Rachel (Johnson) Jones (1786 - 1867)

Born 27 Jun 1786 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Melcher Oyler — married about 1802 in Tennessee, USA

Wife of Richard Jones — married 5 Jul 1814 in Madison, Alabama, USA

Descendants

Died 1867 at about age 80 in Decatur, Newton, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Rachel was born 27 Jun 1786 in North Carolina to William Johnson and Dianna Adams. ^[1]

She 1) married Jonathan Melcher Oyler about 1802 in Tennessee. Their children were: ^{[2] [3] [4]}

1. DIANA OYLER, b. 1801/03 in TN. Married George Wigginton on 28 Sep 1820 at St. Clair Co. AL.
2. NANCY OYLER, b. 03 Mar 1805 in TN, d. 12 Nov 1862. Married Thomas Jefferson Reynolds on 06 Jun 1820 in St Clair Co. AL. She is buried at the Beulah Baptist Church, Newton Co. MS.

After Jonathan's death, Rachel 2) married Richard Jones, son of Freeman Jones and Christina/Christian Parris/Pearis/Parish, on 5 Jul 1814 in Madison Co., Alabama. ^{[5] [6]} Their children were: ^{[2] [3] [4]}

1. CHRISTINA PARIS JONES, b. 13 Nov 1814 in Madison Co. AL, d. 06 Apr 1893 in Jourdanton, Atascosa Co. TX. Married Nathan Gilbert (b. 1810, d. 1892).
2. FREEMAN RICHARD JONES, b. 1816 in Madison Co. AL, d. late 1850's. Married Elizabeth Ferguson.
3. WILLIAM JOHNSON JONES, b. 19 Jun 1819 in Pickens Co. AL, d. 16 Jul 1905 in Newton Co. MS. Married Dianah Adams Johnson, daughter of Walter W. Johnson and Allie Delphia Speaks, on 7 Dec 1843.
4. MARGARET E. JONES, b. 24 Apr 1824 in Pickens Co. AL, d. 13 Nov 1864 in Sharp Co. AR.
5. ELIZABETH JONES, married a Rutherford.
6. RACHEL JONES, b. 13 Aug 1827 in Pickens Co. AL, d. 11 Dec 1892 in Titus Co. TX. Married to Lodowick "Loddie" R. Johnson (b. 25 Jan 1824, d. 8 Oct 1903), son of George Albert Johnson and Annie Robertson.
7. REBECCA JONES, b. 1830 in Pickens Co. AL. Married John L. Ferguson.
8. LUCINDA JONES, b. 6 Oct 1831 in Pickens Co. AL, d. 8 May 1887. Married Lodowick "Lottie" R. Johnson (b. 3 Jul 1832, d. Aug 1862), son of John Bailey Johnson and Mary Jane Robinson.

Census

1850: Newton county, Newton, Mississippi, USA ^[7]

Age 64. Includes husband, Richard Jones (63, born in NC), and children Elizabeth (22), Rachael (20), and Lucinda (18). All children born in Alabama.

1860: Newton, Mississippi, USA ^[8]

Age 74. Includes husband, Richard Jones (74, born in NC), and children Elizabeth (24, born in AL) and Lucinda Johnson (27, born in AL) with her husband, Lody Johnson (26, born in AL), and their children Spencer (4), William (3) and James (1) Johnson - all born in MS. All in household of Joseph Lemons (25, born in MS) and ? Lemons (23, male, born in MS).

Died

Died: 1867 in Decatur, Newton Co., Mississippi, USA.

Buried: Johnson Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi, USA ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Johnson, Lee E.; McCaw, Mary S.; Butler, Christine P., The Johnson Family Record, published 1976. page 17.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Johnson, Lee E.; McCaw, Mary S.; Butler, Christine P., The Johnson Family Record, published 1976. page 23.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Harrison, Allen Francis "Frank". Rachel Johnson in Johnson Family: Fourth Generation. My Newton County, MS Connection.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} From Find A Grave Memorial for daughter, Lucinda Jones Johnson.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Rachael Johnson Jones (27 Jun 1786–1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #27263334, citing Johnson Cemetery, Newton County, Mississippi, USA.
6. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch : 21 July 2015, Richard Jones and Rachael Johnston, 05 Jul 1814; citing Madison, Alabama, United States, county courthouses, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,305,695.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch : 12 April 2016, Rachael Jones in household of Richard Jones, Newton county, Newton, Mississippi, United States; citing family 418, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch : 26 July 2017, Rachel Jones in entry for Joseph Lemons, 1860.