Joseph Safreed

1820 - 1883  (63 years)

• Name	Joseph Safreed
  Born	7 Jul 1820	Lancaster Co, PA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Jul 1883	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	JCWR, Will, 7/1/1882, Prob 11/12/1884, of Grant Dist Joseph Safreed Wife Hannah Jane, Children, Franklin, Virena Bell, Cornelia Virginia, Charles Leslie, G/son William, son of Dec'd Dau Hannah JCDR: Joseph Safreed, 7/10/1883, 60y, d Grant Dist, p John, b Vir
  Person ID	I12414	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	John Lewis Safreed,   b. Abt 1792, Montgomery Co, PA ,   d. Nov 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Henicks,   d. 1855, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Married	Abt 1815	Chester Co, PA   [3]
  Notes	JCMR shows John was born in Lancaster Co, PA, but Michael McDonald has Whitpain Twp, Montgomery Co, Elizabeth of Honeybrook, Chester Co, PA. Moved to Lancaster Co after marriage, and to Steubenville, OH after 1829, to Jackson Co, WV in early 1830s. I do not find any Safreeds in the 1840 JC census, but David is married in Meigs Co the last day of 1840. Only sons John and Joseph appear in 1850 Jackson Co, David in Meigs Co, OH. Grant District Cemeteries has her name as Rhinehart, not Henicks.
  Family ID	F4256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Margaret Dernberger,   b. 30 Dec 1830, Mason, Mason County, West Virginia ,   d. 4 Nov 1875, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 44 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1849	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	1850 Jackson, VA # 870-877 Safreed Joseph 30 M Farmer Va Safreed Margart 25 F Va Safreed Joshua 1 M Va 1860 Jackson, VA # 1353-1283 Joseph, 39 Margaret, 30 Joshua, 11 Hannah E, 9 Mary C, 6 William T, 4 George W, 7/12 1870 Grant, Jackson, WV # 145 Joseph 50 Margaret 40 Joshua 21 Hannah E, 19 William T, 13 George W, 10 Samuel, 8 Verina B, 3 1880 Grant, Jackson, WV # 475-477 Joseph, 60 Hannah J, 36, OH George W, 20 Samuel Frank, 18 Verina Belle, 13 Cornelia V, 10 Charles, 1, son William A, 13, GS Williams, Elizabeth C, 9, SD, OH Henry F, 8, SS, OH Hardesty's History of Jackson County Ravenswood District Joseph SAFREED - was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, January 7, 1820, and came to Jackson county in 1845, with his parents, John L. and Elizabeth (Henicks) Safreed. September 16, 1847, he married Margaret Derenburger, who was born in 1831, and died November 4, 1875. Their children were eleven: Joshua, born May 30, 1849, died April 17, 1879; Hannah, born May 7, 1851; Nathan, deceased; Mary, born January 7, 1850, deceased; William T., July 15, 1857; George W., Christmas Day, 1859; Samuel F., June 4, 1863; Newman, June 3, 1865, died June 9, 1866; Virena B., April 28, 1867; Cornelia V., May 29, 1870; Margaret C., November 21, 1873, died January 14, 1874. At Hockingport, Athens county, Ohio, May 16, 1878, Joseph Safreed was united in marriage with Hannah J. WIlliams, and they have one son, Charles L., born April 11, 1879. Hannah J. Williams was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, October 15, 1842, a daughter of Thomas L. and Catherine (Carpenter) Williams. The occupation of Joseph Safreed is farming his land lying in Grant district, and his post office address being Ravenswood, Jackson county, West Virginia.
  Children	1. Joshua Safreed,   b. 30 May 1849, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 17 Apr 1879  (Age 29 years)   2. Hannah Elizabeth Safreed,   b. 7 May 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Caroline Safreed,   b. Abt 1853, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 27 Sep 1877  (Age ~ 24 years)   4. Nathan Safreed,   b. Abt 1855, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Bef 1882  (Age ~ 26 years)   5. William Tackett Safreed,   b. 17 Jul 1857, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 6 Nov 1926, Riverside Town, Wood Co., Wv  (Age 69 years)   6. George Wilbert Safreed,   b. 26 Dec 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Aug 1928, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 68 years)   7. Samuel Franklin Safreed,   b. 4 Jun 1863, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Mar 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 30 years)   8. Newman O Safreed,   b. 12 Jun 1865, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1866, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 1 years)   9. Virena Belle Safreed,   b. 28 Apr 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Cornelia Virginia Safreed,   b. 29 May 1870, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 24 years)   11. Margaret C. Safreed,   b. 21 Nov 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1874, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F4257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Jane "Jenny" Livingston,   b. 15 Oct 1842, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	16 May 1878	Athens County, Ohio, USA   [1, 5]
  Notes	1880 Grant, Jackson, WV Safreed, Joseph 60 PA PA PA Hannah J 36 OH OH OH Geo W 20 son WV PA WV Frank 18 son WV PA WV Belle 13 da WV PA WV Nealy V 10 da WV PA WV Charles L 1 son WV PA OH Wm A 13 gs WV WV WV Williams, Elizabeth C 8 sd OH OH OH Henry F 8 ss OH OH OH
  Children	1. Charles Leslie Safreed,   b. 11 Apr 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S175] Census, Jackson Co, annotated. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S221] Michael McDonald mikchar@bellatlantic.net. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S218] Hardesty's History of Jackson Co, WV, p 38.