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William Riley Jones 1852 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1852

Birth Location: Morgan County, Alabama

Death Date: 21 Oct 1942

Death Location: Abbott, Hill, Texas, USA

Father: William Jones

Mother: Nazareth Gilmore

Spouse(s): R Kitchens, Sophronia Cornell

Children(s): James Jones, Martha Jones, Phil Jones, Margret Jones, William Jones, Rosie Jones, Etta Jones, Ida Jones, Ada Jones, Berta Jones

Early life: William Riley Jones arrived in Morgan County, Alabama in 1852, born to William Bell Jones and Nazareth Nancy Jane "Sallie" Gilmore. Over time, William Riley Jones formed a family with R C "Kelly" Kitchens and Sophronia "Fronia" Elmira Cornell, which included James Riley Jones, Martha "Mattie" Jones, Phil Jones, Margret "Maggie" Lee Jones, William D Jones, Rosie Jones, Etta Jones, Ida Jones, Ada B Jones and Berta M Jones. William Riley Jones concluded life in Abbott, Hill, Texas, USA in 1942.

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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)

R Kitchens
1855 – 1896
Birth Location: TN
RK
Sophronia Cornell
1863 – 1935
Birth Location: Mississippi
SC

Children(s)

James Jones
1878 – 1959
Birth Location: Tennessee
JJ
Martha Jones
1879 –
Birth Location: Texas
MJ
Phil Jones
1883 –
Birth Location: Texas
PJ
Margret Jones
1885 –
Birth Location: Texas
MJ
William Jones
1886 –
Birth Location: Whitney, Hill, Texas
WJ
Rosie Jones
1887 – 1970
Birth Location: Texas
RJ
Etta Jones
1888 –
Birth Location: Texas
EJ
Ida Jones
1897 – 1953
Birth Location: Texas
IJ
Ada Jones
1904 –
Birth Location: Texas
AJ
Berta Jones
1907 –
Birth Location: Texas
BJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Morgan County, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hill, Texas; Roll: T627_4066; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 109-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Hill, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hill, Texas; Roll: T627_4066; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 109-9

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Hill, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hill, Texas; Roll: T627_4066; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 109-9

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Abbott, Hill, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Abbott, Hill, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

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