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Melinda Jones 1805–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 30 Sep 1873

Death Location: Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States

Father: William Sr.

Mother:

Spouse(s): Richard Clark

Children(s): William Clark

Melinda Jones was born in 1805 in Tennessee, the child of William Schooler T Jones Sr And Margaret Whittington. Melinda Jones married Betsey Jones, Richard Lee Clark, and had children including William Columbus Clark. Melinda Jones passed away in 1873 in Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Melinda Jones was born in 1805 in Tennessee, the child of William Schooler T Jones Sr And Margaret Whittington.
  • Melinda Jones married Betsey Jones, Richard Lee Clark, and had children including William Columbus Clark.
  • Melinda Jones passed away in 1873 in Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr.
1785–1846
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
WS

Spouses(s)

Richard Clark
1795–1883
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
RC

Children(s)

William Clark
1828–1909
Birth Location: Sumner, Tennessee, United States
WC

Melinda Jones's Ancestors

Self
Melinda Jones
1805–1873
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William "Schooler" T. Jones, Sr.
1785–1846
Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James Jones
1758–1839
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Salathial Jones
1760–1850
Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jones
1734–1813
Affia Ashurst
1738–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Col.RobertEdward1670Jones\RebeckaWestORSkillington
1696–1754
Martha Jones
1702–1765

Melinda Jones's Descendants

1.
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Melinda Jones (1805–30 Sep 1873) m. Richard (Lee) Clark (1795–9 Mar 1883)
  1. 1. William (Columbus) Clark 1828–1909 m. Ferendo (Hale) Durham 1837–1890 m. Elizabeth Howe 1830–1854 m. Malinda (J.) Galbraith 1833–1910
    1. 1. Ecles (Leslie Joseph) Clark 1868–1944 m. Mary (Ann) Butler 1866–1939
      1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Clark 1897–1977 m. Margaret (Adeline) Mihm 1897–1949 m. Nellie (Clara) Benson 1894–1958
        1. 1. Richard (Joseph) Clark 1931–1964 m. mary (margaret) griffin 1932–1993
        2. 2. Paul (T) Clark 1924–2012

Melinda Jones's Timeline

3 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Melinda Jones in Tennessee
Tennessee
1873
30 Sep 1873
Age 68
Death of Melinda Jones in Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States
1877
14 Jan 1877
Age 72
Melinda Jones was married in Johnsonville, Ill
Johnsonville, Ill

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1877
    Event Place: Johnsonville, Ill

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1873
    Event Place: Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, United States
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