Jane LAWSON 3
- Born: Abt 1815, Tennessee 3
- Marriage: Elihu LEFFEW on 12 May 1861 in Grainger County, Tennessee 1 2
- Died: After 1880 4
 Another name for Jane was Margaret.5
Birth Notes:
It is difficult to pin down her exact year of birth. Per the 1850 census it was about 1810, per the 1860 census it was about 1817, per the 1870 census it was about 1810, and per the 1880 census it wase about 1816. Per her Application for a Widow's Pension in 1878, it was about 1815. I have chosen to go with the Pension Application, since she seemed to be quite careful about the facts in that Application.
Noted events in her life were:
1. Military Pension Application: 1878-1880, Grainger County, Tennessee. 3
On 6 May 1878, Jane Leffew filed a claim for a Widow's Pension under the Act of March 9, 1878, on account of Elihu's service in the War of 1812. The file for this pension application establishes the following important facts:
1. Elihu was also known as Richard;
2. Elihu's first wife was Anna Shelton, who died in 1855;
3. Jane Lawson married Elihu on 12 May 1861 in Grainger County, Tennessee (documentation included in file);
4. Elihu died either 21 May 1873 (per the initial claim dated 6 May 1878) or 17 May 1873 (per a 25 Mar 1880 affidavit);
5. Jane was age 63 when she filed the initial claim in 1878. She was also known as Margaret.
Also of interest is that Elihu was described as being about 5' 5'' tall with a dark complexion.
2. Census: 1880, Grainger County, Tennessee. 4
Dwelling 33, Family 33, District 12
Lephew, Jane, white, female, age 64, widow, keeping house, cannot read or write, born in Tenn, parents born in Tenn
Larson, Martha, white, female, age 20, granddaughter, house keeping, cannot write, born in KY, parents born in KY
Jane married Elihu LEFFEW, son of Stephen LEFEW and Elizabeth, on 12 May 1861 in Grainger County, Tennessee.3 5 (Elihu LEFFEW was born about 1785 in North Carolina 6 and died on 21 May 1873 in Grainger County, Tennessee 3.)
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