Wesley Victor Jefferson1

M, b. 18 November 1872
FatherJohn Keddy Jefferson1 b. Dec 1831
MotherMary Nixon1 b. 29 Jun 1834
Birth*Wesley Victor Jefferson was born on 18 November 1872 at Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.1,2,3  
(Member of household) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1881 as a member of the household of John Keddy Jefferson at Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.1 
Occupation*Wesley Victor Jefferson was a farmer between 1901 and 1911 at Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2,4,5,6 
Marriage*He married Mary Elizabeth Withell, daughter of John Raper Withell and Maria Louisa Beauchamp, on 30 January 1901 at Fullarton, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Philip John Withell and Annie M. Cobbledick.2 
Birth of DaughterHis daughter Hazel Lorene Jefferson was born on 16 August 1903 at Lot 1, Concession 3, Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.4,7,8 
(Informant) BirthWesley Victor Jefferson was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Elva Marion Jefferson on 20 March 1908 at Lot 1, Concession 3, Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.5,9 
(Informant) BirthWesley Victor Jefferson was listed as an informant on the birth certificate of Norman Victor Jefferson on 21 April 1911 at Lot 1, Concession 3, Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.6,3,10 
(Beneficiary) WillWesley Victor Jefferson was listed as a beneficiary in the will of John Cyrus Jefferson dated 15 November 1928 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed $1000.11 
OccupationWesley Victor Jefferson was a farmer in 1931 at Tuckersmith Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada.3 
Census*He appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Mary Elizabeth (Withell) Jefferson on the census of 1931 at Tuckersmith Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada. The household also included Norman Victor Jefferson.3 
Residence*Wesley Victor Jefferson and Mary Elizabeth (Withell) Jefferson lived between 1932 and 1944 at Seaforth, Huron, Ontario, Canada.11,10,12,13,14 
(Beneficiary) WillWesley Victor Jefferson was listed as a beneficiary in the will of Emma Sarah (Sawyer) Jefferson dated 16 November 1940 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, and was bequeathed 1/5 of the residual of the estate ($1453.40.)13 
(Informant) DeathWesley Victor Jefferson was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Nelson Jefferson on 26 April 1942 at Eleanor Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada; "coronary thrombosis due to chronic myocarditis and coronary sclerosis."12 
(Executor) ProbateWesley Victor Jefferson was the executor of Emma Sarah (Sawyer) Jefferson's estate on 7 December 1943 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada; $15,232.13 
(Grantor) Property-SaleRobert Keddy Horney and Wesley Victor Jefferson, executor(s) of the estate of Emma Sarah (Sawyer) Jefferson sold Lot 6, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (Joseph Keterson Survey), 169 St. George Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 8 July 1944 to Mildred Bernice Robinson for $900.14  

Family

Mary Elizabeth Withell b. 15 Mar 1871
Marriage*Wesley Victor Jefferson married Mary Elizabeth Withell, daughter of John Raper Withell and Maria Louisa Beauchamp, on 30 January 1901 at Fullarton, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The wedding party included Philip John Withell and Annie M. Cobbledick.2 
Children
Last Edited26 Mar 2025

Citations

  1. [S5945] 1881 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 171, subdistrict C, division 1, p. 18, family 75, John Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 9 Mar 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm roll C_13270.
  2. [S5964] Ontario marriage registrations, 30 Jan 1901, no. 013792, Wesley V Jefferson and Mary Withel; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 11 Mar 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 105, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  3. [S5967] 1931 census of Canada, Huron South, Ontario, population schedule, district 118, subdistrict 38, p. 5, dwelling 56, family 56, Wesley Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 12 Mar 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  4. [S6013] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Hazel Lorena Jefferson registration no. 034101 (16 Aug 1903); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 23 Mar 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 165, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  5. [S6014] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Elva Marion Jefferson registration no. 038704 (20 Mar 1908); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 23 Mar 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 17, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  6. [S5968] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-, Norman Victor Jefferson registration no. 039648 (21 Apr 1911); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 12 Mar 2025); citing microfilm MS 929, roll 221, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  7. [S6015] "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1969," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21V-FWZ7 : accessed 24 Mar 2025), Lawrence A. Gedcke and Hazel L. Jefferson, image 93 of 1005; citing FHL digital film 102122754 of original records in the Cook County Court House.
  8. [S6016] 1940 U.S. census, LaSalle County, Illinois, population schedule, Ottawa, p. 1A, enumeration district (ED) 50-86, line(s) 38-40, family 10, Lawrence A Gedcke household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 Mar 2025); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll m-t0627-00834.
  9. [S6017] Ontario marriage registrations, 16 Sep 1935, no. 013345, Alfred Edward Mitchell and Elva Marion Jefferson; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 24 Mar 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  10. [S6018] Ontario marriage registrations, 23 Dec 1940, no. 038356, Norman Victor Jefferson and Mildred Virginia Hammant; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 24 Mar 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  11. [S5993] Surrogate Court of the County of Perth, "John C. Jefferson Estate File," no. 10613, bundle of 34 loose papers, Letters Probate issued 26 Apr 1932; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  12. [S5963] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, Nelson Jefferson registration no. 029300 (26 Apr 1942); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 11 Mar 2025); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 689, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  13. [S6012] Surrogate Court of the County of Perth, "Emma Sarah Jefferson Estate File," no. 13545, bundle of 29 loose papers, Letters Probate issued 07 Dec 1943; Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  14. [S6028] Mitchell, Ontario, Executors Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT9490, Lot 6, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (1944), Robert K. Horney and James S. Brown, executors of the estate of Emma Sarah Jefferson to Mildred Bernice Robinson, 08 Jul 1944; "Ontario Land Property Records Portal" > "PERTH (LRO 44)" > "Documents" > "Instruments, Plans and Evidence", digital images (for a fee), ONLAND - Ontario Land Registry Access (https://www.onland.ca : accessed 26 Mar 2025).