Sylvester Franklin “Vester” Jeffress (1878-1969)

Sylvester Franklin “Vester” Jeffress

Birth

10 Jul 1878

Martin, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA

Death

16 Nov 1969 (aged 91)

Fulton, Fulton County, Kentucky, USA

Burial

Poplar Grove Cemetery

Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map

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First wife is Cornelia "Nellie" Roper 1888-1918. They married on April 21, 1907.

Second wife is Cornelia (Bowles) Townsend 1885-1955. She is buried with her first husband, Otis Townsend.

Family Members

Parents

Albert Irven Jeffress

1849–1919
Mary Ann Waggener Jeffress

1855–1922

Spouses

Cornelia Leona "Nellie" Roper Jeffress

1888–1918 (m. 1907)
Cornelia Bowles Townsend Jeffress

1885–1955

Siblings

Jugurtha Pendleton "Gurthie" Jeffress

1875–1950
Frances Gaines "Fannie" Jeffress Brent

1881–1957
William Petit "Willie" Jeffress

1884–1957
Irven Richard Jeffress

1888–1966
Mattie Victoria Jeffress Roper

1889–1917

Children

Julia Evelyn Jeffress White

1908–1971
Morye Roper Jeffress

1910–1997
Murrel Pendleton Roper Jeffress

1912–2009
Alton Franklin Jeffress

1918–2006

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Sylvester Franklin “Vester” Jeffress

Family Members

Albert Irven Jeffress

Mary Ann Waggener Jeffress

Cornelia Leona "Nellie" Roper Jeffress

Cornelia Bowles Townsend Jeffress

Jugurtha Pendleton "Gurthie" Jeffress

Frances Gaines "Fannie" Jeffress Brent

William Petit "Willie" Jeffress

Irven Richard Jeffress

Mattie Victoria Jeffress Roper

Julia Evelyn Jeffress White

Morye Roper Jeffress

Murrel Pendleton Roper Jeffress

Alton Franklin Jeffress

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