Henry
Thomas
Sefton
Born in Harrison, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of William O Sefton
and Catherine (Shuck) Sefton
Brother of
Eliza Ellen Sefton, Elizabeth Sefton, Michael Sefton, Isaac Sefton, Edward Bebb Sefton, Mary (Sefton) Willey, Sarah (Sefton) Riley and William Ward Sefton
Husband of
Mary (Nelson) Sefton
— married
6 Oct 1878 in Saint Marys, Huerfano, Colorado, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Samuel Dillard Sefton, Sarah Catherine (Sefton) Lewis, Ora May (Sefton) Jones, William Cleveland Sefton, Henry Thomas Sefton and Stella Cora (Sefton) Weston
Died
at age 82
in Huerfano, Colorado, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Sep 2015
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Biography
Occupation: Farmer, Cattle Breeder, General Merchant
U.S. General Land Offices 1796-1907 Henry T Sefton Iowa 15 Jan 1858 5th PM Cerro Gordo 97-N 20-W 23 Henry F Sefton Iowa 1 Jul 1859 5th PM Winnebago 98-N 24-W 33 Henry F Sefton Iowa 1 Jul 1859 5th PM Winnebago 98-N 24-W 33
Patentee Name State County Issue Date Land Office Doc. Nr. Accession/ Serial Nr. SEFTON, H T CO Ouray 6/5/1891 Assigned For Automation 18049 COCOAA 027791 SEFTON, H T CO Ouray 6/8/1892 Assigned For Automation 21409 COCOAA 027746 SEFTON, HENRY T CO Ouray 11/2/1894 Assigned For Automation 24956 COCOAA 027846 SEFTON, HENRY T CO Ouray 7/11/1883 Assigned For Automation 7925 COCOAA 027009
Henry Sefton was the engineer that laid out many of the roads in upper Huerfano County, and built the toll road over Mosca Pass. He wanted to be cremated on the top of the hill and hauled dry timber to the spot to build his funeral pyre.
- Fact: Residence (1880) St. Marys, Huerfano, Colorado, United States
- Fact: Residence (1880) Placer, Costilla, Colorado, United States
- Fact: Residence (1885) , Huerfano, Colorado, United States
- Fact: Residence (1900) Precinct 3-5, 9-10, 17, 19 Bear Creek La Veta town, Huerfano, Colorado, United States
- Fact: Residence (1910) St Marys, Huerfano, Colorado, United States
- Fact: Burial (1914) Huerfano, Colorado, United States
- Fact: Occupation Merchant, then Cattle Breeder, then Engineer
- Fact: His obituary indicates that he was survived by his children and "one stepson."
Sources
- 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MHV2-N93 : Mon Mar 13 13:04:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry Sefton and Isaac Sefton, 1850.
- Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 July 2022, 22:03), entry for Henry Thomas Sefton (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L78V-9GT ); contributed by various users.
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