Pvt. John Jefferson was born on May 9, 1840 in Minersville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the son of Joseph Jefferson.
In the 1850 census John was living with his parents Joseph and Alice Jefferson and five siblings at their home in Norwegian, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
He married Ellen Sixsmith (nee Harkney) on August 4, 1890 after the death of Mary Jane. They were married in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.[3]
John Jefferson died on March 29, 1910 in Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States at the age of 69 years. [4]
Sources
↑1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1850; Census Place: Norwegian, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania; Roll: 827; Page: 416b Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #5314773 (accessed 30 October 2021)
John Jefferson (10) in Norwegian, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
↑Military Service:
"U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940" Ancestry Record 61861 #3577693 (accessed 30 October 2021)
Name: John Jefferson; Record Type: Military Service; Birth Date: 9 May 1840; Military Date: 23 Jul 1861; Residence Place: Kulpmont, Penna; Death Date: 29 Mar 1910.
↑Marriage:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61381 #2211778 (accessed 30 October 2021)
John Jefferson (50) marriage to Ellen Sixsmith (nee Harkney) on 4 Aug 1890 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.
↑Death Registration:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968"
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 025801-029750 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5164 #1114860 (accessed 30 October 2021)
John Jefferson death 29 Mar 1910 (age 69) in Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.
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actively engaged in the mining business for many years, and by honest labor and
untiring energy has worked his way from a lowly position to a well paying and
prominent one. He enjoys the respect and esteem of his many friends and is
ranked among the substantial citizens of the borough. He is a son of Joseph
Jefferson and Elizabeth (Wilkinson) Jefferson, and was born in Pottsville, Pa.,
May 9, 1840.
Joseph Jefferson, the father of our subject, was born in Yorkshire, England,
in 1805, and about 1832 immigrated to this country with his wife and two
children, locating at Pottsvine, Pa. He was a miner by occupation and followed
mining in that vicinity for a time. He first operated the Young's Landing
Colliery under a contract, but had the misfortune to lose three thousand dollars
in the venture owing to the absconding of the man of whom the mine was leased.
He later was injured in the mines and was compelled to give up that line of
work, but he soon took to agricultural pursuits at which he was more successful.
He was a man of much natural ability and commanded the good-will of all with
whom he was acquainted. He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Wilkinson, and
their union resulted in the birth of eight children, as follows: Mary, deceased;
Robert, deceased; William, deceased; Joseph, deceased; Ellen, who died in
infancy; Charles and Henry, twins; and John, the subject of this biographical
record.
John Jefferson was educated in the public schools of Schuylkill County and in
Greenwood Seminary. At the age of seventeen years he was apprenticed to the
trade of a machinist under William H. DeHavers and served for fourteen months,
when he became dissatisfied, during the panic which prevailed in 1857, and gave
up his position. He then went into the mines as a laborer where he worked with a
faithfulness to be rewarded at the expiration of five years by promotion to a
position as fire-boss. He continued in that capacity until 1874 when he was
again given an advance, becoming a foreman, and as such he has been serving up
to the present time, with the exception of six years when he was superintending
the Shamokin collieries. He has been in the employ of the Reading Company for
many years and is now inside-foreman of the Alaska Colliery. He has ever been
faithful to the best interests of his employers, who place high value on his
services.
Mr. Jefferson was united in marriage with Mary James, by whom he had the
following children: Jane; Elizabeth; John E., a railroad man in the employ of
the Lehigh Valley Railroad; William, deceased; Mary; Laura; Elizabeth; Joseph;
Margaret; and Garfield. Our subject formed a second matrimonial alliance with
Ellen Six Smith, and two children blessed their union, one of whom, Carrie, is
now living.
Politically our subject is a Republican, but is rather inclined to be
independent, always supporting the man who in his opinion is best deserving of
the office and will best serve the people. Socially he is a member of the Grand
Army of the Republic post at Mount Carmel; the Odd Fellows Lodge at Shamokin;
and of the Patriotic Order Sons of America at Mount Carmel. He is also a member
of the Mount Carmel school board.
Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
Published by
Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)