Jones Surname
Jones is a common surname and variations of it appear in most Western languages. The name is derived from the popular given name John and literally manes "Son of John." The Jones surname is supposed to be most common in Wales. Supposedly, our line of Jones is English in origin.
1st Generation:
Michael Jones was probably born in the 1720's or 1730's at an unknown location, but probably in Virginia. He died before January 21, 1791 in Campbell Co., Virginia.
He is probably of English origin. Michael was married to Ann ---- in about 1748 in Virginia. They had at least 10 children: Michael (see next generation), Mary, George, Publius, Lucy, Erasmus, Dudley, Daniel, Susanna, and Christania. They settled in Bedford County, Virginia, in a part that became Campbell County in 1782. Michael wrote his will in 1780 and died before January 22, 1791 when his will was proven. Michael's will can be viewed at an off-site website by clicking here. [One source indicates that Michael was born in 1699 with an ancestry in Massachusetts and that he was married to Julia Ann Chamberlain - very doubtful].Michael married Ann in about 1748 in Virginia. She died after 1780.
They had at least 10 children:
1 Michael Jones 2 Mary Jones was born circa 1752 in Bedford Co., Virginia. She died before 1780. She married Samuel Leason. 3 George Jones was born circa 1754 in Bedford Co., Virginia. 4 Publius Jones was born circa 1760 in Bedford Co., Virginia. He died in 1811. He married Elizabeth Word. 5 Lucy Jones was born circa 1761 in Bedford Co., Virginia. 6 Erasmus Jones was born on May 8, 1762 in Bedford Co., Virginia. He died circa 1841 in Cannon Co., Tennessee. He married Amiah Fuqua. 7 Dudley Jones was born circa 1765 in Bedford Co., Virginia. He married Jane McKnight on September 28, 1801 in Augusta Co., Virginia. 8 Daniel Jones was born on February 16, 1768 in Bedford Co., Virginia. He died on May 7, 1845. He married Nancy Cridell. 9 Susanna Jones was born circa 1770 in Bedford Co., Virginia. 10 Christania Jones was born circa 1772 in Bedford Co., Virginia.
2nd Generation:
Michael Jones was born about 1750 in Bedford (now Campbell) County, Virginia . [Unverified internet resources give his birth date as July 5, 1750 and as Jan. 25, 1750/1, but they are questionable]. He died in 1820 or 1821 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1.
Michael married Leanna Dibrell on March 6 2 or June 26 2, 1777 in Buckingham Co., Virginia. She was born circa 1757 21 or circa 1759 in Albermarle (now Buckingham) Co., Virginia. She died on November 26, 1838 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 21.Father: Michael Jones As a youth, Michael moved to Buckingham County, Virginia. In 1776, Michael enlisted as a private in the 12th Virginia Regiment in Capt. Joseph Mitchel's Company. He served for about one year before he was reported missing in 1777. At that time, he may have left the army to return home and marry. It was at about that time that Michael was married to Leanna Dibrell [internet sources gives dates as March 6, 1777 and June 26, 1777]. Leanna was a relative of the prominent Lee family and was half French.
Mother: AnnMichael and Leanna settled in Buckingham County, Virginia, and their estate was called Traveler's Rest. They had 11 children: Elizabeth, Anthony (see next generation), William, Mary, Michael, Judith, Charles, Sarah, Martha, Margaret, and Katy. Nearly all of these children were named after Leanna's family. Michael and his family were wealthy slave owners. Michael died sometime between May 1820 and April 1821.
They had the following children:
1 Elizabeth Lee Jones was born on May 10, 1778 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. She died in 1856 in Campbell Co., Virginia. She married Henry Brown on August 27, 1827 in Buckingham Co., Virginia. 2 Anthony Dibrell Jones 3 William Dibrell Jones was born on August 20, 1782 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. He died on June 30, 1874 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. He married Judith Baker LeGrand on November 12, 1817 in Prince Edward Co., Virginia 1. 4 Mary Jones was born on September 18, 1784 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. She died on October 4, 1846 in Shelby Co., Kentucky 2. She married William Flood circa 1806 in Buckingham Co., Virginia. 5 Michael Jones was born on July 30, 1786 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. He died after 1850. 6 Judith Ann Jones was born on June 3, 1789 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. She died on June 11, 1855 in Christian Co., Kentucky. She married Obadiah Woodson in 1813 in Buckingham Co., Virginia. 7 Charles Lee Jones was born on February 24, 1792 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. He died on August 2, 1860 in Clinton Co., Illinois 1. He married Elizabeth Leake Spencer on June 13, 1817 1. 8 Sarah Fearn Jones was born on March 30, 1794 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. She died in July 1875 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. She married David W. Glover. 9 Martha Wilmoth Jones was born on February 1, 1796 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. She died between 1840-1847 in Buckingham Co., Virginia. She married James Jones on January 18, 1840 in Buckingham Co., Virginia. 10 Margaret Dibrell Jones was born on December 24, 1797 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. She died in Buckingham Co., Virginia. 11 Katy Lee Jones was born on November 13, 1799 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 1. She died circa 1800 in Buckingham Co., Virginia.
