Jane Saxon was the oldest child of Alexander Gillespie Saxon and Margaret McCrory Saxon. Her eleven siblings were Selina, McHenry "Mac", John, Anna "Annie", William Andrew "Wild Bill", Savannah "Biney", Robert, Samuel, James Nuten, Mary, and Elizabeth "Betsy". Jane married Ed Shortridge in Indiana in 1847; she married Hiram N. Jeffrey in Fayette County, Indiana on February 3, 1848. Their children were Austin M., Frances, Jasper N., Clarilda, Marshall, Mary, and Margaret. Jane and Hiram also took care of Jane's niece, Mary Ann "Mollie" Saxon Dolan.
Jane Saxon was the oldest child of Alexander Gillespie Saxon and Margaret McCrory Saxon. Her eleven siblings were Selina, McHenry "Mac", John, Anna "Annie", William Andrew "Wild Bill", Savannah "Biney", Robert, Samuel, James Nuten, Mary, and Elizabeth "Betsy". Jane married Ed Shortridge in Indiana in 1847; she married Hiram N. Jeffrey in Fayette County, Indiana on February 3, 1848. Their children were Austin M., Frances, Jasper N., Clarilda, Marshall, Mary, and Margaret. Jane and Hiram also took care of Jane's niece, Mary Ann "Mollie" Saxon Dolan.
Inscription
Shared tombstone: top 'ledge', "Jeffrey"; front, "Hiram Jeffrey Nov. 30, 1823 - Feb. 28, 1908 Superintendent of cemetery for 24 years. Jane Jeffrey Apr. 20, 1829 - Nov. 17, 1886 Gone but not forgotten."
Family Members
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Selina Saxon Shortridge
1830–1873
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McHenry "Mac" Saxon
1832–1905
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John Saxon
1833–1913
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Annie Saxon Hinchman
1835–1928
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William A Saxon
1837–1886
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Savannah "Biney" Saxon Lewis
1840–1906
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Robert Saxon
1842–1913
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Samuel Saxon
1844–1924
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James Nuten Saxon
1846–1916
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Mary Saxon Dawson
1850–1906
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Elizabeth "Betsy" Saxon Maze
1852–1937
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