William Jones Jr. and Sara McKee Jones
between 1858 and 1863.(photo probably by Jesse Jones)
William Jones
b. 1809 KY
d. 27 Mar 1856 Tishomingo, MS
1m. Eleanor Brashears
about 1831
b. 1811 Leome, Lawrence Co., TN
d. 1845 Sommerville, Morgan Co., AL
her father: Robert B. Brashears
mother: Sarah R. Hankins
2m. Susan Green
about 1848
b. abt 1830 AL d.
her parents: unknown
| Children with Eleanor Brashears | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Jones | b. 1832 TN | d. Apr 1856 Tishomingo, MS | m. Sarah A. Hunter |
| Francis Jones | b. abt 1834 AL | d. | m. Thomas Stewart |
| Sarah Jones | b. abt 1836 AL | d. | m. Mortimer Rogers |
| Wm. Robert Jones Jr. | b. 10 Sep 1839 Sommerville, Morgan Co., AL | d. Sep 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, GA | m. Sarah A. McKee 26 Sep 1858 Lauderdale, AL |
| Jesse G. Jones | b. 1842 Sommerville, Morgan Co., AL | d . 12 Apr 1917 Knox City, TX | 1m. Susan F. Varnell 2m. Permelia Varnell |
| Mary Jones | b. 1845 AL | d . | m. |
| Children with Susan Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Jones | b. about 1849 AL | d . | m. |
| James Jones | b. about 1849 AL | d . | m. |
| Lewis Jones | b. abt 1853 Tishomingo, MS | d . | m. |
| John Allen Jones | b. 8 Apr 1854 AL | d. 30 Sep 1920 Odell, TX | m. |
to quote Nova Wade:
"Eleanor (Brashears) and William Jones lived most of their married life
in Morgan Co., AL. Eleanor died prior to Aug 1852, for their six
children were named in the settlement of her father's estate: Robert
Jones, Frances Jones, Sarah jones, William Jones, Jesse G. Jones, b.
Feb 1842, and Mary Jones. Jesse G. Jones had a son named Jesse
Brashears Jones."
This source also lists the marriage at 1830-31.
1853? - William becomes co-owner of a store in Tishomingo, MS. possibly with his eldest son, Robert.
1856, 27 Mar - Tishomingo, MS , William Sr. dies. His son Robert dies only two weeks later. I suspect an epidemic of some sort.
Court records tell how William Sr. died leaving all of the Jones children orphans. When William Jones Sr died the oldest son, Robert, was very ill. Robert was married and had two sons of his own, Addeson G. Jones and Robby E. Jones. Robert was the only Jones child old enough to be an administrator. Because he was so ill when his father died, Robert asked a friend to be the administrator of his father's estate and died two weeks later. The two oldest Jones girls, Sarah and Francis, were married and living in Alabama. Francis and her husband adopted the youngest child of Eleanor Brashears and William Jones, Mary. The children from the second marriage with Susan Green, were left with various relatives and we have no information them.
William Jr. was sixteen at the time of his father's death and had a guardian that put him to work on a farm. Another source says that William and Jesse Jones enlisted in the Civil War in 1861. William was killed in the Battle of Chickamunga in Georgia. This William was married prior to the Civil War and had two children, only one of which survived. His daughter was Sara Francis Jones.[Wade records]
There were several Sarahs in this family which made it very confusing. Robert Jones married a Sarah, William is said to have married a Sarah and his daughter was Sarah. To make matters worse some were also called "Sallie."
Jesse was only fourteen when his father died but found a guardian who saw potential in him and sent him to boarding school for two years. From this start Jesse grows to become an artist and journalist.
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