Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904,
pp 707-708 [Graves]

     WILLIAM N. JEFFREY, one of the representative men of Graves
county, was born in Marshall county, Kentucky, and is a son of John
P. and Mary E. (Jeffry) Jeffrey, natives of Kentucky.  The paternal
grandfather was William Jeffrey, born in North Carolina, of Irish
descent.  The maternal grandfather, William T. Jeffry, was born in
Calloway county, Kentucky, and was a soldier in the Confederate
army.
     John P. Jeffrey was a farmer and moved to Graves county,
Kentucky, February 22, 1880, and made it his home the remainder of
his life.  He never held office, but he enlisted in the Confederate
army in 1862, and served as a private until the close of the war. 
He was a Democrat in politics, and in religion a Presbyterian.  His
death occurred October 29, 1894.  His wife is still living.  She was
born March 20, 1853.  Three children were born to these parents,
namely: William N., Ida J., and Emmet Lee.
     William N. Jeffrey was reared and educated in Graves county. 
He has been a farmer, dairyman and stock dealer all his life, and
has been extremely successful, now owning a fine farm one mile north
of Mayfield.  In politics he is a Democrat and a member of the
Presbyterian church.
     On April 3, 1898, he was married in Graves county to Fannie
Housman, born in Graves county, October 10, 1878, and to them two
children have been born, namely: William R., born August 5, 1899;
and Imogene, born August 5, 1901.  Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey are numbered
among the successful, agreeable farmers of Graves county, and their
home is a pleasant gathering place for their many friends. 

Jeffrey Jeffry Housman
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Marshall-KY NC Calloway-KY

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