Garret Lefferson was born on 21. Jan. 1814 at Lemon Twp., Butler County, Ohio. He was the son of
Arthur Lefferson and
Elizabeth Lane Barkalow. Garret Lefferson married
Rachel Clayton, daughter of
Thomas Clayton and
Hannah Smith, on 1. Mar. 1838 at Butler County, Ohio. Garret Lefferson married
Sarah (Unknown) a 1860 at Butler County, Ohio. Garret Lefferson married
Amanda Hart a 1880. Garret Lefferson died on 16. Jan. 1903 at Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, at age 88. He was buried on 19. Jan. 1903 at Middletown City Cemetery, Middletown, Butler County, Ohio. Taken from 'Lefferson Family (1650-1976)' by Martha B. Martin with exerpts from Memoirs of the Miami Valley 1919. Garret, son of Arthur and Eliza BarkalowLefferson was born on a farm in Section 8, Lemon Township, Poasttown, Ohio, January 21, 1814 and received a common school education while growing to manhood on his father's farm. He chose agricultural work as his vocation when hecame to decide upon a career, and was still a young man when he located in Leomon Township on a farm. He was compelled to start at the bottom of the ladder, as he was without any great amount of capital, and the land upon which he settled was just as nature had left it, with a great deal of timber. He was a young man of industry and much determineation, however, and soon had his land in a condition for planting crops, from which time foreward his progress was rapid. Mr Lefferson developed a valuable property and a comfortable ome, accumulated a goodly share of the world's goods and in the evening of life retired from active pursuits. Although he lived to be nearly ninety years of age, his memory was remarkable up to the last and he was able to relate many interesting experiences and occurrences of pioneer days in Butler County.He was a man who held the respect of his fellow citizens in marked degree, and for many years served efficiently as a member of the board of school directors. His political support was to the Democratic party. He was married first to Rachel Clayton Bascum (she was the widow of William Bascum and the daughter of Thomas Clayton, born October 5, 1780 died January 28, 1859 and HannahSmith Clayton, born November 21, 1788 died December 21 1868, of near Flenners Corner) on March 1, 1838. Rachel was born July 21, 1814 and died at the age of 46 on June 25, 1860. Hand written note shows: Thomas and Hannah married January 18, 1807. Garret Lefferson is another of the pioneer farmers of old Butler. In fact he has been a farmer all his days and prefers that mode of life above every other. It was some fifty-four years ago when Mr. Lefferson, then a young man of 30 years of age, settled on the place where he still lives. IT was a tangled wilderness, and as different in appearance as could beimagined from the fine place one now sees in passing along the road. The farm is situated in a beautiful country just northeast of Middletown and comprises 275 acres of some of the finest farming land in Lemon Township. Mr Lefferson was born just south of Poasttown, where Mrs. Henry Paulin now lives. When quite a young man, and before loacting on his farm, Mr. Lefferson lived inMiddletown. Mr. Lefferson has been married three times. AFter his first wife's death he married Sarah Randloph, the widow of Benjamin Randolph who ran a waw yard at Flenner's Corner over forty years ago. His last wife was Amanda Hart of Lebanon. Twelve children were born to Mr. Lefferson, five of who are still living, four in the country and the other at Eaton. From Newspaper - Middletown Journal - Prominent Farmers of Butler County, with Picture. Pleasant call on Garret Lefferson Made by a Journal Representative. The old gentleman who is in his eighty-fourth year is cheerful, happy and enjoys life as much as the schoolboy of ten summers. Yesterday afternoon we enjoyed the pleasure of a call upon our friend and neighbor, Mr. Garret Lefferson at his home in the country near Blue Ball. Mr. Lefferson but a few weeks ago overturned in the creek near his home and sustained injuries which have kept him in bed ever since. At the age of eighty-four he is as full of courage and pluck as he was when fifty. This is the second serious accident to this venerable man,as some nine years ago he was attacked by a mad cow in his woodland pasture and severly hurt, but his presence of mind and pluck saved his life and brought him back to health again. We found him cheer.