Jehoiada Jeffery son of James and Jane (Mason) Jeffery married 12, Feb, 1811 Union Co. Illinois Mary Weir daughter of Samuel Weir and Sally.

Jehoiada and Mary (Weir) Jeffery were the parents of:

1. Elijah Jeffery born 1811 Union Co. Illinois

2. Jane Jeffery born 1814 Arkansas

3. Jesse B. Jeffery born 1815 Arkansas

4. Miles W. Jeffery born 1816 Missouri

5. Nancy Jeffery born 1819 Arkansas

6. Daniel Jeffery born 1822 Arkansas

7. Augustus Curran Jeffery born 1824 Arkansas

8. Charlotte Jeffery born 1826 Arkansas

9. Lucretia Jeffery born 1827 Arkansas

10. Pernessey Jeffery born 1829 Arkansas

11. Beniah Jeffery born 1830 Arkansas

12. Peggy Jeffery born 1833 Arkansas

13. Sally Jeffery born 1837 Arkansas.

Arkansas Gazette, December 5, 1846, page 2

Jehoiada Jeffrey

Died. at his residence in Izard County, Arkansas, on the 19th day of October, A.D. 1846, after an illness of about six weeks, Hon. Jehoiada Jeffery, aged 56 years, 2 months and 9 days. He was born in Rutherford County, North Carolina, August 10, A.D. 1790; and when about ten years of age, his father removed to Knoxville, Tennessee. and soon after, to Christian County, Kentucky. In 1808, he removed to Union County, Illinois. The deceased, during the last war, served his country diligently, as a volunteer, for twelve months, and acquitted himself honorably. In 1816, he removed to White River, where he lived until his death. In 1826, he professed religion, and joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and lived a devoted member, and Elder of that body, until his death. He filled many responsible stations during his long and useful career. He was twenty five years a Justice of the Peace; twelve years a Judge of the Court for the county in which he lived; and four years a member of the Legislature. He was a resolute, energetic pioneer; a man of acute mind, sound judgment and firm integrity. He knew his mortal end was nigh, and told his wife and children not to weep, for he was going home to Paradise, and to met him there. A few minutes before his death. he swooned away, and shortly after recovered again, and looking around upon the weeping crowd that attended his dying bed, he exclaimed, "May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you all, my friends, with a full salvation!" He fell asleep in the arms of Jesus. May our last hope be as his!