Cora Jane Jeffers (1906 - 1976)

Born 19 Jun 1906 in Scott, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Sep 1976 at age 70 in Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Cora was born in 1906. She was the daughter of Thomas Jeffers and Salina Jeffers. She passed away in 1976.

Obituary

Cora Jane Jeffers, age 70, of 200 Litton Road, Oneida, passed away Tuesday evening, September 7th, at the Scott County Hospital following a lingering illness. She was the daughter of the late Tom Jeffers and the late Lina "Jeffers" Mounce. Mrs. Jeffers professed a hope in Christ and was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church. She is survived by one sister; Mrs. Maxine Carson of Route 2, Oneida; one brother: Clair Milton Jeffers of Helenwood; three nieces: Mrs. Anna Lou York of Lakeland, Florida, Mrs. Becky McElreath of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Mrs. Clarian Honeycutt of Loveland, Ohio; four nephews: Tommy Carson of Morrow, Georgia, Terry Lyn Jeffers of Mason, Ohio, Gary Wayne Jeffers and Tracy Allen Jeffers, both of Helenwood; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, September 11th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Collins-Murley Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Roy Blevins and Rev. Charlie Duncan officiating. Burial in the Terry Addition of the Litton Cemetery. Pallbearers were Dan, Carson, Tommy Carson, Willard Carson, Buddy Cope, Jr., Verda Cope, Sr., and Mike McElreath. Collins-Murley Mortuary of Oneida was in charge of the arrangements. (Source: The Scott County News, 16 Sep 1976, p4)

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-1PK : accessed 8 December 2022), Cara Jeffers in household of Tom Jeffers, Civil District 8, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 170, sheet 11A, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1515; FHL microfilm 1,375,528.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-KB3 : 3 February 2021), Cora Jeffers in entry for Tom Jeffers, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-GD9 : accessed 8 December 2022), Cora Jeffers in household of Tommie Jeffers, District 4, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 10, sheet 10A, line 22, family 206, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2271; FHL microfilm 2,342,005.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-P79 : 11 January 2021), Cora Jeffers in household of Tom Jeffers, Civil District 4, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-9, sheet 6B, line 49, family 101, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3932.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63817886/cora-jane-jeffers: accessed 07 December 2022), memorial page for Cora Jane Jeffers (19 Jun 1906–7 Sep 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63817886, citing Litton Cemetery, Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Theresa/Thunderbird584 (contributor 47100429).