3rd Generation:
Anthony Dibrell Jones was born on September 2, 1780 in Buckingham County, Virginia 1,3. He died on August 7, 1824 in Christian Co., Kentucky 3. He is buried in the Harris-Fletcher Cemetery, Christian Co., Kentucky.
Anthony married Martha Michaux Woodson on February 25, 1809 in Prince Edward Co., Virginia 4.Father: Michael Jones
Mother: Leanna DibrellAnthony was the second child in a family of eleven. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Anthony Dibrell. Anthony was married on February 25, 1809 to Martha "Patsy" M. Woodson in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Anthony was 28 years old and Martha was 13 years old.
After the marriage, Anthony and Martha moved to Buckingham County, Virginia where they started raising a family. They had 5 known children: Albert, Elizabeth, Emma, Thomas (see next generation), and Joseph. In 1818, Anthony and his family moved out west to Christian Co., Kentucky. He came with his sisters Mary and Judith and their families. Anthony died on August 7, 1824 in Christian County, Kentucky, aged 43. He was buried at the Harris-Fletcher Cemetery in Christian County. Afterwards his widow married A. D. Fletcher and died in 1859.
They had the following children:
1 Albert Lee Jones was born circa 1812 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 5. He died in October 1867 in Garretsburg, Christian Co., Kentucky 6. He is buried in the Riverview Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He married Hardin T. Wills on October 5, 1831 in Christian Co., Kentucky. (She was born circa 1810 in Virginia 5 and died on May 9, 1889 at New Providence, Montgomery Co., Tennessee 23. She is buried in the Riverview Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.)He and his wife had no children.2 Eliza Walker Jones was born in 1815 in Buckingham Co., Virginia 7. She died on December 7, 1895 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee. She is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery co., Tennessee. She married William Spiller Harris on July 17, 1830 in Christian Co., Kentucky. (He was born on March 15, 1806 in Louisa Co., Virginia 3 and died on April 1, 1857 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 3.)They had the following children:
William Anthony Harris (1832-1859) Jesse Thomas Harris (1836-1892)
md. Mary Ellen CarnealMartha Michaux Harris (1838-1871)
md. William Barton MalloryAlbert Lee Harris (1839-1879) Mary Elizabeth Harris (1841-1865) Joseph Jones Harris (1844-1882) John Mercer Harris (1846-1899)
md. Marietta S. Ragsdale3 Emma Jones was born circa 1818 in Virginia or Kentucky. She died after 1820. It is assumed that this child died young, since she is not found on any marriage records.4 Thomas Anthony Jones 5 Joseph Michaux Jones was born circa 1824 in Christian Co., Kentucky 5. He died on September 20, 1875 in St. Louis, Missouri 20. He is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He married Frances Hawkins Kendrick on May 1, 1844 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. (She was born circa 1827 in North Carolina 5 and died after 1860.)They had no children.Joseph was a wealthy farmer in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He and his wife moved away from Montgomery County, Tennessee sometime after 1860. Joseph apparently served in the Civil War. He eventually settled in St. Louis, Missouri sometime prior to 1872.
4th Generation:
Thomas Anthony Jones was born on April 26, 1822 in Christian County, Kentucky 3. He died on September 11, 1857 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 3. He is buried in the Harris-Fletcher Cemetery, Christian Co., Kentucky.
Thomas married Ethalinda Elizabeth Brodie on September 10, 1846 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 8.Father: Anthony Dibrell Jones
Mother: Martha Michaux WoodsonHis middle name was his father's name, and was originally the name of his great-grandfather, Anthony Dibrell (Antoine DuBreuil). Thomas' father died in 1824, when he was only a toddler. Thomas was raised in southern Christian County, Kentucky by his widowed mother. She remarried 1831 to Archibald Fletcher. Thomas' new step-father was only 10 years older than him (the same age as his oldest brother).
