Stephen J Jones (1807 - 1870)

Born 1807 in Llanfeilog, Nantcwnlle, Cardiganshire, Wales

Descendants

Died 5 Jan 1870 at about age 63 in Blaen Dyffryn, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States

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Biography

From his obituary published in the Welsh American press, we can state the following:^[1]

• He was born on 4 January 1807.
• His parents were Rees and Ann Jones of Llanefeiliog (seen on late-19th century maps as Llanfeilog farm).
• He married Margaret Jones in 1833, after which they lived at Bronewene and Dyffryn Arth near Pontrhydysaeson.
• He migrated to America in 1849, first settling at Waukesha and then at Blaen Dyffryn.
• He died in accident on Thursday January 6th 1870 on his way into Bangor. When nearly at his destination, his horse got frightened of a train coming from behind and ran onto the rails. [Note: his gravestone says January 5th.]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary in Y Cyfaill o’r Hen Wlad yn America, vol. 33, no. 401, June 1870.

• Basis of Virginia Drew Watson's genealogy, The Family of Stephen and Margaret Jones: a Personal Perspective (1980).
• "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27PW-QDK : 11 March 2018), Stephen Jones, 1849; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4D5-F7W : 12 April 2016), Stephen Jones, Genesee, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; citing family 425, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW9J-918 : 12 December 2017), Stephen Jones, 1860.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88616469/stephen-jones : accessed 08 April 2022), memorial page for Stephen Jones (unknown–1870), Find A Grave: Memorial #88616469, citing Mound Prairie Cemetery, Sparta, Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Susanna Parrish (contributor 46929622). See also the link to the FamilySearch entry [1].