Cynthia Belle Jones 
Cynthia Belle was born in 1836 in Wales, KY. Cynthia Belle's father was Stephen C. Jones and her mother is Sarah Jane Kelly. She had five brothers and a sister, named John, William Franklin, Louis E., James B., Ebenezer C. and Sabina. She was the third oldest of the seven children. She died at the age of 67 in 1903 in Mercer, MO.General Notes
Married in McDonough Co., IL. Sources: 1880 Census for Lindley, Mercer, Mo. shows "Dotson" as a farmer. His wife Cynthia(Jones) Eastin and their children Sarah (20 yo), Grant (14 yo), James (12 yo), Rosa (10 yo), Mary (7 yo), and Oscar (1 yo); also sources 10 and 96. ALso sources 10, 95 and 96.
‌Cynthia Belle and Dodson Franklin were married in a religious ceremony on December 12th, 1852. They had seven sons and four daughters, named John J, Elza Dayton, Stephen Franklin, Grant, James Harvey, Ellsworth, Oscar, Nancy Jane, Sarah Frances, Rosa and Mary.
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Children
John J Eastin
John J was born in December 1852 in McDonough, IL. He died at the age of 90 in 1942 in Vernon, Yuma Co., CO.
Nancy Jane Eastin
Nancy Jane was born on September 3rd, 1855 in McDonough, IL. She died at the age of 90 on June 5th, 1946 in MO.
Stephen Franklin Eastin
Stephen Franklin was born on February 3rd, 1858 in Macomb, McDonough Co. IL. He died at the age of 83 on January 12th, 1942 in Lindley Twp., Mercer Co., IL.
Sarah Frances Eastin
Sarah Frances was born on March 11th, 1860 in Mercer Co., MO. She died at the age of 84 on October 7th, 1944 in Vernon, Yuma, CO.
James Harvey Eastin
James Harvey was born on January 31st, 1869 in Pleasanton, Decatur, IA. He died at the age of 72 on January 12th, 1942 in Lindley Twp., Mercer, MO.