Jeffries - Robert
Source: 1913 History of Montgomery County, Indiana. Indianapolis: AW Bowen, 1913
p 1208
One of the successful agriculturists of Montgomery County who,
having accumulated a competency by his years of strenuous
endeavor, is now living in honorable retirement, is Robert D.
Jeffries, Crawfordsville. He is a practical farmer, and made a
success of his various ventures, his well tiled, fertile fields
yielding to him an abundant income in return for the care and
attention he bestowed upon them. He has been enthusiastic in all
his undertakings, and has, while advancing his own interests
never neglected his duties as a citizen, but has been liberal in
his support of all measures making for the upbuilding and general
progress of Crawfordsville and Montgomery County, and he is
esteemed and respected by all who know him. Mr. Jeffries was born
in Putnam County, Indiana, on Jan 19, 1851. He is a son of Harvey
and Melinda (King) Jeffries. The father was a native of Ky, as
was also the mother and they grew to maturity, were educated and
married and in the year 1820 they removed from the "dark and
bloody ground" country to Putnam County, Indiana, locating there
when the country was practically a wilderness and sparsely
settled, and there they developed a home from the virgin country
by hard work and close application, and there they spent the rest
of their lives successfully engaged in general farming pursuits.
Ten children were born to Harvey Jeffries and wife, namely: William,
George and Harriet are all deceased; John, Elizabeth, James,
Robert D, of this sketch, Nanny, Joseph and Kate. The death of
the father of the above named children occurred on the home farm
in Putnam Co in 1907, his wife having preceded him to the grave
in 1903, each having reached advanced ages. Robert D. Jeffries,
of this sketch, grew to manhood on the home farm in Putnam Co,
and there he worked hard when a boy. During the winter months he
attended the common schools in his neighborhood, and when a young
man he took up farming for his life work and t! his he continued
to follow with ever increasing success until he became one of the
leading general farmers and stock raisers in this part of the
country. Accumulating a comfortable competency through his close
application and sound judgment he retired from the active duties
of life in 1912 and removed to Crawfordsville, where he owns a
pleasant and attractive residence, modernly and neatly furnished
at 316 S. Green St. Mr. J. is a Democrat in politics, but he has
never been especially active in party affairs and has never
sought or held public office of any kind. He belongs to the Horse
Thief Detective Assoc, and is a member of the Free and Accepted
Masons at Alamo. Mr. Jeffries was married Feb 8, 1875 to Harriet P.
Ballard, the daughter of William S. and Patience M. (Brown)
Balard. Five children have been born to Robert D. Jeffries and
wife, namely: Prudy, Patience, deceased, Charles, Queen, deceased
and Ina.