May Jones: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. May Jones was born in May 1884 in Texas (daughter of James Green Jones and Martha Ann Guinn); died after 1900 in of, Angelina Co, Texas.

Generation: 2

James Green Jones was born in Mar 1847 in Louisiana (son of Britton Jones, (son of who?) and Leanah Reeves (Reaves)); died on 22 Oct 1902 in Angelina Co, Texas; was buried in Shawnee Creek, Angelina Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1860, Llano Co, Texas
Census: 1870, Llano Co, Texas
Census: 1880, Llano Co, Texas
Research Notes: 27 Mar 2017

Notes:

Census:
1860 Llano Co, Texas
Jones F Dancer 24 stock raiser Tennessee
Leaner Dancer 33 Arkansas
James G Jones 13 Louisiana
Mitilda Jones 11 Texas
Nancy J Jones 6 Texas
Alex F McMurtrey 55 teacher Kentucky

Census:
1870 Cove Settlement, Llano Co, Texas
J.G. Jones 23 stockraiser Louisiana
Martha A. 25
Arany C. f 5 1865 Texas
Lucy Jane 5/12 Mar 1870 Texas

Census:
1880 Llano Co, Texas
James Jones 33 1847 cattle raiser
Lucy Jane Jones 10 1870 dau at school

Research Notes:
Several trees seem to copy from one another and show this Ellie Jones who married James Monroe Burns, to be Ella Lucretia Jones; however, from census and children's death records, she is only shown as Ellie Jones. She married James Monroe Burns, whose mother was Sarah Jane Jones, 1843, daughter of Clisby Riggs Jones and Malinda Vanwinkle. She was 2nd wife of his father Cicero Burns.
Cicero's 1st wife was Mary Elizabeth Jones b 1831, sister to Sarah Jane. So, Ellie is very likely a member of this Clisby Riggs Jones family.

These trees are showing her as daughter of James Green Jones and Lucretia Walker. I have found no such record. In fact, tracking James Green, he m1` Martha Ann Parker; had a daughter Anna in 1887, same age as Ellie; and m2 Sarah Ann Walker. So there was no marriage of a Lucretia Walker.

There was also a marriage shown James Green with Sophie Leber on 1 Jun 1872 and a daughter Mathilda 1879; which also conflicts with his substantiated marriage with Martha Ann. So, that is also a misplaced marriage to him.

James Green was son of Britton Jones; and though some of this family line wound up in Angelina Co, I do not believe they are part of the Clisby Riggs Jones family. So, this family will likely be unconnected to anyone in this tree; but in case a connection shows up later, it will stay. Plus, there are several trees out there showing this error. Perhaps this will help make a correction.
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James married Martha Ann Guinn about 1864 in Llano Co, Texas. Martha was born on 14 Oct 1843 in Texas; died on 16 Feb 1878 in Llano Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha Ann Guinn was born on 14 Oct 1843 in Texas; died on 16 Feb 1878 in Llano Co, Texas.

Children:

Arany C. Jones was born in 1865 in Llano Co, Texas; died after 1870 in of, Cove Settlement, Llano Co, Texas.
Lucy Jane Jones was born on 7 Mar 1870 in Cove Settlement, Llano Co, Texas; died on 22 Jul 1885 in Llano Co, Texas.
1. May Jones was born in May 1884 in Texas; died after 1900 in of, Angelina Co, Texas.
Anna Jones was born in Apr 1887 in Texas; died after 1900 in of, Angelina Co, Texas.

Generation: 3

Britton Jones, (son of who?) was born in 1822 in North Carolina; died about 1863 in Mobile, Mobile Co, Alabama.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1850, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Military: Between 1861 and 1865, Louisiana

Notes:

an ancestry tree that has the Guinns and the Reaves:
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/16966724/person/20025413338/facts

Census:
1850 Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Britton Janes (Jones) 28 1822 North Carolina
Elen (Leanah) Janes 20 1830
J G Janes 3 1847
Matilda Janes 1 1849

Green Reeves 42 KY, family next door
(Leanah's father)

Military:
Confederate Soldiers Index, 1861-1865
Name: Britton Jones
Military Year: Abt 1861-1865
Military Place: Louisiana, USA
Title: Confederate Research Sources
Comments: Jones, Britton, Pvt. Co. F, 11th Battn. La. Inf. En. May 5, 1862, Harrisonburg, La. Present on all Rolls to Oct., 1862.
Volume: Volume 2
Page: page 466

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Name: Britton Jones
Military Year: Abt 1861-1865
Military Place: Louisiana, USA
Title: Confederate Research Sources

Comments:
Jones, Britton, Pvt. Co. D, 9th La. Inf. En. March 1, 1862, Bossier, La. Present or absent not stated on Roll for May and June, 1862. Rolls from June 31, 1862, to Dec., 1862, Absent on sick furlough. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1863, Died of pneumonia at Mobile, Ala., date unknown.

Volume: Volume 2
Page: page 466

Died:
Military record
Absent on sick furlough. Roll for Jan. and Feb., 1863, Died of pneumonia at Mobile, Ala., date unknown.

Britton married Leanah Reeves (Reaves). Leanah was born in 1827 in Arkansas; died in Aug 1881 in Llano, Llano Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leanah Reeves (Reaves) was born in 1827 in Arkansas; died in Aug 1881 in Llano, Llano Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1860, Llano Co, Texas
Census: 1880, Llano Co, Texas

Notes:

Census:
1860 Llano Co, Texas
Jones F Dancer 24 stock raiser Tennessee
Leaner Dancer 33 Arkansas
James G Jones 13 Louisiana
Mitilda Jones 11 Texas
Nancy J Jones 6 Texas
Alex F McMurtrey 55 teacher Kentucky

Census:
1880 Llano Co, Texas
James Daniel (Dancer) 44 1836 Tennessee Tenn SC
Leanah Daniel 52 1828 Arkansas Kentucky Illinois
Ben F. (Franklin) Daniel 12 1868 Texasle
Walter J. Daniel 9 1871 Texas
Henry B. Daniel 6 1874 Texas
Nancy Jones 26 1854 Texas Tenn Ark single daughter

(m to Jonas Franklin Dancer 24 Feb 1859 Gillespie, Texas

Children:

2. James Green Jones was born in Mar 1847 in Louisiana; died on 22 Oct 1902 in Angelina Co, Texas; was buried in Shawnee Creek, Angelina Co, Texas.
Matilda Jones was born on 15 Oct 1848 in Louisiana; died on 24 Jan 1909 in El Dorado, Butler Co, Kansas.
Nancy J. Jones was born in Oct 1853 in Llano, Llano Co, Texas; died in 1908 in of, Llano Co, Texas.