William
Jones was the son of Samuel Jones &
Celia Creech. He was born about 1796 in Grayson Co., Virginia. William was
married twice, to Jane (MNU) & Matilda McDaniel Chick
Jane was born between
1794-1800 in England or Virginia. She was the daughter of unknown parents.
Her last name was possibly Rhodes.
Matilda McDaniel was the daughter
of unknown parents. She was married first to William T. Chick, who died
in 1851 in Gallia Co., Ohio.
THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM JONES & JANE
 | William Jones & Jane Unknown | William Jones
& Jane were married about 1815, probably in Virginia. There is a marriage
record for a William Jones to a Jane Rhodes on March 14, 1815 in Montgomery Co.,
Virginia that may be this couple. There are also online family trees that list
an 1815 Grayson Co, Virginia marriage of William Jones to Jane Sturgill, but Jane
Sturgill died in North Carolina so it is probably not wife of this William Jones.
William & Jane had at least 5 children. The family is listed on the 1820 &
1830 censuses of Grayson Co., Virginia. They moved sometime between 1830 to 1838
from Virginia to Ohio. Their youngest child was born on March 20, 1838 in Ohio,
and their daughter Elizabeth married in Lawrence Co., Ohio on December 6, 1838.
The households of William Jones & oldest son John Jones are listed together
on the 1840 census of Lymins, Lawrence Co., Ohio. Jane Jones died on Aug. 14,
1848, probably in Lawrence Co., Ohio. Warren Reed's book states that she is
buried in Gage Co., NE, but I have not found documentation that they were in Nebraska
that early. (Also Nebraska only became an official territory on May 30, 1854,
and then a State on March 1, 1867.) William is listed on the 1850 census of Symms
Twp, Lawrence Co., OH , living with Martin & Evalina (Jones) Thompson &
family, and his youngest son Isaac. William was married to Matilda McDaniel
Chick about 1852 in Gallia Co., Ohio. Matilda's first husband William T. Chick
died February 28, 1851, so the marriage was after that. Matilda died on July 25,
1858 in Gallia Co., Ohio and she is buried with her first husband William Chick
in the Sandfork Cemetery, Walnut Twp, Gallia, Ohio. William moved about 1858,
probably after Matilda's death, from Ohio to Nebraska, probably to join son Samuel
who moved from Ohio to Kansas about 1855 and was in Nebraska by 1858. William
Jones died on September 08, 1859 in Gage Co., Nebraska. He is buried in the
Austin Creek Cemetery, Midland Twp, Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska. Samuel Jones
is listed with his family on the 1860 census of Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska Territory,
with his widowed sister Elizabeth also in his household. Another married child
of William & Jane who settled in Beatrice Gage Co., Nebraska in 1866 was Evalina
Jones Thompson. |
The children of William Jones & Jane:
| Elizabeth Jones | Elizabeth Jones was born June 11,
1816 in Virginia. There is a female the right age group to be Elizabeth, age
4, in the household of William Jones on the 1820 census of Grayson Co., Virginia.
There is not a female in William Jones' household on the 1830 census of Grayson
Co., VA that is the right age to be Elizabeth (age 14), but there are 2 females
in the age 5-10 group - one is Evalina, age 8, but I don't know who the other
one is and it may be Elizabeth with census taker error for age. Her parents moved
with their family sometime between 1830 to 1838 from Virginia to Ohio. Elizabeth
married Foster McDaniel on December 6, 1838 in Lawrence Co., OH. The household
of Foster McDaniel is listed on the 1840 census of Walnut, Gallia Co., Ohio. Foster
died on August 11, 1846 in Walnut, Gallia Co., Ohio. I have not found Elizabeth
on 1850 census at this time, but I also have not found her brother Samuel, who
she is living with in 1860. Elizabeth moved from Ohio to Nebraska sometime between
1846-1860; she probably traveled with her brother Samuel's family, who were in
Ohio until 1855, in Kansas in 1857, and in Nebraska by 1858. She is listed as
Elizabeth McDaniel, age 43, in the household of her brother Samuel Jones on the
1860 census of Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska Territory. Elizabeth Jones McDaniel
died on January 8, 1865 in Gage Co., Nebraska. She is buried in the Austin
Creek Cemetery, Midland Twp, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska. Notes for Elizabeth Jones McDaniel |
 | John Jones | John Isaac Jones was born about 1820 in Grayson
Co., Virginia. There is a male the right age to be him on the 1820 (age baby)
& 1830 (age 9) censuses in the household of William Jones, both in Grayson,
Virginia. His parents moved between 1830 to 1838 from Virginia to Ohio. John married
Elizabeth "Betsy" McDaniel on August 1, 1839 in Gallia Co., Ohio.
John is listed as head of household on the 1840 census of Lymins, Lawrence Co.,
Ohio, living next to the household of his parents. John & Elizabeth had 11
children. The family is listed on the 1850 census of Walnut, Gallia, Ohio, and
on the 1860 census of Greenfield, Gallia, Ohio, and the 1870 & 1880 censuses
of Walnut, Gallia, Ohio. Betsy died on July 9, 1881 in Walnut Twp, Gallia, Ohio,
and John was married second to Amanda S. Lee Souder on September 11, 1884
in Gallia Co., Ohio. Amanda was also widowed, and had several young children.
John Isaac Jones died on October 22, 1889 in Walnut Twp, Gallia, Ohio. John
& Betsy are both buried in Sandfork Cemetery, Gallia Co., Ohio. After John's
death, Amanda was married to William Myers in 1892 and John Russell in 1899. She
is listed with John Russell on the 1900 census of Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, but
listed in her son Edward Souder's household in Oregon in 1910 & 1920. Amanda
died on February 23, 1920 in Salem, Morgan, Oregon, and she is buried there. |
 | Evalina Jones | Evalina Jones was born on August 17,
1822 in Grayson Co., Virginia. There is a female the right age to be Evalina,
age 8, in the household of William Jones on the 1830 census of Grayson Co., VA.
