Alta Mae (Jones) Magill (1888 - 1971)

Born 21 May 1888 in Orange, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Otis Delmont Magill — married Sep 1919 in Marion, Indiana, USA

Died 11 Mar 1971 at age 82 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

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Biography

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Alta May Jones Magill
BIRTH: 21 May 1888 Orange County, Indiana, USA
DEATH: 11 Mar 1971 (aged 82) Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL: Community Cemetery Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID: 167078257

Alta was born to Nathan Lindley Jones 1847–1921 and Elizabeth Hill Jones 1853–1947.

Sister of:

• William Edward Jones 1874–1948
• Florence Ethel Jones 1877–1878
• Minnie Delphia Jones 1879–1953
• Ray Stanley Jones 1884–1967
• Charles Ernest Jones 1892–1968

She married Otis Delmont Magill 1886–1945, on the 9th of Jan 1919 in Marion, Indiana, USA.

Family Members:
Spouse:

• Otis Delmont Magill 1886–1945 (m. 1919)^[1]

Age: 83
Given Name: Alta
Surname: Magill
Birth Date: 21 May 1888
State: Indiana
Last Place of Residence: Marion, Indiana
Previous Residence Postal Code: 46227
Event Date: Mar 1971^[2]

Marriage

Name: Otis Delmont Magill
Birth Date: 1888
Birthplace: Paoli, Ind.
Age: 31
Spouse's Name: Alta May Jones
Spouse's Birth Date: 1890
Spouse's Birthplace: Paoli, Ind.
Spouse's Age: 29
Event Date: 09 Jan 1919
Event Place: Indpls, Marion, Indiana
Father's Name: Thomas Magill
Mother's Name: June Stalcuns
Spouse's Father's Name: Nathan Jones
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Hill
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single^[3]

Census

Name: Alta M Jones
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Paoli Township (south half) Paoli town, Orange, Indiana, United States
District: 102
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Date: May 1888
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nathan Jones Head M 53 Indiana
Lizzie Jones Wife F 48 Indiana
Delphia Jones Daughter F 21 Indiana
Ray S Jones Son M 16 Indiana
Alta M Jones Daughter F 12 Indiana
Charlie E Jones Son M 8 Indiana^[4]

Name: Alta Jones
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Paoli, Orange, Indiana, United States
District: ED 119
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Birthplace: Indiana
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nathan L Jones Head M 62 Indiana
Elizabeth Jones Wife F 56 Indiana
Edmond Jones Son M 35 Indiana
Delpha M Jones Daughter F 30 Indiana
Alta Jones Daughter F 21 Indiana
Charlie Jones Son M 18 Indiana
Sybil E Jones Granddaughter F 8 Indiana
Stella E Jones Granddaughter F 5 Indiana^[5]

Name: Alta M Magill
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 14, Indianapolis, Center Township, Marion, Indiana, United States
Sex: Female
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Indiana
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Last Place of Residence: Same House

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Ottis D Magill Head M 53 Indiana
Alta M Magill Wife F 51 Indiana^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167078257
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1C2-PNT : 20 May 2014), Alta Magill, Mar 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFWH-4Q1 : 10 February 2018), Otis Delmont Magill and Alta May Jones, 09 Jan 1919; citing reference p 265; FHL microfilm 413,547.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9MK-7WQ : accessed 11 June 2018), Alta M Jones in household of Nathan Jones, Paoli Township (south half) Paoli town, Orange, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 12A, family 270, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,396.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK5H-PWJ : accessed 11 June 2018), Alta Jones in household of Nathan L Jones, Paoli, Orange, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 119, sheet 3A, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 373; FHL microfilm 1,374,386.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V11J-9V6 : accessed 11 June 2018), Alta M Magill in household of Ottis D Magill, Ward 14, Indianapolis, Center Township, Marion, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96-239, sheet 1A, line 40, family 15, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1128.

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Notes

Note NI1014[Lindley Ftw.FTW]

 !BIRTH: Heiss, Willard, "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in

Indiana", pg. 56, compiled by Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis,

1974.

 !BIRTH: "Index to Birth Records, Orange County, Indiana, 1882-1920", V. I, Pg.

122, compiled by Indiana Work Progress Administration, 1939, Salt Lake

FHL 977.227/V2ib. Original located in Birth Bk. 1, Pg. 264, Orange

County Health Office, Paoli, IN.