Abraham LeFever

Male8 August 1818–21 August 1899

Brief Life History of Abraham

When Abraham LeFever was born on 8 August 1818, in Wayne, Kentucky, United States, his father, Zachariah Lefevers, was 21 and his mother, Frances James, was 20. He married Mary Ann Burton on 27 March 1842, in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died on 21 August 1899, in DeKalb, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Abraham LeFever
1818–1899
Mary Ann Burton
1823–1909
Marriage: 27 March 1842
John Wesley LaFever
1844–1876
Judiah Elizabeth Lafever
1846–1872
Jordan Lafever
1847–1860
Anderson Lafever
1847–1900
Sarah Ellender LaFever
1847–1882
Amanda “Mandy” LaFever
1850–1933
Martha Emaline La Fever
1852–1878
George Edward LaFever
1854–1927
Margaret LaFever
1856–1860
Mary Jane LaFever
1858–1904
Joseph Monroe “Joe” LaFever
1860–1941
Lee Stokes LaFever
1862–1898
Laura Bell LaFever
1865–1913
James Barlow LaFever
1870–1926

Sources (7)

  • Abraham Lafever, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Abraham Lafeber in record for Amanda Dedigo , "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
  • Abe Lafever in entry for James B. Lafever, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 March 1842DeKalb, Tennessee, United States
  • Children (14)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (16)

    +11 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 1

    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. 

    1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens

    Age 1

    In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.

    1846

    Age 28

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of French Lefèvre (see Lefevre ). Compare Lafever and Lefevers .

    Flemish: of French origin (see Lefevre ). Compare Defever .

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

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