Thomas and his family were quite wealthy and were highly involved with business and civic matters in Christian County, Kentucky and neighboring Montgomery County, Tennessee. Apparently in 1844, at the age of 22, Thomas moved to neighboring Montgomery County, Tennessee, where he began managing a large mill site owned by his older brother Albert. Thomas was married on September 10, 1846 to Ethalinda Brodie. Thomas and Ethalinda lived at the mill site (called "Montgomery Mills") off of the Little West Fork near the community of Ringgold. Together they had 5 children: Joseph, Lucy, Etha, Susan, and Thomas.Thomas appears to have been quite successful in managing the mill site in Montgomery County, Tennessee. In 1850, his estate was valued at $10,000, a relatively impressive sum for the times. Sadly, on September 11, 1857, Thomas died at his home. He was 35 years old and his death was probably a sudden illness or an accident as there are records of him being active in business just a month before his death. Thomas left no will and all of his property was left to his widow and children. Etha was remarried three years later to an older man named Thomas Ogburn who helped to raise Thomas Jones' children. In 1860, the estate of Thomas Ogburn (which would have included the estate of Thomas A. Jones) had real estate valued at $20,000 and personal estate valued at $35,085. It seems though that after the Civil War, this family lost most of their fortune.
They had the following children:
1 Joseph Howard Jones was born on August 20, 1848 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 16. He died on November 8, 1925 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 16. He is buried in the Riverview Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He married Sallie M. Bowman on February 28, 1881 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. (She was born in September 1852 5 or on September 18, 1853 16 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee and died on April 20, 1933 in St. Bethleham, Montgomery Co., Tennessee 16.)They had no children.In the mid-1870s, Joseph moved by himself to San Antonio, Texas, where he lived for a few years before returning to Tennessee. Then between about 1881 and 1910, he and his wife lived together in Texas. They lived in the town of Beeville and also near San Antonio. In Texas he worked as a sheep rancher. After returning to Tennessee in about 1910, he worked as a farmer, carpenter and house painter.2 Lucy Louis Jones was born on April 16, 1850 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 15. She died on October 3, 1929 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee 15. She is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She was married to Cole Spencer Daniel on October 5, 1870 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. (She was born on May 24, 1842 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee and died on January 4 or 5 9, 1923 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. He is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.)They had the following children:
Louis Spencer Daniel (1871-1918)
md. May Margaret WatkinsAnna "Claudie" Daniel (c. 1875-1881) Minor Ethel Daniel (1879-1924)
md. William Coulter NeblettLeo Thomas Daniel (1884-1926)
md. 1st. Dorothy Edison
md. 2nd. Bessie J.Frank Sthrashley Daniel (1886-1954)
md. Gladys KelleyThey lived in Clarksville, Tennessee where they operated a livery stable.
3 Ethalinda "Etha" Madora Jones was born on May 18, 1853 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 14. She died on March 21, 1906 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 10,14. She is buried in the Central Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dotsonville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She married Bradley Anthony Martin on April 11, 1878 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee. (He was born on August 1, 1855 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 14 and died on May 3, 1934 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 10,14. He is buried in the Central Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dotsonville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.)They had the following children:Etha and Brad knew each other since they were children because Brad's mother Adaline Ogburn was Etha's oldest stepsister. After marriage, they lived near the small community of Dotsonville, west of Clarksville, where in 1895 they owned 366 acres. Etha was named after her mother and maternal aunt, Madora Fletcher.
Bailey Hardin Martin (1882-1959)
md. Jessie CummingsAdeline "Addie" Martin (1884-1918)
md. William Arthur O'Neal Jr.Bradley Anthony Martin (1885-1956)
md. Mary "Polly" Douglas EwingRichard Thurman Martin (1888-1968)
md. 1st. Kathleen Caroland
md. 2nd. MyrtleElizabeth Madora "Lizzie Mae" Martin (1890-1958)
md. 1st. Louis Parrish Cummings
md. next. Robert Moseley Turnley
md. last Milton Jasper Knox
(she supposedly had 5 husbands.)Tennie Louise Martin (1893-1986)
md. Thomas Rosie MooreEtha Lee Martin (1896-1979)
md. William A. White4 Susan "Sudie" Martha* Jones was born circa 1854 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 5. She died on March 30, 1878 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee 18. She is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee. She married Robert Daniel on November 6, 1873 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 8. (He was born on April 10, 1849 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 19 and died on November 1, 1931 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee 19. He is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.)They had the following children:
Susie M. Daniel (1875-1942)
md. 1st. Matthew Gracey Settle
md. 2nd. Hugh Montgomery BrinkleyHoward Leslie Daniel (1877-1954)
md. Kate AndersonIn 1880, Susan's daughter was living with her mother and her son was living with her husband's sister.
* It was previously assumed that her middle name was Matilda, because she was named after her maternal grandmother Susan Sthreshley (whose middle name was thought to be Matilda, but is now known to be Martha). In her father's 1857 probate records, she is listed as "Martha S. Jones". In other records she is listed with the middle intial "M.", middle initial "B." or with the middle name "Streshley". Considering all of this, she was named after her maternal grandmother and probably had multiple middle names to honor her: Susan Martha Sthreshley Brodie Jones. As an adult she used the name "Sudie."
