Lettie Jane (Dobbs) Jeffers (1909 - 1975)

Born 31 Dec 1909 in Almy, Scott County, TennesseeTennessee, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Wolford Jeffers — married 10 Nov 1927 (to 26 Jun 1983) in Scott, Tennessee, United States

Died 20 Nov 1975 at age 65 in Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Lettie was born in 1909 at Almy in Scott County, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Mack Dobbs and Sallie West. She married Wolford Jeffers on November 10, 1927 in Scott County. ^[1][2] She passed away at the Scott County Hospital in Oneida, Tennessee, November 20, 1975.^[3] She was buried in Sexton Memorial Cemetery in the Paint Rock area of Scott County, Tennessee, USA.^[4]

Obituary,

Lettie Jane Jeffers, of Route 1 Jeffers, Helenwood, passed away Thursday morning, at the Scott county Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was the daughter of the late Mack Dobbs and the late Sally West Dobbs. She was a member of the Paint Rock Baptist Church. Survivors are husband, Wolfard Jeffers of Helenwood; five daughters, Mrs. Alphine Hall, Mrs. Irene Buttram, Mrs. June Phillips, Mrs. Louise Wilson all of Oneida and Mrs. Violet Stephens of Elkton, Maryland; two sisters, Mrs. Etta Mae Chambers of Maryville, Tennessee, and Mrs. Ollie Mae Hawk of Norwood, Ohio; one brother, Mr. Dan Dobbs of Oneida; 22 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from the Paint Rock Baptist Church, Saturday, at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Harold Dean Ross officiating. Burial followed in the Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Dobbs, Billy Jeffers, Harry Jeffers, Lee Jeffers, Donnie Morrow and Roy Lee Phillips. Collins-Murley Funeral Home of Oneida in charge of arrangements. (Source: The Scott County News, 27 Nov 1975, p10)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF6-9PT : accessed 2 January 2016), Lettie Dobbs in household of Danil Dobbs, Civil District 13, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 174, sheet 2B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,528.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-L76 : accessed 2 January 2016), Letta Jane Dobbs in household of Mack Dobbs, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 14A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,761.
3. ↑ "Jeffers, Lettie Jane Dobbs." The Scott County News, November 27, 1975, page 10. Scott County, Tennessee, Obituaries. Retrieved on January 1, 2016, from Scott County, Tennessee GenWeb Project
4. ↑ "Lettie J. Jeffers burial information." Scott County, Tennessee, Burial Information. Retrieved on January 1, 2016, from Scott County, Tennessee GenWeb Project

• Burial : Sexton Memorial Cemetery, Paint Rock, Scott County, Tennessee. Burial Date : Saturday, November 22, 1975, Find A Grave memorial # 24033909, [1]

• Sexton Memorial Cemetery also known as: Baldy's Knob Cemetery, Stringer Memorial Cemetery, Paint Rock Memorial Cemetery, Jakes Branch Cemetery, Talmon Sexton Cemetery, Jake’s Tank Cemetery

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24033909/lettie-jane-jeffers: accessed 15 January 2024), memorial page for Lettie Jane Dobbs Jeffers (31 Dec 1908–20 Nov 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24033909, citing Sexton Memorial Cemetery, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Jan Miller (contributor 46607804).

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL4K-BJX : 9 January 2021), Lettie Jeffers, Nov 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H5-FCY9 : Tue Oct 03 10:53:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Letty Jane Dobbs and Mack Dobbs, 30 Dec 1908.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6K-ZKR : 4 December 2014), Walfred Jeffers and Lettie Dobbs, 10 Nov 1927; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 246, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch : Fri Oct 06 22:07:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Walfred Jeffers and Lettie Jeffers, 1930. From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-NKT>

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch : Tue Nov 28 16:03:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Walford Jeffers and Lettie Jeffers, 1940. From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-2ZF>

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch : Fri Oct 06 05:57:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Wolford Jeffers and Lettie Jeffers, 18 April 1950, Tunnel Hill, Scott, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSS-B8ZT>