James Monroe Jones (1837 - 1903)

Born 29 Oct 1837 in Mississippi, United States

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James Jones is buried in Goodwater Cemetery.

James Monroe "Jim" Jones was born on Oct 29, 1837 in Mississippi, USA as the second child of William Bedford Jones and Alcy Pearl Mathis.

He had eight siblings, namely: Mary, Elizabeth C, Celia J, Susana, Narcissa J., Alford L, Clara M, and Annie Jane. He died on Oct 30, 1903 (Age at Death: 66).

When he was 26, he married Mary Virginia Feazell, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Feazel and Mariah Thompson, on Dec 26, 1863.

James Monroe "Jim" Jones lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1850.

He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1860.

He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1880.

He was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Goodwater Cemetery). ^[1]

James Monroe "Jim" Jones and Mary Virginia Feazell had the following children:

1. Texas Jones was born about 1867 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 23, 1934 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (home of Charlie Cockrell; Age at Death: 67).
2. Edna Jones was born in 1868 in Mississippi, USA. She died young.
3. Elsie Marie Jones was born on Aug 15, 1870 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 05, 1926 (Age at Death: 55).
4. Mellie Jones was born on Jul 20, 1872 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 18, 1948 (Age at Death: 75). She married James M. Brewer in 1891.
5. Lafayette Monroe "Bud" Jones Sr was born on Apr 05, 1874 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 24, 1943 in Hillister, Tyler, Texas, USA (Age at Death: 68). He married Nancy Elizabeth Condia about 1899 (based upon 1900 census).
6. Ella Jones was born on Mar 02, 1876 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 02, 1904 (Age at Death: 27). She married James McDonel "Mack" Hopkins on Dec 28, 1891.
7. Joseph Forest Jones was born on Jan 06, 1878 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 28, 1931 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 53). He married Mary E Mangum on Jun 14, 1898 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
8. Susannah Clara "Susie" Jones was born on Jan 07, 1880 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 14, 1938 in Bolton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 58). She married Charles Lafayette Condia Sr on Sep 26, 1897.
9. Esther Jones was born on Apr 09, 1882 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 25, 1957 (Age at Death: 75). She married William F Cooper Stringer on Jul 17, 1899 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
10. Georgia Jones was born on Aug 15, 1884 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 15, 1941 in Weathersby, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 57). She married Monroe James Kennedy on Dec 16, 1898 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12950612/james-monroe-jones: accessed 30 June 2023), memorial page for James Monroe Jones (29 Oct 1837–30 Oct 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12950612, citing Goodwater Church Cemetery, Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).

• Is this him? "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9QY-C36Z : 11 January 2020), J. M. Jones, 1900.
• Is this him? "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F9-QSZ : accessed 1 July 2023), James M Jones, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 11B, family 200, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,827.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P3-WQW : 14 January 2022), J. M. Jones, Taylorsville, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 105, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSR-5D7 : 29 May 2021), James M James, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GJ-11D : 18 February 2021), James M Jones in entry for W B Jones, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LN-3GH : 22 December 2020), James Jones in household of William Jones, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).