Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-22

was still regarded as in good health and
yesterday was able to conduct a case in
court. Last evening he in his usual
&c UG spirits. and stayed up until late
hour reading. Toward morning he arose 10
close window, and was then apparently
well and strong. Between Z and = o'clock
ne was stricken with heart trouble. and
died instantly, passing away without warn
ing and without pain.
Since the war General Jeffries had been
q resident OF this city. although not a na
tive Of Washington. Of recent years he
occupied a handsome house on 10th street,
ami his wife and her daughter, Miss Arm
society. The present Mrs. Jeffr.es was his
second wife, and boy her he had one dauSh-
ter. Rebecca Parsons Jeffries. BY his first
wife. who was a Miss Tibball, he had
daughter, who is the wife Of Col. w. l..
Brown. q prominent man in New York city.
Gen. Jeffries was born in PennsylVanis
Dec emher >. 1%eN. and was of Quaker stock.
his great grandfather having come to this
country with William Penn. He removed
frCm Pennsylvania, with his parents, to
Ohio. wnen he was a boy. and was educated
at Wooster, where he completed his litera-
~ studies n 1917. Nhiie teaching school
afterward he studied law. and was admit
ted 10 the bar in 1870. Gen. Jeffries at the
outbreak of the war raised four companies
OF volunteers in Mansfield. and these were
cor soliGated with others raised 10y his
irother-in-law, Col. Tibball. which formed
The ffty-nlnth regiment Of New York
volunteers. Mr.. .Ieffries was made adju-
her 1851. when he was detailed as acting
assistant aGjutant general Of the brigade.
In 1852 he was commissioned assistant ad-
jutant general, with the rank of captain. in
Gen. Vessels brigade, Casey's division, and
in the following fall he was promoted TO
lCajor. Later he was detailed assistant
provost marshal general for Maryland and
Delaware, ant given charge of the draft
and recruiting service. In July. 1864, he
vas appointed assistant provost marshal
general of the United States, with head
quarters in the War Department, and there
he was advanced to the rank of brigadicr
general, but continued to perform the du-
ties Of provost marshal general until the
close of the var. His active field duty was
brief but meritorioUs. He fought at Will
ldmSbuTg. Fair Oaks. in a number of
skirmisheS. and in the seven days fight
around Richmond, whence he was sent
home suffering from what were thought to
be mortal wounds
In 1860 Gen. .Ieffr.eS was appointed on a
commission to adjust the claims Of
West Virginia, and i'll this service his legal
attainm ments yshone brilliantly. on the COM
p.etiOn of this work he was appointed by
the governor of Maryland Inspector gen
eral of the state militia, with the rank of
major general. and ins this capacity COM
pietely recrgan.zei the military branch of
the state government.
Having completed this task he resigned
TO accept the position of register of the
United States treasury. rendered him by
President johnson, showing great executive
March, 1863 he resigned and entered upon
his law practice III this city. He has made
Washington his residence during the win
ter months, his summers for the most part
having been spent in his handsome coun-
Try home near Philadclr hia. This beauti-
f,ll summer retreat was owned by the gen.
erals maternal great-grandfather who
chrstenei it Ridley Park. in honor of his
own family name. Here are kept the ar
chives and relics of tie Jeffries family,
which is of Norman origin, and dates
back to the conquest.
Gen. Jeffrics' wife. who survives him. was
Mrs Maria ID. Armstrong of Watertown
\. y. daughter of Mr.. l.. H. Brown.