William E Jones

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CENSUS RECORDS: 16 June 1900 District #11, Jackson, Tennessee family #198/203 & 204

Family/Spouse: Susan. Susan was born about 1826 in Virginia; died before Jun 1900. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William A Jones was born in Dec 1858 in Jackson County, Tennessee; died after 16 Apr 1930.
2. Mary Jones was born in Aug 1860 in Tennessee; died after 16 Apr 1930.

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Elias and his father Lazarus purchased land in Jackson county, Tennessee in 1827, 1832 & 1840 for a total of 150 acres.CENSUS RECORDS: 1830 Jackson Co, Tennessee page 139CENSUS RECORDS: 1840 District #11, Jackson Co, Tennessee page 52 976.851 X2l Elias and Parthena were in the 30 to 40 age bracket, there were the following children: 2 boys under 5, 3 boys 5 to 10 (where are they in 1850?), 1 boy 10 to 15, 1 girl under 5 and 1 girl 5 to 10.=Lazarus Jones is listed right before him on this census record.=He was still alive in July of 1848, because he is in some court records. He had apparently died before 1850, as he is not with Parthena and the children. He died intestate before August 1852.In the court case of James Draper vs. James Jones et al. In the case Carel A. Jones was deposed. He was asked if he knew whether Elias Jones was dead. He answered yes that he saw him buried, he died in Union county, Illinois 24 Sep 1850 and made his mark X. (Jackson Co, TN Roll #67 Chancery/Circuit Loose Records Dowell-Draper S. Vol. 1839-1915)

Elias married Parthena Stephens on 08 Feb 1821 in Wake, North Carolina. Parthena was born about 1806 in North Carolina; died before 1870 in Jackson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Polly

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COURT RECORDS:Jackson County, Tennessee Chancery Court Minutes 1840-1861,Abstracted, Transcribed, Annotated and Indexed, by: Betty Huff Bryant. (1993)P.57 - James Draper, Admr. vs. Parthena Jones et al. Defendants Thomas Jones, William Jones, Rebecca Jones, George Jones, Anderson Jones, Elijah Jones and Alexander Jones are all minors and have no guardian. John P. Murray is appointed. (August Term of Court 1852.)P.103 - James Draper vs. Parthena Jones, Mary Loftis, James Jones, Thomas Jones, Laborn Loftis, William Jones, Rebecca Jones, George Jones, Anderson Jones, Elijah Jones, and Alexander Jones. Elias Jones departed this life intestate, Complainant James Draper is his administrator .. prior to EliasJones death, he executed a deed to defendant James Jones for 150 acres .. deed is actually a mortage .. James never paid anything for said land. Parthena is the widow of deceased Elias Jones and had dower allotted her from other lands, all the other defendants except Laborn Loftis are children of deceased and his lawful heirs. Said Laborn Loftis intermarried with defendant Mary, a daughter of the deceased,... land should be sold. (July Term of Court 1853.)

CENSUS RECORDS: 19 Nov 1850 District #11, Jackson, Tennessee page 323B, family #1225/1224Perthena JONES age 44 female farmer NCWilliam " age 14 male TNRebecca " age 13 female TNThomas " age 11 male TNElijah " age 9 male TNGeorge " age 7 male TNJohn " age 5 male TN (is this really Anderson)Alexander " age 1 male TNCENSUS RECORDS:20 July 1860 District #11, Mayfield P.O., Jackson, Tennessee page #270 family #
907/907 (South of the Cumberland River)Parthena JONES age 50 female NC farming $150.00 $200.00Elijah " age 19 male TNGeorge " age 16 male TNAndrew " age 13 male TN attends school (is this really Anderson)Alexander " age 11 male TN attends school

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He moved to Jackson around 1827 when he purchased some land.CENSUS RECORDS: 1840 District #11, Jackson Co, Tennessee p. 52, 976.851 X2lLazarus is in the 70 to 80 age bracket, there were the following children: 1 boy 5 to 10, 1 boy 10 to 15 (probably grandsons) =Elias Jones is listed right after him on this census record.=In District #11, Jackson, Tennessee in 1840 there is Amassa, Byram, Lazarus & Elias Jones along with William Billingsley listed in the census record.He was 77 in 1850 leaving with Susannah Billingsley and her children. I am not sure and do not have proof yet that Lazarus is the father of the children I have listed for him. But he is living with Susannah in 1850 and John and Jad do not live to far away from him. It is just a maybe that Amassa, Elias, Jad, Byram, John, Susannah & Nancy are the children of Lazarus.There is a Lazarus Jones married to a Kessiah Spear from Pasquotank county, North Carolina on the IGI at the Salt Lake Family History Library. The ages would be right to be this Lazarus. I also found that he was born ca. 1763 on the IGI and that they were married 9 March 1787 in Pasquotank Co, NC. He should have been about 87 years old in 1850 instead of 77 years old if born in 1763. Also found that a Lazarus Jones served in the Revolutionary War from North Carolina pension #W26796. A Lazarus Spears born 29 Sep 1786 in Pasquotank county, North Carolina gave a statement that he knew that Lazarus Jones had served in the Revolutionary War. Lararus Spears had a brother namedJesse Spears who was born 23 Aug 1789 in Pasquotank county, North Carolina. Their father was Samuel Spears who was born ca. 1761 in Halifax county, North Carolina. Samuel maybe the brother to Kessiah Spears who married Lazarus Jones. I am going to send for the pension record and see what I can find. (1 Jan. 2000) I received the pension record for Lazarus Jones, 23 FEB 2000. Heis not the same Lazarus Jones who was in Jackson co, Tennessee. The Lazarus Jones who married Kessiah Spears died in 1814 or 1818 and his widow applied for a pension in 1842 in Macon Co, Illinois. I will need to keep looking.

According to Thomas Edward Jones Jr. a 5th great grandson of Lazarus the story goes that Lazarus came from Wales to South Carolina, moving later to Tennessee. Thomas e-mail address is ejones@net-serv.com He lives just outside Nashville (May 2000).