William Yemm Jeffs (1828 - 1908)

Born 15 Jun 1828 in Beatly Hill, Stafford, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Hatchard) Jeffs — married Feb 1848 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Husband of Alice (Ward) Jeffs — married 8 Jul 1855 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Husband of Emma (Foster) Moss — married 10 Jun 1874 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory

Descendants

Died 1 Jul 1908 at age 80 in Iona, Bonneville, Idaho, USA

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Biography

William became a member of the LDS Church between 1830 - 1848.

William Jeffs was born in England.

Birth Date: 15 June 1828 Death Date: 1 July 1908

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Age: 24 at time of crossing Company: Claudius V. Spencer Company (1853)

Departure: 3 June 1853 Arrival: 17-26 September 1853

Company Information: About 250 individuals and 40 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Keokuk, Iowa or Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). They crossed the Missouri River on June 3.

Family that traveled with him:

Jeffs, Emma - daughter

Jeffs, Mary Ann - daughter

Jeffs, Mary Ann Hatchard - wife

Jeffs, William Hatchard (infant) son

Parents: Samuel Jeffs (1792 - 1872)

Spouses:

Alice Ward Jeffs (1832 - 1907)

Elizabeth Ann Wilding Jeffs (1832 - 1904)

Mary Ann Hatchard Jeffs (1824 - 1900)

Emma Moss Jeffs (1825 - 1901)

Children:

Mary Ann Hatchard Jeffs Shaw (1848 - 1932)

William Hatchard Jeffs (1853 - 1927)

Ephraim Hatchard Jeffs (1856 - 1947)

Alma Jeffs (1859 - 1930)

Adeline Jeffs (1863 - 1875)

Samual Jeffs (1867 - 1958)*

David William Jeffs (1873 - 1953)*

Event: Arrival 1853^[1]

Residence 1880 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self. ^[2]

1900 Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head. ^[3]

Died 01 JUL 1908. Iona, Bonneville, Idaho, USA.

Buried 06 JUL 1908. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

Sources

1. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; NAI Number: 2824927; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSK-378 : 15 January 2022), William Yumm Jeffs, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm . Roll: 1337; Family History Film: 1255337; Page: 137B; Enumeration District: 047
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMRL-2JK : 13 January 2022), William J. Jeffs, 1900. Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1684; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1241684

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGCX-PTD : 8 November 2019), William Jeffs, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England; citing Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England, p. 19, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-CTJF : 10 February 2018), William Yemm Jeffs, 26 Sep 1853; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH27-GKY : 18 February 2021), Thos Jeffs, 1860. Cache, Utah Territory,
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCT-GTL : 24 May 2021), William Jeffs, 1870. Brighton, Salt Lake, Utah Territory.
• "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8G2-4TG : 31 July 2017), William Y. Jeffs and Elizabeth A. Wilding, 1900.
• "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQH3-2T5 : 3 March 2021), William G Jeffs, 01 Jul 1908; citing Iowa, Bingham, Idaho, Management and Archives, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,139,803.
• "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85J-3BQ : 28 January 2020), William G. Jeffs, 1908.
• Find a Grave, database and images [1] : accessed 08 December 2020), memorial page for William Yemm Jeffs (15 Jun 1828–3 Jul 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #41970740 citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Loose Moose (contributor 46961450) .

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Darin Neves for creating Jeffs-74 on 31 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Darin and others.