Jones Family History & Genealogy

My great grandmother is Avis Jones from lilesville nc .

Jilayne Jones is Jilayne Davis

BIRTH 21 OCT 1954 • Los Angeles California,
DEATH 16 MAR 1995 • Sacramento, California
married

Name: Jilayne Davis
Gender: Female
Residence State: California
Spouse: Levi Jones
Spouse Residence State: California
Marriage Date: 3 Nov 1978
Marriage City: Reno
Officiant Type: Religious celebrant
Recorded Date: 4 Dec 1978
Recorded City: Reno
Book: 675
Page: -131

Her father was

Virgil Lawrence Davis

BIRTH 26 JAN 1920 • Meadeville, Nebraska
DEATH 23 JUL 1991 • Moro Bay, San Luis Obispio, Los Angeles , California
her mother was

Erma Jean Swindell
1924–1996
BIRTH 8 AUG 1924 • Quanah, Hardeman, Texas
DEATH 3 AUG 1996 • Colfax, Whitman, Washington

Virgil sister was my Aunt
Janet Ariciu

If anyone would like to round out my Issac Sr, Issac Jr, Rev. Evan, William Howard, Berry Derwood, Irby Starling, Joel Bruce Jones lineage, I would be grateful. (Sorry Linda and Gloria, those people are not in my lineage ... so far :-)
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My beloved Jones Family

My line of Jones came from Wales in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s. Lyndon Jones my great great grandfather, believed to be born here as a first generation American. Lyndon, known as Lender, to friends and family married Sarah Francis Richardson (and was called Sallie). The couple was married in Grandwell County, North Carolina in 1840.

They raised their large family of mostly boys before coming through the Gap toward the mighty Ohio for whatever reason they chose to settle along with other families Newton, the Polleys (from VA) and others and at least one Jones brother and sister just short of the Ohio rivers valley.

They settled in the north far northern part of Hopkins and southern Henderson county that became Webster county in a tiny community called Jug Hallow because of the way the roads from Providence now known as highway 120 interstate with the old Dixon road (now known as 630) forming a stone jug pattern.
The Jones, Newton and Polley’s settled farm land all three joining at the edge of the Jug Hollow community that has several houses, a store, and a large mill. William Newton (also a g.g. grandfather) gave a small parcel of land for a Regular Baptist church. Jones gave land for a graveyard. The big Mill burned just prior to the Civil War. The Jones and Newton’s were southern sympathizers; the Polley’s were the Union. Peter Polley was my great great grandfather also. Without a post office a community can go through a name change easily, so Jug Hollow also became known as Burnt Mill and still today carries that name.
Many years later (about a century) my brother in law had a large piece of land rented that had been part of the community. He was plowing with a tractor and found what he called a huge piece of iron that looked like a mill blade. He was amazed to learn as he did not realize that he had found a part of Old Burnt Mills History.
Roads 120 going east and 630 N. now intersect close to where the ole church stood and the small grave yards with only three families buried there in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. When reading the headstones we found Jones, Newton and Winstead still readable with a few not so clear.

Since all the farms changed owners the past 100 years , the old cemetery has been abandon, the church building was moved to higher ground to a settlement called Stan Hope better known as Liberty, but that too is another story of my family tree.

Lyndon Jones and wife are buried in the center of the tiny cemetery. A lane going north just off of highway 120 East and just behind the small farm of Peter Polley is now owned by the late James Melton family.
Since this article is to be about one of Lyndon’s sons and his family also the history behind this picture, I will begin thus:
During the Civil War, Lyndon had one older son that served or more than likely was pressed into service. According to the book called The Partison Rangers, the first battle of Western KY was fought around the old Regular Baptist church and was called the Battle of Burn Mill there giving the thriving community’s new name for sure.
One of the younger sons of Lyndon’s named Washington Franklin Jones married Lucretta Newton, at Shawnie Town, Ill. In 1881. A long drive or ride by whatever means from Webster County Burnt Mill, Ky. Shawnie Town was called the marrying town, even in my hey-day in the 1930’s and 1940’s.

Whether it was an elopement with his older brother and a sister to Kit or a planned double wedding, I am not sure. Looking into the Jones family background, I was surprised to learn my great grandparents went so far to marry.
Sort of congers up visions of a comic strip of a hillbilly wedding with a marrying Sam to do the honors. Also why did they later buy and build their homes on highway 630 several miles into Hopkins County, in a small village of Veazey, KY I am sure “mam” answered all my questions, but at 85 plus, some of my childhood memories have become foggy. One thing I don’t know when this picture was made they were fondly known as “Uncle Wash and Aunt Kit’s everyone.
The once thriving community of Veazey sort of lost its name when the post office was moved several miles south on 630 to Manitou, a larger town nestled between 630 and the old Dixie Bee, now 41-A (The N and S artery across country highway.)
Veazey is still a large community but without a post office it became known now as Cox’s Store. During WWII the old post office box was still used by the local route carrier to leave mail even in the 1940’s as I remember.

Ten years earlier Veazey had dwindled from a town with three stores to just one that was active. The small town had a devastating fire. At that time the Jones land jutted up against the yard and cemetery of the Oakley Home General Baptist church, where that church stood now a large beautiful county church building with a large union cemetery behind it. Being uphill against the wind it was spared the fire.
I had just turned five in February a dry year, the March wind seemed to blow into April Spring School had just got back in session.
From an overheated cook stone at noon that day sparks fell in leaf filled gutters. Granddad Wash had died some years earlier and mam alone when the fire started.

The yard dinner bell startled neighbors and men came from everywhere I remember I was frozen with fear as I heard the frantic clanging of the huge church bell from the old wood frame tower. Bells at over farm house for miles were joining the ear splitting sound. The bright sunny noon day sky had turned red and could be seen over hills and hollows.

