Hiram LEFFEW ²

  Research Notes:

Hiram is believed to be Elisha's son because (i) William Smith was the bondsman for his marriage, (ii) he was the beneficiary of Elisha's directive to Wm E. Cocke regarding a land transfer, and (iii) because he was the first guardian for Elisha (see Events for Elisha for more detail on each of the latter points).

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census: 1840, Grainger County, Tennessee. ⁵

Hiram Leffew: 1 white male 20-30; 1 white female 20-30

2. Census: 1850, Grainger County, Tennessee. ²

Dwelling 506/10, Family 523/10, District 5
Hiram Leffew, age 35, male, farmer, R/E $150, born in Tenn
Rebecca Leffew, age 29, female, born in NorCar, cannot read or write

3. Census: 1860, Grainger County, Tennessee. ³

Dwelling 583, Family 583, District 5
Heram Leffew, age 46, male, farmer, R/E $600, P/P 240, born in Tenn
Rebecca Leffew, age 40, female, cannot read or write
Cyntha A. Leffew, age 4, female, cannot read or write

4. Census: 1870, Grainger County, Tennessee. ⁶

Dwelling 118, Family 118, District 5, May Spring
Leffew, H., age 56, male, white, farm R/E $250, P/P $200, born in Tenn, cannot read or write
Leffew, Rebeca, age 51, female, white, K(eeping) H(ouse), born in Nor Carolina, cannot read or write
Leffew, Allis, age 14, female, white, born in Tenn, cannot read or write

5. Census: 1880, Grainger County, Tennessee. ⁴

Dwelling 165, Family 165, District 5
Leffew, Hiram, white, male, age 65, married, laborer, born in Tennessee, parents born in NC
Leffew, Rebecca, white, female, age 60, wife, married, housekeeper, born in NC, parents born in NC

Hiram married Rebecca OWENS on 14 Mar 1839 in Grainger County, Tennessee.¹ (Rebecca OWENS was born in 1819-1821 in North Carolina and died after 1880 ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

At the online marriage record for Elijah Leffew and Biddy Teague appears, apparently by mistake, the marriage bond for Hiram. It shows that William Smith was his bondsman. ¹