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Jesse Benjamin Jones 1822–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct. 6, 1822

Birth Location: Jones County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Apr. 7, 1903

Death Location: Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Jr

Mother: Sarah SOLES

Spouse(s): Virginia Clark, Elizabeth Adams

Children(s): Robert Jones, Harriett Betts, Aneha... Jones, Archibald Jones, John Jones

The story of Jesse Benjamin Jones began in 1822 in Jones County, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, Jesse Benjamin Jones resided in Lafayette, Mississippi, USA. In 1860, Jesse Benjamin Jones resided in District 3, Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. Jesse Benjamin Jones married Elizabeth Adams, Virginia Clark, and had children including Aneha M Jones, Archibald Mcdonald Archie Jones, Harriett Amanda Betts, John B Benjamin Jones, Robert Bruce Jones. Jesse Benjamin Jones passed away in 1903 in Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Benjamin Jones began in 1822 in Jones County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Jesse Benjamin Jones resided in Lafayette, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1860, Jesse Benjamin Jones resided in District 3, Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jesse Benjamin Jones married Elizabeth Adams, Virginia Clark, and had children including Aneha M Jones, Archibald Mcdonald Archie Jones, Harriett Amanda Betts, John B Benjamin Jones, Robert Bruce Jones.
  • Jesse Benjamin Jones passed away in 1903 in Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Jones's Ancestors

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Jesse Jones
1822–1903
Birth Place: Jones County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Jones Jr
1780–1870
Kentucky, USA
Sarah ('Sallie') SOLES
1800–
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Redding) Jones
1755–1857
Church Creek, Dorchester, Maryland, British Colonial America
Mary Wilson
1755–1827
Fleming Co., KY
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jones
1726–1785
Sally Skelton
1732–1794
Abraham WILSON
1730–1800
Sarah Boutwell
1735–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Jones's Descendants

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Jesse (Benjamin) Jones (Oct. 6, 1822–Apr. 7, 1903) m. Virginia Clark (Jun 1850–Unknown) m. Elizabeth Adams (22 July 1820–17 September 1881)
  1. 1. Robert (Bruce) Jones 1849–1927
  2. 2. Harriett (Amanda) Betts 1848–1888
  3. 3. Aneha... (M.) Jones 1856–
  4. 4. Archibald (McDonald “Archie”) Jones 1853–1931
  5. 5. John (B. (Benjamin?)) Jones 1844–

Jesse Jones's Timeline

6 Records

1822
Oct. 6, 1822
Birth of Jesse Benjamin Jones in Jones County, North Carolina, USA
Jones County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 28
Jesse Benjamin Jones resided here in Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 38
Jesse Benjamin Jones resided here in District 3, Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
Jesse Benjamin Jones resided here in Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 78
Jesse Benjamin Jones resided here in Civil District 9, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
1903
Apr. 7, 1903
Age 81
Death of Jesse Benjamin Jones in Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct. 6, 1822
    Event Place: Jones County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lafayette, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lafayette, Mississippi; Roll: 375; Page: 285b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1250; Page: 222; Family History Library Film: 805250

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenfield, Weakley, Tennessee; Roll: 1285; Page: 275A; Enumeration District: 172

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Weakley, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 9, Weakley, Tennessee; Roll: 1605; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0122; FHL microfilm: 1241605

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jones County, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr. 7, 1903
    Event Place: Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenfield, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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