The entire eighth grade boys ran to help, leaving the women teacher with the big girls and small students.
The beautiful old home build sometime around 1900 was a tinderbox. Like an inferno ring, nothing much was saved. The large beautiful family of photos were snatched down (one included this picture) the old big trunk that held quilts and precious keep sakes was pulled out and the spinning wheel well was all I remember. Remember I was only five. I only remember going one time to visit mam. I remember mostly the big porch a swing and a large wisteria vine all in blooms. This picture shows part of those vines. In the corner of the fenced in yard was a very large Lilac brush that somehow survived the fire. A large piece of it was later moved to my grandparent’s yard and now a small piece of it in my yard.

Somehow sparks traveled over the small lot a wooded area that separated the Jones house and a Veaszey school, the school caught fire. With all the big boys gone, the students did not even try to put the fire out. They did however were able to save the cloak room. Things and all the desks accept the big teacher’s desk. All records and teachers papers were saved. The school by the time it was realized was a total loss. One of Mr. Cox’s stores not in use at the time was made into a school. Later a new school was built and in the late 1940’s, I taught school in the new building that still stands. First used as a dwelling after consolidation in 1954 now for storage.
The Veazey School used the old store building for some years. (I went to school there awhile,) that It became known as Cox’s store school by time the new school house was built. It became Cox’s store in the county school records. The once thriving village of Veazey was dwindling, not only the post office gone, all stores gone, with families smaller by 1954. Cox’s Store, school without enough students to support at consolidated with the bigger and newly built Nebo elementary and high school
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This picture was taken 1910 or 1911. I will identify by first name only, from the oldest child born 1882, to the youngest 1903. All of Wash and Kits children are in this picture, all had not married and only a few grandchildren. All in this picture are now deceased.( The last one was Opal sitting in Sallies lap-Opal died about 2000, in far right)
As pictured in l. to r. row 1. Gertie, holding Othello Queen, holding twin Floyd oldest son Audrey by her side. Wash and Kit with their youngest, Carrie between them, Sallie holding Opal Pat with Annie (at her side (my mother) 2nd row L. R. Frank (their youngest son) Roy Marrow, Gert’s husband, his brother Almont (Queens Morrow Husband) holding the other twin Lloyd. Lou Cinda, Lennie, Luther and Carlos Polly, Sallie’s husband.

Now the Story behind the picture, this is what I was told by my mother and Aunt Lennie and what I know as can remember. At age 85 and the oldest living family member. There were four great grandchildren older than me but died young leaving me to tell the living history of the Wash and Kit Jones family as in my heart I know a great legacy will be soon forgotten and future generations ( I have several g-grandchildren now) need to know where they came from
Some day one will ask,” Where do I get this talent to know how to do this or that” No one taught me, it was just there. I am one of those great grand that asked that question and seeing a distant cousin, line distant lf Lyndon Jones. I know he had little or no formal training, but could sit at a keyboard and transport the listener to another plane with his wonderful talent.

Music I lived and breathed most of my life. Not as talented as the cousin but my music ability was wider spread to other instruments beside the keyboard. There were other talents spread all through Washington’s family that are spread from the east coast to the west. But our hearts are still in our Kentucky roots.
Washington was a well-known carpenter as well as most of his family. Some were home or born builders. Some like Wash were furniture builders and baby brother Allison made musical instruments of all kinds. Allison was known mostly of his work with the famous Lester Smithheart Sr. of Henderson Co. KY (Uncle Alas (I called him) has a grandson that inherited the last beautiful violin he made. The violin was one instrument I never played but looking at Uncle Allison’s last effort before he was killed by one of his own farm animals when I was four, my fingers still itch just to try. Somehow I just know I could manager a small tune.

I don’t know why Wash chose to buy land several miles from his home in Burnt Mill. Since his land bordered Oakley Home Church and the Union Cemetery he and his family attended services there and are buried there instead of the family plot at Burt Mill. A lot of his siblings, their children and grandchildren down to the fifth generation also a number of Lyndon’s other children to the 6th generation. Several Newton’s also transferred membership after the ole Regular Baptist church was moved. Old Turzia has finally closed its doors for lack of members after her last deacon (a school mate of mine) died.
In the picture I will give full name and birth line. Row one- Gertrude Mae 4th in line had only 2 daughters. She was multi-talented with a beautiful voice. Ever bit a Jones, tall and slim with snow white hair.
Her dark beauty far outshined any girl her age for miles around. She could have had any young suitor around Veazey and beyond, but her heart belonged only to slight built crippled Roy Marrow. I remember Uncle Ray’s illness and death like it was yesterday menthro I was just a child. She lived long after and with her beautiful crowning white hair and dark brooding eyes but bright shining eyes and ready smile, never remarried. Aunt Gert now has two great grandnieces that carry her genes they are tall and very beautiful with dark welch skin.
Queen Elizabeth (the oldest) Aunt Queene as I called her, was also a good voice from the choir. She also was a good cook. I can only remember her having four or maybe five living children there are about that many little headstones for babies in her and uncle Almont’s large plot in Oakley Homes Church yard. Aunt Queene was a Newton with her light sandy brown hair and pale blue eyes. I only remember her with thinner tightly wound snow white hair. Of her children the twins with very curly flaming red hair and gray eyes were my favorite. Their fun loving nature that had got themselves into a lot of mischievous at school, so my father told me. Their pale eyes like their mothers red hair a throw back to their newton roots.

