Our Family History

Mabra Jones and wife Sarah Lovelady, daughter of Rev James Lovelady and Nancy Linville (maiden name unproven) - this family settled in Dewitt and Lavaca counties area of Texas before 1850, eventually spreading out to places like Waco and Beaumont and Palestine. This album is dedicated to that family unit. Letters written by some of these family members, mostly Mary Jones, are included. These letters span a time from 1855 on through in the 1920s. They were transcribed and supplied to me by Leonard Meyer in the late 1990s. He was from Halletsville and a descendent of the Butts, Bounds, Coolie families. James Lovelady's daughter Jane died with a young family of her own. Her husband, Andrew Butts, stayed a "son" to the family, even after he remarried Susan Bounds. Susan became the beloved Aunt to the Jones children who most of these letters were written to. While the Jones children were still young, Sarah Lovelady, daughter of James, and sister to Jane, died at an early age. Mabra remarried Martha Ponton and had several more children. But it's through these letters that we get a good view of the whole family and indeed brings them all to life and allows us to share their memories.

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Letter - 1871, 03/25

from Mary M Jones Norton to Aunt Susan, about her life and family, etc, including telling Susan "Frances wrote to me not long since. She said for me to tell you your Father (John Bounds) was dead. Her Ma (Martha Bounds Bosworth) had got a letter from some one there."
Martha and Susan were sisters, John's daughters. He had died in 1867, four years prior, in Lee County, about 75 miles north of Lavaca County. Sad it took his daughters so long to get word he died.

She again mentions "Martha," but not sure who Martha is.

linked to:
Oak Hill (near LaGrange), Fayette Co, Texas
Frances Elizabeth Bosworth (I921)
Martha Bounds (I32497)
Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (I8850)
John Chapman Bounds (Bownds) (I9058)
Berry Alexander Butts (I9060)
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" Butts (I32435)
Susan Delanie Butts (I9061)
Andrew* Prather Jones (I1209)
Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (I583)

Place	Oak Hill, Fayette Co, Texas
Latitude	29.9334606
Longitude	-96.8779926
File name	1871-0325-letter.pdf
File Size	33.25k
Linked to	Oak Hill (near LaGrange), Fayette Co, Texas; Frances Elizabeth Bosworth (Residence); Martha Bounds (Residence); Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (Residence); Rev. John Chapman Bounds (Bownds) (Death); Berry Alexander Butts (Residence); Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" Butts (Residence); Susan Delanie Butts (Residence); Andrew* Prather Jones (Residence); Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (Residence); Mary Madden Jones (Residence); Stephen Lovelady Jones (Residence); Susan Maria (or Mariah) Jones (Residence); Joseph Norton (Residence)
Albums	Mabra Madden Jones and James Lovelady Families

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