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Sylvester Lazerus Jones 1847–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 APR 1847

Birth Location: Huntingdon, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 11 April 1910

Death Location: Bonanza, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States

Father: Erasmus Jones

Mother: Lydia Wheeland

Spouse(s): Nancy Bechtel

Children(s): Daniel Jones, Lydia Jones, Benjamin Jones

In 1847, Sylvester Lazerus Jones entered the world in Huntingdon, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Erasmus Miller Jones And Lydia Hannah Wheeland. Sylvester Lazerus Jones married Nancy Ann Bechtel, and had children including Benjamin Samuel Jones, Daniel Harvey Jones, Lydia Ann Jones. Sylvester Lazerus Jones passed away in 1910 in Bonanza, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Sylvester Lazerus Jones entered the world in Huntingdon, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Erasmus Miller Jones And Lydia Hannah Wheeland.
  • Sylvester Lazerus Jones married Nancy Ann Bechtel, and had children including Benjamin Samuel Jones, Daniel Harvey Jones, Lydia Ann Jones.
  • Sylvester Lazerus Jones passed away in 1910 in Bonanza, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States.

Immediate Family

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Sylvester Jones's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Jones
1847–1910
Birth Place: Huntingdon, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Erasmus Miller Jones
1824–1903
Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Lydia (Hannah) Wheeland
1826–1909
Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Jones's Descendants

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Sylvester (Lazerus) Jones (27 APR 1847–11 April 1910) m. Nancy (Ann) Bechtel (20 February 1853–9 June 1923)
  1. 1. Daniel (Harvey) Jones 1886–1985 m. Minnie Harmon 1885–1939
    1. 1. Dorothy (Lucille) Jones 1918–2001 m. Joseph (James) Otter 1913–1947
      1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Hein 1941–2008 m. Arthur (Lawrence) Hein 1939–2020
    2. 2. Donald (F) Jones 1915–2005
  2. 2. Lydia (Ann) Jones 1878–1975 m. Carl (R) Sterner 1879–1955
    1. 1. Paul (Raymond) Sterner 1905–1979 m. Helen (Bernice) Showers 1910–1999
      1. 1. Robert (Paul) Sterner 1929–2005 m. Rosemary Powell 1931–2010
  3. 3. Benjamin (Samuel) Jones 1893–1982
    1. 1. Lloyd (Vaughn) Jones 1927–1991

Sylvester Jones's Timeline

3 Records

1847
28 April 1847
Birth of Sylvester Lazerus Jones in Huntingdon, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Huntingdon, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
1847
27 APR 1847
Birth of Sylvester Lazerus Jones in Huntingdon, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Huntingdon, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
1910
11 April 1910
Age 63
Death of Sylvester Lazerus Jones in Bonanza, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States
Bonanza, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 April 1847
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 APR 1847
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1910
    Event Place: Bonanza, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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