Granddad Wash died before I was born. But I have many stories and pictures to remember what to me was a grand old man. He was dark and handsome, tall and lean from his wood cutting and building work. His dark swarthy skin with dark brown hair and dark brooding eyes was typical of his Welch heritage. My info came from daughter Lennie that nursed him until his death from a lung ailment. She said he was very stern and strict but loving and kind very religious could read and write well also very musical and loved his church choir. Coming from the old Regular Baptist, learned early to read music to sing without instruments accompaniment. He made furniture for his own home; his pride was the spinning wheel. He loved pictures so his family story is built on many of those pictures that I now have to draw from.
Carrie Victoria, the little surprise, her father’s pride and joy. A delight to her parents only, barely older than her oldest nephew and a childhood companion to my mother, her niece. Like her siblings her clear soprano could be heard above her church’s choir. She by standards of that day married late in life. Her three children younger than me a great grandchild of Wash and Kit.
Carrie was very handy at crafts, needle and thread. 2 quilts were her specialty. She loved flowers and held many church and civil offices (church clubs-PTA). Like elder sister, Queene she had light sandy brown but very curly hair, but was near 6 foot like Gert and her father’s dark brooding eyes.
Kit (Lu Cretta, Isabelle) or Mam Jones we all called her. She was a tiny woman, not really shy, just laid back and quite. I believe I never heard her raise her voice, even when she was angry. She spoke her mind flat plain and single that no one misunderstood her feelings or thoughts on any subject she had an opinion about. When young she had light sandy brown hair and deep blue eyes with pale skin to go with it. She wore a size 4 ½ shoe and her tiny wedding band no one could wear except maybe on the pinkie finger. She used to amaze me with her since of humor; she always had a smile and loved a good joke even if she was the victim. But her most amazing talent was her tiny stiches. Today her quilting would take all the country fair prizes and blue ribbons on just her tiny back stitching. She made all of her own clothes and I never knew her to use a pattern. She measured and then begins to cut. She never used the treadle sewing machines. I watch as she tatted lace for a collar to put on her new church dress she had made. She always had several bonnets of different colors and weight of cloth for the seasons. My favorite was a black satin trimmed in tiny rows of black lace. This she wore for special times like to.
Weddings or funerals, I never saw her wear a hat. When in her late 80’s near 90, I was in my teens. I loved to visit her; she was always so much fun. And though near blind I was amazed at her agility and house work she could and still did. How she never complained no matter what life handed her, never mentioned the horrors of the fire that burned out her home and life as she knew it, and the school that changed the whole community of Veazy. She never regained another home all her own.

The sweetest thing this tiny woman near blind did for me. She had stitched me an apron and gave to me for a wedding present, telling me to learn to be a good cook for my man.
Sally Lee 3rd child in line and the family tomboy, She was all woman and yet, she was also as handy with hammers and saw and nails as her needle, thread or frying pan. She was her dad’s right hand helper in his carpenter shop. She was the most talented of Wash and Kits children a permanent smile that she passed onto my mother Annie her first born. Both very buck teeth
Sallie did have a treadle sewing machine made most everything without a patter from curtains to clothes for herself and her three girls (she lost her only son) She even made several sweet things for neighbors less talented than she. Her quilting and embroidery work was beautiful; her voice to from the church choir was amazing. The notes did not get too high or too low, she could hit them all perfectly.
After her death, I fell heir to an old ledger where she kept notes on expenses etc., but mostly she wrote her thoughts and prayers in poems and hymns or just ballads no one knew she had written. Did, you ever hear a hymn or gospel song that made you tinge all up and down your spine? Well, I did my mamaw Sallie, sing one of her own comparisons as she went about her work in the kitchen or garden and felt as if I was listening to an angel singing, it was so beautiful.

Mamaw also repaired musical instruments. In the 1930’s Oakley Home church was remolding. They decided to throw out the old mouse damaged pump organ for a piano. Sallie bought the old organ home and repaired it for the umpteenth time, refinished the wood body as new. As a young girl, I visited her for two weeks every Summer, she insisted I bring my music books and keep up my piano practice, after all I was not to lose out as my parents were paying 50 cents a lesson for me to learn. That was a day’s wage for farm hand during the depression years

I know I’ve spent most of this story on Sallie, which by the way was named for her grandmother Jones. Her name was Sarah, but she was called Sallie. I can’t go onto the next child until I relate this story so dear to my heart. Sallie loved working with wood so she saved from family and friends old cigar boxes.to make things. She made a guitar from the wood, then handed it to my mother and asked her if she could get a tune out of it? The greatest thing of all is what she did when she added cotton and white satin to turn a cigar box into a tiny coffin for Ray, my tiny preemie brother that only lived for two hours. In those days no money to neither buy a coffin nor pay for a funeral.

The men of the family took a pick ax and shovel to the cemetery. Dad used a flat sand rock and carved name and date. In 2000 I replaced that broken sand rock marker with a small grave stone for Ray.
Before I leave her to history I must tell you her life’s work that she felt a calling and did best. In those lean depression years everyone was poor as a church mouse so for pennies Sallie Jones Polley was known as a midwife. Sometime delivery a baby before the ole country doc got there. Then she also did the work at the other end of life by being nurse maid for the sick and dying. Then wash and I have the corpse clean and laid out before the undertaker could get there over the mud filled roads.

2nd row L. to R. Franklin Boyd, 7th child was 14 in this picture was known as just Frank like Queen he had pale blue eyes with blond hair that became dark red as an adult, as I remember him. He served in France during WWI then came home to marry his childhood sweetheart Cora Lee Cates. He raised seven children, two sons served in WWII, two others in later wars.
Frank followed in his father’s work of carpentry which became his life’s work. He and my mother were very close and he became a big brother to her and was best man at her wedding. Only two of Franks Children now in their 70’s have survived to 2014.
Roy Morrow, Gerts’ husband, next his older brother Almost (Queens’s husband) is holding one of their twins Lloyd.
Lou Cinda called Cindy was the 5th child she married soon after their picture to Minus Clark and had two daughters and birthed a dead son. The most musically talented, played the guitar and had all the shills and talents of her siblings.
This is her sad story, told to me by my mother.
At 14 or 15 Mother Annie went to help in Aunt Cindy’s very difficult birth of a still born son.My mother nursed and took care of the house duties, as well as cared for two unruly little girls. Sixteen days after the heartbreak of a still born very large full term son, mother watched helplessly as did Cindy’s husband and doctor as life slipped away. In later years as my mother told me Cindy’s story still so real to her the tears flowed freely.

Down the high way 630 south her (Cindy’s) legacy lives on in Concord General Baptist Church where her grandsons now serve and in the life of a great grandson as he preaches and pastors in a neighboring church.
Lennie Miranda 2nd child was named for the grandfather Lyndon, Aunt Lennie never married She was jokingly called an old maid school teacher as she taught at various one room school locally she could walk to and those she had to ride.

