Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMelinda “Minnie Jane” JEFFERS
Birth Date15 Dec 1878
Birth PlaceSan Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Death Date22 Oct 1961 Age: 82
Death PlaceUvalde, Uvalde County, Texas
Burial PlaceUvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, Uvalde Cemetery
Spouses
Birth Date24 Oct 1872
Birth PlaceTexas
Death Date7 Sep 1949 Age: 76
Death PlaceUvalde, Uvalde County, Texas
Burial PlaceUvalde, Uvalde County, Texas, Uvalde Cemetery
FatherJohn Shock SHELY (1818-1875)
MotherSusannah RUTLEDGE (1839-1916)
Family ID5371
Marr Date22 Dec 1894
Marr PlaceBrackettville, Kinney County, Texas
ChildrenAubrey Adair (1896-1955)
 Ernest Dewey (1898-1916)
 James Gerald (1901-1981)
 Maude Margaret (1903-1983)
 Sylvia (~1904-)
 Eva Ora (1907-1989)
 Mary Onea (1916-1983)
Notes for Melinda “Minnie Jane” JEFFERS
Death Certificate states:

Father was Samuel Jeffers.
Mother was Margaret Barr.
Malinda was widowed.
Residence was 459 N. Crisp Street, Uvalde, Texas.
Informant was Mrs. J. C. Williams.
Death location was Uvalde Memorial Hospital.
Cause of death was lobar pneumonia due to P??? nephritis and hypertensive heart disease.
Funeral Director was Frazar Funeral Home in Uvalde, Texas.

On Find A Grave.

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