Nellie Ada Jones b. 9 Jul 1868 Lavaca Co, Texas d. 1 Apr 1949 Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas: Our Family History

1868 - 1949 (80 years)

Name	Nellie Ada Jones
Birth	9 Jul 1868	Lavaca Co, Texas [1]
Gender	Female
Census	2 Jun 1870	Halletsville P.O., Lavaca Co, Texas
	Mabra M Jones 50 blacksmith 400, 300, Kentucky Martha 24 keeping house Tennessee Stephen 16 works on farm Missouri ck'd cannot write Andrew 13 works on farm Texas Texas ck'd cannot write Nancy 6 Texas Nellie 2 Texas
		1870 Texas, Lavaca County, Hallettsville Post Office Census Jones, Mabra; Martha Ponton, Stephen, Andrew, Nancy and Nellie Jones
Census	16 Jun 1880	Lavaca Co (Precinct 5), Texas
	16 Jun 1880 Lavaca Co (Precinct 5), Texas 1880 Lavaca (pg 460) Mabra M Jones 1819 61 KY VA VA farmer Martha Jones (Ponton) 32 1848 TX E. Nannie 15 1865 TX Laura 9 1871 TX A. Joel 6 1874 TX J. Thomas 2 1878 TX Ponton, T. James 27 1853 Brother-in-law 1870 works on farm
		1880 Texas, Lavaca County, Precinct 5 Census Mabra Jones, Martha Ponton Jones, Nancy, Nellie, Laura, Joel and Thomas Jones and James Ponton.
Residence	Abt 1895	Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas
	moved to
Census	1910	Freestone Co, Texas
	John R. Wooten 45 Texas Mississippi Texas Noelia Wooton 40 m1 23 6 births 5 living Texas MS Texas Almer Wooton 19 Tom Wooton 16 Delbert Wooton 13 Nellie Wooton 5 Rebel Wooton 2 Tom O. Ivy 33 m1 12 Texas Alabama Texas Annie 30 m1 12 4 births 3 living Texas Alabama Alabama Jas son 5 Tom son 3 Ben son 1
Other-Begin	1918	Family Reunion, Palestine, Anderson Co, Texas
	summer
		1918 Jones Family Reunion - Palestine, Anderson County Texas Undated article in a Palestine newspaper; however it was subjequently learned the reunion was held in the summer of that year. (assuming July) (d)
Census	2 Feb 1920	Freestone Co, Texas
	J B Wadson (Wooton) 52 1868 Texas farmer Nellie Wadson 50 Texas 1850 Tom Wadson 26 1894 Delbert Wadson 23 1897 Nell Wadson 15 1905 Hugh Wooton 8
Residence	16 May 1925
	per letter
		Letter - 1925 5/16 re: Jones, Henry Letter written by a Christian brother, E.E. Ewell, to minister who would perform funeral services for Henry, telling of what a fine man Henry was. A copy of letter was sent to "Aunt Nellie," Henry's half sister, by Bessie, dau of Alcie Dora, another half sister, via "Grandma," Martha Ponton Jones; and "Nell" is Nellie Lewis Jones, Henry's widow. linked to: Bessie Armstrong (I9819) Henry M. Jones (I660) Nellie Ada Jones (I693) Nellie Lewis (I9805)
Census	2 Apr 1930	Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas
	John R. Wooten 63 m age 22 TX TX TX bound man? city Nellie 61 m age 20 TX TX TX Hugh son 18 TX
Census	1940	Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas
	Name: Nellie Wooten Respondent: Yes Age: 71 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Texas Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Fairfield, Freestone, Texas View Map Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Fairfield, Freestone, Texas Residence in 1935: Same Place Sheet Number: 3A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 49 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Nellie Wooten 71 Hugh Wooten 28
Death	1 Apr 1949	Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas [1]
	Obit: Death Claims Mrs. Nellie Wooton Monday Afternoon Mrs. Nellie Wooton died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clyde Donaldon, Monday afternoon about 5:00 after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the Calvery Baptist Church, Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 with Rev. R.R. Anderson, Rev. . McKissack, and Rev. Ben Stohler officiating. Interment followed in the Fairfield cemetery. Pallbearers were Ernest Steward, Homer Lee, Randolph Lee, L.J. Davis, J.A. Hill, and J. G. Manahan. Mrs. Wooton was born in Lavaca Co, Jul 19, 1868. She had lived in Freestone Co about 55 years. Her husband was the late J.R. Wooton. Survivors include, besides Mrs. Donaldson, one other daughter, Mrs. James E. Moore of Kilgore; three sons, Hugh, Tom, and Delbert, all of Fairfield.; four sisters, Mrs. Alton Bynum of Spring, Mrs. Marion Shavers, and Mrs. Ike Shavers of Palese, and Mrs. Nannie Mobley of Richland Springs, also two grand children and two great grandchildren. (death date April 1, 1949)
Burial	Fairfield Cem, Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas
Notes	Listed in Lavaca Co, Texas Census 1870 and 1880 moved to Fairfield about 1895.
Person ID	I693	Roots
Last Modified	18 Jun 2017

Father	Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev, b. 1820, Cark Co, Kentucky (probably) d. 1902, Palestine, Anderson Co, Texas (Age 82 years)
Mother	Martha M. Ponton, b. 6 Sep 1844, Lavaca Co, Texas d. 11 Aug 1929, Palestine, Anderson Co, Texas (Age 84 years)
Marriage	12 Jul 1863	Lavaca Co, Texas
	U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Mabry Madden Jones Gender: Male Birth Place: KY Birth Year: 1820 Spouse Name: Martha Ponton Spouse Birth Place: TX Spouse Birth Year: 1846 Marriage Year: 1863 Marriage State: TX Number Pages: 1
		1863 7/9 - Jones, Mabra and Martha Ponton marriage certificate officiating minister was Rev. James Lovelady, father of Sarah Lovelady Jones, Mabra's first wife.
Family ID	F288	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family John Rebel Wooten, b. 12 Feb 1866, Liberty Co, Texas d. 5 Oct 1932, Freestone Co, Texas (Age 66 years)

Marriage 1888 Texas

Jones, Nellie Ada and John Rebel Wooten

Children

+	1. Alma Laura Wooten, b. 16 Jun 1891, Freestone Co, Texas d. 12 Jan 1978, Kilgore, Gregg Co, Texas (Age 86 years)
	2. Tom M. Wooten, b. 29 Dec 1893, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 26 May 1966, Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas (Age 72 years)
	3. Delbert Rebel Wooten, b. 11 Jan 1897, Freestone Co, Texas d. 20 Oct 1957, Freestone Co, Texas (Age 60 years)
	4. W. Ryley Wooten, b. 22 Jan 1900, Freestone Co, Texas d. 5 Sep 1908, Freestone Co, Texas (Age 8 years)
	5. Nell Ada Wooten, b. 11 Jan 1905, Liberty Co, Texas d. 15 Dec 1989, Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas (Age 84 years)
	6. Rebble Wooten, b. 17 Dec 1907, Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas d. 19 Jun 1911, Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas (Age 3 years)
	7. John Hugh Wooten, b. 19 Aug 1911, Freestone Co, Texas d. Aft 1940, of, Fairfield, Freestone Co, Texas (Age 29 years)

Family ID F353 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 Jun 2017

Event Map

Birth - 9 Jul 1868 - Lavaca Co, Texas

Census - 2 Jun 1870 - Halletsville P.O., Lavaca Co, Texas

Census - 16 Jun 1880 - Lavaca Co (Precinct 5), Texas

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