Family Group Sheet


Name James William ("Jim") Jones, GGG Uncle
Birth 5 Apr 1856, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death 16 Oct 1936, Bronston, Kentucky
Burial Caudill Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
Father James William Jones Jr. (~1828->1880)
Mother Emily McClain (1832->1900)
Other spouses Sarah Ann Clark, GGG Aunt
Marriage 17 Apr 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Mary Evaline [Brown]
Birth abt 1878, Kentucky
Children
1 M Anderson Jones, 1C3R
Birth 1904, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death 1992, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Louise Puckett
2 F Vada Ethel Jones, 1C3R
Birth 28 Jul 1905, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death 1 Mar 1996, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Spouse Levi S. Dehart, 2C3R
3 M Elbert ("Duckleg") Jones, 1C3R
Birth aft Apr 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death aft 1936
Spouse Barbara Black, 2C1R
Notes for James William ("Jim") Jones
Rowan Co. birth records, on LDS microfilm #216839, list James W. Jones, b. April 5, 1856, son of James Jones & Emily McClain, place of birth Licking. (Most of the places in this book are the river or fork the family lived near.)

His obituary in the Rowan County News says "Mr. Jim Jones departed this life Oct. 16,1936, at the home of his son Elbert Jones near Bronston, of pneumonia. Age 80 years 5 months and 16 days, he was a member of the Missionary Baptist church. He was married in 1876 to Mrs. Sarrah Clark to this union were born 8 children, 5 of whom survive him: Mrs. Henry Black, Mrs. Silas Caudill, Mrs. Henry Kissinger, and Mrs. Lonnie Davis of this county, and Mrs. Ernest Kiger of Muncie, Ind. The other 3 children and his wife preceded him to the grave. Later he married Mrs. Eveline Brown and to this union were born 5 children. This wife and 3 of the children survive him: Anderson Jones of Carter Co., Mrs. Levy Dehart of Haldeman, and Elbert Jones of near Bronston. The body was brought to the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Howard Ferguson where he lay in state Friday until Sunday. Services were conducted Saturday night by Rev. T. F. Lyons and on Sunday at the Baptist church at Cemetery hill by Henry Hall. Burial took place in the Caudill Cemetery. All the children were at his bedside except Mrs. Ernest Kiser (sic) who was very ill at that time. Mr. Jones had put in an application for an Old Age Pension only a few days before his death."

Note that the birthdate implied by the age at death in the obituary would be April 30, 1956, which conflicts with the birth record.

Phil Brubaker's Clark file says that Sarah Clark/Black married "little Jimmy" Jones, brother of Susie Jones who married Sarah's brother "little Sammy" Clark. He lists the children of Jimmy & Sarah as "Mary Bell Jones m Henry Kissinger, Rena Jones m Ernest Keiger, Lizzie Jones b. 1877 m Henry Black (parents of Wales Black)" and the children of Jimmy & Evelyn as "Anderson Jones m Luize Puckett, Elbert (Duckleg) Jones m Barbara Black (Mitchell's dau), and Vada Jones m Levi Dehart (Hubbard's son)."

I don't know whether Sarah or Emmy is the daughter who married Lonnie Davis.
Census
1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove, lists as family #408:
James W. Jones, 24; Sarah, 20; Elizabeth, 3.

1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggstown precinct, family #156:
James Jones, b. Apr 57, age 43; Sarah, b. Apr 58, age 42; Martha S., b. Sep 85, age 14; Mary B., b. Sep 89, age 10; Sarah A., b. Feb 91, age 9; Emmy A., b. Feb 93, age 7; Davis B., b. Dec 95, age 4; Rena M., b. June 99, age 11 mo. All household members and their parents born in Ky. Couple married 23 yrs, 8 children, all living. Note that the birthdates and ages given for both James and Sarah conflict with earlier censuses (James is 5 in 1860 and 15 in 1870; Sarah is 10/12 in 1860 and 10 in 1870; all taken in early June.)

1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky., Hogstown, E.D. 156, page 8B, family #130:
Jones, James, 52, farmer; Mary E., 32; married 8 years, 2nd marriage for James, first for Mary, mother of 2 children, both living; Anderson, 5; Vada E., 3. All born in Kentucky.

1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, lists as family #199 (between W. P. Dehart and Billie Dehart):
Jones, James, 56, farmer; Mary, 41; Anderson, 15; Vadie, 13; Elbert, 10. All born in Kentucky. (James should be listed as 64.)
Notes for Mary Evaline [Brown]
There is an Evaline Jones buried alone in the New Sill Cemetery with dates shown as 1875 - 1972 who may be this Mary Evaline, but I would want to get some confirmation such as an obituary.
Notes for James William ("Jim") & Mary Evaline (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book 4, p. 241, records marriage on 17 Apr 1902 of James William Jones, age 45, residence Fraley, and Evaline Brown, age 24, residence Wyatt, at "house at Browns", Elliott Co, witnesses H. R. Adkins and F. J. Brown, second marriage for both. There is no indication of Evaline's maiden name or to whom she was formerly married, and neither Rowan nor Elliott Co. marriage records show any Brown groom married to an Evaline in the period 1892-1902. It might be useful to check the 1900 census of Elliott Co. Another possibility is that Brown is her maiden name, and she divorced or otherwise dropped the name of her first husband.
Last Modified 8 May 2002 Created 30 Jun 2002 by Reunion for Macintosh