Priscilla JONES

1806 - 1880  (74 years)

• Name	Priscilla JONES
  Born	1806  [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850, 1860	Ritchie Co, (W)VA
  Census	1870, 1880	Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
  Died	1880  [1]
  Buried	Wilson Cemetery, Beason (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV   [1]
  Person ID	I29171	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	12 May 2019

  
  

  Father	James JONES,   b. 1762, Charles Co, MD ,   d. 10 Nov 1850, Ritchie Co, (W)VA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Sarah RAVENSCRAFT,   b. 1776,   d. 1860  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F27969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin RICHARDS,   b. CA 1796,   d. Bef Jun 1880  (Age ~ 84 years)  [3, 4]
  Notes	1850 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Sep 12 1850: Benjamin Richards, 54, farmer, value of real estate $600, cannot read/write; Priscilla, 44, cannot read/write; Cath E, 21, cannot read/write; Geo. W, 19, farmer; Benjamin L. (?), 14; Jacob H, 12; Elias C, 9; Mahala, 4; Clarinda, 2. All born in Virginia. 1860 Census, Ritchie Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 18 1860: Benj. Richards, 67, farmer, value of real estate $1200, value of personal estate $200, cannot read/write; Priscilla, 54, cannot read/write; Catharine A, 31; Benj. F, 24, value of real estate $200, value of personal estate $60; Jacob H, 22, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $70; Elias C, 19; Mahala, 14; Indianna, 12; Fracitta Clayton, 9, medical condition deaf; Stephen R. Clayton, 5. All born in Virginia. NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of son George: Geo. W. Richards, 29, farmer, value of real estate $500, value of personal estate $200; Eliza, 25; Loveica, 6; Irving, 4; Rebecca, 1. 1870 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay Twp), enumerated on Jul 28 1870: Benjamin Richards, 77, farmer, value of real estate $1000, value of personal estate $220, cannot read/write; Percella, 64, cannot read/write; Mahala E, 22; Indiana J, 20; Elias C, 29, farmer, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $500; Elizabeth, 19; Rosa E, 6 months, birth month November. All born in Virginia/West Virginia except for Elizabeth, born in Ohio. NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of son George: George W. Richards, 39, farmer, value of real estate $800, value of personal estate $412; Eliza, 35, cannot write; Lovica, 16, cannot write; Irvin, 13, cannot write; Rebecca, 11, cannot write; Noah, 8; Z. (or B.) W. (female), 3; George W, 1; Samuel Calhoun, 60, b. WVa, occupation (blank), cannot read/write. In 1880, the widowed Priscilla was enumerated in the household of her twice-married daughter Indiana. 1880 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), eunumerated on Jun 4 1880: George E. Miller, 28, farmer; wife Indiana J, 29; son Irwin E, 2; stepson Thomas S. Jones, 11, attended school within the year, cannot write; stepson George W. Jones, 7; mother-in-law Percilla Richards, 74, widowed, cannot write. [5]
  Children	+ 1. George W. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1831, Ritchie Co, (W)VA ,   d. Aug 1888, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age ~ 57 years) + 2. Benjamin F. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1839, Wood Co, (W)VA + 3. Elias C. RICHARDS,   b. 1841,   d. 1916  (Age 75 years)   4. Mahala E. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1846, Virginia   5. Clarinda RICHARDS,   b. CA 1848 + 6. Indiana Jane RICHARDS,   b. 1 Mar 1851, Ritchie Co, (W)VA ,   d. 9 Apr 1898, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F11109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S934] Findagrave.com. [S2066] 1850 Census, Ritchie County, (W)VA. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter. [S1567] Marriage record of son. [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com).