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Benjamin Franklin JONES

Benjamin Franklin JONES

Male 1821 - 1895  (74 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Franklin JONES 
    Born 11 Sep 1821  Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1869 
    Treasurer of West Union Township 
    Census 1870, 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4, 5] 
    Died 4 Oct 1895  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Person ID I43473  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2024 

    Father Thomas Anderson JONES,   b. 26 Jul 1797, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Catherine Luella SMITH,   b. 21 Feb 1799, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F23416  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucy Ann BURTON,   b. 1824, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1844  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 29 1860:
      H. F. (should be B. F.) Jones, 39, b. Md, farmer, value of real estate $1800, value of personal estate $500; L. A (female), 36, b. Va; G. L. (female), 15; C. A. (male), 13; E. B. (male), 11; W. C. (male), 5 (this is almost certainly intended to be W. H. Jones, age 9); C. J. (female), 7; L. H. (male), 5; B. F. (male), 1; Mary Bland, 18, domestic. [3, 8]
    Children 
     1. Georgina L. JONES,   b. 1845,   d. 1932  (Age 87 years)
     2. Charles Asbury JONES,   b. 30 Nov 1846, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1932, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Elias Burton JONES,   b. 30 Jan 1849, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1912  (Age 63 years)
    +4. William Henry JONES,   b. 4 Apr 1851, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1896  (Age 45 years)
     5. Catharine Iris JONES,   b. 19 May 1853, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1939  (Age 86 years)
     6. Leon Hale JONES,   b. Feb 1856, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1926, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
    +7. Benjamin Franklin "Frank" JONES, Jr.,   b. 8 Jun 1859, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1936, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +8. Edwin Camden JONES,   b. 27 May 1862, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1932, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F17558  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1907] One World Tree, (www.ancestry.com).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1604] Death record of son.

    4. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    5. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    6. [S5] Headstone.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.