Jones, Zerah

Birth Name Jones, Zerah 1a 2a 3a
Gramps ID I120066
Gender male
Age at Death 83 years, 10 months, 7 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E184547] 1799-10-07 Whitehall, Washington, NY  
1b 2b 3b
Death [E184548] 1883-08-14 Union City, Erie, Pa  
1c 2c 3c

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Jones, Reuben [I120064]17671840-09-22
Mother Bentley, Amy [I120065]17701848-10-01
         Jones, Zerah [I120066] 1799-10-07 1883-08-14
    Brother     Jones, Truman [I120059] 1812-09-09 1894-03-01

Families

    Family of Jones, Zerah and Bartholomew, Susan [F37487]
Married Wife Bartholomew, Susan [I121180] ( * WFT 1783-1807 + WFT 1826-1895 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E335568] 1820-04-13 Whitehall, Washington, NY  
1d 2d 3d
    Family of Jones, Zerah and M., Myrette [F37486]
Married Wife M., Myrette [I121181] ( * 1808-05-06 + 1885-09-28 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E335567] WFT 1820-1851    
1e 2e 3e
    Family of Jones, Zerah and Mead, Myraette [F37488]
Married Wife Mead, Myraette [I121196] ( * WFT 1787-1812 + WFT 1851-1903 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E335569] 1837-11-29 Whitehall, Washington, NY  
1f 2f 3f
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Jones, Ezra [I121204]1823-06-241901-09-30
Jones, William Wallace [I121205]1825-07-241870-08-18
Jones, Elmira [I121203]1831-03-021839-06-19
Jones, Susan [I121206]1833WFT 1834-1927
Jones, Rueben [I121197]1838-11-25WFT 1839-1928
Jones, Samuel Mead [I121198]1841-03-21WFT 1868-1932
Jones, Daniel [I121199]1843-09-01WFT 1844-1933
Jones, Anna Mead [I121200]1843-09-01WFT 1844-1937
Jones, Melissa [I121201]1844-10-02WFT 1845-1938
Jones, Martha [I121202]1849-03-06WFT 1850-1943

Narrative

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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #3132, Date of Import: Nov 5, 1998]

1836 Part of the BIG WOODS CLAIM PROECTION SOCIETY

Public Domain Purchases-
1842 Jul 02 - 39.8 Acres Winfield Township sec 16 5C-L8 1843 Jan 14 - Naperville Twp sec 3E 2SE
1843 Oct 06 - Naperville Twp sec 3W 2SE - 80 Acres
1843 Feb 07 - Naperville Twp sec 2W 2SW -80 Acres

1840 - gave up farming and moved into town living at 3 S. 532 Batavia Road for 20 years. Worked as a Carriage Builder and Wagon Smith

Owned one of the earliest saw mills in what is now Mc Dowell Woods Forest Preserve. This mill was destroyed by the "Great Freshet of 1857".


Wife #2 - married first - Miles (Orniles) HIbbard
child 1 - Mary b. 30 Apr 1830 (Washington) NY
m. 19 Oct 1846 (DuPage) Il - Daniel Earl
d. 21 Jul 1905 Union City,( ) Pa -Evergreen Cem.
child 2 - Horace - disappeared while on a trip south to buy cotton - it is assumed that he was murdered

Pedigree

  1. Jones, Reuben [I120064]
    1. Bentley, Amy [I120065]
      1. Jones, Zerah
        1. Bartholomew, Susan [I121180]
        2. M., Myrette [I121181]
        3. Mead, Myraette [I121196]
          1. Jones, Ezra [I121204]
          2. Jones, William Wallace [I121205]
          3. Jones, Elmira [I121203]
          4. Jones, Susan [I121206]
          5. Jones, Rueben [I121197]
          6. Jones, Samuel Mead [I121198]
          7. Jones, Daniel [I121199]
          8. Jones, Anna Mead [I121200]
          9. Jones, Melissa [I121201]
          10. Jones, Martha [I121202]
      2. Jones, Truman [I120059]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Brøderbund Software, Inc.: World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1 [S291478]
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  3. phelps.FTW [S2475989]
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        CT State Library Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions Vol. 56

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        CT State Library Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions Vol. 56

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