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James Elijah Jones 1853 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: TN

Death Date: 13 May 1946

Death Location: Precinct 4, Hill, Texas, USA

Father: William Jones

Mother: Nazareth Gilmore

Spouse(s): Lavina Callis

Children(s): Ida Jones, William Jones, Daniel Jones, Arthur Jones, Riley Jones, Lucy Jones, David Jones, Annie Jones

It was in 1853 that James Elijah Jones was born in TN, a child of William Bell Jones and Nazareth Nancy Jane "Sallie" Gilmore. James Elijah Jones went on to marry Lavina Rovena "Kitty" Callis and had children such as Ida Jones, William Jones, Daniel W Jones, Arthur Jones, Riley Jones, Lucy Jones, David Jones and Annie Jones. James Elijah Jones was deceased by 1946 in Precinct 4, Hill, Texas, USA.

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Parents

William Jones
1824 – 1876
Birth Location: Morgan, Alabama, United States
WJ
Nazareth Gilmore
1834 – 1922
Birth Location: Blount Co, AL
NG

Spouses(s)

Lavina Callis
1851 – 1926
Birth Location: Summer County, Tenn.
LC

Children(s)

Ida Jones
1875 – 1957
Birth Location: Obion County, Tennessee
IJ
William Jones
1879 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
WJ
Daniel Jones
1881 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
DJ
Arthur Jones
1882 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
AJ
Riley Jones
1885 – 1973
Birth Location: Tennessee
RJ
Lucy Jones
1889 – 1974
Birth Location: Hill, Texas, USA
LJ
David Jones
1890 –
Birth Location: Texas
DJ
Annie Jones
1900 –
Birth Location: Texas
AJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Feb 1853
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3976; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 99-190, Year: 1880; Census Place: Crittendens Grove, Obion, Tennessee; Roll: 1273; Family History Film: 1255273; Page: 48A; Enumeration District: 107, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1569; Page: 471B; Image: 169; Family History Library Film: 553068, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Hill, Texas; Roll: 1645; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1241645

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1853
    Event Place: TN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: District 7, Wayne, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 7, Wayne, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1569; Page: 471B; Image: 169; Family History Library Film: 553068

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Crittendens Grove, Obion, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Crittendens Grove, Obion, Tennessee; Roll: 1273; Family History Film: 1255273; Page: 48A; Enumeration District: 107

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Hill, Texas; Roll: 1645; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1241645

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3976; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 99-190

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3976; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 99-190

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitney, Hill, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 May 1946
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

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