George H Jeffs was born 28 Dec 18641 at Towater, England. He was born out of wedlock, his father is unknown. His mother was a maid in the Royal family of England. She gave her baby to her sister2 Tillie [Matilda] Bateman, who married Joseph Jeffs, they raised George and brought him with them to Utah when they immigrated to Utah. They located at Butlervill Bench, Salt Lake Co Utah. George H Jeffs carried mail on a star route out of Salt Lake City for a number of years. He worked at a Paper Mill for some time. He was employed by the Tithing office in Salt Lake City. He drove a delivery wagon for them. He told of delivering coal to President John Taylor. He met Anna Groom a daughter of Nathan Groom Sr and Emma Hill Groom, whom he married the 6 Feb 1887. This marriage was solemnized in the Logan Temple the 11 of June 1913. To this union was born nine children, seven girls and two boys, namly Florence Mary, Emma Elizabeth, and Mable who were born at Butlervill Bench, Salt Lake Utah. The rest were born at Ucon as follows Henry George, Edith Anne, Ida May, Gladys Carmelia, a boy that was born dead, and Dora Mae. They all grew to maturity. He imigrated to Idaho about 1892 and located at Willow Creek Idaho, where he purchased a farm of 57 acres, from Nathan Groom Jr., his Bro in law. He farmed here and worked for wages. He was water master in the west branch of the Harrison Canal Co. He sold his farm to John Treasure and bought ten acres from Hyrum Severson[?] at Garfield where he built a home and worked for wages. He sold this place to Mrs Hobley [Hobbley in another source] a widow, and purchased a house and lot at Ucon Idaho, where he operated a dray, first with a Team and wagon and later by truck, delivering coal and merchandise etc. He also play the drum in the Ucon brass band. He was village marshal of Ucon for a number of years. His wife was crippled with artheritis in her declining years. He a seventy in the seventy's Caurm [Quorum]. He died at his son's home Henry Jeffs at Rigby Jefferson Co Idaho the 27 Feb 1946, and was buried at Ucon Idaho age 81 10 mo.
Notes:
1: The certified birth record from the British
General Records Office lists his birth date as 28 December 1863 and his
name as George Henry Ryon. Mary Bateman is listed as his mother,
but no father is listed. The birth place is Two Waters, Hemel
Hempstead, Hertford, England.
2: His mother is almost certainly not
Matilda's sister Mary Ann Batemen (born 8 May 1833). Instead,
research indicates that she was Matilda's cousin, Mary Bateman (born 20
May 1839), the daughter of Caroline Bateman and an unknown father.
Revisions:
2008, May: Added note 2.
2005, May: Added note 1.
1997, December: Transcribed by Matt Young from the "Important
Events" section of a "Personal Record" genealogy sheet. Spelling and
punctuation are original, author is unknown.
