Alexander Jones was born 15 November 1818 in Illinois, United States to Samuel Bennett Jones (1786-1853) and Sarah Agnes Robertson (1782-1845) and died 14 November 1863 Atchison County, Missouri, United States of unspecified causes. He married Candis Elizabeth Langston (c1828-bef 1854) 6 June 1844 in Buchanan County, Missouri, United States. He married Elizabeth M. Gore (1833-1868) 5 March 1854 .
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Sampson Langston Jones (c1847-bef 1893) | |||
Grace Wilmoth Jones (1849-1913) | |||
Thomas J Jones (c1851-?) | |||
John Butler Jones (1853-1945) |
See also: Descendants of Alexander Jones (1818-1863)
Sources & Notes
Public Records
- United States Census:
- 1840 Possibly with his father in Morgan County, Illinois
- 1850 Atchison County, Missouri (see below)
- 1860 Polk Township, Atchison County, Missouri (see below)
Other Records
- 12-1-1851 Atchison County, Missouri - Bought 40 acres, 65N, 41W, Sec10, NWSW
- 10-1-1852 Atchison County, Missouri - Bought 80 acres, 65N, 41W, Sec9, W1/2 NE
- 10-1-1852 Atchison County, Missouri - Bought 40 acres, 65N, 41W, Sec10, SWSE
- 1 Mar 1853 - Mentioned in the will of his father.
- 10-2-1854 Atchison County, Missouri - Bought 40 acres, 65N, 41W, Sec 10, SESW
- 9-1-1856 Atchison County, Missouri - Bought 40 acres, 65N, 41W, Sec 10, NESW
- 1893 mentioned in the Estate of Malcolm Robertson (1798-1892)
Notes
- 1st Marriage: "This is to certify that Alexander Jones of Holt county was married to Candis Elizabeth Langston of Buchanan County. MO June the 6th 1844, David C Montgomery, Justice of the Peace. The last certificate above was deposited for record on the 24th day of August 1844. William Fowler, Recorder"
- Date of Birth taken from the Jones/Potter/James Family Bible. [1]
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