The first Europeans settled in the Northwest Territory in 1788. Migrants came from New York and New England. Ohio was admitted to the Union as the 17th state on March 1, 1803.
He married Naomi Twigg on November 9, 1842. She was born on March 11, 1819 in Maryland. Her parents were John McElfish Twigg and Elizabeth Johnson.
William and Naomi's children included:
John M. LeFevre (1844),
Rebecca E. LeFevre Detwiler (1846, married Henry Detwiler),
Lora Ann LeFevre (1850),
Ordella LeFevre Gierhart (1852, married Chaney P. Gierhart)
Mary Catherine LeFevre (1852),
Argyl LeFevre (1856), and
William W. LeFevre (1858).
In 1840 William LeFevre was in Libery Township, Fairfield County, Ohio. The household consisted of a man and a woman between 20 and 29, and a boy between 10 and 14.
From an Ohio newspaper in 1840.
In 1850 the family was in Liberty. The household consisted of William age 38, Naoma age 30, John M. age 6, Rebecca age 4 and Lora A. age 2.
In 1860 they were still in Liberty (postoffice Basil). The household consisted of William age 47, Naomi age 42, John M. age 15, Rebecca E. age 12, Lora M. age 10, Ordella age 8 Argyl age 4, and William W. age 2.
Fairfield County is in central Ohio. The county seat is Lancaster.
Pennsylvania is one of the 13 original states and was originally founded in 1681 as a result of a royal land grant to William Penn, the son of the state's namesake.
