Rachel (Acree) Jones (1824 - abt. 1890)

Born 1824 in Kentucky

Descendants

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Biography

Rachel was born about 1820. She passed away about 1890.

Rachel is recorded as marrying Jephtha Lucas in 1851 in Vermillion County, Illinois.

Rachel then marries John Jones on May 10th, 1855.^[1]

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Her surname in the marriage registration is "Acree" not "Acres" but it is unclear if she belongs to the well established Acree family in Catlin, Vermillion settled first by Ephraim Acree-51 and his son Joel Acree Acree-173. ^[3]

Children

John Jones and Rachel (Lucas) Jones in the 1860 Census in Catlin Township, Vermillion Illinois. There are a lot of children listed and the dates overlap so my current working theory is that this was a blended family. John Jones had a first wife through whom he got three children, Mary C Jones 15, Lura Jones 12, and Ann Jones 10. Rachel Lucas (she also is listed sometimes as Acre) also had two children from previous partners, Simon Dennis 14 and Mary I Lucas 8. Later on in the 1880 Census another sibling William H Jones is living with Simon and called "brother in law". I am thinking that this might mean "half-brother" William also has a sister Martha Rachel Jones. ^[4]

Children Mary C Jones 1845 Simon J. Dennis 1846 Lura (Lara) Jones 1848 Ann Jones 1850 Jane Jones 1850 Mary J. Lucas 1852 John F Jones 1856 Melissa Jones (White) 1858 Martha Rachel Jones (Cassel) 1859 William H. Jones 1863

Sources

1. ↑ Index to marriages, Female, 1878-1896; Index to marriages, Male and Female, 1896-1900; Marriage register, vols. A1-B, 1826-1874
2. ↑ Source: Illinois Marriages, 1763 - 1900 MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10006/illinois-marriages-1763-1900 Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10006-718916/jephthah-lucas-and-rachel-acree-in-illinois-marriages Jephthah Lucas & Rachel Acree Country: USA; State: Illinois; County: Vermilion Citation: Rachel Acree Marriage: May 2 1851 - Vermilion, Illinois, USA Husband: Jephthah Lucas
3. ↑ History of Vermilion County, Illinois : a tale of its evolution, settlement, and progress for nearly a century by Jones, Lottie E. 4n
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBT-DYZ?cc=1473181&wc=7QVJ-RDL%3A1589423252%2C1589426082%2C1589426113 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > Vermilion > Catlin Township > image 32 of 46; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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