Thomas Kefover

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Kefover was born in 1815, in Woodside, Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Philip Kefauver, was 26 and his mother, Ophelia Elizabeth Luckey, was 25. He married Sarah Anne Harrison about 1840, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 24 March 1894, in Woodside, Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Oak Hill Baptist Cemetery, Old Frame, Nicholson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.

Photos and Memories (2)

Do you know Thomas? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Thomas Kefover
1815–1894
Sarah Anne Harrison
1818–1898
Marriage: about 1840
Isabelle Kefover
1841–1872
John Morgan Kefover
1843–1877
Anna Hester Kefover
1846–1915
Ophelia Elizabeth Kefover
1849–1927
Pierce Warren Kefover
1853–1940
Robert Plummer Kefover
1855–1919

Sources (11)

  • Thomas Heefover, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Thomas Kefover, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Thomas Kefover in entry for Sarah Kefover, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of South German Kiefhaber .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.