A house sitter to after the death of her beloved father she was sole provider for mam, since her teaching was mainly subbing she quit teaching (not enough money in it she became a house keeper for big wig families in Madisonville, Hopkins county seat. She rode a horse on Monday’s to Manitou and caught the train, boarded her horses at an uncle’s in the village until Friday evening to get home for Saturday and Sunday.
She was never the great cook her married sisters were, but did have her mother’s fine stitchery and quilting ability. In my keep sakes I still have the lacey and delicate sun bonnet she made for my first daughter’s Easter bonnet.
Never having any children of her own, she claimed the large brood of nephews and nieces she helped care for as her sisters gave birth to yet more. She had a pleasant voice and sang in the choir. What I remember most was at testimony time she always sings her; sometimes it was a chant forms the psalm or just a well-known hymn.
I have at least one of her hymns she wrote, and I put it to music. Lennie was a very small woman like her mother but very dark in complexion, eyes and hair like her father. Very attractive young. I asked her one day why she never married as I’d been told she had plenty of suitors “Oh yes, she explained, I had plenty callers, but none could live up to the one I really loved. “What happened”? I asked “Oh honey, he just did not love me as much as someone else, as he married the other girl. None of the other boys could hold a candle and I just would not accept 2nd best.
17. “I was never lonely, my life was full caring for dad and working to support mama” Although I pressed, she never reviled her lost loves name. I’m sure it was because she knew I’d know the family. That was Aunt Lennie A beautiful little lady to the end. Oh not shy or retiring all the young ones respected her. She had that strict no nonsense nature of a school teachers. A mystery woman we all loved.
Luther W. his name. The W. I’m sure was for his father Washington. The sixth child in line, the first son, so different from any of his siblings. The pride and joy of his father or both parents. Some said he was spoiled, but I don’t think so. He just did not follow the pattern cut out for him. His story is the saddest of all the Jones siblings. He seemed to have it all, looks with his coal black wavy hair and dark brooding eyes, really handsome. Even his education was more. He could have been a good teacher. He was quietly cable not much he could not do, just no love for the family business.

He fell in love with his former eighth grade teacher. She boarded with the Jones as she taught at Veazey school so through her Luther got his higher education could have taught school but never did. He was an intellectually, good voice and all musical. Though he could have, he never proceeded with his music. The teacher insisted he was the best of the Jones family. He was quietly restless against all reason won the former teacher’s heart and married Agustia James who was eight years his senior.

It may have worked had he been more inclined to settle down with a good trade. But Luther felt he loved the city life, no more county boy, farming or wood working. So soon after marrying they moved to Chicago, Ill and lived with his younger sister until he could find work easy. Bad move, oh he could work easy with his talents and quick to learn whatever trade necessary. What he did and where they lived, I don’t remember hearing. In the meantime, my mother and dad had moved to Chicago to his parent’s boarding house. She my mother had lost their first child, a boy and headed change of scenery. Luther’s story came mostly from her as I was not even yet a twinkle in her eyes. Things for him were on top of the world; even Luther’s baby sister Carrie, still single came and found work with my mother. One big happy family living in apartments close together? I have all sorts of pictures to prove it. Remember my dad was an avid amateur photographer armed with a box Brownie camera there was a mixture of all girls, guys that how. I know Luther was handsome enough to have been a male model. His wife, dressed in the very styles of the day, she was attractive enough, but a bit dowdy beside her very lovely sister, Which Luther noticed.
Just what looks each had I’m not sure but each made good money for the roaring 20’s just before the crash. They looked good, even my very plain mother’s with her parent’s permanent smile was almost beautiful in her stylish short windblown bob with soft curls about her face. One
Pictures I have all girls, mother, Carrie, Gusta and her sister with her two small children in tow also dressed like little models. Gustas big boney thinner looks a bit rounder?
Luther made really good money had a good insurance policy on his family by 1920’s standards and he was riding high. He was never strong as he had the awful flu of 1917-1918 survived but, with damaged lungs. This younger brother Frank was snapped up in WWI. I guess as a kid he was more rugged and healthy. Even in childhood Frank could out doo older brother Luther Why some siblings seem to inherit the strong genes and some the weaker?
While in Chicago Luther became a father. A son, then tragedy struck at five years later he lost his wife. Not sure why as I’ve heard various tales from family members one of which was a miscarriage gone badly. In the 1920’s and 1930’s many older women died from too early childbirth when a doctor is not able to stop the bleeding even in the hospital. The rumor it was supposed to have been self-induced.
Life went downhill for Luther. The little Jones and James clan was losing its closeness. A sensitive man Luther believed in keeping ones commitments regardless. Not sure if he went with the body back to KY and laid to rest in her family (James) plot. His weak lungs were having a hard time standing up to Ill harsh winters. Depending totally on his sister in laws he moved back in to his sister in laws apartment for good to take care of a five year old. All my mother could say was, “Not good for him, all that money loving wench wanted was his money.
But what else could he do? Luther was falling helplessly in love with her while all she wanted was what money she could get out of him. He worked when not able, but then my mother sort of lost track.
Thrilled and scared late summer of 1928 and fall, she (Annie) was not having an easy time. With her baby due in January of 1929 she had to quit her job. Times were getting leaner but no one was worried so blinded by the roaring 20’s. My parents decided to move back to KY against all advice from dad’s mother. But looking at Chicago’s harsh winters and January being the worst my mother wanted to be with her mother at this baby’s birth in case something went wrong.
Caught in a no win one sided love life, Luther was losing all battles, also the harsh Ill. Winter was winning his weak lungs were losing. What started out as a bad cold became much more. He pulled through Jan of 1929, so did mother. She carried me 10 months. In Feb Luther’s battered body and weak lungs gave up. He was brought back to Ky. My mother told me after her difficult near death birth for both of us Feb 26, 1929 she was unable to attend. Luther’s funeral in the family (Jones) Oakley Home church and interred his parents plot. I used to ponder why they were buried several miles apart. Was their marriage miles apart at the end? No one ever came out in so many words but somehow I just know the truth about Uncle Luther a man I met through mother’s eyes. Luther’s son was eleven when Luther died.
Luther had worked hard, saved his money and had a good insurance to leave for the care of his son Harold. He had made his sister in law guardian. He trusts her to take care of his boy. Some say he was really in love with her and blind to all others advice. The best laid plans of Mice and Men. By 1933 all money was gone; she had somehow managed to have all transfer to in her name no longer had to account for every penny spent. Somehow the policy that was to take care of Harold until age 21 was no longer enforced. So fourteen year old Harold was sent home to Grandma James in KY. A widow and so poor from the 1929 crash she could hardly feed herself, let alone feed a growing boy with two hollow legs a city boy with no skills as to work on a farm in the country with no electric. Get my drift? He came with only a small cardboard suit case with worn out grown clothes. The tattered hand me downs he was wearing out grown suit of his cousin. He had his cousin’s freshman year books to start school that fall if he could pass entrance test but where would he get the fee? High school was not free in the 1930’s
She, his auntie graciously sent the fee to Grandma James but where was the monthly money she was supposed to send for other school expenses? At sixteen and now very bitter toward his aunt in Illinois as all monies had dried up by then, Harold quit high school in the middle of tenth grade. These are his words to me. “Half starving he moved in with Aunt Sallie Jones Polley. I have another picture to draw from. I was five and starting school that fall.
We were living in the big house (dad’s parents) Mother was expecting again and having a difficult time carrying. Harold was 19, he moved in with my parents to help. He read every spare minute never socialized (no dates) borrowed books, studied hard. I can say, I’m sure he could have passed any college exam.

