James Purvis Jones

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Name: Jesse James Jones
Death Date: 15 Sep 1975
Death Place: Newton, Newton, Texas
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Death Age: 84 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1891
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Father's Name: Henry C. Jones
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Mother's Name: Sally Jones
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Film Number: 2243842
Digital Film Number: 4167927
Image Number: 241
Reference Number: 98731
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976

Jesse married Katie Elizabeth Davis on 5 Jun 1910 in Fawil, Newton County, Texas. Katie (daughter of Francis Marion Davis and Amelia Singletary) was born on 30 Nov 1891 in Old Salem, Newton County, Texas; died on 4 Nov 1990 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The son of David JONES and Mary BENNINGTON, and not related to his wife, Sarah Jane JONES.

Henry married Sarah Jane Jones on 8 Feb 1882 in Newton County, Texas. Sarah (daughter of Sion Jones and Elizabeth Morgan) was born on 12 Aug 1859 in Decatur County, Georgia; died on 15 Apr 1929 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ruby Burkett writes that at her request, Sarah was bured beside her mother, Elizabeth Morgan Jones in the Magnolia Springs Cemetery. Bonnie Jones Smith placed markers on their graves.

Francis married Amelia Singletary on 3 Mar 1881. Amelia (daughter of William Singletary and Susan Wood) was born on 25 Nov 1854 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 24 Feb 1893 in Old Salem, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Per the article entitled LOCKHART ADDS TO HAWTHORN HISTORY "Sion Jones (was the) son of Matthew Jones and grandson of Robert....He served in Campbell's County CSA which patrolled the coast of Florida and also served in Atlanta. Sion died in August 1864, leaving Elizabeth with seven children. She was 36 years old. She moved to Texas in 1868....The Morgans and Jones's are both Welsh." In a subsequent letter to Melinda Strong, Carolyn Powell Lockhart adds that Sion Jones had died in the Battle of Atlanta. Bonnie Jones notes that he actually died of an illness contracted during the fighting of the Civil War.

Sion married Elizabeth Morgan on 3 Feb 1853 in Decatur County, Georgia. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Morgan and Mary ???) was born on 31 Dec 1830 in North Carolina; died on 13 Dec 1902 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Said by some to have been born in Surry County, NC, but no proof cited. This seems unlikely as the family was listed in Sampson County as of the 1830 census.

Carolyn Lockhart wrote that after the death of Sion Jones in Georgia "Elizabeth sold her land in Decatur County (ca 1868) and came to Texas. She and [her widowed sister] Dorcas Lee had about 9 children with them. Someone met them in Galveston and it was the first time she had ever seen an iron cook stove. She instructed her kids not to mention their Indian ancestry. She herself never mentioned it even though she always wore fringes on her dresses to remind her own self of her heritage. She was 61 when she died, never remarried and never filed a pension from Sion Jones CSA record."

In a letter from Carolyn Lockhart, she states that Elizabeth died in the home of her oldest son, Newton B. Jones. Like the Morgan's, the Jones family were also of Welsh ancestry. The Hawthorne family were neighbors in Georgia and also in Jasper County.

Ruby Boyett showed she died in 1897, but this can not be correct as (1) she had a daughter born in 1899 (2) she can be found on the 1900 census with her husband and children and (3) her tombstone is said to be inscribed 13 Dec 1902.

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Elizabeth Morgan m Sion Jones on 3 Feb 1853

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Mark Freeman says he went to Texas in 1851.

William married Susan Wood on 25 Mar 1842 in Terrell County, Georgia. Susan was born about 1822 in North Carolina; died in in Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mark Freeman has her as a daughter of Joseph WOOD and Amelia SINGLETARY.