Seven Jones Brothers, 5 June 1895

◄ This is a photo of my generation's maternal GG grandfather, Dr. William M Jones, and his brothers. Their parents were Lewis and Rebecca McPherson
Jones.



The Back-story of the Photograph
(Click photo to enlarge it.)

Jones cousin Lisa Pomeranz added a comment to this blog in which she advised that she's descended from Lewis and Rebecca McPherson Jones (who were my generation's maternal GGG grandparents).

Lisa's the GGGG granddaughter of Lewis and Rebecca, which makes Lisa my generation's 4th cousin, 1 x removed (1 x removed refers to the fact that there's an extra generation between her and Lewis as contrasted with my generation of our Jones line.)

In an exchange of emails she told me her parents have a group photo of Josiah Jones, from whom she descends, along with his brothers, and that she'd see if she could get her dad to scan it.

She did, he did, and she sent me the photo above. Here's what she said in the message in which she sent the photo:

"Dad was able to scan this and send it along! Here you go! It’s like looking at a piece of history. The back says:

The Jones Brothers June 5th 1895, Fairview, Ohio
L to R
[Editor's note: When labeling the men in the photo, because I recognized Samuel from another photo, I decided that the L to R must not be literal, but apply first to those seated, then the ones standing. Otherwise Samuel would not be in the correct place in the photo.] 

Allison Jones: Farmer
Mack F (probably John McPherson): Hardware store in Iowa for many years
Josiah: Salesman from Fruit Trees & Win[d?] Mills
Ludwick (Lorenzo): Farmer & church singer
Dr. William: A very good doctor in the early days
Samuel: Farmer but never did work much
Rev. James: a very Godly man presiding elder for years ME [Methodist Episcopal]"

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This photo confirms my detective work regarding the photo I concluded was Samuel Jones in the blog post at Our Jones Family Connection, Part 4 - 124 Year Old Photo?  Hip, hip, hooray!

Trivia: William's brothers were my generation's GG grand uncles.

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Elsewhere in this blog is the information I’ve assembled about Lewis Jones (1791-1871) and Rebecca McPherson Jones (1796-1880). However, other than Dr. William M Jones, I’d never before researched their children. Having this photo of the Jones brothers motivated me to see what I could learn about them.

Surprisingly, on Ancestry.com I found no individual family trees for any of the brothers, just censuses. However, among other services, Ancestry provides something called a “One World Tree”, which is a composite tree based on information available to Ancestry, including undocumented user-submitted data. (Because documentation is hit and miss with it, I’ve learned that the information from this source may or may not be accurate - and needs to be independently verified.)

Having said that, in this case it’s essentially the only info I’ve been able to find about Lewis and Rebecca’s children. A search for Lewis Jones produced a tree from One World Tree that records Lewis and Rebecca’s children as shown below. The comments in brackets are my remarks after researching each name individually. Where I was able to identify them in a census, I transcribed the relevant information below.)

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Children of Lewis and Rebecca McPherson Jones
(From One World Tree comes the names and dates of birth if available.)

■ Allison Jones
[My experience with the name "Allision" has been that it's a female name, so I was surprised to find on Ancestry.com many male Allison Joneses in the 1800s in Ohio. I found one who is about the right age and was a farmer - as noted on the photo above - and may be him and his family. However, I have insufficient evidence to be positive about that, so I'll provide a link to it without transcribing it here. Accessing the link requires a subscription to Ancestry.com.]

■ Cueros T Jones
[No Cueros Jones was found on Ancestry.com. Research has reached a brick wall.]

■ John McPherson Jones

[Many John M Joneses  were found on Ancestry.com. I found one who was about the right age, was born in Ohio, whose parents were born in Virginia and who lived in Iowa in 1880 - as noted on the photo above. It may be him and his family, but, I have insufficient evidence to be positive about that, so I'll provide a link to it without transcribing it here.
 
■ James Jones

[Many James Joneses were found on Ancestry.com. So far I have insufficient evidence to tell if one was in our family. Research has reached a brick wall.]

■ Lorenzo D Jones
[Link on Ancestry.com found here. His age, occupation, the Hendrysburg location and the place of birth of his parents provide the clues needed for me to believe this was our Lorenzo.]

1880 United States Federal Census about Lorenzo D. Jones
Home in 1880: Hendrysburg, Belmont [County], Ohio
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: About 1830
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Uphamey Jones
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

Household Members: Name, Age
Lorenzo D. Jones, 50
Uphamey Jones, 46
Evaline Jones, 23
Caroline Jones, 23

■ Samuel L Jones
[Many Samuel L Joneses were found in Ohio on Ancestry.com. I have insufficient evidence to tell if one was in our family. Research has reached a brick wall.]

■ William M Jones
[Link on Ancestry.com here. The family's names and other details we know for sure about him document that this was our WIlliam.]

1880 United States Federal Census about William M. Jones Home in 1880: Hendrysburg, Belmont [County], Ohio
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: About 1833
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Elisabeth A. Jones (sic)
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Phician (sic)
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

Household Members: Name, Age
William M. Jones, 47
Elisabeth A. Jones, 43 (sic)
Fleetwood C. Jones, 22
Adda E. Jones, 20
Rosa L. Jones, 16
William H. Jones, 14

■ Delilah Frances Jones
7 September 1821
[No information was found on Ancestry.com about her. However, elsewhere in this blog we have a bit of info about her. Readers can use the search box at the top of this page to locate that info.] 

 

■ Josiah Jones
22 June 1824
[Link on Ancestry.com here. His age, the Kirkwood location, the name of his wife (provided by Lisa Pomeranz) and the birthplace of his parents are the clues needed for me to believe this is our Josiah, even though the occupation of farmer in the census doesn't match the note on the photo.]

1880 United States Federal Census about Josiah Jones
Home in 1880: Kirkwood [Township], Belmont [County], Ohio
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: About 1825
Birthplace: Ohio
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Sarah J. Jones
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

Household Members: Name, Age
Josiah Jones, 55
Sarah J. Jones, 51
Martha R. Jones, 17
Nettie E. Jones, 14
Samuel L. Jones, 11
William Burgese, 58

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One World Tree records Allison Jones as a female and includes a male named Cueros T Jones. However, as you can see in the photo of the brothers, Allison is a male, and neither Cueros nor the sister, Delilah, are included. Discussed elsewhere in this blog is the fact that Delilah died at a relatively young age, and if the info from One World Tree is accurate - and there was a brother named Cueros - he may also have been deceased at the time this photo was taken.

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 Last revised 11/30/2010