Biographical Sketch of J. A. Jeffries, Lafayette County, Missouri

>From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled
from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo.
Historical Company, 1881.
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J. A. Jeffries, farmer, P. O. Dover.  The subject of our sketch was born
in Fauquier county, Virginia, April 14, 1839.  Was educated in his native
state and came to Missouri at the age of 19, and settled in this county,
where he has since resided, the greater part of the time.  In May, 1861,
he enlisted in the confederate army under Gen. Shelby, Col. Gordon's
regiment, company A.  Participated in the battles of Carthage, Spring-
field, Newtonia, Marks Mills, Marshall Raid, Helena, Little Rock, and 
many other minor engagements.  Left the service at Corsicana, Texas, he
like many others, never having been regularly discharged.  He then went
to Mexico, where he remained ten or eleven months, engaged in farming.
From thence he went to California and engaged in the same occupation 
there for about the same length of time.  He then went to Virginia where
he remained for a short time and then came back to this county.  In 1873,
was married to Miss Sallie J. Dickson, of this county.  They have four
children: Margaret, Emma, Lizzie and Sallie.

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