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Ruth Johnson Jeffries 1817–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1817

Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: about 1856

Death Location: Tennessee, United States

Father: Isaac Johnson

Mother: Jane Johnson

Spouse(s): John Jeffers

Children(s): Isaac Jeffries, Caroline Jeffries, James Jeffries, Malissa Davis, John Jeffries

In 1817, Ruth Johnson Jeffries entered the world in Knox County, Tennessee, USA, born to Isaac Johnson And Jane Jennie Coker Johnson. Ruth Johnson Jeffries married John Epham Sr Jeffries Jeffers, and had children including Caroline C Jeffries, Isaac Nathaniel Isac Ike Jeffries, James H Jeffries, John Epham Jr Jeffries, Malissa Meloida Jeffries Davis. Ruth Johnson Jeffries passed away in 1856 in Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Ruth Johnson Jeffries entered the world in Knox County, Tennessee, USA, born to Isaac Johnson And Jane Jennie Coker Johnson.
  • Ruth Johnson Jeffries married John Epham Sr Jeffries Jeffers, and had children including Caroline C Jeffries, Isaac Nathaniel Isac Ike Jeffries, James H Jeffries, John Epham Jr Jeffries, Malissa Meloida Jeffries Davis.
  • Ruth Johnson Jeffries passed away in 1856 in Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Johnson
1779–1826
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Jane Johnson
1784–1870
Birth Location: Globe, Burke County, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

John Jeffers
1811–1882
Birth Location: Fauquier Co, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Isaac Jeffries
1848–1911
Birth Location: Louisville, Blount County, Tennessee
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Caroline Jeffries
1847–1902
Birth Location: Tennessee
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James Jeffries
1850–1895
Birth Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
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Malissa Davis
1851–1874
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA
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John Jeffries
1854–1933
Birth Location: Blount Co., Tennessee
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Ruth Jeffries's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Jeffries
1817–1856
Birth Place: Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Isaac Johnson
1779–1826
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Jane (Jennie Coker) Johnson
1784–1870
Globe, Burke County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Robert Johnson
1759–1849
Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Rachel Johnson
1760–1840
Charles (Coker) Sr
1744–1799
Hanover County, Virginia, United States of America
Judith ((Judey) Lee) Moore
1752–1807
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Coker
1705–1800
Elisabeth Russel
1712–1800
John Moore
1717–1794
Judith Walker
1722–1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Moore
1700–1750

Ruth Jeffries's Descendants

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Ruth (Johnson) Jeffries (Abt 1817–about 1856) m. John (Epham Sr Jeffries) Jeffers (abt 1811–22 Aug 1882)
  1. 1. Isaac (Nathaniel Isac Ike) Jeffries 1848–1911 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Houser 1861–1940
    1. 1. Lulu (J) Jeffries 1886–1972 m. Charles (Edward "Ed") Hawkins 1885–1957 m. Samuel (Marion) Brown 1873–1946
      1. 1. Mabel (Marie) Hawkins 1921–1995 m. Paul (Joseph) Hafley 1916–1955 m. James (Roy) Fuson 1911–
        1. 1. Donna (Marie) Hafley 1940–2015 m. Walter (O) Rohrbach 1940–1975
        2. 2. Robert (Joseph) Hafley 1941–2010 m. Katherine (L) Moallankamf 1942–2023
      2. 2. Earl (Monroe) Hawkins 1923–1988
      3. 3. Edna (May) Hawkins 1926–2019 m. Ira (C) Howerton 1925–
      4. 4. Eddie (W) Brown 1902–1992 m. L (Alma) Bandermann 1906–
        1. 1. Verna (Lee) Brown 1933–2013
      5. 5. Ernest Brown 1905–1971
      6. 6. Cleffort (Clifford L) Brown 1907–1979
      7. 7. Norman (Altone) Brown 1914–1999 m. Hallie (Druiee) Cortwright 1915–
      8. 8. Alvin (Roy) Brown 1910–1996 m. Leona Hobelmann 1918–
    2. 2. John (Martin) Jeffries 1883–1959 m. Elva Lindsey 1889–
      1. 1. Nellie (Elizabeth) Jeffries 1911–1991
    3. 3. Annie (E) Jeffries 1888–1971 m. Fred Gibson 1884–
      1. 1. Lily Gibson 1906– m. Lexie (Orval) Meridith 1902–
    4. 4. Harvey (Alton) Jeffries 1888–1961 m. Lulu (K) Vogt 1892–1976
      1. 1. Alfred (Orley) Jeffries 1917–1979
      2. 2. Kenneth Jeffries 1923–
      3. 3. Harvey Jeffries 1926–
      4. 4. Oliver Jeffries 1912–
      5. 5. William Jeffries 1915–
      6. 6. Dorothy Jeffries 1921–
    5. 5. Andrew (Nathaniel) Jeffries 1897–1951
    6. 6. Elmer (Johnson) Jeffries 1900–1955 m. Margaret Kearney 1902–
    7. 7. Eli (Elder) Jeffries 1904–1969 m. Ella (Louise) Celsay 1912–2003
      1. 1. Louise (Lavern) Jeffries 1928–2007 m. Robert (K) Schmidt 1924–
      2. 2. Eli (Luther) Jeffries 1933–2022 m. Geraldine (F) Jeffries 1933–2022
    8. 8. William Jeffries 1880–1908 m. Nellie Nettles 1883–
      1. 1. Anthony (Monroe) Jeffries 1902–1963 m. Viola Morgan 1906–1981
        1. 1. Amos (Melvin) Jeffries 1927–1989
        2. 2. Monroe (W) Jeffries 1930–2007
  2. 2. Caroline (C) Jeffries 1847–1902
  3. 3. James (H) Jeffries 1850–1895
  4. 4. Malissa (Meloida Jeffries) Davis 1851–1874
  5. 5. John (Epham Jr) Jeffries 1854–1933

Ruth Jeffries's Timeline

2 Records

1817
Abt 1817
Birth of Ruth Johnson Jeffries in Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
1856
about 1856
Age 39
Death of Ruth Johnson Jeffries in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1817
    Event Place: Knox County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: about 1856
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
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