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Capt Bennett Cooper Jones 1821–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

Death Date: 01 Mar 1864

Death Location: Pumpkintown, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Joel Jones

Mother: Jane McELREATH

Spouse(s): Nancy Jones

Children(s): Elizabeth Owens

Capt Bennett Cooper Jones was born in 1821 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, the child of Joel Reese Jones And Jane Jencie Mcelreath. Capt Bennett Cooper Jones married Nancy Jones, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Jones Owens. Capt Bennett Cooper Jones passed away in 1864 in Pumpkintown, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt Bennett Cooper Jones was born in 1821 in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, the child of Joel Reese Jones And Jane Jencie Mcelreath.
  • Capt Bennett Cooper Jones married Nancy Jones, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Jones Owens.
  • Capt Bennett Cooper Jones passed away in 1864 in Pumpkintown, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Jones's Ancestors

Self
Capt Jones
1821–1864
Birth Place: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Parents
Joel Reese Jones
1790–1876
Newberry, South Carolina
Jane (Jencie) McELREATH
1790–1871
Brushy Creek, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Grancer) Jones
1742–1790
Ireland
Na (Ho Ge Na (Nancy)) Broom
1756–1812
North Carolina, United States
Michael (McElreath) (McElwreath)
1759–1857
Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Jane Carson
1765–1840
County Dublin, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Pumpkin Broom1
1737–1793
Hugh McILRAITH
1710–1770
Sarah Maxwell
1727–1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gv Broom
1723–1741
Nancy Alosta
1728–1824
James McIlraith
1660–1710
Sarah Shaw
1675–
John Ardwell
1700–1769
Ann McKie
1698–1769

Capt Jones's Descendants

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Capt (Bennett Cooper) Jones (1821–01 Mar 1864) m. Nancy Jones (1820–18 MAR 1889)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Eliza Jones) Owens 1844–1880 m. George (Washington) Owens 1841–1914
    1. 1. Roxie ((Paty)) Owens 1875–1913 m. Robert (Franklin) Moore 1871–1938
      1. 1. Grady (Seth) Moore 1898–1986 m. Willie (Walker) Nalley 1894–1954
        1. 1. Thurston (Jimmie Nalley) Sr 1926– m. Sylvia (Caroline) Nalley 1933–2006
      2. 2. Samuel (Paul) Moore 1899–1928
      3. 3. Effie (Ada) Moore 1898–
    2. 2. Tillman (Bennett) Owens 1871–1924
    3. 3. Vader (Lee) Bates 1875–1912
    4. 4. J (Lawrence) Owens 1870–1913

Capt Jones's Timeline

4 Records

1821
1821
Birth of Capt Bennett Cooper Jones in Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
1840
About 1840
Age 19
Capt Bennett Cooper Jones was married in Pickens County, South Carolina
Pickens County, South Carolina
1848
2 Nov 1848
Age 27
Capt Bennett Cooper Jones was married in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
1864
01 Mar 1864
Age 43
Death of Capt Bennett Cooper Jones in Buried Jones Cementery, Pumpkintown, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Buried Jones Cementery, Pumpkintown, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: About 1840
    Event Place: Pickens County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1848
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1864
    Event Place: Buried Jones Cementery, Pumpkintown, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pumpkintown, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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