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Melissa Melsinie Cena Jones 1861–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1861

Birth Location: Blounsville, Blount, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 31 Aug 1948

Death Location: Royal, Blount County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: John Jones

Mother: Margaret Handley

Spouse(s): Mark Bicknell

Children(s): Edna Railey, Eugene Bicknell, Dove Bicknell, Gaius Bicknell, Isaac Bicknell, Edgar Bicknell, Lona Hollis, H Bicknell, John Bicknell, Leota Bicknell, Brucy Bicknell, Ida Blankenship

Melissa Melsinie Cena Jones was born in 1861 in Blounsville, Blount, Alabama, United States, the child of John Kannon Jones And Margaret Elizabeth Handley. Melissa Melsinie Cena Jones married Mark Alexander Bicknell, and had children including Brucy Bicknell, Dove L Bicknell, Edgar O Bicknell, Edna G Railey, Eugene Bicknell, Gaius Bicknell, H Fred Bicknell, Ida Bell Blankenship, Isaac Jefferson Bicknell, John Quincy Bicknell, Leota Alexandria Bicknell, Lona Hollis. Melissa Melsinie Cena Jones passed away in 1948 in Royal, Blount County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melissa Melsinie Cena Jones was born in 1861 in Blounsville, Blount, Alabama, United States, the child of John Kannon Jones And Margaret Elizabeth Handley.
  • Melissa Melsinie Cena Jones married Mark Alexander Bicknell, and had children including Brucy Bicknell, Dove L Bicknell, Edgar O Bicknell, Edna G Railey, Eugene Bicknell, Gaius Bicknell, H Fred Bicknell, Ida Bell Blankenship, Isaac Jefferson Bicknell, John Quincy Bicknell, Leota Alexandria Bicknell, Lona Hollis.
  • Melissa Melsinie Cena Jones passed away in 1948 in Royal, Blount County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Jones's Ancestors

Self
Melissa Jones
1861–1948
Birth Place: Blounsville, Blount, Alabama, United States
Parents
John Kannon Jones
1834–1899
Blount Alabama, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) Handley
1835–1891
Tennessee
Grandparents
John (William) Handley
1812–1861
Tennessee, United States of America
Claricy (Jane) Llewellyn
1812–1896
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Handley
1769–1840
Mary Foster
1770–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Major Sr.
1746–1811
Mary Harrison
1745–1829
James Henderson
1745–1815
Violet Lawson
1750–

Melissa Jones's Descendants

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Melissa (Melsinie Cena) Jones (19 Oct 1861–31 Aug 1948) m. Mark (Alexander) Bicknell (5 June 1857–20 May 1947)
  1. 1. Edna (G) Railey 1884–1964
  2. 2. Eugene Bicknell 1887–1960
  3. 3. Dove (L.) Bicknell 1898–1991
  4. 4. Gaius Bicknell 1902–1997
  5. 5. Isaac (Jefferson) Bicknell 1903–1996
  6. 6. Edgar (O) Bicknell 1890–1973
  7. 7. Lona Hollis 1893–1971
  8. 8. H (Fred) Bicknell 1896–1974
  9. 9. John (Quincy) Bicknell 1900–1994 m. Alma (S) Pitts 1907–1992
    1. 1. Jean Bicknell 1935–2012 m. Ralph (Waldo Emerson) Jr 1936–1960
    2. 2. Donald (Lee) Bicknell 1928–1993
    3. 3. Lexa (Lenore) Bicknell 1929–2015
    4. 4. Doris (Helen) Bicknell 1930–2012
    5. 5. Laverne Bicknell 1924–2002
  10. 10. Leota (Alexandria) Bicknell 1885–1968 m. James (Oscar) Walker 1879–1963
    1. 1. Joseph (Cobb) Walker 1909–1964
    2. 2. Zora (Pearl) Walker 1902–1986
    3. 3. Ruby (Manila) Walker 1911–1989
    4. 4. Herber (Eugene) Walker 1914–2002
    5. 5. James (Oscar) Walker 1916–1996
    6. 6. Edward (Harry) Walker 1919–1984 m. Estle (Lorene) Mann 1924–2013
    7. 7. Lola (Alsie) Walker 1904–1990
    8. 8. Eldridge (Alexander) Walker 1907–1980
    9. 9. Leota (Juanita) Walker 1921–2005
    10. 10. Charles (Clinton) Walker 1928–2008
    11. 11. Edward (Harry) Walker 1919–1984
    12. 12. Guy (Mark) Walker 1926–1999
    13. 13. Z (C) Walker 1909–
    14. 14. Julius (C) Walker 1911–
  11. 11. Brucy Bicknell 1891–1908
  12. 12. Ida (Bell) Blankenship 1888–1978

Melissa Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1861
19 Oct 1861
Birth of Melissa Melsinie Cena Jones in Blounsville, Blount, Alabama, United States
Blounsville, Blount, Alabama, United States
1948
31 Aug 1948
Age 87
Death of Melissa Melsinie Cena Jones in Blount, Alabama, United States
Blount, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1861
    Event Place: Blounsville, Blount, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1948
    Event Place: Blount, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Royal, Blount County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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