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Lewis Adelbert Jeffres

27 Dec 1884 – 23 Jul 1959

Birth27 Dec 1884
Death23 Jul 1959
CemeteryMount Hope Cemetery
Scotia , Greeley County , Nebraska , USA
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16 June 1900 - US Census - Center Election Precinct, Greeley, Nebraska Household ......Role .......Sex .....Age Birthplace Birth Date J A Jeffres .......Head ......Male ....43 ..Ohio Minnie Jeffres Wife .........Female 33 ..Illinois Louis Jeffres ...Son .........Male ....16 ..Nebraska Ole Jeffres ......Son .........Male ....14 ..Nebraska Dessie Jeffres .Daughter Female 12 ..Nebraska Belle Jeffres ...Daughter Female 10 ..Nebraska Lorn Jeffres ....Son .........Male ....8 ....Nebraska Lynn Jeffres ....Son .........Male ....6 ....Nebraska Nellie Jeffres ..Daughter Female 2 ....Nebraska The Greeley Citizen, Greeley, Nebraska · Friday, April 01, 1910 pg 4 +WHAT OUR EXCHANGES ARE SAYING+ SCOTIA REGISTER . . . Lewis Jeffres who recently moved up to the north part of the county, lost a span of gorses and for a while figured he had a job on his hands in getting them again, but by the judicious use of the telephone he located them going back to Greeley county. Ord Quiz. 18 April 1910 - US Census - Eureka Township, Valley, Nebraska Household ...Role .Sex ..Age Birthplace Louis Jeffres Head Male 25 ..Nebraska In December 1916 Lewis was living near Horace, Nebraska. 24 January 1920 - US Census - Wallace Creek Election Precinct, Greeley, Nebraska Household .......Role .........Sex .....Age Birthplace Lewis A Jeffres Head ........Male ....35 ..Nebraska Mary A Jeffres ..Wife .........Female 31 ..Minnesota Albert A Jeffres Son ..........Male ....7 ....Nebraska Louis M Jeffres .Daughter Female 5 ....Nebraska Allen D Jeffres ..Son .........Male ....3 ....Nebraska Celie F Jeffres ..Daughter Female 0 ....Nebraska 9 April 1930 - US Census - Wallace Creek Election Precinct, Greeley, Nebraska Household .....Role ..........Sex .....Age Birthplace Lewis Jeffres ..Head ........Male ....45 ..Nebraska Mary Jeffres ...Wife .........Female 43 ..Minnesota Albert Jeffres .Son ..........Male ....17 ..Nebraska Lois Jeffres ....Daughter Female 16 ..Nebraska Dean Jeffres ..Son ..........Male ....13 ..Nebraska Celia Jeffres ...Daughter Female 11 ..Nebraska In September 1931 Lewis was living near Horace. The Scotia Register, Scotia, Nebraska · Thursday, September 08, 1932 pg 2 HORACE NEWS NOTES . . . About sixty were present at the family reunion which was held at the Lewis Jeffres home Sunday. A picnic dinner was served at noon and a watermelon feast was enjoyed in the afternoon. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Applegate, J. A. Jeffres, Roy Benson, the Lewis, Dick, Lynn and Elmer Jeffres families, Alfred and and Fred Beck families, Mrs. M. O. Welsh and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. John Benson and children, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Benson and children of Old, Nebr., Mrs. Rusty Holms and baby of Arcadia, Mr. and Mrs. Will Benson and family of Comstock and Everett Hurley. Evening callers were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Crockett and Raymond Marshall. Everyone enjoyed a nice time. 5 April 1940 - US Census - Gentry Township, Benton, Arkansas Household ...Role ..........Sex .....Age Birthplace Louis Jeffres Head ........Male ....55 ..Nebraska Mary Jeffres .Wife .........Female 52 ..Minnesota Dean Jeffres Son ..........Male ....23 ..Nebraska Celia Jeffres .Daughter Female 21 ..Nebraska In July 1947 Lewis was living in/near Gentry, Arkansas. 5 April 1950 - US Census - Gentry Township, Benton, Arkansas Household ......Role .Sex .....Age Birthplace Lewis A Jeffres Head Male ....65 ..Nebraska Mary Jeffres .....Wife .Female 62 ..Minnesota The Scotia Register, Scotia, Nebraska · Thursday, August 20,(sic) 1959 pg 1, col. 2 Date assumed to be in error. Mrs. Ethel Tapper and son, Jerry, left Tuesday morning for Arlington Heights, Ill., after spending three weeks here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mose Clement, and other relatives. They were called here by the death of Lewis Jeffres. The Tappers are moving to Florida soon in the interest of Mr. Tapper's health. The Ord Quiz, Ord, Nebraska · Thursday, July 30, 1959 pg 6 Wednesday Services For Lewis Jeffres Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 29 at the Methodist Church in Scotia for Lewis A. Jeffres, former resident there. Rev. Walter Grantham officiated. Mrs. Neville Cargill and Mrs. Joyce Grantham sang accompanied by Mrs. Orvil Hamer. Pallbearers were Horace Karre, Norman Sautter, James Jensen, Harvey Leth, Ernest Whiting and Adrian Sweet. Honorary pallbearers were M. T. Clement, William Sautter, Warren Johnson, Jesse L. Scott, Marius Hansen, Jacob Jensen, Tom Kelly, Frank Byerly and James Leth. Interment was in Mt. Hope cemetery at Scotia with arrangements by Hastings-Pearson Mortuary. Lewis Jeffres was born Dec. 27, 1884 at Horace, Nebr., and died July 23 at Siloam Springs, Ark. He was 74 years old. Son of James and Manervia Jeffres, Lewis married Mary Jacobwith in 1911. They had four children. The family left Scotia 19 years ago for Gentry, Ark., where Mr. Jeffres continued his farming career. He was in failing health the past three years. Survivors are his wife, three children, Mrs. Lois Landen of Finfield, Calif.; Dean of Pagosa Springs, Colo., and Lynn of Jackson, Nebr.; five grandchildren, two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in the Scotia community.

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