Thomas C. Jones (1803 - 1885)

Born 23 Sep 1803 in Montgomeryshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Husband of Margaret (Dean) Jones — married about 1832 in Ohio, USA

Husband of Mary (Bushfield) Jones — married 21 Aug 1869 in Delaware, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1885 at age 82 in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, United States

Biography

Thomas Jones's father died when he was just 3 yrs old. He then apprenticed at a tailor's shop in Wales when he was 11 (1814) until he was 16 (1819). When young Thomas was 18, he sailed to America with his mother and step-father.

They landed in Baltimore and he stayed there a bit until he decided to head west, to Ohio. He located in Delaware where he opened a tailor's shop--the only tailor for a time--and he often received orders for clothing from a distance of sixty miles and even made clothes for the local native Indians.

Thomas Jones was married 5 times in his life:

• Margaret Dean, married about 1832
• Mary Bell, married 13 Nov 1856 in Delaware, Ohio
• Mariah L. Sargent/Sergant, married 06 Oct 1864 in Delaware, Ohio
• Mary Bushfield, married 21 Aug 1869 in Delaware, Ohio

He raised 6 children. Most of those children were born to Margaret Dean, daughter of James and Hannah (Cunningham) Dean. They are:

• Elizabeth, b. 1833; m. Mr. Freeman ; d. 07 Feb 1911 in Henry County, Iowa
• James Harvey., b. 1836; d. 16 Jul 1856 in Delaware, Ohio
• Helen, b. 1838; d. 1914
• Charles
• Sarah, b. 1849; m. Mr. Winston; d. 1924 in Ostrander, Delaware, Ohio

From his wife Mary Bell they had:

• Flora, b. 1857; m. Mr. Willis

Sources

• History of Delaware County and Ohio. Containing a brief history of the State of Ohio ... biographical sketches ... etc, Perrin, William H. and O.L. Baskin & Co. O.L. Basking & Co., Chicago, IL, 1880. Pg 628-9
• United States Census, 1850
• Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958
• Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013
• Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013
• United States Census, 1870
• United States Census, 1880
• Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958
• Find A Grave Memorial # 88896990