Berry Jeffers (1868 - 1936)

Born 6 Jan 1868 in Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Melinda Roehana (Phillips) Jeffers — married 6 Aug 1891 (to 30 Aug 1898) in Scott, Tennessee

Descendants

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Biography

Berry Jeffers was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

1880 Census 1880 United States Federal Census about Berry Jeffers Name: Berry Jeffers Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1868 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1880: Bull Creek, Scott, Tennessee Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Jasper Jeffers Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's name: Elizabeth Jeffers Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Jasper Jeffers 37 Elizabeth Jeffers 38 Fielding Jeffers 14 Berry Jeffers 12 Mary Jeffers 6 Monroe Jeffers 4 Esaw Jeffers 2

Berry Jeffers (age 41 and b. in TN) was head of a household in the 1910 census for Scott Co., TN. He was living with his wife Oplis (age 31 and b. in TN), daughter Florence (age 9 and b. in TN), Son Kelly (age 6 and b. in TN), and son Fred (age 3 and b. in TN). Berry was a farmer. He indicated that this was his second marriage. It was the first marriage for Oplis. She had three children who were all living in 1910.^[1]

Berry died on 21 July 1936. He was buried in Byrges Creek Cemetery, Cordell, Scott County, Tennessee, United States.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9T8T-CT7?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-8GZ%3A133640301%2C140277001%2C133699501%2C1589089081 : 24 June 2017), Tennessee > Scott > Civil District 10 > ED 172 > image 2 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #59174213 (accessed 4 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Berry Jeffers (6 Jan 1868-21 Jul 1936), citing Byrges Creek Cemetery, Cordell, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Theresa/Thunderbird584 (contributor 47100429).