Here is the report we have also added to our family tree on Ancestry to help clarify who's who. Please note, our research is ongoing. We are currently working with a descendant of W.A.M. Jones to see if we can discover more information on our Jones family lines and determine whether or not they are related.
Research Report - Merrit Jones, W.A.M Jones, Merrit Warren Jones, William Marshall Jones
by Michelle Jones, 2009-2015
Last update 6/29/2015
This research is a work in progress. Please do not copy. If you attach this story to your tree (which is fine to do!), you will also need to check my original copies on either of our trees (Merrit Jones, or All in the Family Murray/Jones) for research updates. I will try my best to keep both copies of this original document up to date!
There are 4 men with similar names, dates, and locations. I hope this report will help all of us sort out who's who!
If you have any comments or questions, or corrections to make, please contact me at (mjromans828 @ gmail.com, with spaces removed), or here at Ancestry.com.
Okay folks, here we go...
1. Merrit Jones, wife Ann (GA to AL)
2. W.A.M.Jones, wife Elisabeth, Sarah (GA to AL to TX)
3. Merrit W. Jones, wife Martha (GA)
4. William M. Jones, wife Jane (GA to AL)
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UPDATE: Comparing Children of the 4 "Merrit" Jones
1. Merrit Jones... George W. abt 1838, Wiley or Willy (not Robert Wiley, not Monroe Wiley) abt 1839 or 1840, Mary abt 1840 or 1841, Martha A. abt 1842 or 1843, John abt 1844 or 1845, Henry abt 1846 or 1847, Charles L. abt 1848 or 1849, James abt 1851, William abt 1854, Sarah E. abt 1857
2. W.A.M. Jones... Robert about 1839 or 1840, Sarah A.E. abt 1841 or 1842, Francis Emeline abt 1843, Eliza C. abt 1844 or 1845, John A. abt 1846, William abt 1848, James C. abt 1848, Josephine abt 1850, Daniel M. abt 1857, Annie abt 1861, C.M. abt 1862 (with second wife), Willie Clifford abt 1865 ("), Hulett Z. abt 1870 (")
3. Merritt Warren Jones... Robert abt 1868, Henry abt 1869, Mollie abt 1872, Richard H. abt 1878, Charles W. 1880
4. William Marshall Jones... Seaborn Samuel 1836 or 1893, John Milburn 1838 or 1861, Mary abt 1840 or 1920, Jane abt 1840 or 1861, William Jackson 1844 or 1914, James Wesley 1846 or 1917, Francis Marion 1848 or 1908, Washington C. 1850 or 1921, Mary born abt 1850, Henry Clay born 1854 or 1918, Thomas Jefferson 1859 or 1901, Seaborn abt 1857, William abt 1859, Mary abt 1861, Benjamin abt 1865, Lewis abt 1868
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Here is the information I have been able to gather from census, marriage, military, land, and death records that are avaialble to date:
1. Merrit Jones (aka Merit, Merret, Merrett - legal land document spelled as Merrit)
FindAGrave Memorial# 144864050
Note: The 1840 census for Merrit Jones in Randolph, GA, I believe, belongs to our Merrit Jones not Merrit Warren Jones because if he was born in 1828, he would likely not be counted as head of household in 1840 at age 12.
1840 home in Randolph, GA (married)
1850 home in Coffee, AL (wife Ann)
1860 home in Coffee, AL (wife Ann)
1880 home in Coffee, AL (wife Ann)
father born in VA
mother born in GA
b: abt 1815-1820, GA
d: unknown
m: Ann (Rogers?) 1822, SC or GA
children:
George W. abt 1838
Willy abt 1839-1840 (not Robert Wylie)
Mary abt 1840-1841
Martha A. abt 1842-1843
John abt 1844-1845
Henry abt 1846-1847
Charles L. abt 1848-1849
James abt 1851
William abt 1854
Sarah E. abt 1857
Note: Possible brother-in-law Ebb Rogers living with family in 1850.
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2. W.A.M.Jones (aka W.A.Jones, William A. Jones, William Andrew Monroe - note: middle initials are for Andrew Monroe, not Merrit)
FindAGrave Memorial# 10925838
1850 home in Chambers, AL (wife Elisabeth)
1860 home in Chambers, AL (wife Sarah)
1870 home in Opelika, Lee, AL (wife Sarah)
1880 home in Collin, TX (wife Sarah)
1900 home in Collin, TX (wife Sarah)
father born in GA
mother born in GA
b: 9 May 1819, GA
d: 6 Dec 1901, TX
m: Elisabeth, Sarah
children:
Robert about 1839-1840
Sarah A.E. abt 1841-1842
Francis Emeline abt 1843
Eliza C. abt 1844-1845
John A. abt 1846
William abt 1848
James C. abt 1848
Josephine abt 1850
Daniel M. abt 1857
Annie abt 1861
C.M. abt 1862 (with second wife)
Willie Clifford abt 1865 (")
Hulett Z. abt 1870 (")
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3. Merritt Warren Jones (aka Merritt Jones, buried in GA)
FindAGrave Memorial# 24099281
Note: The 1840 census for Merrit Jones in Randolph, GA, I believe, belongs to our Merrit Jones not Merrit Warren Jones because if he was born in 1828, he would not be counted as head of household in 1840 at age 12.
1850 home in Stewart, GA (single)
1880 home in Stewart, GA (wife Martha)
1990 home in Stewart, GA (wife Martha)
Private in Civil War 1862-1865
father born in NC
mother born in GA or VA
b: 1828 in GA
d: unknown
m: Martha C. Flanigan, marriage date 7 Jan 1867, Stewart, GA
children:
Robert abt 1868
Henry abt 1869
Mollie abt 1872
Richard H. abt 1878
Charles W. 1880
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4. William Marshall Jones (aka William M., William R., or William with no middle initial)
FindAGrave Memoria# __________
1850 home in Tallapoosa, AL (wife Jane)
1860 home in Tallapoosa, AL (wife Jane)
1870 home in Tallapoosa, AL (wife Jane)
1880 home in Montgomery, AL (widowed)
b: 9 May 1813, Bibb County, GA
d: 6 Apr 1883, Montgomery, AL
m: Jane Chambliss, marriage date 15 Feb 1835, Bibb County, GA
children:
Seaborn Samuel 1836-1893
John Milburn 1838-1861
Mary abt 1840-1920
Jane abt 1840-1861
William Jackson 1844-1914
James Wesley 1846-1917
Francis Marion 1848-1908
Washington C. 1850-1921
Mary born abt 1850
Henry Clay born 1854-1918
Thomas Jefferson 1859-1901
Seaborn abt 1857
William abt 1859
Mary abt 1861
Benjamin abt 1865
Lewis abt 1868
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Please contact me if you have any questions or corrections. And THANK YOU for any help you can provide! - Michelle Jones
