Samuel S. Jones (abt. 1844 - 1938)

Born about Jun 1844 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Blanche L. (Unknown) Jones — married 1877 in Massachusetts

Died 18 Jun 1938 at about age 94 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Samuel was born about 1844 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts^[1].

He was the son of Almira and Chauncy Jones.

Education

In 1860, he was attending school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Occupations

• Labor

Residences

• 1880-1930: Pittsfield, Massachusetts with his wife and children
  • 1930: 50 West Union Street (Boarders: Mr. Donald Gibson & Mr. Philip Hogan)
  • 1920: 50 West Union Street (Boarders: Mr. Lester Simon, Mr. Percy Kellis and Mr. Karl Charlton)
  • 1910: 123 Danforth Avenue (Lodgers: Mr. William Carter & Mr. Henry Bruster)
  • 1900: 123 Alder Street
• 1870: Town Alms House, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• 1850-1860: Pittsfield, Massachusetts with his parents and siblings

Military Service

Private in the all-black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry regiment, Company I. Enlisted on 17 December 1863 from Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He was 19 years old, single and working as a laborer when he enlisted. Mustered out 20 August 1865.

Census Race

• 1930: Negro
• 1850, 1870, 1900, 1910: Black
• 1860, 1880: Mulatto

Death

He passed away in 1938 at the grand age of 93 and is buried at Pittsfield Cemetery in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Research Notes

To Research

• What schools were open to black Americans in 1860 Pittsfield, MA?

Projects

• Space: 54th_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ 54th Massachusetts Muster and Descriptive Roll: December 1863 Boston Harbor Recruits (see Images)

• 1850 United States Federal Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_305; Page: 232A; Image: 462
• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_488; Page: 169; Family History Library Film: 803488
• 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_602; Page: 598A; Family History Library Film: 552101
• 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 521; Page: 364A; Enumeration District: 057
• 1890 United States Veterans Schedules for Pittsfield, Massachusetts
• 1900 United States Federal Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsfield Ward 6, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0074
• 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsfield Ward 6, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_573; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374586
• 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsfield Ward 6, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_680; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 74 (as Samuel James)
• 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0068
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Find a Grave: Samuel Jones
• Marriage record ("Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJT-BMQ : 23 October 2020), Samuel S Jones, 1876.