JEFFRIES, George E. 1862-1924

JEFFRIES, LINDLEY

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/3/2012 at 17:09:33

#1:

GEORGE JEFFRIES DIED
TUESDAY NIGHT, AFTER
A YEAR'S ILLNESS

George Jeffries, for many years a prominent farmer of this county, passed away at his home on West Main Street Tuesday evening, August 12 following an illness that has extended over several years, from an incurable disease, chronic nephritis. He has been up and about all summer, made occasional visits to his farm, and was about the home until a couple of weeks prior to his death. His children were summoned last week, and death had been expected hourly since Sunday.

Funeral services are to be held from the home Thursday afternoon in charge of the Rev. F. Osten-Sacken and Rev. Jennie Hitchcock, and the Odd Fellows will have charge of the service at the grave.

An account of Mr. Jeffries' life will be published in next week's Press.

[Mitchell County Press, Wednesday, August 13, 1924]

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#2:

GEORGE J. JEFFRIES, 62,
DIES AT HOME IN OSAGE

OSAGE, IOWA, Aug. 14. — George J. Jeffries died at his home here Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock, after a Lingering illness from, cancer. He was 62 years of age and had spent practically all of his life in this vicinity, as his father, Jesse Jeffries, came from England in an early day and settled in Mitchell County.

Services were conducted by his pastor, Dr. Osten-Sacken, of the Universalist Church, this afternoon at the home. The I. O. O. F. Lodge had charge of the commitment services at the cemetery.

He is survived by his widow and several grown children.

[Waterloo Courier, Thursday, August 14, 1924]

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NOTE: The second obituary says his middle initial was J., but the tombstone says it was E.
GPP has a closeup of his headstone and a photo of the large Jeffries familystone.
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NOTE:
According to Betsy Monson on Findagrave, George has the following children:

Maybelle Jeffries Lindley (1884-1957)
Frank Jeffries (1887-1963)
Lloyd Leslie Jeffries (1894-1962)

[It is not known if that is all his children.]

Tomstone Photo on Iowa GPP
 

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