Farm work was just too hard for him. In the fall he was 21 he, was back in Chicago doing factory work. At least he was inside. This was during the outbreak of WWII. He had a good education even thou he never finished high school with regular diploma. Remember he borrowed and even bought books, studied hard to his is GED in 1942. His poor health had put him in 4-F and into war work for the rest of WWII. Like a big brother to me, in later years he was best man at my (Dorothy Miller-Shoulders) wedding in 1949, and in later years when my husband, Jim and I moved to Evansville, Indiana he lived with us until he met and married a cousin of my husband and fathered a son of his own.
Like father like son? Not always sometimes it’s the reverse happens Luther begin life on top of the world. The most promising of Wash and Kits children. Through poor choices and then tragedy struck the complete loss of his health and his wife. Luther had money but poor judgment. When trust is misplaced He had fallen in love with his widowed sister in law and blind to what others could see. Why his son was her blood nephew, but that did not assure real caring love. Luther was a dying man and never knew.

So his son started life alone and destitute except for an old granny, this city kid was a burden on. His auntie did not even buy him a decent suit of clothes for the bus trip home to KY After a year and a half with his poor destitute granny James, he finally found love and shelter with the Jones and Polley relatives. His uncle Carlos loved Luther’s son, as his own. I’ve heard my papaw Polley say “It’s a shame; Luther never lived long enough to see his grown son and what a good man he became.”
After the learn years that son at age 32 found love of his own, a young widow with two children that learned to love him before they were to call him dad, then later a son of his own. What a blessing. Harold was much older than his father, Luther when he’s bad health and heart gave out.
Yes, Luther started on top, ended too quickly and sad. His son begins in heart break at the age of five but ended full of years and blessing Wash and Kit would have been proud. (Of all my mother’s uncles, Luther fascinated me most.

Lest-Carlos Polley, Sallie’s husband, my Papaw to be proud of he also gave me his genes full of music. His baritone blended well with Sallie’s high ladies tenor. (The opera has another name for a singer that easily hits high c.) I was surrounded from all sides with music. The song Sallie wrote to honor her husband after he died (a poem really). I put to music and sang it at her funeral.
There you have it there is much more to be told of the Jones family from North Carolina. Their pioneer spirit and journey through the wilderness over the mountains, through the Cumberland Gap ending at the visible Bluffton Trace in Hopkins County, Ky. Why did they settle short of the fertile Ohio valley near the river? Was it the beautiful rolling hills and new ground of Creek Bottom land? It must have put to rest 24
Their wonder lust to settle in a tiny village in Webster County, a village no one would have never remembered or heard of except the battle fought and won without firing a shot around the old church at Burnt Mill as recorded in a small Civil War book called the Partisan Rangers.

Many years later I had the privilege of being a sketching reporter at Providence (Webster’s co) City Park at the battle of Burnt Mill reenactment first battle in Western Ky. Later was at the setting of the historical marker on highway 120 as close to where my ancestors lived and attend the church.
There is much yet to be recorded by now six generations to cover, but not here. Before I forget all the stories, I must record the trials and failures also the blessings of talent and professions the whole gammit of God green earth. From good to bad and back again. I am proud to have Jones blood running in my veins, they gave me much.
In our veins runs the genes and DNA of the true America spirit, love of God and family and love of country. From Wales it ran all through the European nations as we settled in our new world. Then the Native American came close enough we enveloped their genes also. What was left? As they were brought from Africa to this county has now mixed European and native America with African blood, so, so now is there more? Oh yes!

The latest for me is a bit of the Orient in two of my great grandchildren are part Japanese. No paper, no proof just a deep gut feeling I may also have a few drops of Hebrew blood. After all God scattered his people to every nation. Remember I went to school in Chicago during the beginning of the WWII years. My 8th grade class was 90% Jews from Germany and Poland escaping the great scourge to erase them. With the third or 4th generation of Lyndon’s family scattered to the 4 winds than some came back to KY when in the last 50 years we can be found all over KY and beyond. I feel we have come full circle. I leave you with lines taken from a childhood song we all learned in school and church.

Red, yellow, Black and white, we are precious in his sight, God loves we children of the world so goes the song that fits my Jones family. Would love to hear from other jones family members from KY or have KY roots. Or any of the three families I feel so close to. The Newton’s, Polley’s so many like my Jones are gone. Lyndon still has several about but he had too many girls. I do not know who their sister married to. I’ve lost her line. Alexander a brother that settled here about had many sons. The Jones is still well intacted.
This was written July 4th 2013 and revised April 2014 with additions. I was 85 in Feb 2014.

