| Notes |
- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. From Leslie Wood 18 Jul 2003 : After Helen's mother died David Frederick gave his daughter Helen to Oren Jefferds and his wife Zerena Rogers Jefferds [Noland] to raise. Orin Jefferds was living in Nauvoo, Illinois at the time but had traveled back to Michigan (where Helen was born] to settle business 20 Dec 1844 to 20 Apr 1845. Oren's journal states that Helen came to live with them in Dec. 1844 and lived there until she was married [as 3rd wife] in Salt Lake City, 27 Nov 1853, to Seely (Seley) Owen, a polygamist. Seely Owen's first wife abused Helen, so with Bishop Richards' permission she left him, got a "bill" 25 March 1857 & went with William Winter to Carson Valley, NV. Oren Jefferd's journal states that Helen married Wm. Winter June 1858 but in his affidavit of 1891 [see his scrapbook] William states that he & Helen were never married and as late as 1866 she had not divorced Seely Owen.
2. No mention in World Connect as of 17 Aug 2003.
3. Www.xmission.com/~nelsonb/nmsrch.cgi "Mormon Pioneer Immigration" index notes Orin Jefferds in the 1850 Pottawattamie Co, Iowa census, p. 23, Harrison precinct; however, there is neither a page 23 nor a Harrison precinct that year and I could not yet find him even though I checked the entire census for that county.
4. From Susan Easton Black's LDS Members Book, p. 345:
Oren (Orin) Jefferds. Print date 12-1-86.
Ref: Nauvoo Temple Endowment Reg. 1845-6. [NTE]
Utah Fed. Census; year 1860.
Temple Index Bureau [TIB]
"Mormons and Their Neighbors," by Marvin Wiggins. [MTN]
"Mormon Manuscripts to 1846," by Hyrum Andrus, 1977.
"Nauvoo Social History Project," by James Smith.
Nauvoo City Taxes; 1841-44.
Nauvoo Early Mormon Series, 1839-46, Lyman Platt, 1980.
Journal - Oren Jefferds
Birth: 19 Apr 1801 Williamstown, Orange, Vermont. Father: Darius Jefferds; mother: Louisa. [TIB, NTE]
Married:
1. Zerena Rogers, sealing 1 Mar 1862. [TIB, NTE]
2. Sarah Butler, sealing 25 Mar 1857. [TIB]
3. Eliza Caroline Vaugn, sealing 23 Dec 1857. [TIB]
4. Sarah Ann Hunter, sealing 20 Jun 1863. [TIB]
5. Sarah Wilkie, sealing 25 Aug 1866. [TIB]
6. Harriet Rogers (div), sealing 3 Oct 1870. [TIB]
Death: 1869 [MTN]
Seventy [NTE]
Bapt: 1 July 1981 [TIB]
End. Nauvoo 8 Jan 1846 [TIB, NTE]
In 1860 Oren had a household of 5, real wealth of $400, farmer, per federal census.
Jefferds became ill, suffered an accident, died in March 1869.
Comments: "Birth in Vermont, 1801. Religious excitement in Chelsey, 1810. Sickness, prayer, and vision of "two personages." To New York. Worked in paper mill, as jailer (Ontario County, New York), and at farming. Another manifestation led author to join Methodists, 1828. Observed that no existing church fit ancient pattern; decided to remain Methodist until found one that did. Marriage, 1832. Move to Michigan. Met Mormons, 1840. At first considered Joseph Smith an imposter. Prayed. Led, with his wife, to join Mormons. Preached Mormonism. Notes persecution and slandering. Proselyting success. healed the sick. to Nauvoo, 1843. Exodus from Nauvoo, 1846. Winter Quarters, 1847-48. To Ohio. Missionary in New York. Debated with preacher and converted him. Journey to Utah, 1852. Polygamy experiences. Two plural wives taken, 1857. Auther's daughter became plural wife; is abused with "Clubs and Chairs" by first wife. Returned to parental home. Author's third wife left, protesting his strictness. A new third wife taken in 1864. Two pages added by author's first wife to tell of 1865-69. Notes that they received second anintings, 1868. Jefferds became ill, suffered an accident, died in March 1869. Several pages of genealogy. Reference: Mormon Manuscripts to 1846. Andrus, Hyrum. 1977. Journal - Oren Jefferds."
5. Censuses:
In 1856 Utah state census, Helen Frederick shows up living with Oren under the name Ellen. No other information is given in that census.
1860 US: West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, 18 Aug 1860, 2060/396:
Oren Jefferds, 59, VT.
Zerena Jefferds, 53, NY.
Sarah, 18, Eng.
Henry Butler, 16, farm laborer, Eng.
Eliza C. Jefferds, 16, Eng.
6. Received 30 Jul 2003 from Frederick descendant and researcher Mary Lou Spaulding, 1502 Haney Dr., Hays, KS 67601, 785-628-6465. The following is a partial excerpt concerning the following relation to David Frederick:
A. 1840; Census Washtenaw Co., Michigan - doesn't give townships. Orrin Jefferds, male 1(30-40) female 1(30-40) 1(20-30).
