From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, page 708.
Brant & Fuller, 1890. 


JAMES  N. JEFFERSON

James N. Jefferson, justice of the peace of Moundsville, is a 
grandson of James Jefferson, a soldier of the war of 1812, a Baptist 
minister of great notoriety in this portion of the country during the 
days of early settlement.  He was one of the pioneers of Marshall 
county.  His son, James Jefferson, is a prominent farmer of the same 
county, who by marriage with Melinda Mundell, has eight children, 
seven of whom are yet living.  The eldest of these is James N., the 
subject of this mention, born March 4, 1849.  He first was engaged 
independently in school teaching, a profession he followed for seven 
years, achieving a high reputation.  Subsequently he has been 
occupied as a traveling salesman, as a carpenter, a craft in which he 
displayed great proficiency, and in the fall of 1884, he was elected 
justice of the peace.  His service was such that he was re-elected in 
the fall of 1888.  His well-known integrity has led to the bestowal 
upon him of various other trusts, such as the administration of 
estates, and he has held various minor town offices.  Mr. Jefferson 
was married November 29, 1877, to Mary B., daughter of A. B. and Mary 
R. Gordon, worthy early settlers, the mother being a daughter of 
Benjamin Shepherd, a notable pioneer.  The father, who died in 
Missouri, was a contractor for several years on the B & O railroad.  
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson have five children:  Ella O., Carrie E., Elsie 
M., Rene B. and Ivie Parthenia.  Both he and his wife are members of 
the old school Baptist church.   
 

(Linda Fluharty)