I am looking for a Howard l. Jones jr his nik name was (.hi ho) for my brother in law (Mike Bennett) they were good friends and had been writing letters ,Howard has a cuz in South Dakota name Mark ,Howard worked for Roberts Dairy.If any body has any information on Howard Jones JR. contact me at [contact link] p.s.Howard l. Jones Jr. lived at 6220 so .40 th Omaha Neb. 68107

Also looking for my grandpa,s William Charles St. John ,s Family, like sisters, brothers, nieces nephews so forth . Was told he was in WWIIMy number is 9186513660are email me .

My Jones are great grandmother Eliza Alice( Stewart, Her Maiden Name) .Jones and PaPa Samuel Edward Jones ,is there any kin folks out there on both sides of this family Please Email me Or call 9186513660ask for Linda Would Love to here from any kin folks.

My earliest know Jones ancestors from Morfa Nefyn are Griffith Jones born circa 1796 and Evan Hughes born circa 1772. Although not a Jones, a form of welsh patronymics meant that Evan's son was called Hugh Jones. Hugh married Elizabeth Jones, the daughter of Griffith Jones. Griffith, Evan and Hugh were all mariners in the coastal trade. For additional information about them and the rest of my Jones Ancestors, please visit

I am the grandaughter of Samuel (Peter) Whiddon, and Alma Whiddon (nee' Bailey) of Newcastle New South Wales, Australia. My mother, Peter and Alma's daughter, is Valerie Jean Whiddon, and my Auntie is Robyn Whiddon.

Valerie Jean married my father, Robert David Jones, and they had two daughters. My name was Karen Jones, and my sister was Michelle.

FATHER'S BIOGRAPHY
by Sgt. James Jones (Date unknown)

John Jones was born in Llandyfrydog near Parys mountain copper mines on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales, G.B. in Sept. 1806. He was the third son of Owen Jones and Ellinor Jones whose maiden name was Hughes. They lived on a small ?Lraoid farm, which he cultivated in connection with mining. Owen and Richard were his older brothers; the former was a sailor and the latter a shoemaker. He had brothers and sisters younger than he of which the writer has no data.
John worked on the farm 'til 17 years of age then went to ? Caernavronshire copper mines for six months and returned home to the copper mines in Perys mountain for 1 1/2 years.
He left home at 19 and continued work at various places in mining (Caernarvon, Flint, and Derbyshire) iron, lead, and copper mines for two years. Then to Merthyr, S. Wales where he worked in the iron mines. Iron and coal were taken from the same mine there.
Emigrated to and landed in N.Y. City June 1833. Then went to Albany, and via the Erie Canal to Buffalo, and Lake Erie to Cleveland, thence to Cincinnati, Ohio in quest of mining. Finally to Gallia County, Ohio, where he worked three years in coal mines in So. Newcastle and Semples Landing. In March 1836 he came to Pittsburgh and worked in coal mines 'til injured in Mannings pit, Duquesne Heights in 1846.
Shortly after coming to Pittsburgh he married Jane, eldest daughter of Widow Mary Rees. They had three sons John, James, and Paul. In 1846 after his injury in the mines, he was idle for a year before moving to Bradys Bend Iron Works, Pa. then in the zenith of its fame. They moved there in the spring of '48.
In 1852 his wife left him and went to her people in Pittsburgh; and he "Batched" with his boys (aged 14,10, and 5 years). She returned in the fall of the same year and they divided the household property and forever after separated. He remained in Bradys Bend 'til the fall of 1860, then moved with his boys to
? Stigo Salt Works, Freeport, Pa.
In fall of 1861 they moved to Bucks Run on Monongahela River. John (Eldest son) went to war in Co. C 9th Penn. Reserves in the meantime. Moved again to Temperanceville in May 1862. Second Son went to war in 5th U.S. Artillery March 1864. Oldest son returned home May 1864. Then the third son went to war in Co. I 93rd Penn. Volunteers after return of the eldest. All three sons survived the conflict of war and returned home. Second son married in 1867 and father went to live with him.
The second son reentered the army, with wife accompanying as a laundress, on Oct. 6th 1868 ; and father joined his oldest son John at Sandy Creek Soda Works at Spring Hill 'til the son married in 1871, when he went to live with him permanently. He was injured by a fall of slate in the mine during 1872. In April 1872 removed with his oldest son's family to Stewarts Station, Pa. where he remained 'til his death on April 28th 1879.
"He was a man of stern sincerity, true as steel, he firmly relied on Almighty God and thought all who did not do likewise very foolish, eccentric in some ways; but, a kind indulgent father and a true friend. He had ever plenty to satisfy his wants and died, though not rich, peacefully ; and with those who loved him."
Handwritten note by son #2: Ordnance Sergeant James Jones Fort Popham, ME (Entire biography)

I am looking for the parents of Edwin Jones, my great grandfather, he was born about 1840 in or near Shrewsbury and died in 1866 of apoplexy. He was married to Harriet Evans and had three children, Henry, Charlotte and Ada who was 6 days only when he died. Harriet later had 3 more children, Sarah(Sally), Amelia(Emmy) and Jane(Jenny). His son Henry was a publican barman in the Birkenhead area, married to a Margaret I believe, and had 7 children, amongst whom were an Emmy and a Reggie. In teh 1901 census they lived at 76 Edinburgh Street, Low Hill, W. Derby. Charlotte married a John Moore and lived in Blackpool with several children. Ada (my grandmother) married WIlliam Worth and they lived in Bolton and then moved to Anglesey.

Any information about this family would be most helpful

Monica from Ottawa

my name is shelton jones of grethel kentucky. I am iterested in learning more about the jones family of grethel kentucky. my grand parents were Carl and lillie jones of grethel. They had seven childern, five boys ralph, rick, bobby, jimmy and my father kimme. also two girls carla and janet. In case your wondering why my dads name is kimme, my grandfather was in the military and he was a cook, and the only thing they could watch was a show about an Elephant that was spose to be a hero. so if you know anything just let me know and we could talk and thanks for reading my story.