B. [Mentions items I already have including (1) Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register and (2) Excerpts from the journal of Orin Jefferds (received from Annie Conley) about the Jefferds adoption of Helen Louisa. Does mention that Orin Jefferds was living in Nauvoo, Illinois as the time Helen Louisa Fredrick was given to him (Dec 1844) and his wife, Zerena Rogers Noland Jefferds, his first wife, but had traveled back to Michigan to settle business 20 Dec 1844-20 Apr 1845.]
7. Ancestry.com's "Michigan Land Records":
-Oren Jefferds, Detroit Land Office, sequence # 1, doc. no. 5741, 80 acres, signature, issued date of 4 Apr 1833, per April 24, 1820 Act, 1 W1/2NW Michigan-Toledo Strip, No. 1S 6E 13.
-Oren Jefferds, Detroit Land Office, sequence # 1, doc. no. 5742, 80 acres, signature, issued date of 4 Apr 1833, per April 24, 1820 Act, 1 W1/2NW Michigan-Toledo Strip, No. 1S 6E 14.
8. Ancestry.com's "Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846": Orin Jeffords, b. 1801 Vermont, d. 1869 Utah, parents Darius Jefferds and Louisa Crain; wives: Sarah Butler, Sarah Ann Hunter, Harriet Rogers (div.), Zerena Rogers, Eliza Caroline Vaugn, Sarah Wilkie; ordained 1844 to Quorum Q10; bapt. 1840; endowed Nauvoo Temple 1/2/46 (Seventy); farmer; mission to NY, lived Big Cottonwood in Salt Lake City.
BIOGRAPHY:
1. Excerpts from "Journal of Oren Jefferds," MS1425, Historical Department, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, UT. Note that journals are lengthy and only brief excerpts of immediate genealogical interest follow. Also note that I have made punctuation and capitalization corrections for easier reading:
Page 1: "Oren Jefferds, son of Darius Jefferds and Louisa Crum, was born April the 19th, 1801 in Williamstown, County of Orange, State of Vermont. Darius Jefferds, son of Moses Jefferds and Sybel Hayden, was born Dec. 23rd, 1763 in Connecticut State. [p. 2] My grandfather's brothers names were Nathan, Thomas, [and] John. My grandmother's brothers names were Joseph, Edmond, [and] Hayden. [Many more relatives follow in journal.]"
Page 5: [Postscript in wife Zerena's handwriting:] "Oren Jefferds died March the 7th, 1869, his age being 67 years, 10 months, and 12 days."
Page 9: "Oren Jefferds was married to Zerena Rogers in Rochester Jan 25th, 1832. Moved to Michigan 1833 town of Northfield, Wastenaw Co. Heard a Mormon preach - Henry Lameraux, August 26, 1840. I went to Brownstown forty two miles attended Conference Oct. sixth. Mephibosheth Sirrine preached at my house Oct. 26 and I and my wife were baptized Nov. 15 in the town of [p. 10] Superior under the hands of Elder Sirrine and Elder Deo. Ordained an Elder 20 Dec. at 1840 Conference in the town of Levana, Wane Co., Mich. under the hands of M. Sirrine and Rufus Beach. Moved to Nauvoo in 1844. Ordained into the 10[th] Quorum of Seventies at the Oct. Conference under the hands of Br. [indecipherable?] and Clap Oct. the 9, 1844. Ordained into the High Priest quorum in South Willow Creek Ward under the hands of Bishop Isaac Stewart and Councelors Therry and Smith October 27th, 1861."
Page 11: "Zerena Rogers was born Sept. 28th, 1806 Greenfield, Saratoga Co. NY, daughter [of] Elisha M. Rogers and Elizabeth Pattleford. Elisha M. Rogers, son of Amos Rogers and Luanna Dake, was born April the 11th, 1777 [Roadestsig??]. [Many names and dates of relatives follow.]"
Page 43: "I would here say David Fredrick lost his wife and gave us his daughter Hellen Louisa who was born June 19th, 1839. She came to our house in Dec. 1844, lived with us until she was married in Salt Lake City. I and my wife Zerena received our endowments in the House of the Lord January the eighth, 1846. We landed on the Misourie River the next fall. Built a house in Winter Quarters - lived in it two winters: 47 and 48. Lost one or two cows the first winter and in the spring mooved back over the River on Honey Creek. Fenced 5 acres of hand plant[e]d corn; raised 200 bush[els], 40 of potatoes, 100 turnips. Built mee a house. Staid untill the 18 of Nov. then I and my wife in com. with Owen Cole started for Ohio in 1848; had a hard time traveling - got snowbound, staid in Westpoint over winter - arrived there the 17 of Dec. Staid and worked untill April 23, 1849 then started again for Ohio - traveled untill the 19[th] of May; we a[r]rived at James Thompson's in [the] Michigan town of Ypsilanti who married my wife's sister Harriet... [Oren (and family?) continue to travel through New York, Ohio, Michigan and finally returns to Kanesville Jan. 1851. He notes his preparation to leave for the West.]"
