Ellerige Jones (1826)

Born 1826 in Decatur, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Ellerige Jones was born in 1826, in Decatur, Indiana, to parents John Jones and Mary (White) Jones.

Timeline

• 1827 Ellerige Jones' father, John, abandoned his family in June 1827, per mother, Polly's, subsequent divorce complaint.
  • Ellerige Jones mother, Polly (age 31), divorced John Jones in April 1830, when Ellerige was just 4 years old.
• 1830 Ellerige Jones' mother, Mary (White) Jones (age 31), married secondly James Goodwin on May 7, 1830, when Ellerige was 4 yeras old, in Decatur, Indiana. James and Mary had three more children: Aaron, Franklin, and Wesley.
• 1830 U.S. Census: James Goodwin lived in Decatur County, Indiana, with three males under age 5 (Albert, Ellerige, 4, and Green Jones, age 2), one male age 20-30 (James), two females ages 5-10 (Sarah, 3, and Nancy, 8), and one female age 20-30 (Mary was 31). ^[1]
• 1840 U.S. Census: John Jones lived in Decatur, Indiana, with one male under age 5 (Robert, infant), two males ages 5-10, one male age 10-15 (Green, 12), two males ages 15-20 (Albert, 15, and ?. Ellerige would have been 14), one male age 40-50 (John, 48), one female under age 5 (Nancy, 3), one female age 10-15 (Sarah, 13), one female age 30-40 (Phebe, 37). ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHPC-N3T : Tue Apr 04 08:12:34 UTC 2023), Entry for James Goodwin, 1830.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBV-X17 : 10 June 2022), John Jones, Decatur, Adams, Indiana, United States; citing p. 204, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .