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J. Berry Sandefur

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James Berry Sandefur
Mayor of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
In office
1920–1922
Preceded byW. Matt Lowe
Succeeded byConnell Fort
Personal details
Born(1868-10-21)October 21, 1868
Webster Parish, Louisiana
DiedJuly 14, 1954(1954-07-14) (aged 85)
Shreveport
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic Party
Spouse(s)Edna McGruder Sandefur (married 1888-1921, her death)
ChildrenMollie S. Hough

Mrs. W. B. Harris
Jimmie Naomi Sandefur Harp
Dewey Sandefur
James C. Sandefur

Grandson Ikie Willis Harp
ParentsL. Berry and Mary Hortman Sandefur
OccupationMerchant

James Berry Sandefur (October 21, 1868 – July 14, 1954)[1] was a merchant who served from 1920 to 1922 as the mayor of Minden in his native Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana.[2]

The son of L. Berry Sandefur and the former Mary Hortman, Sandefur was elected mayor in 1920 to succeed the two-term incumbent W. Matt Lowe. He was himself succeeded in 1922 by Connell Fort, who began the first of three nonconsecutive terms in the office.[2]

J. Berry Sandefur grave marker at Minden Cemetery

Sandefur, a Baptist, died in a hospital in Shreveport.[3] He is interred at Minden Cemetery. Preceded in death by his wife, Edna McGruder Sandefur (August 27, 1863 – August 26, 1921), he was survived by three daughters, Mollie S. Hough (1895–1989), wife of Ross Joel Hough (1897–1973), and Mrs. W. B. Harris, both of Minden, and Jimmie Naomi Harp (1906–1943), wife of L. L. Harp of Houston, Texas.[4] There were also two sons, Dewey Sandefur and James C. Sandefur, both then of Shreveport, and seven grandchildren, one of whom, Ikie Willis Harp, lived from 1929 to 1941 and is interred in the Sandefur plot.[4]


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References[edit]

  1. "J. Berry Sandefur". search.ancestry.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 City of Minden, List of Minden Mayors Since 1868
  3. "J. Berry Sandefur Buried Tuesday", The Minden Herald, July 16, 1954, p. 1
  4. 4.0 4.1 Minden Cemetery records
Political offices
Preceded by
W. Matt Lowe
Mayor of Minden, Louisiana

James Berry Sandefur
1920—1922

Succeeded by
Connell Fort

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