Page 49: "...the next June the 6th, 1852, started in Co. No. 6, David Wood Captain of the fifty - Isaac Boosenbank Company of ten [p. 50] for Salt Lake Valley home... Arrived in Great Salt Lake City September the 20th at Moses Demmings in first Ward; went to Little Cottenwood 23d. Bought 20 acres of land in Big Field..."
Page 51: "...the sixth of April 1853, I and my wife Zerena were sealed by E.T. Benson in G.S. City."
Page 52: "I was sealed to Sarah Butler of Union, daughter of John Butler and Elizabeth Archer, March the 25th, 1857 by Br. H.C. Kimball. Sarah was born Hertfordshire, England, May the 17th, 1842. Eliza Caroline Vaughn came to my house in the fall of 57 and wanted a home. I found she had lived with Dr. Sprague. So I went and saw him. He informed in me that the girl had no relatives in this valley [and] that she had come to Br. Brigham's and he gave her to him as his daughter. He said if the girl desired to come into my family, he wished me [p. 53] take her for she had become unsteady and no one had aney clame on her but himself and he would give her to mee. So I was sealed to her December 23d, 1857 by the President B. Young."
Page 55: "I would say here that our girl Helen Louisa lived with us until November 27, 1853. She was sealed to Seley [Seely] Owen, his first wife abusing her, pounding with clubs and chares. She left and came home from time to time. Bishop Richards, finding she could not live with them advised her to leav for good. She got a bill March 25th 1857 and was married June 1858 to Wm. Winter and moved to Carson Valley. She has had four girls now - June 1862 and the second one died when about 10 months old. Anna Jane born March 30, 1859; Zerena Elizabeth born Aug 30th, 1860; Catherine H. born Oct. 25, 1861; Sarah Bell born Dec. 21, 1862; George Snider born Sep. 17, 1863. Eliza C. Jefferds was baptized the last of July recorded in Union Ward, F [or D.?] Richards, Bishop. 1858 for some or her folley she lost confidence in herself before me and about Christmass went to care of a sick woman; she found some who advised her to leave me and she could get a bill if she said she did not want to live with me. I took her before the Bishop. She said there I had always used her well and taught her good principles but she thought I had been to strict with her a number. Leaving her I si[g]ned a bill the sixth of October, 1860, and she [p.57] was sealed to Absalom Smith, May the Eleventh, 1861, and Smith paid the Bill and sent it to mee. He was sealed to Caroline Vaughn. Eliza C. was delivered of a son Feb. the 10th, 1862, and died the sixth of March. Her son died the 5th of Sept. Sarah received her endowments the first day of March in the Endowment House on the temple block in Great Salt Lake City; March 1st, 1862."
Page 60: "[Year not noted - could be either 1863 or 1864] I was sealed to another wom[a]n June the twentieth. Her name was Sarah Ann Hunter, daughter of Wm. Hunter and Elizabeth Scott, born in Toronto, Canada West, Feb. the twentyeth, 1810. She was the you[n]gest of the family [ which included the following siblings? - note that I add no punctuation] John Hunter Thomas Ann Elizabeth Mary Nancy Jane and Wm. Sarah was married to a man by the name of Wm. Vanhorn in Jan. 1832 and moved to St. Louis in Misourie; he was an engineer on the river the most of his life. He died August 10, 1857. Sarah came to the valley in the fall of sixty-two in James Wareham's Company and when we were sealed she a[d]ded Ann to her name to distinguish her from my other Sarah Butler."
Page 63 postscript added by his wife and signed Zerena Jefferds: "He died the 7th of Mar. at half past 3 in the evening and buried on the 9th."
BIRTH:
1. Per journal entry cited above.
2. Online Ordinance Index for endowment shows Oren Jefferds b. 19 Apr 1801 at Williamstown, Orange, Vermont. This is consistent with his journal.
DEATH:
1. Ancestry.com's "Salt Lake County, Index to Probate Case Files, 1852-1881": Oren Jeffords, case # 144, estate, dated 6 Aug 1869.
MARRIAGE:
1. Per journal entry cited above.
BURIAL:
1. Utah State Burials Database online at webapps.deced.state.ut.us/burials: Orin Jefferds, b. 1801, d. 7 Mar 1869, no burial date but buried at Union Fort Cemetery, row E grave 3, in Sandy, Salt Lake Utah. Wife, Zarima Jefferds, is also buried in same cemetery but without any information known except that she was an "adult at death."
2. Journal entry cited above notes burial date as 9 Mar.
3. No mention found in a 22 Sep 2012 online search of the Utah Digital Newspaper collection.
|
Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
1801 - 1869 (67 years)