Biographical Sketch of James M. Jeffers, Tremont Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** James M. Jeffers, farmer and stock raiser, section 24, post office Frazer, was born April 7, 1831, in Clay County, Missouri, and came to Buchanan County in February, 1839, with his parents, and has since made this his home. He owns 260 acres of find land, 160 of which is under cultivation, the remainder being pasture and timber land. His farm is well stocked, and he has a handsome residence. In 1861, he moved to Kansas, and remained one year, came back, and again went there, in 1865, and spent six months. During the late war, he served three months in the Enrolled Missouri Militia. He has filled the office of school director, but has never been a political aspirant. In October, 1853, he was married to Miss Virginia Miller, a native of this city, born August 28, 1838. They are members of the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church, in which he holds the position of Elder. They raised an orphan boy named J. H. Norman, now minister in the Presbyterian Church, at Stewartsville. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================