Abraham Jeffers (1880 - 1976)

Born 21 Nov 1880 in Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Della (Phillips) Jeffers — married 7 Feb 1904 (to 6 Aug 1934) in Scott, Tennessee, United States

Died 13 Dec 1976 at age 96 in Scott County Hospital, Scott, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Abraham Jeffers was born in November 1880. He was the son of General Marion Jeffers and Mary Jane Reynolds. ^[1]

Second Wife : Stella ( Thompson ) Jeffers 1908-1995, Find A Grave memorial # 24423751, [1]

Obituary ( 1 ),

Rev. Jeffers Abraham, age 96, Oneida passed away Monday morning at the Scott County Hospital. Survivors: Wife, Stella Thompson Jeffers, Oneida; 3 daughters, Mrs. Charsie Crowley, Huntsville, Mrs. Marie Lawson, Union, Ky., Mrs. Texie Thompson, Oneida; 3 sons, Elmer Jeffers and Ezra Jeffers both of Oneida, Loman Jeffers, Cincinnati, Ohio; sister Mrs. Fannie Tuck, Loudon; brother Wayne Jeffers, Oneida; 55 grandchildren; 97 great-grandchildren. Funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday at the West Oneida Baptist Church with Rev. Charlie Duncan and Rev. Malcolm Steely officiating. Interment Hazel Valley Cemetery. [Note: death date provided by his headstone in the Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery at Oneida in Scott County, Tennessee] (Source: Minutes of the West Union Assoc. of United Baptist Churches, 1977, p13)

Obituary ( 2 ),

Rev. Abraham (Abe) Jeffers, age 96, of 110 Cherry Street, Oneida, passed away Monday morning, December 13th, at the Scott County Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was the beloved son of the late Marion "Merk" Jeffers and the late Mary Jane "Reynolds" Jeffers. He was a member of the West Oneida Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife: Mrs. Stella "Thompson" Jeffers; three daughters: Mrs. Charlsie Crowley of Huntsville, Mrs. Texie Thompson of Oneida, and Mrs. Marie Lawson of Union, Kentucky; three sons: Ezra Jeffers and Elmer Jeffers both of Oneida, and Loman Jeffers of Cincinnati, Ohio; one sister: Mrs. Fannie Tuck of Loudon, Tennessee, one brother: Wayne Jeffers of Oneida, Tenn.; 55 grandchildren; 97 great grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 16th, at the West Oneida Baptist Church with Rev. Charlie Duncan and Rev. Malcolm Steely officiating. Burial will be in the Hazel Valley Cemetery. The body will be taken to the West Oneida Baptist Church at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday and lie-in-state until time of service. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. Collins-Murley Mortuary of Oneida in charge of arrangements. (Source: The Scott County News, 16 Dec 1976, p6)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-426 : accessed 5 September 2015), Aberham Jeffers in household of Marion Jeffers, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.

• Burial : Hazel Valley Memorial Cemetery, Verdun , Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A., Burial Date : December 16, 1976, Find A Grave memorial # 24423727 [2]

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V982-Q32 : 9 January 2021), Abe Jeffers, Jan 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7S-LMP : 27 January 2020), Dellie Phillips in entry for Abe Jeffers, 1904.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZS-426 : accessed 30 April 2021), Aberham Jeffers in household of Marion Jeffers, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 127, sheet 3A, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-V3B : accessed 30 April 2021), Abahram Jeffers, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 163, sheet 15B, family 229, 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-4TR : 3 February 2021), Abe Jeffers, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-FHX : accessed 30 April 2021), Jeffers, District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 5B, line 100, family 98, 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-JKX : 11 January 2021), Abraham Jeffers, Civil District 4, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-11, sheet 13A, line 23, family 189, 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.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FS7-WQJZ : Mon Jan 30 03:22:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Abraham Jeffers and Stella Jeffers, 25 April 1950, Paint Rock, Scott, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS7-WQJZ>