Her parents moved with their family sometime between 1830 to 1838 from Virginia
to Ohio. There is a female the right age group to be Evalina, age 18, in the household
of William Jones on the 1840 census of Lymins, Lawrence Co., Ohio. Evalina married
Martin William Thompson on August 10, 1843 in Lawrence Co., OH and they
had 10 children. The family is listed on the 1850 census Symms Twp, Lawrence Co.,
OH. Based on birth places of their children, they lived in Ohio until about 1854
when they began a series of moves. They had a child in Missouri in 1855 and a
child in Texas in 1859. They are listed on the 1860 census of Easton Twp., Leavenworth,
Kansas, and they had a child in Kansas in 1863. They settled in Nebraska by 1866,
and they are listed on the 1870 & 1880 censuses of Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska.
Martin William Thompson died on April 30, 1892 in Leadville, Lake Colorado. He
was shot while participating in the Colorado gold rush. His body was returned
to Nebraska for burial. Evalina Jones Thompson died on April 17, 1894 in Gage
Co., Nebraska. They are both buried in the Dolan Cemetery, Gage Co., Nebraska.
The Family of Martin William Thompson & Evalina Jones Notes for Evalina Jones Thompson |
 | Samuel Jones | Samuel Isaac Jones was born about May 27, 1825
in Grayson Co., Virginia. There is a male the right age group to be Samuel,
age 5, in the household of William Jones on the 1830 census of Grayson Co., Virginia.
His parents moved with their family sometime between 1830 to 1838 from Virginia
to Ohio. There is a male the right age group to be Samuel, age 15, in the household
of William Jones on the 1840 census of Lymins, Lawrence Co., Ohio. Samuel married
Rebecca Pethoud on Dec 18, 1845 in Lawrence Co., Ohio and they had 14 children.
According to birth dates of their children, the family lived in Lawrence &
Gallia Co., Ohio until about 1855 when they moved to Kansas. They had a child
born in Kansas in 1857, but then moved to Nebraska about 1858. They had a child
born in Nebraska in October of 1859, and they are listed on the 1860 & 1870
censuses of Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska. Samuel Jones died on February 08,
1872 in Gage Co., Nebraska. He is buried in the Austin Creek Cemetery, NE
1/4 Sec 15, Midland Township, Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska. After Samuel's
death Rebecca moved to Gooding, Idaho to live with her children. She died on December
22, 1900 in Gooding Co., Idaho at the home of her daughter Libby (Elizabeth) Dwyer,
and she is buried there. The Family of Samuel Isaac Jones & Rebecca Pethoud Notes for Samuel Isaac Jones |
| Isaac H. Jones | Isaac Hendron Jones was born March
20, 1838 in Ohio. Birthdate is from his obituary, which does not name his
parents. For unexplained reasons, there are no males under age 15 listed
in the household of William Jones on the 1840 census of Lymins, Lawrence Co.,
Ohio, although there is an unidentifed male age 15-19 in addition to Samuel, age
15. Isaac is listed in several documents later as being an uncle of the daughters
of Evalina Jones Thompson, so that would mean that he was Evalina's brother, and
that there was census taker error in 1840 in listing how old William's two sons
were at that time. Another possibility would be that he was the son of someone
else, and that William & Jane raised him as their son. Isaac was 13 years
younger than the other children of William & Jane Jones. Jane died on August
14, 1848 when Isaac was age 10. Isaac is listed at age 12 with William Jones on
the1850 census Symms Twp, Lawrence Co., Ohio; both are listed in the household
of Martin & Evalina (Jones) Thompson. Isaac's obituary states: "He came
to Gage county, Nebraska, in 1856 and for a time was a pony express rider and
freighter from Nebraska City west. He was at Pike's Peak as early as 1860 and
for many years preceeding his death he was a prospector and miner in Idaho and
Montana. He never married and has spent all his life on the frontier in advance
of civilization." I have not found Isaac on the 1860 or 1870 censuses at
this time. He is listed at age 42 on the 1880 census of Los Pinos Canyon, Conejos
Co., Colorado. At that time his occupation is given as Laborer on Railroad Grade.
Isaac is listed at age 62 on the 1900 census of Thompson Twp, Missoula Co., Montana.
His occupation at that time was Miner of Ores. An article published in the DeWitt
(Nebraska) Times-News on October 8, 1908 states: "Isaac Jones of Montana
visited here this week with his neices, Mrs Pluma Rossiter and Mrs. Joyce. Mr
Jones was one of the earliest settlers of Nebraska. Away back in 1858 and 1859
he rode for the Pony Express which operated between St. Joe and San Francisco.
Mr. Jones's route being from Marysvllle, Kansas to Fort Kearney (Nebraska). He
is remembered by such old settlers as John Barrett, Robert Nicholas and Frank
Baker. His relatives had not heard from him for twenty six years." Isaac
is listed at age 62 on the 1900 census of Thompson, Missoula, Montana, and at
age 72 on the 1910 census of Thompson, Sanders, Montana. Isaac Hendron Jones
died on May 23, 1913 in DeWitt, Saline Co., Nebraska at the home of John Minor
Joyce. He is buried near the John Minor and Amanda (Thompson) Joyce family
plot, in Oak Grove Cemetery, DeWitt, Neb. There is another Isaac H. Jones,
born about 1822 in Virginia, who also lived in Nebraska (Richardson Co). I don
't know if there is any relation between the two Isaacs. Notes for Isaac Hendron Jones |
