Born ‎ Mar 22, 1775 at Culpeper Co., VA‎

Born ‎ Sep 22, 1776 at Culpepper, Virginia, USA, died ‎ Mar 1, 1857 at Rappahannock, Virginia, USA‎, 80 years

Born ‎ Nov 21, 1777 at Culpeper, Virginia, died ‎ 1821 at Kentucky, USA‎, 43 or 44 years

Born ‎ Feb 28, 1779 at Culpeper Co., VA., died ‎ 1826‎, 46 or 47 years

Born ‎ Mar 12, 1782 at Culpeper Co., VA., died ‎ 1854‎, 71 or 72 years

Born ‎ May 4, 1784 at Culpeper Co., VA., died ‎± 1822‎, approximately 38 years

Born ‎ Feb 19, 1786 at Culpeper Co., VA.-------------see notes, died ‎ Oct 11, 1873 at Keokuk Co., Iowa--- 1-17-1786 DOB shown, headstone‎, 87 years, buried ‎ 1873 at Keokuk,, Iowa
Baptism: 27 JUN 1996 PROVO

Endowment: 27 MAR 1997 MTIMP

Sealing to Parents: 03 JUN 1997 MTIMP


Henry MENEFEE / Sarah DOLLINS







There is not absolute proof that the John M. Menefee born to Henry Menefee and Sarah Dollins is the same John M. Menefee who lived in in Iowa and is buried in Ollie Cemetery, Keokuk Co., Iowa. [info from Nancy Harms gives same time and place for John from her family records]. he died 11 October 1873 at the age of 87 years, 8 months, and 23 days. Calculating this, we would assume him to be born Jan. 17, 1786, while the birth date of Sarah's and Henry's son is given as Feb. 19, 1786. An error in the calculation of his birth date could easily have been made, errors have been made on tombstones, and we have no absolute proof that the Feb, 19, 1786 birth date is accurate. Most of the supporting evidence seems to show that the son of Henry and Sarah Dollins Menefee is this same John M. Menefee, later found in Iowa. [From Menefee Family News, written by Maxine Menefee Mc Laughlin]
John M. married Lucy Mildred Partlow 10-27-1808 in Culpeper Co. VA. The minister who married them was Lewis Conner, Baptist. As seen on family page, a sister Francis and brother William also married Partlow's. The family may have lived in the same vicinity as Jonas. The 1810 census of Culpeper Co. shows John Menefee, wife and one son, born 1808-1810, and one slave. The son was doubtless Benjamin who d. Feb. 16, 1829.
During the war of 1812 John M. enrolled [Aug 3, 1814] as a private at Woodville, VA. in Captain John's Company, Col. Balloo's Brigade, Virginia Militia. He was shown at Camp Holly and was discharged honorably at Richmond, VA. Feb. 11, 1815. Source: Dennis Yancey
A son, Wm. Reynolds Menefee, wrote an autobiography in which he stated that the family came from VA. to Iowa in 1835. A great-grandson of John M. and uncle to Maxine McLaughlin once said that his ancestor sold his slave[s] & left Virginia because he did not believe in slavery. That should be listed as family tradition, but be that as it may, John M. is listed in the territory of Wisconsin census of 1836-1842 [P. 36], with NO slaves.
Bounty land records show that in 1850 John M. was granted 80 acres of land in Keokuk Co., near Manhattan-Bounty land warrant 42556-80-55. In the 1860 census he was shown as living with his daughter Lucy Menefee Farmer in Jackson Township, Keokuk Co. Census record states he owned no estate then, could read and write. This same census shows Lucy Farmer in dwelling 1049 and brother Elijah in dwelling 1050. The 1870 census shows John still living with his daughter, where he probably resided until his death Oct. 11, 1873.
Dennis Yancey gave his family records to Buddy Hanna and I have verified records from Nancy Plummer Harms [my cousin] family records and they verify what Dennis Yancey had.

