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William Carson Jefferson 1830–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1830

Birth Location: Rochester, Windsor, VT

Death Date: 1907

Death Location: Melbourne, Harrison County, Missouri, USA

Father: Otis Jefferson

Mother: Sarah Fay

Spouse(s): Mary Wood

Children(s): Emma Jefferson

In 1830, William Carson Jefferson entered the world in Rochester, Windsor, VT, born to Otis Jefferson And Sarah Fay. William Carson Jefferson married Mary Emma Wood, and had children including Emma Sarrah Jefferson. William Carson Jefferson passed away in 1907 in Melbourne, Harrison County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1830, William Carson Jefferson entered the world in Rochester, Windsor, VT, born to Otis Jefferson And Sarah Fay.
  • William Carson Jefferson married Mary Emma Wood, and had children including Emma Sarrah Jefferson.
  • William Carson Jefferson passed away in 1907 in Melbourne, Harrison County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Otis Jefferson
1800–
Birth Location: Rochester, Windsor, Vermont, USA
OJ
Sarah Fay
1803–
Birth Location: Grantham, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
SF

Spouses(s)

Mary Wood
1827–1916
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
MW

Children(s)

Emma Jefferson
1853–1935
Birth Location: Ridgefield, Huron, Ohio, USA
EJ

William Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
William Jefferson
1830–1907
Birth Place: Rochester, Windsor, VT
Parents
Otis Jefferson
1800–
Rochester, Windsor, Vermont, USA
Sarah Fay
1803–
Grantham, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Jefferson
1768–1813
Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Rebecca
1775–1820
England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jefferson
1725–1769
Mehitable Cummings
1730–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
1695–1754
Hannah Estey
1702–1743

William Jefferson's Descendants

1.
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William (Carson) Jefferson (Jan 1830–1907) m. Mary (Emma) Wood (29 May 1827–23 January 1916)
  1. 1. Emma (Sarrah) Jefferson 1853–1935 m. James (Cornelius) Sharon 1847–1900
    1. 1. Pearl (Alice) Sharon 1880–1941 m. Clyde (Francis) Kelley 1877–1953
      1. 1. Harold (James) Kelley 1911–1970
      2. 2. Roy (Frances) Kelley 1900–1942
      3. 3. Howard (Samuel) Kelley 1902–1959
      4. 4. Ruth (Emma) Kelley 1905–1984
      5. 5. Marie (Myrtle) Kelley 1907–1980
      6. 6. Faye (Alberta) Kelley 1909–1984 m. Frank Rokusek 1907–
      7. 7. Zelpha (Anita) Kelley 1913–1990
      8. 8. Clyde (Francis) Kelley 1915–1968
      9. 9. Wayne (Robert) Kelley 1917–1963
      10. 10. Dorothy (Vivian) Kelley 1921–2012
      11. 11. Minnie Kelley 1908–
    2. 2. John Sharon 1876–
    3. 3. Roy (Elliot) Sharon 1890–
    4. 4. Hattie (L) Sharon 1894–
    5. 5. Raymond (H) Sharon 1895–
    6. 6. Vera (Alice) Sharon 1867–
    7. 7. George (Riley) Sharon 1869–1947
    8. 8. Otto (Clarence) Sharon 1873–1924
    9. 9. Lulu Sharon 1874–
    10. 10. Frederick (J) Sharon 1885–

William Jefferson's Timeline

2 Records

1830
Jan 1830
Birth of William Carson Jefferson in Rochester, Windsor, VT
Rochester, Windsor, VT
1907
1907
Age 77
Death of William Carson Jefferson in Melbourne, Harrison County, Missouri, USA
Melbourne, Harrison County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1830
    Event Place: Rochester, Windsor, VT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Melbourne, Harrison County, Missouri, USA
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