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Mary Henry Jones formerly Calhoun

Born 28 Sep 1842 [location unknown]

Ancestors

Daughter of Ezekiel W. Calhoun and Amelia Ann (Rale) Young

Sister of Esther A Young [half], William Young [half], Thomas R Young [half], James A Young [half] and Walter Young [half]

Wife of Archelaus Kirkland Jones — married 24 Oct 1867 in Claiborne, Mississippi, United States

Mother of John Meriwether Jones, Cabell Calhoun Jones, Anna Amelia Jones, Archelaus Kirkland Jones Jr, William Thomas Jones, Mary Lou (Jones) Houston, Ettie Elise (Jones) Chamberlain and Virginia Hughes Jones

Died 1925 at about age 82 [location unknown]

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Biography

Mary was born in 1842, in Mississippi. She was the daughter of Ezekiel Calhoun and his 2nd wife Amelia Ann Rale.

On 24 Oct 1867, she married Archelaus Kirkland Jones. They settled in Claiborne where they had 8 known children. He worked as a lawyer and notary public. It was here she passed away in 1925. She is buried at the Wintergreen Cemetery.

Children:

John Meriwether Jones b. 1868 - d. 1941, m. Charlotte T. Chamberlain (sister of Mary & Charles below)
Cabell Calhoun Jones b. 1870 - d. 1902, never married
Anna Amelia Jones b. 1871 - d. 1952, never married
Archelaus Kirkland Jones Jr b. 1873 - d. 1898, never married
William Thomas Jones b. 1875 - d. 1911, Mary Fleming Chamberlain (sister of Charlotte above & Charles below)
Mary Lou Jones b. 1877 - d. 1970, m. David Cloud Houston
Ettie Elise Jones b. 1879 - d. 1968, m. Charles Thomson Chamberlain (brother of Mary & Charlotte above)
Virginia Hughes Jones b. 1881 - d. 1932, never married

Three Jones siblings married Chamberlain siblings (parents: Charles Thomson Chamberlain and Mary Fleming):

John Meriwether Jones b. 1868 - d. 1941, m. Charlotte T. Chamberlain
William Thomas Jones b. 1875 - d. 1911, Mary Fleming Chamberlain
Ettie Elise Jones b. 1879 - d. 1968, m. Charles Thomson Chamberlain

Sources

[1] The Cabells and Their Kin: A Memorial Volume of History, Biography, and Genealogy Alexander Brown January 1, 1895 Houghton, Mifflin & Company: Husband, Marriage, Children, Parent page 310
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57683206/mary-h-jones
"United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LH-W6C : Thu Oct 05 01:15:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Young and Amelia A Young, 1850.
"Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2Z2-CGG : 14 February 2020), Mary H. Calhoun in entry for A. K. Jones, 1867.
"United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF33-KNN : Thu Oct 05 02:19:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Archer K Jones and Mary Jones, 1870.
"United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4G3-6XL : Thu Oct 05 11:00:02 UTC 2023), Entry for A. K. Jones and Mary C. Jones, 1880.
"United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96X-PYD : Fri Oct 06 03:24:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Archie Jones and Mary C Jones, 1900.
"United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8Q-M6H : Fri Oct 06 19:00:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Archie K Jones and Mary C Jones, 1910.