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Marcus De Lafayette Jones 1848–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 2, 1848

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: June 26, 1925

Death Location: Ragland, St Clair County, Alabama

Father: Hugh Jones

Mother: Mary Phillips

Spouse(s): Tallulah Farabee, Arianne Best

Children(s): George Jones, Jennie Jones

In 1848, Marcus De Lafayette Jones entered the world in Alabama, born to Hugh Jones And Mary Elizabeth Betsy Phillips. Marcus De Lafayette Jones married Arianne Ara Best, Ella Lands, Flora Johnson, Jimmie Georgia Ann Frances Aire Best, Tallulah Lula Savannah Farabee, and had children including George Walter Jones, Jennie Lee Jones. Marcus De Lafayette Jones passed away in 1925 in Ragland, St Clair County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Marcus De Lafayette Jones entered the world in Alabama, born to Hugh Jones And Mary Elizabeth Betsy Phillips.
  • Marcus De Lafayette Jones married Arianne Ara Best, Ella Lands, Flora Johnson, Jimmie Georgia Ann Frances Aire Best, Tallulah Lula Savannah Farabee, and had children including George Walter Jones, Jennie Lee Jones.
  • Marcus De Lafayette Jones passed away in 1925 in Ragland, St Clair County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Jones
1812–1863
Birth Location: –
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Mary Phillips
1816–1858
Birth Location: Mississippi Territory
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Spouses(s)

Tallulah Farabee
1864–1945
Birth Location: –
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Arianne Best
1855–1884
Birth Location: –
AB

Children(s)

George Jones
1872–1943
Birth Location: Alabama
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Jennie Jones
1875–1899
Birth Location: Alabama
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Marcus Jones's Ancestors

Self
Marcus Jones
1848–1925
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Hugh Jones
1812–1863
Mary (Elizabeth "Betsy") Phillips
1816–1858
Mississippi Territory
Grandparents
Mark Phillips
1785–1861
Franklin County, Georgia
Nancy Sheffield
1796–1867
Franklin County, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Adam Sheffield
1760–1844
Priscilla Smith
1765–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1727–1796
Hannah Melton
1730–
Everett Smith
1740–1800
Mourning Melton
1743–1800

Marcus Jones's Descendants

1.
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Marcus (De Lafayette) Jones (July 2, 1848–June 26, 1925) m. Tallulah ("Lula" Savannah) Farabee (July 21, 1864–February 9, 1945) m. Arianne ("Ara") Best (June 6, 1855–March 15, 1884)
  1. 1. George (Walter) Jones 1872–1943
  2. 2. Jennie (Lee) Jones 1875–1899 m. George (Washington) Hall 1874–1944

Marcus Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1848
July 2, 1848
Birth of Marcus De Lafayette Jones in Alabama
Alabama
1925
June 26, 1925
Age 77
Death of Marcus De Lafayette Jones in Ragland, St Clair County, Alabama
Ragland, St Clair County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 2, 1848
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 26, 1925
    Event Place: Ragland, St Clair County, Alabama
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