Family Group Sheet
NameRobert Jesse Alfrey, 1C3R
Birth12 Aug 1881, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death10 Nov 1913, Butler Co., Ohio
BurialNew Alfrey Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherFranklin L. Alfrey (1839-1918)
MotherJane Elly Hall (1842-1915)
Marriage25 Dec 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJennie Francis Dehart, 2C3R
Birth10 Sep 1880, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death24 Oct 1981
BurialNew Alfrey Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherWilliam Paul “Bill John” Dehart (1854-1922)
MotherElizabeth Mary Jane Dehart (~1855-<1890)
Other spousesWilliam Samuel Mynhier
Children
1 MVirgil Alfrey, 2C2R
Birth12 Mar 1905, Rowan Co., Kentucky
DeathApr 1980, Beckley, Raleigh Co., West Virginia
SpouseNarie Queen
2 MArthur P. Alfrey, 2C2R
Birth30 May 1906, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death20 Jun 1987, Huntington, Wayne Co., West Virginia
SpouseLorraine Carpenter
SpouseBelva L. Mullins
4 MChester Alfrey (Died as Child), 2C2R
Birth7 Oct 1911, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death11 Sep 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Robert Jesse Alfrey
He was generally known as Jessie, but his gravestone has his name as Robert Jesse Alfrey, with the dates 12 Aug 1881 to 10 Nov 1913.
Census
In 1900 he was listed as age 18, born Aug 1881, as a boarder with the family of Isaac and Damie Jones, see their notes.
Notes for Jennie Francis Dehart
Although she remarried to William Mynhier long before she died, she is buried under a triple stone with her first husband Jesse Alfrey and their son Chester who died at age two, with her name inscribed as Jennie Francis Alfrey.
Notes for Robert Jesse & Jennie Francis (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 4, p. 379, lists the marriage on 25 Dec 1902 of Jessie Alfrey, age 21, farmer, residence Cogswell, born and father born in Rowan Co., to Jennie Dehart, age 21, residence Cogswell, born in Elliott Co., at Sam Alfrey’s by James M. Hall, witnesses Wm H. Alfrey, Hester Alfrey.
Census
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 28 April, lists on p. 12B as family #215/222:
Alfrey, Jessie, 27, laborer; Jennie, wife, 28, married 7 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Virgil, son, 5; Arthur, son, 3; Earl, son, 1 5/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is that of Allen Alfrey and Anna Igo, and the one before that is Franklin and Jane Alfrey.
Alfrey, Jessie, 27, laborer; Jennie, wife, 28, married 7 years, mother of 3 children, 3 living; Virgil, son, 5; Arthur, son, 3; Earl, son, 1 5/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The preceding household is that of Allen Alfrey and Anna Igo, and the one before that is Franklin and Jane Alfrey.
