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Thomas Jefferson (b. June 06, 1799, d. February 14, 1880)

Thomas Jefferson (son of Daniel Jefferson Jr. and Elizabeth Jones) was born June 06, 1799 in Amelia County, Virginia, and died February 14, 1880 in Marion County, Arkansas. He married (1) Charlotte C. Watson on Abt. 1822 in Iredell County, North Carolina, daughter of George Watson and Mary "Polly" Miller. He married (2) Nancy Miller Patton on 1835 in Rutherford County North Carolina. He married (3) Elizabeth Jane Cannon (Nee Hollis) on Abt. 1861 in Marion County Arkansas.

Notes for Thomas Jefferson:

"History of Tryon and Rutherford Counties, North Carolina, 1730 to 1936" by
Clarence W, Griffin, County Historian of Rutherford County, Forest City,
North Carolina, Published in 1937.

Page 225, Footnote no. 3; "Col. Thomas Jefferson, Representative in 1836,
1840, 1842 and State Senator in 1844 was evidently a leader of his day and
time, although he left the county before his death, going to Arkansas about
1850. He was a leader and an Elder in the Britain Presbyterian Church for
many years and served as a Justice of the Peace from 1841 to 1847.
He was born about 1800 in Virginia and came with his parents to
Rutherford County about 1804".

Page 232: "Thomas Jefferson was elected Public Register of Polk County,
February 22, 1847. Polk County was created from part of Rutherford County
in January of that year and appearantly Col. Jefferson lived in that part
that became Polk".

More About Thomas Jefferson and Charlotte C. Watson:
Marriage: Abt. 1822, Iredell County, North Carolina.

More About Thomas Jefferson and Nancy Miller Patton:
Marriage: 1835, Rutherford County North Carolina.

More About Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth Jane Cannon (Nee Hollis):
Marriage: Abt. 1861, Marion County Arkansas.

Children of Thomas Jefferson and Charlotte C. Watson are:

Albert Dewitt Jefferson, b. 1824, d. date unknown.
Rufus Ansley Jefferson, b. March 06, 1825, d. date unknown.
Wellington Pinkney Jefferson, b. March 27, 1827, d. date unknown.
Thomas Dewitt Jefferson, b. July 31, 1829, d. date unknown.
+Samuel Wooten Jefferson, b. March 12, 1832, Iredell County, North Carolina, d. March 22, 1897, Valley Springs, Boone County, Arkansas.

Children of Thomas Jefferson and Nancy Miller Patton are:

George Watson Jefferson, b. March 22, 1837, d. date unknown.
Sarah Jones Jefferson, b. February 21, 1839, d. date unknown.

Children of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth Jane Cannon (Nee Hollis) are:

Nancy Miller Jefferson, b. January 17, 1863, d. date unknown.
Robert Breckenridge Jefferson, b. September 25, 1865, d. date unknown.
Thomas Beverly Jefferson, b. January 27, 1868, d. date unknown.