Register for John Aaron Jones


First Generation

1. John Aaron Jones was born about 1818 in Alabama. He died in 1849 in VanZant County Texas.

John married Elizabeth Pilcher . Elizabeth was born in 1820 in Hickman Tennessee.

They had the following children:

+ 2 M i. John Joshua Jones was born in Jun 1835.

+ 3 M ii. Aaron Franklin Jones was born on Mar 10 1836. He died on Mar 3 1918.

4 M iii. James Jones was born in 1837 in Alabama.

5 iv. Johial Jones was born in 1838 in Laurdale Alabama.

6 v. MA. Jones was born in 1842 in Alabama.

7 M vi. Moses Jones was born in 1848 in VanZant County Texas.




Second Generation

2. John Joshua Jones (John Aaron) was born in Jun 1835 in Alabama.

John married (1) Martha . Martha was born in 1843 in Tennesse.

They had the following children:

8 M i. John Franklin Jones was born on Nov 6 1856 in Texas. He died in 1931.

9 M ii. William Henry Jones was born on Sep 29 1864 in Nacogdoches Texas. He died on Oct 5 1892.

10 M iii. Albert Jones was born on Feb 13 1867 in Texas.

11 F iv. Laura A. Jones was born in 1860 in Texas.


John married (2) Mary in 1888 in Texas.

They had the following children:

12 M v. Charlie Jones was born in 1890 in Texas.

3. Aaron Franklin Jones (John Aaron) was born on Mar 10 1836 in Laurdale Alabama. He died on Mar 3 1918 in Angelina County Texas. He was buried in Mar 1918 in Confederate Cemetery Austin Texas.

He was in the Civil War fought for the Confederate Army
under Capt Moore in the 17th Regiment Texas Cavalry
Company A..
He went by the name Frank.


Aaron married Sarah Jane Woods daughter of James P. Woods and Christina Lovett in 1860 in Texas. Sarah was born on Nov 8 1845 in Georgia. She died on Feb 6 1913 in Angelina County Texas. She was buried on Feb 9 1913 in Berry Cemetery Angelina County Texas.

They had the following children:

13 M i. John Wesley Jones was born in 1862 in Nacogdoches Texas.

14 M ii. Richard Franklin Jones was born in 1865 in Texas.

15 F iii. Amanda Elizabeth Jones was born on Feb 8 1867 in Nacogdoches Texas. She died on Aug 17 1944.

16 M iv. William Matterson Jones was born on Feb 18 1870 in Nacogdoches Texas.

+ 17 M v. David Raleigh Jones was born on Jul 18 1872.

18 F vi. Mary Ducella Jones was born in 1874 in Nacogdoches Texas.

19 F vii. Emma Jane Jones was born on Jan 26 1876 in Nacogdoches Texas. She died on Feb 27 1960.

20 F viii. Martha Ardell Jones was born on Jan 20 1879 in Nacogdoches Texas. She died on Sep 20 1952.




Third Generation

17. David Raleigh Jones (Aaron Franklin, John Aaron) was born on Jul 18 1872 in Nacogdoches Texas.

A. K.A Rollie


David married (1) Mary Elizabeth Farris .

They had the following children:

+ 21 M i. George Washington Jones was born in 1895.


David married (2) Jennie Boykin .

They had the following children:

+ 22 F ii. Lillie Amanda Jones was born on Dec 15 1902. She died on Jun 13 1959.

23 M iii. Aaron R Jones was born in 1907 in Texas.

24 F iv. Ardell Jones was born in 1909 in Texas.

25 v. Whitfield Jones was born in 1916 in Texas.




Fourth Generation

21. George Washington Jones (David Raleigh, Aaron Franklin, John Aaron) was born in 1895 in Texas.

George married Clara Patterson daughter of Jepton Littleton Patterson and Martha Ann Loftin.

They had the following children:

26 F i. Ethel Faye Jones was born in 1919 in Texas.

27 M ii. Herman Lamar Jones was born on Feb 10 1921 in Texas. He died on Jan 2 1988 in Orange County Texas.

28 F iii. Helen Louise Jones was born in 1923 in Texas.

29 F iv. Joyce Martha Jones was born in 1924 in Texas.

30 F v. loyce Mary Jones was born in 1926 in Texas.

31 F vi. Doris Evelyn Jones was born in 1927 in Texas.

32 F vii. Ruth Marilyn Jones was born in 1929 in Texas.

+ 33 M viii. George Glenn Jones was born on Sep 12 1931.

22. Lillie Amanda Jones (David Raleigh, Aaron Franklin, John Aaron) was born on Dec 15 1902 in Angelina County Texas. She died on Jun 13 1959 in Angelina County Texas.

Lillie married Joel Benjamin Modisette . Joel was born on Mar 11 1898 in Angelina County Texas. He died on Feb 21 1988 in Angelina County Texas.

They had the following children:

34 M i. Marvin Benjamin Modisette was born on Oct 31 1919 in Angelina County Texas. He died on Feb 26 1974 in Harris County Texas.




Fifth Generation

33. George Glenn Jones (George Washington, David Raleigh, Aaron Franklin, John Aaron) was born on Sep 12 1931 in Saratoga Texas.

first hit the charts in 1955 with “Why, Baby, Why.” He just
celebrated his 50th Anniversary as a recording artist in 2004
with the release of a 3-CD set entitled GEORGE JONES 50
YEARS OF HITS which featured one hit for each year of his
career.

Jones has won two Grammys – separated by 18
years. The first, in 1981 for his performance of “He Stopped
Loving Her Today” and the second, in 1999, for his
performance of “Choices.

Jones has won numerous
awards throughout his career beginning in 1956 as Billboard
Magazine’s “Most Promising New Country Vocalist” to
country music’s ultimate recognition: his 1992 induction into
the Country Music Hall of Fame. He also received the
prestigious 2002 National Medal of Arts Honor from
President George W. Bush. This Medal “honors individuals for
the singular distinction of their artistic careers.” The National
Medal of Arts is the nation’s highest honor for artistic
excellence.

