Jul-28-2018Husband: Silas Ogden Jones Born: Jun-11-1841 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3,4 (see note 1) Died: Aug-26-1929 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5,1 Resided: 1913, 1915 in Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 20 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 1,7 Father: Thomas Anderson Jones (1797 - 1883) Mother: Catherine Luella Smith (1799 - 1875) Other spouse 2
Wife: Hannah Synix "Hattie" Armstrong 8 Also known as: Hattie 9,10 Married: Oct-22-1868 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV 11 Born: Apr-29-1846 in Maryland 2,10,3 Died: May- 9-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,12 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1868 in Marshall Co, WV 3 Father: John M. Armstrong Mother: Ann M. ___ Notes
M Child 1: Charles Herbert Jones Born: Feb- 8-1871 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5,13 Died: Feb-14-1952 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 5 Buried: in Belington Fraternal Cemetery, Belington, Barbour Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Julia Delmonde Neely b. Jan-25-1880 d. Mar-31-1964 Also known as: Delmonde Neely
F Child 2: Mary Frick Jones Born: Dec-15-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,15,10,16 Died: Feb-10-1970 in Upshur Co, WV 17,15,16 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 15 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1929 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 3: Ada Marion Jones 19 Also known as: Marion Jones 10,4,20 Born: Feb-24-1878 10,16,4 Died: Mar-24-1964 in Salem, WV 19,16 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 2,19,21 Census: 1940 in Salem, WV Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Husband: Bruce Benton Langfitt b. Jan-20-1874 d. Jul-10-1959 Census name: Benton B. Langfitt Married: May-21-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 22
M Child 4: Edwin Lee Jones Census name: E. Lee Jones 10 Born: Jul-23-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,10,16,24 Died: 1952 16 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1930 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA Census: 1920 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Resided: 1915 in Kanawha Co, WV 24 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: civil engineer for gas company 23,25,26 Education: West Union High School (1906) 27 Wife: Chesna Iris Jones b. Oct-15-1885 d. 1968 Married: May-29-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Headstone. (3) Marshall County Marriage Records, Moundsville, WV. (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Obituary of brother. (7) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (8) Death record of daughter. (9) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (11) Marshall County Marriage Records, Moundsville, WV, Identified as Silas O. Jones, 27, single, farmer, b. Virginia, res. Doddridge Co, son of Thomas & Catharine Jones; and Hannah S. Armstrong, 22, single, b. Maryland, res. Marshall Co, dau of John M. & Ann M. Armstrong. Married Oct 22 1868 in Moundsville. NOTE: A second marriage record, in the form of a ledger entry (p. 24), provides the identical information with the one exception that the husband's mother's name is given as Caroline rather than Catharine. But his death record identifies mother as Catherine Smith, so Caroline is presumed to have been a clerical error. MR p. 42. (12) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101, There are two entries for this death: (1) Mrs. Hattie Jones, d. May 8 1912, parents not listed. (2) Hannah Synix Jones, d. May 9 1912, parents not listed. (13) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Headstone (year only) (17) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Death record of father. (19) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (20) Obituary of husband. (21) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Bruce B. Langfitt, 34, of Doddridge Co; and Marion Jones, 30, of Doddridge Co. Married May 21 1908. (Note: "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 50, incorrectly identifies wife as Miriam Jones.) (23) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (25) 1920 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (26) 1930 Census. (27) West Union Herald, 12/26/1957. Event Notes Note (1) 1900 Census shows birth date as Jun 1842, but death record stated Jun 11 1841, and age given at both marriages would also put birth in about 1841. The 1920 Census of the household of son Edwin L. Jones incorrectly indicates the birthplace of both parents as Maryland.Name Index