Jonas Goding Pike (1833 - 1911)

Born 5 Sep 1833 in Jay, Franklin, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucretia Bradford (Smith) Pike — married 16 May 1858 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Jul 1911 at age 77 in Maine, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Pike Name Study.

Jonas Goding Pike was the seventh child and the fourth son born to James and Augusta (Goding) Pike. He was born on 5 September 1833 in Jay, Maine.^[1]

Jonas lived in his father's household in 1850. The family still resided in Jay, Maine. The household included the following members:

1. James Pike, Head, Male, White, Age 53, Born Maine
2. Augusta Pike, Wife, Female, White, Age 49, Born Maine
3. Ester A Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 24, Born Maine
4. Wm S Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 18, Born Maine
5. Jonas G Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 16, Born Maine
6. James M Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 13, Born Maine
7. Lucinda E Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 10, Born Maine
8. Sylvirus E Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 8, Born Maine
9. Elizabeth Goding, Mother-in-law, Female, White, Age 80, Born Massachusetts
10. Hannah M Goding, Relative, Female, White, Age 0, Born Maine^[2]

Some time in the ten years between the 1850 Census and the 1860 Census, Jonas Pike married Lucretia B Smith. The couple had 14 children together - six sons and eight daughters, all listed below:

1. Frank Jonas Pike, 1859 - unk
2. Emma Jane Pike, 1860-1932. She married Russell Bisbee.
3. Ellen Lucretia Pike, 1862 - unk
4. Lizzie Augusta Pike, 1865-1934. She married Curtis Lyford.
5. Annie Warren Pike, 1866-1941. She married Peter Fitzpatrick.
6. Willis Henry Pike, 1868-1937
7. Walter William Pike, 1870-1925
8. Fred Augustus Pike, 1872-1951
9. Dora Mae Pike, 1872-1971. She married Walter Bean.
10. Wesley Herbert Pike, 1874-1955
11. Linda Maria Pike, 1876-1950. She married Herbert Whitcomb
12. Ernest Monroe Pike, 1878-1966
13. Charlotte Battles Pike, 1882-1974. She married Eugene Bean.
14. Esther Adelia Pike, 1885-1971. She married Kenneth Eaton

Like his father, Jonas was also a farmer. By 1860, Jonas and Lucretia had welcomed the first two of their 14 children. Jonas's brother, Sylviro, was also part of the household and helped Jonas with the farm in Jay, Maine. Jonas Pike's household in 1860 consisted of the following people:

1. Jonas S Pike, Head, Male, White, Age 27, Born Maine
2. Lucretia Pike, Wife, Female, White, Age 20, Born Maine
3. Frank Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 1, Born Maine
4. Infant Not Named Pike [Emma], Daugther, Female, White, Age 0, Born Maine
5. Syvinor V Pike, Brother, Male, White, Age 18, Born Maine^[3]

1870 Census

Jonas G Pike, Husband, Male, White, Age 36, Born Maine

Lucretia B Pike, Wife, Female, White, Age 31, Born Maine

Frank J Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 11, Born Maine

Emma J Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 10, Born Maine

Lucretia E Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 8, Born Maine

Fred A Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 6, Born Maine

Lizzie F Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 5, Born Maine

Annie W Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 3, Born Maine

Willis Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 2, Born Maine

Unknown Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 0, Born Maine^[4]

1880 Census

Jonas C Pike, Husband, Male, White, Age 46, Born Maine, United States

Lucinda B Pike, Wife, Female, White, Age 41, Born Maine, United States

Ellen L Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 18, Born Maine, United States

Frank J Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 21, Born Maine, United States

Fred A Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 16, Born Maine, United States

Lizzie A Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 15, Born Maine, United States

Anna W Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 13, Born Maine, United States

Willis H Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 11, Born Maine, United States

Willie W Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 10, Born Maine, United States

Dora M Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 8, Born Maine, United States

Wesley H Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 6, Born Maine, United States

Lindie M Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 3, Born Maine, United States

Ernest M Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 2, Born Maine, United States

Jay, Franklin, Maine^[5]

1900 Census

Jonas G Pike, Husband, Male, White, Age 67, Born Maine

Lacretia B Pike, Wife, Female, White, Age 61, Born Maine

Ellen L Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 38, Born Maine

Walter W Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 30, Born Maine

Ernest M Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 22, Born Maine

Charlotte B Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 18, Born Maine

Esther A Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 15, Born Maine

Stella Holman, Boarder, Female, White, Age 19, Born Maine

Jay Town, Franklin, Maine^[6]

1910 Census

Jonas G Pike, Husband, Male, White, Age 76, Born Maine

Lucretia B Pike, Wife, Female, White, Age 71, Born Maine

Ellen L Pike, Daughter, Female, White, Age 48, Born Maine

Walter W Pike, Son, Male, White, Age 40, Born Maine

Jay Town, Franklin, Maine^[7]

Death

Date: 9 July 1911

Age at Death: 77

Place: Jay, Franklin, Maine^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900, database, FamilySearch, Jonas G. Pike, 05 Sep 1833; citing JAY, FRANKLIN, MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,037.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch, Jonas G Pike in household of James Pike, Jay, Franklin, Maine, United States; citing family 250, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch, Jonas S Pike, 1860.
4. ↑ United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch, Jonas G Pike, Maine, United States; citing p. 23, family 206, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,042.
5. ↑ United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch, Jonas C Pike, Jay, Franklin, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 74, sheet 466C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0479; FHL microfilm 1,254,479.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch,Jonas G Pike, Jay town, Franklin, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,592.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch, Jonas G Pike, Jay, Franklin, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 129, sheet 22A, family 315, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 540; FHL microfilm 1,374,553.
8. ↑ Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch, Jonas Pike, Death 09 Jul 1911; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 10,174.