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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 - 1856, 01/15

from Mary M Jones to her aunt, Susan Bounds Butts. Mentions some friends, one being that Susan received a letter from Aurela Seal. Aurela. a child at this time, was the same age as Susan (b 1846), and was the daughter of John Seal, a blacksmith, and his wife Eliza. They were from Mississippi and living in Victoria (1850 census). Mabra worked as a blacksmith, as well, in Victoria; so quite likely he was a co-worker and family friends.
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Manahuilla, Dewitt Co, Texas
Alfred Alonzo Lee Allee (I1539)
Eliza Ann Bosworth (I32832)
Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (I8850)
Andrew Jackson Butts, Jr (I1371)
John William Butts (I1415)
Margaret Ann Butts, (DNA-circle-g) (I2492)
Cyrus Young Jones, Sr. (I637)
George Washington Jones, Dr (I604)
Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (I583)

Place	Manahuila, Goliad Co, Texas
Latitude	28.5673709
Longitude	-97.3516558
File name	1856-0115-letter.pdf
File Size	18.65k
Linked to	Manahuilla, Dewitt Co, Texas; Alfred Alonzo Lee Allee (Residence); Eliza Ann Bosworth (Residence); Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (Residence); Andrew Jackson Butts, Jr (Residence); John William Butts (Residence); Margaret Ann Butts, (DNA-circle-g) (Residence); Cyrus Young Jones, Sr. (Residence); George Washington Jones, Dr (Residence); Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (Residence); Mary Madden Jones (Residence); Stephen Lovelady Jones (Residence); Susan Maria (or Mariah) Jones (Residence); Sarah* Lovelady (Residence); Julia Wilcox, (relation to Bounds?) (Residence)
Albums	Mabra Madden Jones and James Lovelady Families

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