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 - 1860, 02/06

from Mary M Jones to Aunt Susan Bounds and cousins. Told of how cold it was, and that Poppa preached at a house nearby, and coming back they ran into some people and they went to Dr. Throckmorton's and had dinner on the Cabeza; but Poppa went the other way. (d)

Note: "Dr. Throckmorton" was listed in the Goliad County census the following July. He's listed as John, a physician, age 35, but he didn't know where he was born. He had a wife and six kids ranging from 16 to 6, born in Arkansas and Texas. He also was a slave owner, as listed in slave schedule.
George (Mary's brother) was studying to be a doctor in Goliad County. Can't help but wonder if Dr. Throckmorton somehow assisted him in his studies.
linked to:
Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (I8850)
Andrew Jackson Butts, Jr (I1371)
Berry Alexander Butts (I9060)
John William Butts (I1415)
Susan Delanie Butts (I9061)
George Washington Jones, Dr (I604)
Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (I583)
Mary Madden Jones (I615)
John Augustine Throckmorton, M.D. (neighbor) (I40983)

File name	1860-0206-letter.pdf
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Linked to	Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (Residence); Andrew Jackson Butts, Jr (Residence); Berry Alexander Butts (Residence); John William Butts (Residence); Susan Delanie Butts (Residence); George Washington Jones, Dr (Education); Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (Residence); Mary Madden Jones (Residence); John Augustine Throckmorton, M.D. (neighbor)
Albums	Mabra Madden Jones and James Lovelady Families

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