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D. G. JEFFREY, merchant, Tiro; was born in
Niagara Co., N. Y., Oct. 26, 1834. He is a son of
Thomas and Lydia Ann (Chittenden) Jeffrey, who were parents
of nine children - D. G., S. W., Mary, T. Alonzo, Melissa,
William, Amos, G. M. and Lewis. The father was
a native of New Jersey, and was born in 1790. The mother
was born in Vermont in 1810, and they were married in Niagara
Co., N. Y., in 1833. Their son, S. W., is one of
the prominent men of Auburn Township, and his biography men of
Auburn Township, and his biography accompanies this work.
Mary is the wife of A. C. Daley, and lives in Dakota;
Alonzo is in the mercantile business in Toledo, and
married Susan Gibbs; Melissa married
Edward Gregory, both of whom are now dead; William
married Nora Munson, and is a carpenter and joiner
in Toledo; Amos died at home from disease contracted
while in his country's service; Lewis is single and lives
in Dakota Territory. D. G., our subject, was reared
upon his father's farm. His father becoming involved in
some financial trouble, young Jeffrey was kept away from
school a greater share of the time to assist on the farm.
He was married, Nov. 11, 1860, to Miss Laura Hutcheson,
daughter of Lombard and Lucinda (Kibbey) Hutcheson, and
by her has four children, all of whom are living - Fred M.,
born Mar. 27, 1862; Ella A., born Nov. 6, 1865; Willie
H., born Sept. 19, 1870, and John F., born Oct. 23,
1872. The mother was born June 14, 1841. Her parents
had a family of nine- Esther, Maria, Mary, Rhoda and
Rhuda (twins), Lombard, David, Laura
and Hiram. Mary, Rhoda, Lombard
and Hiram are dead, the latter being killed in the army.
Mr. Jeffrey's father died April, 1860, and his
mother October, 1872. Mrs. Jeffrey's father
died in 1850, and her mother in 1872. Mr.
Jeffrey started in life a poor boy, and by industry,
frugality and hard labor has acquired the nice property he now
owns. He is a Republican in politics, and quite liberal in
his religious views. He takes an active part in all
educational affairs, and always uses his influence in matters
tending to advance the best interests of his county. Mr.
Jeffrey owns the only drug store in the rapidly
increasing town of Tiro. His stock consists in a full line
of the best drugs, medicines, etc., which is mentioned
appropriately elsewhere in this work.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1881 - Page 868 |
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SAMUEL W. JEFFREY, farmer, P. O. Tiro; is
a son of Thomas and Lydia Ann (Chittenden) Jeffrey, who
were parents of a family of nine children, seven of whom are yet
living. Samuel W. passed his youth on a farm.
He was united in marriage with Amanda C. Aumend,,
daughter of David and Clarissa (Ashley) Aumend, and by
her has one child - Willard F., born Dec. 30, 1867.
Mr. Aumend, the father of Mrs. Jeffrey, was born
in Pennsylvania, May 9, 1810. He was a son of Adam and
Christina (Allbright) Aumend, who came to Auburn
Township in 1819, it then being an unexplored wilderness.
Here Mr. Aumend was reared. On the 16th of August,
1833, he was married to Clarrissa Ashley, and by
her had the following family: Willard H., Lucretia,
Laura J., Francis M., and Amanda. The latter
married Mr. S. W. Jeffrey, as stated above. Mr.
Jeffrey is a Republican in politics and a member of the
Church of God. He well and faithfully served his country
in the late war between the North and the South. He
enlisted in Co. C, 23d O. V. I., and served until the close of
the war, when he was discharged, July 26, 1865. He was
first under the command of Col. Rosecrans, but afterward
was under Col. (now President) Hayes. Mr.
Jeffrey was in quite a number of engagements; was severely
wounded in the neck, October, 1864, in Shenandoah Valley, Va.
He is a young man of considerable enterprise and push, and is an
intelligent citizen.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Ohio, Publ. Chicago: Baskin & Battey, Historical Publishers, 186
Dearborn Street. - 1881 - Page 869 |
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HENRY D. E. JOHNSTON Source: A Centennial Biographical
History of Crawford County, Ohio - Chicago: 1902 - Page 676
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