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Family: Thomas Anderson JONES / Catherine Luella SMITH (F23416)

m. 28 Oct 1818


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  • Thomas Anderson JONESFather | Male
    Thomas Anderson JONES

    Born  26 Jul 1797  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Feb 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  28 Oct 1818  [1]  Baltimore County, MD  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Benjamin F. JONES | F47996 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Providence Jane O'DELL | F47996 Group Sheet 

    Catherine Luella SMITHMother | Female
    Catherine Luella SMITH

    Born  21 Feb 1799  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Jan 1875  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father   
    Mother   

    George Smith JONESChild 1 | Male
    George Smith JONES

    Born  10 Oct 1819  Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Dec 1900   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Julia M. BOOTH | F48058 
    Married  9 Mar 1848  Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

    Benjamin Franklin JONESChild 2 | Male
    + Benjamin Franklin JONES

    Born  11 Sep 1821  Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Oct 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lucy Ann BURTON | F17558 
    Married  15 Sep 1844   

    William Playford JONESChild 3 | Male
    William Playford JONES

    Born  12 Dec 1822  Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Jul 1892  Meigs Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    McGhee Cemetery, Vinton, Gallia Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Frances Christine KERR | F48059 
    Married  3 Oct 1854  Gallia Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

    Thomas Anderson JONES, Jr.Child 4 | Male
    + Thomas Anderson JONES, Jr.

    Born  6 Jun 1825  Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Jan 1894   
    Buried    Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Melissa Ann WILLIAMS | F39982 
    Married  19 Nov 1846  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magy M. JARVIS | F39983 
    Married  14 Jun 1881  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary Salome JONESChild 5 | Female
    Mary Salome JONES

    Born  1826  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1917  Wilkinsburg, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Matthias Myers EATON | F19054 
    Married     

    Providence Odell JONESChild 6 | Female
    + Providence Odell JONES

    Born  Oct 1829  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 May 1909  Gallia Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  William Henry SHANNON | F35024 
    Married  1 May 1845  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Henry S. EATON | F48061 
    Married  17 Feb 1859  Gallia Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location

    Elizabeth JONESChild 7 | Female
    Elizabeth JONES

    Born  CA 1831  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Lewis Edwin "Ned" JONESChild 8 | Male
    + Lewis Edwin "Ned" JONES

    Born  2 Feb 1834  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Apr 1913  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Rebecca LONGACRE | F18970 
    Married  19 Oct 1865   

    John Henry JONESChild 9 | Male
    + John Henry JONES

    Born  CA 1836   
    Died  9 May 1915  Pasadena, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ann M. HENDERSON | F18986 
    Married  14 Sep 1854  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Silas Ogden JONESChild 10 | Male
    + Silas Ogden JONES

    Born  11 Jun 1841  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Aug 1929  Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hannah Synix "Hattie" ARMSTRONG | F23398 
    Married  22 Oct 1868  Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Catherine B. "Kate" ARMSTRONG | F23418 
    Married  29 Jan 1916  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • According to the obituary of his son Silas, Thomas Anderson Jones was Doddridge County's first superintendent of schools. At that time, however, there was not a county-wide school district. Until the early 1930s, each magisterial district had its own Board of Education.

      1840 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), in a district determined to be present-day Doddridge County:
      Name Thomas A Jones
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 5 2
      Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19 3
      Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14 2
      Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39 1
      Persons Employed in Agriculture 5
      No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write 3
      Free White Persons - Under 20 9
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3
      Total Free White Persons 12
      Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves 12

      1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 23 1850:
      Thomas A. Jones Sen., 55, b. Md, farmer, value of real estate $5000; Elizabeth, 19, b. Va; Lewis E, 16, b. Va; John H, 13, b. Va; Silas O, 8, b. Va; Rachel Clark, 19, b. Va; Catharine Jones, 48, b. Md.
      In the next household:
      Thomas A. Jones Jr., 24, b. Md, farmer; Malissa, 24, b. Va; Mary I, 1, b. Va.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 29 1860:
      Thos. A. Jones, 64, b. Md, farmer, value of real estate $5000; Catherine Jones, 58, b. Md, value of real estate $1000; S. O. Jones (male), 18, b. Va, farm laborer; John Henderson, 24, b. Va, farm laborer; Racheal Clark, 20, b. Va, domestic; John H. Jones, 24, b. Va, farmer; A. M. Jones (female), 22, b. Va; A. H. Jones (female), 4, b. Va; M. A. Jones (female), 2, b. Va.
      (Note: A. M. Jones is Ann M. (Henderson) Jones, wife of John H. Jones. The two youngest girls are their daughters. It is likely that John Henderson is Ann's brother or other close relative.)
      The next household was that of their son Benjamin Franklin Jones:
      H. F. (should be B. F.) Jones, 39, b. Md, farmer, value of real estate $1800, value of personal estate $500; L. A (female), 36, b. Va; G. L. (female), 15; C. A. (male), 13; E. B. (male), 11; W. C. (male), 5 (this is almost certainly intended to be W. H. Jones, age 9); C. J. (female), 7; L. H. (male), 5; B. F. (male), 1; Mary Bland, 18, domestic.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 17 1870:
      Thos. A. Jones Sr, 73, b. Md, retired merchant, value of real estate $8000, value of personal estate $900; Catharine, 70, b. Md; son Silas O, 29, b. Va, farmer, value of real estate $2200; Hattie S, 22, b. Md; Nancy Sheets, 20, domestic servant.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 11 1880:
      Silas O. Jones, 39, b. Va. (both parents b. Md), farmer; wife H. S. Jones, 32, b. Md. (both parents b. Md); son Charles H. Jones, 9, b. WVa; dau Mary F. Jones, 6, b. WVa; dau Ada M. Jones, 2, b. WVa; father Thomas A. Jones Sr, 83, b. Maryland, both parents b. Md. [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2725] Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    3. [S1604] Death record of son.