Elisha Adams Jones (1858 - 1936)

Born 17 Oct 1858 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Lessie Estella Brown — married 12 Aug 1884 in Amherst, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1936 at age 78 in California

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Biography

Elisha Adams Jones, "Ad" was born on 17 Oct 1858 to Horatio Jones and Antoinette Louisa (Ellis) Jones in Medway, Massachusetts. ^[1][2]

Ad grew up with his parents in Medway where his father farmed. ^{[3] [4]}

On 12 Aug 1884, Elisha "Ad" married Carrie Louise Higson in Amherst, Massachusetts. ^[5]

Some time after their marriage, Elisha moved his family to New Brunswick, New Jersey to work at the Agricultural College there. It was there that his son Harold was born. ^[6]

Later, the family moved back to Amherst and Elisha worked at the Amherst Agricultural College, now known as the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.^[7]

By 1910 Elisha had again changed his place of employment to New Canaan, Connecticut. ^[8][9] He was employed by Lewis Henry Lapham, one of the founders of Texaco, to manage Lapham's summer estate. Called Waveny, the estate is now a park owned by the city of New Canaan. ^[10]

Elisha's wife Lessie died in 1929 ^[11] after which he retired from his job at Waveny. He then traveled to California, spending time with his son Harold and Harold's family. It was while he was in California that he passed away on 28 Oct 1936. ^[12] He is buried next to Lessie at the West Cemetery in Amherst. Massachusetts. ^[13]

Census Records

1860 Federal Census, Medway, Massachusetts ^[3]

1865 Massachusetts Census, Medway, Massachusetts ^[14]

1870 Federal Census, Medway, Massachusetts ^[4]

1900 Federal Census. Amherst, Massachusetts ^[7]

1910 Federal Census, New Canaan, Connecticut ^[8]

1920 Federal Census, New Canaan, Connecticut ^[9]

1930 Federal Census, New Canaan, Connecticut ^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #4243875 (accessed 9 November 2021)
   Elisha Adams Jones born on 17 Oct 1858 in Medway, Massachusetts.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4RQ-6XJ : 4 December 2014), Elisha Adams Jones, 17 Oct 1858; citing Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, Pg. 23 No. 74; FHL microfilm 1,887,442.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHB-BTY : 18 February 2021), Elisha A Jones in entry for Horatio Jones, 1860.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQ3-FYV : 17 October 2014), Elisha A Jones in household of Horatio Jones, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 77, family 693, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,134.[1]
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW5P-7P8 : 10 March 2021), Elisha Adams Jones and Lessie Estella Brown, 12 Aug 1884; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,998.
6. ↑ "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCLH-R2R : 26 August 2020), Jones, 1894.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9RP-NLV : accessed 9 November 2021), Elisha A Jones, Amherst Town (north half), Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 614, sheet 8B, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,653.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKKJ-3WD : accessed 9 November 2021), Elisha Jones, New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 87, sheet 20A, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 127; FHL microfilm 1,374,140.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCFX-3K6 : Thu Oct 05 11:10:51 UTC 2023), Entry for Elisa Jones and Lousia Jones, 1920.
10. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveny_Park
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124559483/lessie-estelle-jones : accessed 9 November 2021), memorial page for Lessie Estelle Brown Jones (22 Apr 1864–27 Dec 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124559483, citing West Cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Carrie-Anne (contributor 46778926) .
12. ↑ "California, U.S., Death Index, 1905-1939"
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5187 #1222417 (accessed 9 November 2021)
    Elisha A Jones death 28 Oct 1936 (age 78) in Alameda, California, USA.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124559462/elisha-adams-jones : accessed 9 November 2021), memorial page for Elisha Adams Jones (17 Oct 1858–28 Oct 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124559462, citing West Cemetery, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Carrie-Anne (contributor 46778926) .
14. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1865", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQC5-LZG : 22 February 2021), Elisha A Jones in entry for Horatio Jones, 1865.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMPQ-K2S : Wed Oct 04 01:16:38 UTC 2023), Entry for Elijah A Jones, 1930.

• "United States, California, List of United States Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WB3Z-46MM : 29 August 2020), Elisha Jones, 1933.
• "United States, California, List of United States Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WBD1-VX3Z : 29 August 2020), Elisha Jones, 1934.