Joseph C. Sheffey, Sr. | c. early 1900s wearing his winter jockey's racing silks
- Title
- Joseph C. Sheffey, Sr. | c. early 1900s wearing his winter jockey's racing silks
- Name
- Joseph C. Sheffey, Sr.
- Birthday
- 25 September 1881
- Birthplace
- Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia
- Parents
- Daniel Henry Sheffey Jr. (1844–1914) and Jane A White (1860–1912) of Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia
- Spouse
- 1) Nannie E. Buford and 2) Susan Julia "Susie" Roane
- Death Date & Place
- 8 February 1959, Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia
- Description
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Joseph C. Sheffey, Jr., the son of Daniel Henry Sheffey, Jr. (1844-1914) and Jane A. White (1860-1912), was born on 25 September 1881.
He married 1) Nannie E. Buford, and 2) Susan "Susie" Julia Roane.
Joseph C. Sheffey, Jr. was a professional African American jockey in his young adulthood. He is pictured here wearing his winter jockey silks. He was known to have jockeyed in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and New Jersey. While he lived in Virginia, New Jersey and New York over the course of his life, he passed in 1959 in his native Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia. - Donated By
- The Joseph C. Sheffey, Jr. and Barbara Ann Turner Family
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