Samuel Jones (1822 - 1888)

Born 5 Jun 1822 in Giles, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Ann (Vance) Jones — married 10 Nov 1852 in Monroe County, WV [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1888 at age 65 in Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia, USA

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Biography

Samuel was born in 1822. In 1850, he is living with his parents and sister (Ellinder) in Giles County, VA. He married Margaret Vance in 1852. In 1860, he (aged 38, a farm laborer) and Margaret (aged 26) are living in Monroe, Virginia with four children aged 6 and under. In 1870, he is farming and estimates his estate as $900. Samuel and Margaret now have 8 children at home in Greenbrier WVA, ranging in age from 6 months to 15 years old. In 1880, Samuel was a farmer aged 58, living in Second Creek, WVA with his wife Margaret aged 48 and seven of their ten children, ages 5 to 20. According to the census, all except the youngest could read and write. Three of the children had attended school. Their community included several Bostic and Hokes families, who were considered "cousins" even in the 1950s family lore. In his last will, Samuel left land to each of his three sons, and $50 each to his four daughters. Samuel died in 1888 of measles. He is buried in Organ Cave, WVA with his wife Margaret.

Sources

West Virginia Deaths' Name James Tilden Jones Event Date 10 Mar 1965 Event Place Weston, Lewis, West Virginia Gender Male Age (Expanded) 92 years Birth Date 25 Jan 1873 Birthplace W. Va. Marital Status Widowed Father's Name Samuel Jones Mother's Name Margaret Ann Vance Residence Place Lewisburg, Greenbrier, W. Va. Cemetery Highland Park Burial Place Second Creek, W. Va. Affiliate Repository Type County Records Citing this Record "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMD4-H4Z : 11 February 2018), Samuel Jones in entry for James Tilden Jones, 10 Mar 1965; citing Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, County Records, v 9 p 208, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 825,110.

• www.jones-dna.org Y-DNA pedigree site. Family Group: R1b-M269 #53 FTDNA kit: B38073.

• US Census Year: 1850; Census Place: District 20, Giles, Virginia; Roll: M432_945; Page: 388B; Image: 381

• US Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Monroe, Virginia; Page: 1011

• US Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1687; Page: 392B

• US Census Year: 1880 Year: 1880; Census Place: Second Creek, Monroe, West Virginia; Roll: 1409; Page: 373C; Enumeration District: 086

• Wills, Inventories, 1799-1969; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Monroe County); Probate Place: Monroe, West Virginia

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/157138729/samuel-jones : accessed 15 May 2021), memorial page for Samuel Jones (5 Jun 1822–6 Feb 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157138729, citing Salem Presbyterian Cemetery, Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Conservative Patriot (contributor 47556898) .