Jonathan Edward Stites (1837 - 1918)

Born 6 Jun 1837 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Green) Stites — married 28 Feb 1857 (to 29 Mar 1881) in Jasper County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 15 May 1918 at age 80 in Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Jonathan Edward Stites was born in Indiana (probably in Rush County) in 1837, the son of Alfred Stites and Elizabeth Elton Shaw. He moved to Missouri with his father and siblings after his mother died in 1848. Jonathan returned to Charleston, IL (Eastern Illinois near the Indiana border) sometime before 1857 when he married Elizabeth J. Green and lived with her on her parents farm near Charleston. When the Civil War ended, Jonathan's younger brother William Stites returned from Kansas and married Jonathan's sister-in-law, Mary Hannah Green. In 1879, Jonathan and his family moved to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. His children, all but his daughter, Margaret Hester, moved to Arkansas and grew up there. Margaret was the oldest and stayed in Illinois to marry Alexander McKee. Later they moved to California. Jonathan and Elizabeth's oldest son, Charles Albert moved on from Arkansas to Oklahoma. The two younger sons, William Ellison and Joseph Edwards spent most of their lives in Eureka Springs, AR. Jonathan Edward Stites had a second marriage to Martha A. Lawrence. They were married in 1881 and Martha was still living at the time of Jonathan's death in 1918.

• Fact: Residence (1860) Greenup Precinct, Cumberland, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1 July 1863) Marital Status: Married Charleston, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1870) Residence Post Office: Charleston Charleston, Coles, Illinois, USA
• Fact: Residence (1870) Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
• Fact: Residence (1880) Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
• Fact: Pension (1890) Arkansas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1900) Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head Winona, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
• Fact: Residence (1910) Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head Winona, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
• Fact: Burial (May 1918) International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
• Fact: Probate (6 February 1919) Carroll, Arkansas, USA
• Fact: Occupation Carpenter
• Fact: Military Service (Civil War) Served with the 68th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Union Army
• Fact: Residence Relation To Head: Soldier Arkansas, USA

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 June 2023, 04:12), entry for Jonathan Edward Stites (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M4XZ-KXQ ); contributed by various users.
• WikiTree profile Stites-122 created through the import of STITES (Rbt Sept-7-2011).ged on Sep 9, 2011 by Jim X. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jim and others.

• Source: S-1879345225 Repository: #R-1879354075 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=29431797&pid=178
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• WikiTree profile Stites-181 created through the import of STITES (Rbt Sept-9-2011).ged on Sep 11, 2011 by Robert Stites.

• Multiples sources including U.S. Census, Marriage Records, and other public records compiled by Regie Stites on Ancestry.com see https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70690860/person/30370608666/facts