assoc. of United Baptist Churches, 1975, p14)

Obituary (2),

Leo Jeffers, 83, of Oneida, passed away in the Scott County Hospital Tuesday December 3, after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Claborn Jeffers and the late Melvina Phillips Jeffers, a member of the Pentecost Baptist Church. Survivors: Daughter, Erva Jeffers of Oneida; three sons, Herndon Jeffers of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Clerndon Jeffers of Oliver Springs, Allman Jeffers of Oneida; six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the Pentecost Baptist Church 2 p.m. Friday December 6, with Rev. James Laxton, Rev. Oliver Wolfenbarger and Rev. Albert Chitwood officiating. Burial in the Carson Cemetery. West Funeral Home, Inc. in charge of arrangements. (Source: The Scott County News, 5 Dec 1974, p11)

Sources

Burial : Carson Cemetery, Pentecost , Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Burial Date : Friday, December 6, 1974, Find A Grave memorial # 53553771, [1]

Carson Cemetery also known as: Jim Carson Cemetery

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53553771/leo-jeffers: accessed 21 November 2023), memorial page for Leo Jeffers (6 Jun 1891–3 Dec 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53553771, citing Jim Carson Cemetery, Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Nick C. (contributor 46961628).

• Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 for Leo Jeffers, Source Information : Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869–1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. From <https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2282/images/33117_266972-00685?pId=212579>

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JY2V-J66 : 9 January 2021), Leo Jeffers, Dec 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6G-5RD : 29 December 2021), Leo Jeffers, 1917-1918.

• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8RG-4QG : 27 January 2020), Leo Jeffers and Florida Cross, 1914.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCG-CZ5 : 4 December 2014), Leo Jeffers and Ida Robbins, 18 Sep 1922; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 310, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch  : Wed Oct 04 18:19:06 UTC 2023), Leo Jeffers in entry for Claborn Jeffres and Melvina Jeffres, 1900. From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-V16>

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFX-MYF : Wed Oct 04 14:54:07 UTC 2023),Leo Jeffers in entry for Claborn Jeffers and Mell Jeffers, 1910. From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFX-MYV>

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-RP3 : Thu Oct 05 05:21:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Leo Jeffers and Florida Jeffers, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-G5B : Thu Oct 05 22:34:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Leo Jeffus and Ida Jeffus, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-RQ8 : Thu Oct 05 10:46:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Leo Jeffers and Ida Jeffers, 1940.

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSS-FG21 : Thu Oct 05 02:40:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Leo Jeffers and Ida Jeffers, 7 April 1950Oneida, Scott, Tennessee.