D. Wesley Jones (abt. 1862 - bef. 1920)

Born about 1862 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Turner) Jones — married 8 Jan 1885 (to before 1893) in Fayette, Alabama, United States

Husband of Maggie (Burns) Jones — married 26 Feb 1893 in Walker, Alabama, United States

Died before 1920 before about age 58 in Alabama, United States

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Biography

D. Wesley Jones lived in Appalachia, in Alabama.

D. Wesley Jones was born about 1862 in Alabama, United States, son of Jackson J. Jones (1824 - <1880) and Mary Anna (Poe) Jones (1822 - 1907).

His siblings were:

1. Nancy A. (Jones) Handley (~1845 - >1884)
2. James T. Jones (1848 - 1910)
3. Wiley J. Jones (1851 - 1909)
4. Samuel M. Jones (1853 - 1926)
5. William Irvin Ervin Jones (1855 - 1932)
6. George Washington Jones (1858 - 1939)
7. Jesse Tilman Jones (1865 - 1926)

D. Wesley died before 1920 in Alabama aged ~58.

In the 1870 census, Wesly (age 8) was in Township 16, Fayette, Alabama.^[1]

In the 1880 census, Wesley (age 18) was the single son of Mary A. Jones in Beat 13, Walker, Alabama, United States.^[2]

D married Nancy Turner on 8 January 1885 in Fayette, Alabama, United States.^[3]

D. Wesley married Maggie Burns in about 1893 in Alabama.

In the 1900 census Westley (age 36), Miner Coal, was the married head of household in Precinct 18, Jefferson, Alabama.^[4]

In the 1910 census Willey (age 47), Miner, was the married head of household in New Castle, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.^[5]

D. Wesley died after 1910 and before 1920.

Wesley's son Andrew J. Jones died in 1929 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.^[6]

D's son Ambrose Wesley Jones died in 1964 in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, United States.^[7]

Research Note

• Need Alabama Death Certificate or obituary
• His 2nd wife and both sons are buried at Mount Pisgah Cemetery, in Jefferson County, Alabama. It is likely he is also buried there.

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 16, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M593_16; Page: 445B
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #13355897 (accessed 21 December 2022)
   Wesly Jones (8) in Township 16, Fayette, Alabama. Born in Alabama.
2. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 13, Walker, Alabama; Roll: 34; Page: 110B; Enumeration District: 285
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #6498011 (accessed 21 December 2022)
   Wesley Jones (18), single son, in a household of Mary A. Jones (58) in Beat 13, Walker, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
   citing Fayette, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 908,794.
   FamilySearch Record: Q2D3-41SZ (accessed 21 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9B2-G9XR-9 Image number 00768
   D W Jones marriage to Nancy Turner on 8 Jan 1885 in Fayette, Alabama, United States.
4. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Precinct 18, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 21; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1240021
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #79787105 (accessed 21 December 2022)
   Westley Janes (36), married, Miner Coal, head of household in Precinct 18, Jefferson, Alabama. Born in Alabama, USA.
5. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: New Castle, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_18; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0134; FHL microfilm: 1374031
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #9571498 (accessed 21 December 2022)
   Willey Jones (47), married, Miner, head of household in New Castle, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Born in Alabama.
6. ↑ Death of son Andrew J. Jones: "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
   citing FHL microfilm: 1908463; Record number: 74;
   FamilySearch Record: JDN7-S9J (accessed 21 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9Y4-6SB9-K Image number 02775
   Wesley Jones in death record for son Andrew J. Jones, 1929 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
7. ↑ Death of son Ambrose Wesley Jones: "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
   citing FHL microfilm: 1909067; Record number: 244;
   FamilySearch Record: JKQD-YM2 (accessed 21 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TT-69V1-R Image number 01593
   D Wesley Jones in death record for son Ambrose Wesley Jones, 1964 in Haleyville, Winston, Alabama, United States.