Ira DeWitt Lefever (1867 - 1954)

Born 1867 in Rosendale, Ulster, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Ada Francis (Proper) Lefever — married 18 Sep 1888 in Rosendale, Ulster, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1954 at about age 87 in Islip, Suffolk, New York

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Biography

Ira Lefever is the descendant of a New Netherland settler.

Ira Lefever is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Ira Lefever has Dutch Ancestry

Ira DeWitt Lefever was the son of Oliver A. Lefever and Eliza J. (Coutant) Lefever of Rosendale, NY.^[1]; he was ae 3 in 1870(10Aug)^[2]His father, Oliver A. Lefever, died in 1872 in a powder mill explosion when Ira was abt 5y (ref Oliver Ackerman Lefever). In 1880(7Jun), Ira D and sister Rosina were staying with maternal grandparents, Jacob and Cornelia Coutant, in Rosendale, four homes away from paternal grandparent Samuel S. Lefever household. Mother and sister Carrie are not recorded in either household census.^[3]While Carrie reappears in 1900 census, Ira's mother died in 1881, leaving Ira to be raised primarily by his Coutant relatives.

Ira married Ada Proper 18 September 1888 in Rosendale, Ulster, New York.^[4] Established a home in Esopus NY, censused in 1900 with 2 surviving children, Elsie and Ruth.^[5] In 1902, the couple owned a home in Tillson which they had rented to Albert Post, a probable relation to Ira's maternal aunt, Amanda (Coutant) Post.^[6]

Living in Oyster Bay NY by 1910 with wife and 3 daughters, Ada was born to the family in 1904. The family remained in Oyster Bay for several years.^[7][8] In 1918, Ira's wife and daughter, Ada, visited the Union Center home of Ira's uncle, Simon Coutant, accompanied by an aunt, Mrs. Norman Coutant.^[9]

In 1920, Ira was staying with dau. Elsie and her husband W. Allen Flower on Bridge Street in Oyster Bay.^[10] Occupation: Contractor/bricklayer. He and his wife still maintained their Oyster Bay residence, as evidenced by social news mentioning various visits in the early 1920s. One such visit mentions Miss Beatrice Proper, a local relative of Ira's wife, Ada. In 1922, after visiting relatives in Port Ewen, Ira and his wife, along with dau, Ada, returned to Brooklyn, accompanied by America Lefever, the 2nd wife of Ira's great-uncle, Aaron.^[11]

In 1930, his wife and he were living with youngest dau. Ada and her husband Thomas Dreibholz, incl. grandchild, JoAn (ae 6 mos), in Queens NY. ^[12]; but, by 1935, they had established their own apartment at 3fl 16026 Highland Ave in Queens NY, where they still resided in 1940.^[13]

At some point after 1940, Ira apparently moved to Islip.

Ira died in Islip, Suffolk, New York on 10 Oct 1954. He was 87.^[14]

While many family members were buried in Rosendale Plains Cemetery and in Port Ewen, no death or gravesite record for either Ira or wife Ada have been located.

Sources

1. ↑ Ulster County NY Queries
2. ↑ United States Census, 1870
3. ↑ United States Census, 1880
4. ↑ Re: marriage date
5. ↑ United States Census, 1900
6. ↑ "Tillson Items"
7. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census
8. ↑ New York State Census, 1915
9. ↑ "Union Center."
10. ↑ United States Census, 1920
11. ↑ "Port Ewen"
12. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census
13. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census
14. ↑ New York State Death Index, 1880-1956

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8KB-6L5 : 12 April 2016), Ira Lefevre in household of Oliver A Lefevre, New York, United States; citing p. 64, family 497, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,606.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZN4-476 : 13 September 2017), Luther D Lefever in household of Jacob Coutant, Rosendale, Ulster, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 148, sheet 108A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0940; FHL microfilm 1,254,940.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSGG-LF6 : accessed 26 September 2018), Ian D Lafever, Esopus Township, Election Districts 1-2,5 Esopus city, Ulster, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 13A, family 294, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,169.

1910 United States Federal Census https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/record-10132-148965139/ira-lefevre-in-1910-united-states-federal-census Ira Lefevre. Year: 1910; State: New York; County: Nassau; Township: Oyster Bay; NARA Publication: T624; Sheet: 7-A; Page: 909; Line: 28

"New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9VL-PD1 : 8 November 2014), Ira Lafever, Oyster Bay, A.D. 01, E.D. 07, Nassau, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 18, line 24, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJGV-J1Q : accessed 26 June 2018), Ira D Lefever in household of Allan W Flower, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States; citing ED 72, sheet 3A, line 29, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1129; FHL microfilm 1,821,129.

"New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K919-PSQ : 8 November 2014), Ira Le Fever, Brooklyn, A.D. 17, E.D. 38, Kings, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 4, line 48, New York State Archives, Albany.

1930 United States Federal Census https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/record-10134-226196907/ira-lefever-in-1930-united-states-federal-census Ira Lefever in household of Thomas Drubholz Year: 1930; State: New York; County: Queens; Township: Queens (Districts 0501-0750); NARA Publication: T626; NARA Roll: 1609; Enum. District: 550; Sheet: 11-A; Page: 231; Line: 10

1940 United States Federal Census https://records.myheritagelibraryedition.com/research/record-10053-75003845/ira-lefever-in-1940-united-states-federal-census Ira Lefever Wife: Ada Lefever Year: 1940; State: New York; County: Queens; Township: Tract 446 1; NARA Publication: T0627; NARA Roll: 2742; Enum. District: 41-1163B; Frame: 727; Page: 1B; Line: 64

New York State Death Index, 1880-1956, p. 868. Cert. No. 65313. Record: [1] Ira D Lefever Country: United States; State: New York; County: Suffolk; City: Islip

Re: marriage date: https://www.familysearch.org/search/linker?pal=/ark:/61903/1:1:V6HR-CQ9&id=L83L-87X&hinting=%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fdetails%2FL83L-87X&icid=ft-hinting

Marriage: Daughter Elsie "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6HR-CQ9 : 24 September 2017), Ira D Lefever in entry for Winfield Allen Flower and Elsie Margret Le Fever, 08 Jul 1913; citing county clerk’s office, Nassau, New York, United States; FHL microfilm 1,290,277.

Ulster County NY Queries. C-60 COUTANT / LEFEVRE / KROM. 09 Nov 2014. hopefarms.com[2]

More Sources: "Tillson Items." The Independent. Newspaper. NY: New Paltz, 25 Jul 1902. [3]

"Port Ewen." Kingston Daily Freeman. Various newspaper announcements dated 1917-1939. http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html. Search parameters "Ira Lefever".

"Union Center." Kingston Daily Freeman, 6 Aug 1918. [4]