Mary Ann (Fitz Randolph) Jeffrey 1826-1901
Categories: Rev. George Wilber Hills Officiating,
The Sabbath Recorder Obituary"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 57, No 9, p 143, Mar. 4, 1901.
In Elmdale, Kansas, Feb. 15, 1901, of heart failure, Mrs. Mary A. Randolph Jeffrey.
She was a daughter of Phineas and Marvel Maxson Randolph. She was born near Salem, Virginia - now West Virginia - on Jan. 16, 1826. She gave her heart to her Saviour at 14 years of age, and at the time of her death was a member of the Seventh-day Baptist church at Marion, Kan. On Sept. 30, 1847, she was married to Wm. M. Jeffrey at Salem, W. Va. She came with her family to Kansas in 1868. Dorcas-like she did much for others, especially those in sickness and sorrow, many of whom remain to "call her blessed." She leaves her husband, one daughter and six sons in bereavement. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Geo. W. Hills, of Nortonville, Kan. G. W. H.
Census: 1880 Diamond Creek, Chase Co., Kansas: age 54
11 children, 5 present in 1880 census
William Francis Marion Jeffrey 1824-1902
Categories: Rev. George Wilber Hills Officiating,
The Sabbath Recorder Obituary"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 58, No 33, p 526, Aug. 18, 1902.
William Francis Marion Jeffrey was born at West Union, Virginia - now West Virginia - May 22, 1824, and died at Wichita, Kansas, August 8, 1902, of a complication of disorders, the most prominent of which was cancerous.
On September 30, 1847, he was married to Miss Mary A. F. Randolph, at Salem, West Virginia. Of the ten children of this union eight are still living.
The subject of this sketch came with his family to Kansas in 1868, and settled near Emporia; later at Elmdale, which was his home at the time of his death. At first he was a farmer and cattle dealer. He was also contractor on the construction of the Santa Fe railroad. Later he became more especially interested in real estate and banking. At the time of his death he was President of the People's Exchange Bank of Elmdale, of which his son Elsworth is cashier. He was also one of the heaviest stockholders of the bank at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, and a member of its Board of Directors. In 1873 he was honored by the citizens of his district with a seat in the Kansas Legislature as their representative.
He was very active and vigorous in his habits of life, possessing a strong individuality. He became a Christian in early life and united with the Seventh-day Baptist church at Salem, W. Va. Pastor Hills, of Nortonville, Kan., was called to preach the sermon at the funeral. G. W. H.
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WifeCensus: 1880 Diamond Creek, Chase Co., Kansas: age 56