Jul-28-2018
Husband: Alpheus A. Jones
Born: ca 1849 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2 Census: 1860 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: James R. Jones (1802 - ) Mother: Nancy ___ (1817 - )
Wife: Elizabeth Ann Kerr 3 Also known as: Elizabeth A. Carr 3 Married: May- 2-1872 in Ritchie Co, WV 4
Born: ca 1856 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1 Father: Amos H. Kerr (1818 - 1901) Mother: Rebecca D. Vincent (1818 - 1907)
F Child 1: Samantha Jane Jones Born: Oct-30-1883 in Indian Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1910 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Husband: Alexander Stull b. Nov- 3-1871 d. Dec-17-1945 Census name: Alex Stull Married: ca 1901 6
F Child 2: Mary Louise Jones Born: Jan- -1891 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,8,9 (see note 1) Died: Nov-19-1985 9 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 11 Resided: formerly at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1920, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Sheridan District, Calhoun Co, WV Husband: Emit J. Taylor b. Apr-12-1883 d. Nov-11-1913 Married: Oct-24-1909 in Calhoun Co, WV 12 Husband: Thomas Virgil (T.V.) "Bird" Richards b. May- 8-1894 d. Mar- 7-1970 Also known as: Bird Richards 13,14 Married: Jun-30-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (2) 1860 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. (3) Obituary of daughter. (4) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Alpheus A. Jones, 22, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, son of James R. & Nancy; and Elizabeth A. Kerr, 16, b. & res. in Ritchie Co, dau of Amos & Rebecca. Married May 2 1872. (5) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) 1910 Census, Calhoun County, WV. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Participants identified as Bird Richards, age 22, and Mrs. Mary Taylor, age 25, b. Ritchie Co. Ceremony held Jun 30 1916. (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, His name appears on the marriage record as "Bird Richards," while hers is given as "Mary Taylor," her name from a previous marriage. MR Bk 10, p. 35. (9) Headstone (year only) (10) Headstone. (11) Obituary. (12) Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV, Identified as Emit Taylor, 26, b. & res. in Calhoun Co, son of (blank); and Mary Jones, 20, b. & res. in Calhoun Co, dau of A. A. Jones. Married Oct 24 1909 "at Benjamine Taylor," officiated by Peter A. Kelly, a Minister of the Gospel. MR p. 167 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=89&Type=Marriage. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Bird Richards, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Mary Taylor, 25, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married June 30 1916 "at the Bride's home in Dodd. Co, W.Va," officiated by A. J. Robison, a Minister of the Baptist Church. MR Bk 10, p. 35 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795576&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Obituary gives birthdate as Jan 27 1889, while SSDI has it as Jan 26 1888 with residence in Canton, Stark Co, OH. Her marriage record in Jun 1916 gives her age as 25, which would put her birth in 1891. Her headstone has birth-death as 1891-1985.Name Index