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William Benton Jones 1835 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1835

Birth Location: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama

Death Date: 17 Feb 1915

Death Location: Morgan County, Alabama

Father: Jesse Jones

Mother: Narcissa Hill

Spouse(s): Mary McMurry, Sarah Norris

Children(s): James Jones, Queen Jones, William Jones, Jesse Jones, Radford Jones, Fannie Jones, Travis Jones, Rhoda Jones

In 1835, William Benton Jones Sr entered the world in Somerville, Morgan, Alabama, born to Jesse Government Jones and Narcissa Hill. Years later, William Benton Jones Sr married Mary Jane McMurry and Sarah E Norris, and the couple became parents to James Coleman Jones, Queen Elizabeth Jones, William Bouregard Jones, Jesse Lemuel Jones, Radford Alexander Jones, Fannie Louisa Jones, Travis Houston Jones and Rhoda A. Jones. William Benton Jones Sr died in 1915 in Morgan County, Alabama.

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Parents

Jesse Jones
1806 – 1859
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Narcissa Hill
1811 – 1880
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Mary McMurry
1840 – 1901
Birth Location: Blount County, Alabama
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Sarah Norris
1860 – 1944
Birth Location: Alabama
SN

Children(s)

James Jones
1856 – 1888
Birth Location: Blount Co. Alabama
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Queen Jones
1859 –
Birth Location: Blount County, Alabama
QJ
William Jones
1861 – 1934
Birth Location: Blount County, Alabama
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Jesse Jones
1865 – 1906
Birth Location: Morgan or Blount County, Alabama
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Radford Jones
1867 –
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama
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Fannie Jones
1869 – 1942
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama
FJ
Travis Jones
1872 – 1959
Birth Location: Morgan County, Texas
TJ
Rhoda Jones
1877 – 1903
Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Somerville, Morgan, Alabama
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Morgan, Alabama; Roll: 27; Family History Film: 1254027; Page: 75A; Enumeration District: 265; Image: 0449

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 2, Morgan, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Morgan, Alabama; Roll: 27; Family History Film: 1254027; Page: 75A; Enumeration District: 265; Image: 0449

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Morgan County, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartselle, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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