PIERCE COUNTY NEBRASKA CIVIL WAR DATABASE – J

JACKSON, JOHN; Osmond

Sources: 1890 Veterans Census

JEFFERSON, WILLIAM; Osmond

B: 8 August 1834 West Virginia D: 2 October 1899

West Virginia 17^th Volunteer Company G

Sources: Cemetery Record

Pension File

WILLIAM JEFFERSON

Source Unknown
Obituary

JEFFERSON: Died at the home of his son, John H., in Osmond, Neb., on Oct. 2nd, 1899, of heart failure, William Jefferson, aged 65 years, one month and 22 days.

William Jefferson was born in Marshal county, W. Va., on Aug. 8th, 1834, and removed with his parents to Iowa in 1854. He returned to Virginia in 58, where on March 9th of that year he was married to Phebe L. Medley, and to this union were born six children, four sons and two daughters. John H. of this place, E.B. of Plainview, James T. of Kimball, Neb., Joe, of Miles City, Mt., the daughters dying in early infancy. He was employed during a portion of the civil war as a fireman on a government transport. He enlisted in the service as a private in Company G, 17th West Va., Vol., on the 18th day of Feb., 65, and mustered out on June 30, of the same year. Mr. Jefferson removed with his family to Iowa, where on a bright May morning in 1873, the grim monster, death invaded the happy home and claimed for its victim, the wife and mother.

In 1886 deceased removed to Nebraska, engaging in the stock business, with his son James, near Kimball, where he resided until March of this year, since which time he has been visiting his sons Edwin of Plainview, and John H. of this place.

The funeral was held in the M.E. church, on Wednesday, conducted by Rev. Wigton, the Presbyterian pastor, and was largely attended by friends whose sympathy is extended to the sorrowing children here and elsewhere.