Cyrus Lefever

Brief Life History of Cyrus

When Cyrus Lefever was born in 1816, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel Lefever, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Stong, was 35. He married Sarah Jane Kirkham on 29 September 1842, in Van Buren, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Cottonwood, Yolo, California, United States in 1870. He died on 2 October 1877, in Yolo, California, United States, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Cyrus Lefever
1816–1877
Sarah Jane Kirkham
1823–1877
Marriage: 29 September 1842
Margaret Lefever
1844–
R. Lefever
1850–
Emily Emma Lefever
1848–
William Lefever
1855–1855
Ella Lefever
1856–1861
John Mccuthen Lefever
1858–1858

Sources (2)

  • Cyrus Lefever, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Cyrus Lefever, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

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 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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