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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Buchanan County, Missouri
Containing
A History of its Citizens, Buchanan County in the Late War,
General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers
and Prominent men, History of Missouri,
Map of Buchanan County, Etc., Etc.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Publ. St. Joseph MO
Union Historical Company.
1881
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Tremont Twp.
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SAMUEL J. JEFFERS,
farmer and stock raiser, section 24, postoffice Frazer,
was born Sept. 20, 1833, in Clay County, Missouri, and
was brought to this county by his parents when about six
years of age. He spent his boyhood days on the
farm and received his education in the schools of this
vicinity. He now owns a fine farm of 140 acres,
well watered and stocked. Mr. J. has filled
the positions of township clerk and school director.
He moved to Andrew County in 1858 and resided there
until 1865, engaged in farming; then returned to this
county. He was married Nov. 24, 1853, to Miss
Frances Miller, a native of Knox County, Kentucky.
They have had eleven children, six of whom are living:
N. Ellen, Finis E., William J., Maud M., Harvey B.,
and Laura F. He and his two oldest
children are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 967 |
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Tremont Twp.
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JAMES M. JEFFERS,
farmer and stock raiser, section 24, postoffice Frazer,
was born Apr. 7, 1831, in Clay County, Missouri, and
came to Buchanan County in February, 1839, with his
parents, and has since made this home home. He
owns 260 acres of fine land, 160 of which are under
cultivation, the remainder being pasture and timber
land. His farm is well stocked, and he has a
handsome residence. In 1861, he moved to Kansas,
and remained one year, came back, and again went there,
in 1865, and spent six months. During the late
war, he served three months in the Enrolled Missouri
Militia. He has filled the office of school
director, but has never been a political aspirant.
In October, 1853, he was married to Miss Virginia
Miller, a native of this city, born Aug. 28, 1838.
They are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
in which he holds the position of Elder. They
raised an orphan boy, named J. H. Norman, now
minister in the Presbyterian Church, at Stewartsville.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 968 |
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JOHN JONES,
farmer, section 1, postoffice St. Joseph, was born in
Athens County, Ohio, Apr. 17, 1838, and when but a child
his parents moved to Buchanan County, Missouri, where he
has since resided. He has been engaged in
agricultural pursuits during life, excepting three years
when he was engaged in the mercantile trade as one of
the firm of McKinnis & Jones, of St. Joseph.
His landed estate includes 100 acres of timber land and
a one-half interest in 140 acres of fine farming land.
He was appointed justice of the peace in June, 1881.
Was in the state militia six months. Mr. J.
was married Sept. 8, 1870, to Miss Mary E. Pascoe.
She was born in Platte County, Missouri, Dec. 24,
1849. They have three children: Alice,
born Nov. 24, 1871; Lottie B., born Mar. 20,
1874; Maggie, born Nov. 18, 1876.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 1004 |
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E. M. JORDAN,
farmer and stock raiser, section 32, postoffice Frazer,
was born Mar. 10, 1812, in Wake County, North Carolina,
and moved to Randolph County, the same State, with his
parents in 1824. He spent his boyhood days on a
farm and received his education at Wake Forest.
When eight years of age he was appointed deputy sheriff
of Randolph County, which position he held until he left
in February, 1840. He with two companions rode
through from North Carolina on horseback and arrived
here in May, 1840. From here they went to
Lexington, Missouri, when they separated and our subject
rode through to Texas, remaining two years. He
returned to this county and after one year went back to
North Carolina. Soon returned to this county, and
settled in this township. He has contributed his
full share towards building up and improving it, and
being an old settler is well known. Mr. J.
has filled the positions of Justice of the Peace four
years, school director ten years, and road overseer
several terms. He was married in the fall of 1845
to Miss Diza Pfouts, a native of Randolph County,
North Carolina, born in June, 1822. They have had
twelve children, ten of whom are living:
Elizabeth, Mary, Merinda, Roxaner, Evaline, Evans,
Jacob, Thomas, John and Marmaduke. Mrs. J.
is a member of the M. E. Church.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 968 |
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EVANS, JORDAN,
farmer, was born in Wake County, North Carolina, Feb.
14, 1815, and came to Tremont Township, Rock House
Prairie, in this county, in 1840. Here, in company
with Dugan Pfouts, he bought 714 acres of land.
The original name of the township and the recorded name
now in the clerk's office, is Jordan. The
railroad station of Frazer, fifteen miles southeast of
St. Joseph, is located on his farm, it being on the line
of what was known, when first built, as St. Louis & St.
Joseph Railroad, now the Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific.
He has a very fine farm, with an excellent residence and
good improvements generally. The place is well
stocked. Mr. J. did much to facilitate the
building of the railroad, and has always been foremost
in all enterprises of a public character, including the
building of churches, school houses, etc., and has ever
been prompt in lending a helping hand to every scheme
calculated to promote and develop the interests at large
of his county and neighborhood. No man in the
township enjoys a wider personal popularity.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 968 |
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