5 Thomas Anthony Jones
2nd Generation:
Thomas Anthony Jones, Jr., was born on November 15, 1857 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. He died on May 4, 1928 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., Kentucky 11,12. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., Kentucky.
Thomas married first to Lee Parrish Whitlock on June 8, 1892 in Kennedy, Christian Co., Kentucky 13.
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Thomas married second to Martha Iona Smith on April 21, 1921. She was born on April 21, 1898 in Athens, Limestone Co., Alabama. She died on February 25, 1962 in Brevard Co., Florida. She is buried in the Christmas Cemetery, Christmas, Orange Co., Florida
1 Louetha Jones 2 Bertha Howard Jones was born on October 13, 1896 in Longview Pct., Christian Co., Kentucky 17. She died on April 22, 1980 in Wayne, Wayne Co., Michigan 17. She married Lucian Montgomery Cayce on December 20, 1916 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., Kentucky. (He was born on January 15, 1865 in Kentucky and died on July 14, 1936 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., Kentucky.)They had the following children:
Lucian Montgomery Cayce (1917-1994)
md. Jane Elgin HayesThomas Whitlock Cayce (1922-1989)
md. Elvie Mae Duckworth3 Thomas Anthony Jones was born and died sometime between 1892 and 1900 in Christian Co., Kentucky. He is buried in the Flat Lick Cemetery, near Herndon, Christian Co., Kentucky.
Iona (she usually went by her middle name) was a student nurse at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee where she lived with Louetha Jones. It was under that capacity that she met and became engaged to Louetha's father. Some family indicates that Thomas and Iona were divorced (it would have been sometime between 1924-1928) yet a divorce record has not been found. In Thomas' obituary of 1928, she was listed as the surviving wife, although they apparently lived separately. After his death, Iona lived in Louisville, Kentucky and Miami, Florida before settling in Christmas, Florida in about 1935. She lived there until her death.They had one child:
1 Thomas Anthony Jones was born on August 9, 1924 in Edgoten, Christian Co., Kentucky. He died on May 16, 2000 in Kailua, Honolulu Co., Hawaii. He is buried in the Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery, Kane'ohe, Honolulu Co., Hawaii. He married Anne Louise Rock. (She was born on October 22, 1923 and died on October 4, 1998 in Kailua, Honolulu Co., Hawaii. She is buried in the Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery, Kane'ohe, Honolulu Co., Hawaii.)They had two children:
Living Living
3rd Generation: Louetha Jones was born on April 20, 1894 in Longview Pct. (now Oak Grove), Christian Co., Kentucky. She died on May 22, 1963 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. She is buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana.
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They had no children.Louetha married second to Newell Boone Brown on March 14, 1922 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky.
For information on her child, see his page.
Sources:
1. Crowther, Phil. The Dibrells in America. http://www2.southwind.net/~crowther/Dibrell/Index.html
2. Online gedcom family files
3. Cemetery index, Harris-Fletcher Cemetery, Christian Co., Kentucky
4. Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850. (Ancestry.com)
5. Assorted US Federal census records
6. Alley, Ann E. Montgomery County Genealogical Journal. 1971-1981.
7. Perrin, William H. County of Christian, Kentucky, Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey Pub. Co., Chicago & Louisville, 1884.
8. original marriage records, Montgomery Co., Tennessee
9. Cemetery records, Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee
10. Bradley Martin family bible
11. Obituary of Thomas A. Jones, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, May 4, 1928
12. Death Certificate of Thomas A. Jones, 1928, Christian Co., KY
13. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900. (Ancestry.com)
14. "O'Neal" gedcom file owned by "peggymauro"
15. Death certificate of Lucy Jones Daniel, 1929, Montgomery Co., TN
16. Death certificate of Joseph H. Jones, 1925, Montgomery Co., TN
17. Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996. (Ancestry.com)
18. Obituary of Sudie B. Daniel, Clarksvile Weekly Chronicle, Apr. 6, 1878, Pg. 3.
19. Death certificate of Robert Daniel, 1931, Montgomery Co., TN, #24814
20. St. Louis City Death Records, 1850-1908. (Ancestry.com)
21. Death notice of Leeanna Jones, Richmond [VA] Enquirer, Dec. 13, 1838, Pg. 3
22. Death certificate of Sallie B. Jones, 1933, Montgomery Co., TN
23. Obituary of Mrs. H. T. Munford, Weekly Leaf-Chronicle, May 10, 1889, Pg. 1
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- President James Madison
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- General Robert E. Lee
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