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 - 1872, 08/25

Mary M Jones Norton to her beloved aunt, lamenting about family affairs and speaks word that Pa had moved into the "Devils Pocket" (?), and speaks of her and Mr. Norton's possible move to Northern Texas.
She speaks of a family Rabb. Mrs. Rabb was a Jones, and interestingly enough, they lived next door to the Loveladys and only a two or three residences down from the Mabra Jones in Dewitt County in 1860. However, further research has not found any connection of the two Jones families. Ulysses Rabb served as sheriff in Fayette County in the 1880s.

linked to:
Oak Hill (near LaGrange), Fayette Co, Texas
Frances Elizabeth Bosworth (I921)
Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (I8850)
Berry Alexander Butts (I9060)
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" Butts (I32435)
Susan Delanie Butts (I9061)
Andrew* Prather Jones (I1209)
Cyrus Young Jones, Sr. (I637)
George Washington Jones, Dr (I604)
Henry M. Jones (I660)

Place	Oak Hill, Lafayette Co, Texas
Latitude	29.907455
Longitude	-96.877895
File name	1872-0825-letter.pdf
File Size	57.25k
Linked to	Oak Hill (near LaGrange), Fayette Co, Texas; Frances Elizabeth Bosworth (Residence); Susan Evaline Bounds, (foster?) (Residence); Berry Alexander Butts (Residence); Mary Elizabeth "Lizzy" Butts (Residence); Susan Delanie Butts (Residence); Andrew* Prather Jones (Residence); Cyrus Young Jones, Sr. (Residence); George Washington Jones, Dr (Residence); Henry M. Jones (Residence); Mabra* Madden Jones, Rev (Residence); Mary Madden Jones (Residence); Susan Maria (or Mariah) Jones (Residence); Rev. James* Lovelady (Residence); Joseph Norton (Residence); Lee Bell Rabb (Other-Begin); Deputy Sheriff Paul M. Rabb (Other-Begin); Sheriff Ulysses Rabb (Other-Begin); Nancy Swain (Other-Begin); Robert R. Tumlinson (Other-Begin); Daniel M. Wiggins, (grandson?) (Residence); Rosa Lee Wiggins (Residence)
Albums	Mabra Madden Jones and James Lovelady Families

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