Jesse Severe Jr (1815 - 1895)

Born 15 Dec 1815 in Mount Liberty, Knox county, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Died 17 Aug 1895 at age 79 in Clarion, Wright, Iowa, USA

Biography

BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD AND PORTRAIT A J RUM OF HAMILTON AND WRIGHT COUNTIES, IOWA 1889

WRIGHT COUNTY, page 491:

JESSE SEVERE Jr, Blaine Township, Section 30, Is one of the early and well-known settlers of the township; he came to the county in the year 1869. He was born December 15, 1815, at Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, and was a son of Jesse Severe, a native of Virginia and of English ancestry. The parents lived until their death in Knox County.

Our subject was reared at farm work; he was married March 5, 1840, to Miss Aurilla Jane Osborn In Knox County, born October 30. 1821, a daughter of Thomas Osborn, a native of Connecticut, who at an early age was left an orphan, and after the death of his parents went to sea and followed it for the most of his life. The mother before marriage was Miss Olive Manning, a native of Hartford, Connecticut; the parents died in Knox County.

Our subject lived In his native county, engaged in farming until 1869, and then came to Wright County, and located on the land where he now lives; this land belongs to Mrs. Severe; it was left to her by her father. The farm contains hetween 400 and 500 acres and Is improved with a good house built after the southern style, situated forty rods from the road on a naturally fine building site, also good barns and other fine buildings, and all is surrounded by a fine artificial grove.

Mr and Mrs. Severe are the parents of five children, viz: Thomas Lavosco and Marquis de Lafayette, of Blaine Township; Columbus Delano a practicing physician of Nebraska; Cassius M. at home and Mrs. Eugenie Aurilla Ladd, of Clarion, Iowa. The children were raised in such a manner that they all were fitted for a good and useful life. Mr. and Mrs. Severe have the respect and esteem of all who know them.

Comment; This information I did obtained from Mrs. Doris Severe Bruffey (1602 Sooth Taylor St., Arlington, Virginia) In the late 1950's Mr. Marquis de Lafayette Severe was her grandfather. Since that time, we have lost track of her and do not know her address now.

We believe that the above article is in error in stating that the land belongs to Mrs Severe in that it was originally deed to both Mr and Mrs Severe from the US Government

Name: Jesse Severe. ^{[1] [2]}

Born 15 December 1815. Mount Liberty, Knox County, Ohio, USA. ^{[1] [2]}

Died 17 August 1895. Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA. ^{[1] [2]}

Buried Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Source: #S-821121030 Ancestry Record 60525 #64042415
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source: #S-821120617 Ancestry Record 2204 #968085

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• Source: S-821120617 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Note: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Record Collection 2204

• Source: S-821121030 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Note: Find A Grave Record Collection 60525