Elias Le Fevre
Some time during the eighteenth century three brothers of the Le Fevre family came to the United States from France, and located in Frederick County, Md. They were of the Huguenot race. These three brothers remained in Maryland for several years. Finally they separated. One went to New York State. One went south and located in one of the Southern States. Elias, one of the three, and grandfather of the subject of this sketch, died in Maryland. He had seven sons and one daughter, all of whom came to Ohio. Some coming as early as 1802, others not until 1807. They located in Warren County. It was here that Elias was born in the year 1809. In 1832 he married Henrietta L. Ingersoll, a daughter of Benjamin and Laura (Rose) Ingersoll. She was born in the State of New York in 1811.
Mr. and Mrs. Le Fevre, with two children, came to Shelby County in 1835. He entered 160 acres of land in Salem Township. On this land he made his home until he died in 1882. Mr. and Mrs. L. reared a. family of seven children, viz., Jacob M., born 1833; Henry J., born 1834; Nimrod D., born 1837; Benjamin F., born 1838; Laura A., born 1842; Mary L., born 1846; and George M., born 1851, five of whom are still living. Laura A. died in 1878; Jacob M. in 1882.
Esq. Le Fevre gave his children a fair common school education. Some of them became teachers. Jacob M. entered the ministry in the Reformed Church. Nimrod D. became a practising physician. The Honorable Benjamin F. is now filling his third term asmember of Congress from the Fifth Ohio Congressional District.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883