When Eli Mefferd was born on 16 September 1842, in Clark, Ohio, United States, his father, John Doverd Mefferd JR, was 38 and his mother, Naomi Richards, was 28. He married Malinda Jones on 24 January 1863, in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Linn, Iowa, United States for about 5 years. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 25 March 1912, in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States.
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