Near Gallipolis in Gallia County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Here Lies James Jeffers

1771 – 1842

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 13, 2015

1. Here Lies James Jeffers Marker

Inscription. A soldier in the Indian Wars. And his wife, Elizabeth, 1771–1845, Daughter of Revolutionary Soldier James Whitaker and his wife, Catherine Petit.

Erected 1984 by Jeffers Family Association as a memorial to their ancestors. Erma Jeffers Hagan, Historian.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 38° 42.181′ N, 82° 11.464′ W. Marker is near Gallipolis, Ohio, in Gallia County. It is on Ohio River Scenic Byway (Ohio Route 7) just north of Clay Chapel Road (County Road 96), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gallipolis OH 45631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Teens Run Bridge (approx. 1.1 miles away); May Moore Mound (approx. 2.6 miles away in West Virginia); Mercer’s Bottom / Captain John Hereford (approx. 3.8 miles away in West Virginia); Gallia County, Gallipolis and the Ohio River (approx. 7.2 miles away); The Landing of the Welsh in Gallipolis (approx. 7.2 miles away); 1790 - Gallipolis - 1940 (approx. 7.2 miles away); Yellow Fever Victims (approx. 7.2 miles away); High Water Marks (approx. 7.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gallipolis.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 13, 2015

2. Here Lies James Jeffers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,634 times since then and 60 times this year. Last updated on May 21, 2026, by Raquel Mack of Oberlin, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.