Muhlenberg County Kentucky

Old Muhlenberg map

Family Group Records M

Andrew Jackson Mefford & Pelitha A. Mefford

Andrew Jackson Mefford
Born: August 23, 1830 in Muhlenberg
Married: August 24, 1854 in Muhlenberg
Died: December 22, 1918 in Muhlenberg
Father: Jacob Mefford
Mother: Susan Hudlow

Spouse: Pelitha A. Mefford
Born: April 24, 1831 in Butler Co., Kentucky
Died: December 11, 1921 in Muhlenberg
Father: George Mefford
Mother: Anna Hudlow
Note: Pelitha & Andrew Jackson Mefford were first cousins: their fathers were brothers. It is also possible that their mothers were sisters.

Children of Andrew J. Mefford & Pelitha A. Mefford:

  1. Susan Mefford, born May 24, 1855, Muhlenberg; married John P. Sherrod, December 15, 1880, Muhlenberg
  2. George J. Mefford, born August 28, 1858, Muhlenberg
  3. John G. Mefford, born about 1860
  4. James Rasey Mefford, born October 13, 1862, Kentucky; died January 14, 1947, Muhlenberg
  5. Phetha Mefford, born about 1864
  6. Andrew Jackson Mefford, born May 11, 1868, Muhlenberg; died December 10, 1946, Prentiss, Ohio Co., Kentucky; married Delana Hocker
  7. Reauseau Mefford, born March 1873, Muhlenberg; married Ettie Howerton, November 02, 1904, Muhlenberg
  8. Pelitha Maggie Mefford, born December 1875, Muhlenberg; died February 09, 1952, Muhlenberg; married William J. Gates December 18, 1903 in Muhlenberg

Sources: Muhlenberg Marriage Bonds, Kentucky Death Certificates, 1850 - 1870 Muhlenberg Federal Census

Updated August 2, 2017