Samuel
S.
Jeffus
Born in South Carolina, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Catherine Independence (Durham) Jeffus
— married
about 1847 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Nathaniel Jeffers, Dempsey Foster Jeffus, Epsey Catherine Jeffus, Elizabeth Jeffus, Joseph Thomas Jeffus and Daniel Green Jeffus
Died
at age 79
in Ouachita, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Aug 2021
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Biography
Samuel owned about 280 acres of land in Ouachita County,
Samuel was the second husband of Catherine Durham; Catherine was Samuel's second wife. His first wife was Sally Cox, who died about 1845. Samuel is buried in the Bethesda Cemetery in Ouachita County Arkansas.
Samuel was born 9 March 1800. He passed away in 1879.
Sources
1 * 1860 U.S. Census, Ouachita Co., AR
Lafayette Twp., 28 Aug 1860
2 1870 census, Ouachita Co., AR Lafayette Twp. June, 1870
3 OUACHITA CO., ARK., FEDERAL LAND RECORDS This file was compiled from the Bureau of Land Management land records and includes Homestead and Cash Entry Patents before 1908 for what is now Ouachita Co, AR. (It shows six entries with his surname as Jeffus.)
4 Information from a cousin, H. Young.
5 Samuel Jeffus was born March 9, 1800 in South Carolina. This is according to the family bible and census records.5
6 * Census, death certificate (this source is from a merger).
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Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Marian (Durham) Roberts
The merge was done 10 April 2023 by Marian Durham Roberts.
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Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
Jeffers-2020 and Jeffus-24 appear to represent the same person because: These two are duplicates and need to be merged. Please approve and merge.
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by Karen (Rollet) Lorenz
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