John Cyrus Jefferson

M, b. 3 May 1857, d. 30 January 1932
FatherJohn Keddy Jefferson b. Dec 1831
MotherMary Nixon b. 29 Jun 1834
Birth*John Cyrus Jefferson was born on 3 May 1857 at Canada West, British North America.1,2,3,4,5  
(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.6 
(Witness) MarriageJohn Cyrus Jefferson witnessed the marriage of Charles Adridge Jefferson and Delilah Watson on 31 December 1884 at Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.7 
Occupation*John Cyrus Jefferson was a farmer in 1911 at Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.2 
(Son) CensusHe appeared on the census of 1911 as the son of John Keddy Jefferson at Dublin, Perth, Ontario, Canada.1 
Marriage*John Cyrus Jefferson married Emma Sarah Sawyer, daughter of Henry James Sawyer and Mary Jane Wills, on 4 October 1911 in the residence of Mary (Spice) Sawyer at 74 Trafalgar Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada . The wedding party included George Edward Sawyer, Emma Lucinda (Hutchison) Sawyer and Mary (Spice) Sawyer.2 
Residence*John Cyrus Jefferson and Emma Sarah (Sawyer) Jefferson lived in 1912 at Hibbert Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.8 
Property-Sale*John Cyrus Jefferson purchased Lot 6, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (Joseph Keterson Survey), 169 St. George Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 1 November 1918 from Margaret Campbell for $2,100.9  
OccupationJohn Cyrus Jefferson was a labourer in 1921 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.3 
Census*He appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Emma Sarah (Sawyer) Jefferson on the census of 1921 at Lot 6, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (Joseph Keterson Survey), 169 St. George Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada .3 
Will*John Cyrus Jefferson left a will on 15 November 1928 at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, witnessed by Roy Harvey Munro and Viola F. Ratz. The beneficiaries were William Robert Jefferson, Albert Edward Jefferson, Nelson Jefferson, Wesley Victor Jefferson, Melissa Olive (Jefferson) McCready, Henrietta (Jefferson) Way, Mary Bernice Jefferson, Alberta May (Jefferson) McCutcheon and Emma Sarah (Sawyer) Jefferson.10 
CensusJohn Cyrus Jefferson appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Emma Sarah (Sawyer) Jefferson on the census of 1931 at Lot 6, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (Joseph Keterson Survey), 169 St. George Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada .4 
Death*John Cyrus Jefferson died on 30 January 1932 of "cerebral thrombosis" at Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada, at age 74.5,11,10 
Burial*He was buried on 2 February 1932 at Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada.5,11
ProbateHis estate was probated on 26 April 1932 at Surrogate Court, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada. The executors assigned by the court were Robert Keddy Horney and James Samuel Brown. The estate was valued at $16,798.60.10 
Property-Sale*Robert Keddy Horney and James Samuel Brown, executor(s) of the estate of John Cyrus Jefferson sold Lot 6, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (Joseph Keterson Survey), 169 St. George Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada , on 14 November 1932 to Emma Sarah (Sawyer) Jefferson for $1.00.12  

Family

Emma Sarah Sawyer b. 21 Apr 1865, d. 7 Aug 1943
Marriage*John Cyrus Jefferson married Emma Sarah Sawyer, daughter of Henry James Sawyer and Mary Jane Wills, on 4 October 1911 in the residence of Mary (Spice) Sawyer at 74 Trafalgar Street, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario, Canada . The wedding party included George Edward Sawyer, Emma Lucinda (Hutchison) Sawyer and Mary (Spice) Sawyer.2 
Last Edited18 Jun 2025

Citations

  1. [S5938] 1911 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 111, subdistrict 22, p. 7, dwelling 64, family 64, John Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 06 Mar 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada microfilm T-20393.
  2. [S5856] Ontario marriage registrations, 4 Oct 1911, no. 011699, John Cyrus Jefferson and Emma Sarah Sawyer; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 20 Feb 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 173, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  3. [S5939] 1921 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 117, subdistrict 21, p. 7, dwelling 88, family 88, John Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Mar 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  4. [S5940] 1931 census of Canada, Perth South, Ontario, population schedule, district 142, subdistrict 25, p. 9, dwelling 137, family 139, John C Jefferson household; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Mar 2025); citing Library and Archives Canada Series RG31.
  5. [S5941] Ontario Registrar General, Registrations of Deaths, 1869-, John Cyrus Jefferson registration no. 027473 (31 Jan 1932); digital image, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 6 Mar 2025); citing microfilm MS 935, roll 448, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  6. [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.
  7. [S5976] Ontario marriage registrations, 31 Dec 1884, no. 009362, Charles A Jefferson and Delilah Watson; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 15 Mar 2025); citing Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1926, MS932, roll 47, Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
  8. [S5857] Mitchell, Ontario, Quit Claim Deed, instrument no. MIT6841, East 60 feet of Lot 244, Plan 339 (1912), George E. Sawyer and Emma Sarah Jefferson, heirs-at-law of Henry Sawyer to Mary Sawyer, 28 Jun 1912; "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 20 Feb 2025).
  9. [S6026] Mitchell, Ontario, Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT7435, Lot 6, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (1918), Margaret Campbell to John Jefferson, 01 Nov 1918; "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).
  10. [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.
  11. [S5942] Find a Grave, digital images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 Mar 2025), photograph, memorial # 202888397, gravestone for John C. Jefferson (30 Jan 1932), Woodland Cemetery, Mitchell, Perth, Ontario.
  12. [S6027] Mitchell, Ontario, Executors Deed of Land, instrument no. MIT8770, Lot 6, Park Lot 21, Plan 337 (1934), Robert K. Horney and James S. Brown, executors of the estate of John C. Jefferson to Emma S. Jefferson, 14 Nov 1932; "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).