Rappahannock Co. Deed Book C, page 455, Power of Attorney: dated 21-Sept. 1838,
John M. Menefee of the town of Mt. Pleasant in the Territory of Iowa gives Power of Attorney to "...my brother Henry Menefee, Jr...", with regard to a tract of land in Rappahannock County. Witnesses John M. Menefee [son of William]; William R. Menefee [if son of John Malrey Menefee he was only 15.]; Jarret Menefee Sr. The document was filed 29 Oct. 1839; Testor - William J. Menefee, Clerk of the Court.There is not absolute proof that the John M. Menefee born to Henry Menefee and Sarah Dollins is the same John M. Menefee who lived in in Iowa and is buried in Ollie Cemetery, Keokuk Co., Iowa. [info from Nancy Harms gives same time and place for John from her family records]. he died 11 October 1873 at the age of 87 years, 8 months, and 23 days. Calculating this, we would assume him to be born Jan. 17, 1786, while the birth date of Sarah's and Henry's son is given as Feb. 19, 1786. An error in the calculation of his birth date could easily have been made, errors have been made on tombstones, and we have no absolute proof that the Feb, 19, 1786 birth date is accurate. Most of the supporting evidence seems to show that the son of Henry and Sarah Dollins Menefee is this same John M. Menefee, later found in Iowa. [From Menefee Family News, written by Maxine Menefee Mc Laughlin]
John M. married Lucy Mildred Partlow 10-27-1808 in Culpeper Co. VA. The minister who married them was Lewis Conner, Baptist. As seen on family page, a sister Francis and brother William also married Partlow's. The family may have lived in the same vicinity as Jonas. The 1810 census of Culpeper Co. shows John Menefee, wife and one son, born 1808-1810, and one slave. The son was doubtless Benjamin who d. Feb. 16, 1829.
During the war of 1812 John M. enrolled [Aug 3, 1814] as a private at Woodville, VA. in Captain John's Company, Col. Balloo's Brigade, Virginia Militia. He was shown at Camp Holly and was discharged honorably at Richmond, VA. Feb. 11, 1815. Source: Dennis Yancey
A son, Wm. Reynolds Menefee, wrote an autobiography in which he stated that the family came from VA. to Iowa in1835. A great-grandson of John M. and uncle to Maxine McLaughlin once said that his ancestor sold his slave[s] & left Virginia because he did not believe in slavery. That should be listed as family tradition, but be that as it may, John M. is listed in the territory of Wisconsin census of 1836-1842 [P. 36], with NO slaves.
Bounty land records show that in 1850 John M. was granted 80 acres of land in Keokuk Co., near Manhattan-Bounty land warrant 42556-80-55. In the 1860 census he was shown as living with his daughter Lucy Menefee Farmer in Jackson Township, Keokuk Co. Census record states he owned no estate then, could read and write. This same census shows Lucy Farmer in dwelling 1049 and brother Elijah in dwelling 1050. The 1870 census shows John still living with his daughter, where he probably resided until his death Oct. 11, 1873.
Dennis Yancey gave his family records to Buddy Hanna and I have verified records from Nancy Plummer Harms [my cousin] family records and they verify what Dennis Yancey had.

Rappahannock Co. Deed Book C, page 455, Power of Attorney: dated 21-Sept. 1838,
John M. Menefee of the town of Mt. Pleasant in the Territory of Iowa gives Power of Attorney to "...my brother Henry Menefee, Jr...", with regard to a tract of land in Rappahannock County. Witnesses John M. Menefee [son of William]; William R. Menefee [if son of John Malrey Menefee he was only 15.]; Jarret Menefee Sr. The document was filed 29 Oct. 1839; Testor - William J. Menefee, Clerk of the Court.

Born ‎ 1787 at Culpeper,, Virginia, USA, died ‎between 1803 and 1870‎, 82 or 83 years

Born ‎ Dec 18, 1789 at Culpeper,, Virginia, USA, died ‎ Apr 9, 1794‎, 4 years

Born ‎ Feb 24, 1790 at Culpeper Co., VA. Dennis Yancey shows b. 6-18-1780, died ‎between 1809 and 1880 at Rappahannock Co. VA.‎, 89 or 90 years

Born ‎ Dec 22, 1791 at Culpeper,, Virginia, USA, died ‎ Apr 10, 1797‎, 5 years

Born ‎ Sep 21, 1793 at AKA Jared, died ‎ Sep 18, 1868‎, 74 years

Born ‎ Feb 13, 1796 at Culpeper Co., VA, died ‎ Aug 13, 1798 at Culpeper Co., VA‎, 2 years