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Benjamin Franklin Jones 1839 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1839

Birth Location: Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 6 Aug 1906

Death Location: , Rusk, Texas, USA

Father: Reverend Jones

Mother: Kizziah Culberson

Spouse(s): Sarah Welch

Children(s): Ethel Jones

In 1839, Benjamin Franklin Jones Sr entered the world in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA, born to Reverend Milton Henry Jones and Kizziah Kissiah Culberson. Benjamin Franklin Jones Sr married Sarah Elizabeth Welch, and had children including Ethel Eugenia Jones. Benjamin Franklin Jones Sr passed away in 1906 in , Rusk, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Benjamin Franklin Jones Sr entered the world in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA, born to Reverend Milton Henry Jones and Kizziah Kissiah Culberson.
  • Benjamin Franklin Jones Sr married Sarah Elizabeth Welch, and had children including Ethel Eugenia Jones.
  • Benjamin Franklin Jones Sr passed away in 1906 in , Rusk, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reverend Jones
1803 – 1875
Birth Location: Galatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
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Kizziah Culberson
1807 – 1847
Birth Location: Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Welch
1841 – 1884
Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Ethel Jones
1878 – 1931
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas
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Benjamin Jones's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Jones
1839 – 1906
Birth Place: Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Reverend Milton Henry Jones
1803 – 1875
Galatin, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Kizziah (Kissiah) Culberson
1807 – 1847
Claiborne, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Jones's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (Franklin) Jones (3 March 1839 – 6 Aug 1906) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Welch (28 Mar 1841 – 09 Jan 1884)
  1. 1. Ethel (Eugenia) Jones (10 JAN 1878 – 13 SEP 1931) m. Newton (Madison) Orr (7 Jul 1879 – 26 Jul 1932)
    1. 1. Merwyn Orr (11 Nov 1901 – 03 Mar 1999) m. Dora (Deane) Sears (13 August 1903 – 13 Feb 1994)
      1. 1. Jo (Ann) Orr m. Boyd (Gilbert) Miller (27 July 1925 – 05/02/2009)

Benjamin Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1839
3 March 1839
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Jones Sr in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
1906
6 Aug 1906
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Franklin Jones Sr in , Rusk, Texas, USA
, Rusk, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1839
    Event Place: Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1906
    Event Place: , Rusk, Texas, USA
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