Albertha (Johnson) Jones (1876 - abt. 1932)

Born 23 Oct 1876 in Chapelry District, St. Agnes, Bahamas

Wife of Stephen Dames — married 26 Nov 1894 in Key West, Monroe, Florida

Wife of William Jones — married 16 Mar 1903 in Key West, Monroe, Florida, USA

Descendants

Died about 1932 at about age 55 in Monroe County, Florida, USA

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Biography

Albertha (Johnson) Jones is part of a Bahamian family.

Albertha (Johnson) Jones is a part of US Black heritage.

Albertha was born in 1876. ^[1]

She married Stephen A. Dames and they had one daughter together. ^[2]

She then married William Roosevelt Jones. ^[3]

She died in 1932 in Monroe, Florida, at the age of 56.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Johnson in the Bahamas, Select Births, 1850-1891 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2840:9783 Name Johnson Gender Female Birth Date 23 Oct 1876 Birth Place Chapelry District, St. Agnes, Bahamas Father Thomas Johnson Mother Matilda Cunningham Johnson FHL Film Number 222943 Reference ID 128
2. ↑ Bertha Dames in the 1900 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/3147440?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2238516b313952314f2f58516b487358534c68495a38646d345a7636564f767a523131586e3631524e3978593d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d Name Bertha Dames Age 23 Birth Date Oct 1876 Birthplace Bahamas Home in 1900 Key West, Monroe, Florida Ward of City 1 Street Fleming Street House Number 220 Sheet Number 11 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 202 Family Number 208 Race Black Gender Female Immigration Year 1884 Relation to Head of House Stepdaughter (Step Daughter) Marital Status Married Marriage Year 1894 Years Married 6 Father's Birthplace Bahamas Mother's Name Matilda Palomares Mother's Birthplace Bahama Islands Mother: number of living children 1 Mother: How many children 1 Years in US 16 Occupation Laundress Months Not Employed 0 Can Read Y Can Write N Can Speak English N Neighbors View others on page Household Members (Name) Age Relationship MA??lin Palomares 45 Head Matilda Palomares 42 Wife Bertha Dames 23 Stepdaughter (Step Daughter) Edmond Johnson 22 Stepson (Step Son) Paulino Palomares 11 Son Cerifine Palomares 2 Son Matilda Dames 4 Niece
3. ↑ Albertha Jones in the 1920 United States Federal Census https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/3147540?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a226573766b6f424d51517153327a6639496551796f5045662b317543363078554f2b597461424259326c664d3d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d Name Albertha Jones Age 42 Birth Year abt 1878 Birthplace Bahamas Home in 1920 Key West Ward 4, Monroe, Florida Street Olivier Street House Number 315 Residence Date 1920 Race Black Gender Female Immigration Year 1884 Relation to Head of House Head Marital Status Widowed Father's Birthplace Bahamas Mother's Birthplace Bahamas Native Tongue English Able to Speak English Yes Occupation Laundress Industry At Home Employment Field Own Account Home Owned or Rented Rented Naturalization Status Naturalized Able to read Yes Able to Write Yes Neighbors View others on page Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Albertha Jones 42 Head William R Jones 15 Son Carolyn Jones 14 Daughter Axlendria Jones 12 Son Edna Jones 7 Daughter Mazalino Patamore 68 Stepfather (Step Father) Raymond Patamore 8 Stepbrother (Step Brother)
4. ↑ Albertha Jones in the Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998 https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/3147520?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a224449466657374a7a6c2b497234684c55563830576d3173736b7379534151342f30572f666c4c69726c67413d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d Name Albertha Jones Gender Female Race Black Death Date 1932 Death Place Monroe, Florida, United States

• "Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1J-QNQX : 29 November 2018), William Jones and Bertha Johnson, 16 Mar 1903; citing Marriage, Monroe, Florida, United States, Florida State Archives and various county clerks of courts; FHL microfilm .