WINCHESTER,IN,-Jobe Thomas Jeffery,83, pioneer resident of Randolph County and a prominent farmer, died Tuesday evening in the house which he had made his home for 82 years,four miles west of Winchester. Mr. Jeffery was a member of Wayne County having been born near Fountain City,son of Francis and Elizabeth (Benge) Jeffery.
Survivors are two sons, D.M. "Mont" Jeffery, Thomas C. Jeffery, three daughters, Mrs. Mary (Lee) Cook, Mrs. Elsie (James) Denton, Farmland, Mrs. Ada Mullen, Winchester; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
His wife: Sarah Catherine (Summers) Jeffery passed away, Feb. 24, 1933.
The Banner-Knightstown,Indiana,had the following information on Job Jeffrey in 1899.
Paris Green And Acid-Winchester Ind.,July 24,1899 Job Jeffrey,a Farmer near Winchester Tried to Take Both.
Job Jeffrey,fifty years old,a prosperous farmer living five miles northwest of this city one of the trustees and leading members of the North White River Christian Church, attempted to commit suicide at his home yesterday by taking a dose of paris green and carbolic acid combined. His son Thomas,nineteen years old,was present at the time the attempt was made and caught the bottle as his father was in the act of swallowing the contents,in the scuffle that followed the bottle was broken and the contents dashed upon the face and neck of the father and over the hand of the son,badly burning both of them. It is believed the attempt was the result of temporary mental aberration.
Date:July 26,1899 Location;Indiana Paper:Indiana State Journal.
(Jobe Jeffery or Job Jeffrey is the same name and his name can be found spelled several different ways. It all depends who makes the records how names can be found.)
Survivors are two sons, D.M. "Mont" Jeffery, Thomas C. Jeffery, three daughters, Mrs. Mary (Lee) Cook, Mrs. Elsie (James) Denton, Farmland, Mrs. Ada Mullen, Winchester; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
His wife: Sarah Catherine (Summers) Jeffery passed away, Feb. 24, 1933.
The Banner-Knightstown,Indiana,had the following information on Job Jeffrey in 1899.
Paris Green And Acid-Winchester Ind.,July 24,1899 Job Jeffrey,a Farmer near Winchester Tried to Take Both.
Job Jeffrey,fifty years old,a prosperous farmer living five miles northwest of this city one of the trustees and leading members of the North White River Christian Church, attempted to commit suicide at his home yesterday by taking a dose of paris green and carbolic acid combined. His son Thomas,nineteen years old,was present at the time the attempt was made and caught the bottle as his father was in the act of swallowing the contents,in the scuffle that followed the bottle was broken and the contents dashed upon the face and neck of the father and over the hand of the son,badly burning both of them. It is believed the attempt was the result of temporary mental aberration.
Date:July 26,1899 Location;Indiana Paper:Indiana State Journal.
(Jobe Jeffery or Job Jeffrey is the same name and his name can be found spelled several different ways. It all depends who makes the records how names can be found.)
WINCHESTER,IN,-Jobe Thomas Jeffery,83, pioneer resident of Randolph County and a prominent farmer, died Tuesday evening in the house which he had made his home for 82 years,four miles west of Winchester. Mr. Jeffery was a member of Wayne County having been born near Fountain City,son of Francis and Elizabeth (Benge) Jeffery.
Survivors are two sons, D.M. "Mont" Jeffery, Thomas C. Jeffery, three daughters, Mrs. Mary (Lee) Cook, Mrs. Elsie (James) Denton, Farmland, Mrs. Ada Mullen, Winchester; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
His wife: Sarah Catherine (Summers) Jeffery passed away, Feb. 24, 1933.
The Banner-Knightstown,Indiana,had the following information on Job Jeffrey in 1899.
Paris Green And Acid-Winchester Ind.,July 24,1899 Job Jeffrey,a Farmer near Winchester Tried to Take Both.
Job Jeffrey,fifty years old,a prosperous farmer living five miles northwest of this city one of the trustees and leading members of the North White River Christian Church, attempted to commit suicide at his home yesterday by taking a dose of paris green and carbolic acid combined. His son Thomas,nineteen years old,was present at the time the attempt was made and caught the bottle as his father was in the act of swallowing the contents,in the scuffle that followed the bottle was broken and the contents dashed upon the face and neck of the father and over the hand of the son,badly burning both of them. It is believed the attempt was the result of temporary mental aberration.
Date:July 26,1899 Location;Indiana Paper:Indiana State Journal.
(Jobe Jeffery or Job Jeffrey is the same name and his name can be found spelled several different ways. It all depends who makes the records how names can be found.)
Survivors are two sons, D.M. "Mont" Jeffery, Thomas C. Jeffery, three daughters, Mrs. Mary (Lee) Cook, Mrs. Elsie (James) Denton, Farmland, Mrs. Ada Mullen, Winchester; 16 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
His wife: Sarah Catherine (Summers) Jeffery passed away, Feb. 24, 1933.
The Banner-Knightstown,Indiana,had the following information on Job Jeffrey in 1899.
Paris Green And Acid-Winchester Ind.,July 24,1899 Job Jeffrey,a Farmer near Winchester Tried to Take Both.
Job Jeffrey,fifty years old,a prosperous farmer living five miles northwest of this city one of the trustees and leading members of the North White River Christian Church, attempted to commit suicide at his home yesterday by taking a dose of paris green and carbolic acid combined. His son Thomas,nineteen years old,was present at the time the attempt was made and caught the bottle as his father was in the act of swallowing the contents,in the scuffle that followed the bottle was broken and the contents dashed upon the face and neck of the father and over the hand of the son,badly burning both of them. It is believed the attempt was the result of temporary mental aberration.
Date:July 26,1899 Location;Indiana Paper:Indiana State Journal.
(Jobe Jeffery or Job Jeffrey is the same name and his name can be found spelled several different ways. It all depends who makes the records how names can be found.)
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