Jones has had numerous duet partners
beginning with Melba Montgomery and, the unlikely pairing
with pop star Gene Pitney, in the early 60s. His most famous
partner was his ex-wife, the First Lady of Country Music,
Tammy Wynette. Jones has also recorded duets with
everyone from Ray Charles to Merle Haggard to Keith
Richards and Shelby Lynne.

More than 1,000 different
album titles have been released on Jones, (includes many
compilations) encompassing more than 1,000 individual
songs. Jones has charted more singles (166) than any artist
in any format of music.

Jones has been the focus of
numerous television specials including the HBO specials
“With A Little Help From My Friends” in 1981 and 1991’s
“Influences” as well as the 2004 50th Anniversary Tribute
special on PBS. In 1996 Jones told his life story in “I Lived To
Tell It All” which went to #6 on the New York Times Best
Seller List.

Some signature hits: He Stopped Loving Her
Today; White Lightning; Window Up Above; She Thinks I Still
Care; The Grand Tour; Why, Baby, Why; A Picture of Me
Without You; Good Year For The Roses; The Race Is On, Who’
s Gonna Fill Their Shoes and Choices.

In 2003 Jones
entered the food business. He introduced a variety of
“George Jones Country Style Breakfast Sausage and Country
Style Hamburger Patties,” as well as a line of Marinades and
Barbecue Sauces and his own Tennessee Sipping Water:
“George Jones White Lightning.” George Jones Foods are
carried in more than 10,000 supermarkets located mainly in
the southeast.

Jones still headlines nearly 100 concerts a
year. He turns 74 on September 12, 2005 and his talent
continues to amaze as he ages like fine wine. At long last,

Jones seems comfortable in his own voice. HITS I MISSED
probably features the most relaxed, confident vocals ever
heard on Jones and his soulful, easy approach to these
classics make them his own.

Awards
1956 Most Promising New Country Vocalist – Billboard
1962 Male Vocalist Of The Year - Country Music D.J.
Convention
1962 Male Vocalist Of The Year - Cash Box
1962 Male Vocalist Of The Year - Billboard
1963 Male Vocalist Of The Year - Country Music D.J.
Convention
1963 Male Vocalist Of The Year - Cash Box
1963 Male Vocalist Of The Year – Billboard
1970 Walkway Of Stars at The Country Music Hall Of Fame
1972 Top Vocal Duo with Tammy Wynette - Cash Box
1973 Top Vocal Duo with Tammy Wynette - Cash Box
1976 Top Duet – Singles with Tammy Wynette- Cash Box
1980 Grammy for “He Stopped Loving Her Today
1980 Male Vocalist by the Academy Of County Music
1980 Male Vocalist Of The Year – CMA
1980 "He Stopped Loving Her Today" Song Of The Year – CMA
1981 Male Vocalist Of The Year – CMA
1981 "He Stopped Loving Her Today " Song Of The Year –
CMA
1981 Male Vocalist Of The Year – Music City News
1981 "He Stopped Loving Her Today " was voted Single Of
The Year
1987 Living Legend – Music City News
1992 "He Stopped Loving Her Today " Voted All Time
Country Song
1992 George Jones was elected to the Country Music Hall of
Fame
1993 The Pioneer Award – The Academy Of Country Music
1993 Vocal Event Of The Year - CMA
1995 Vocal Collaboration of the Year - TNN/Music City News
1998 Hall Of Fame Awards - Grammy
1998 Vocal Event of the Year - CMA
1999 Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Grammy
2002 National Medal of Arts Honor from President George W.
Bush. This Medal “honors individuals for the singular
distinction of their artistic careers.” The National Medal of
Arts is the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence.

Gold & Platinum
1981 "I Am What I Am" - Gold
1983 "I Am What I Am" - Platinum
1989 "Anniversary - 10 Years Of Hits" - Gold
1990 "Still The Same Ole Me" - Gold
1992 "Super Hits" - Gold

1992 "Super Hits" - Platinum
1993 "High Tech Redneck" - Gold
1998 "Cold Hard Truth" - Gold
2005 "50 Years Of Hits" - Gold


George married (1) Dorothy Bonvillion in 1950. The marriage ended in divorce.

They had the following children:

35 F i. Susan Jones .


George married (2) Shirley Ann Conley in 1954. The marriage ended in divorce.

They had the following children:

36 M ii. Jeffrey Jones .

37 M iii. Brian Jones .


George married (3) Virginia Wynette Pugh daughter of William Pugh and Mildred Russell on Feb 16 1969 in Ringgold Georgia. The marriage ended in divorce.Virginia was born on May 5 1942 in Itawamba County Mississippi. She died on Apr 6 1998 in Tennessee. She was buried in Apr 1998 in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery,Nashville Davidson County Tennessee.

They had the following children:

+ 38 F iv. Tamela Georgette Jones was born on Oct 5 1970.


George married (4) Nancy Sepulveda in Mar 1983.

They had the following children:

39 F v. Adina Sepulveda .

+ 40 F vi. Sherry Sepulveda .

1 yellow box cake mix
3 eggs
1 cup of oil
1 1/4 cup of water
bake as directed on box using 2 9 in round pans.

icing
1 8 ounce of sour cream
1 8 ounce of cool whip
1 can of crushed pinapples
1 cup of sugar
1 package of coconut flakes

Mix the ingredients together and set in fridge
to get cold.

when cake cools then cut each layer in half
on the bottom layer put some of the icing on top
and then keep doing that till you get the icing in between the cakes
and take the rest of the icing and put on top and sides and set in
fridge for aleast 3 days if you can to let the icing soak in.
the longer you let it soak the better it tastes.

The Jones Family History of Priscilla Lee Jones-Barrs is in CD-ROM book form with two volumes. It begins with RICHARD JONES who was born about 1644 in Wales and married MARY about 1675 in Cilycwm Village, Carmarthenshire, Wales. We also have a Jones Family History Website which you can request an invitation by e-mailing Al Barrs at [contact link].

One of Priscilla's ancestral grandfathes married Phoebe Foster in Orange County Virginia in 1769. It turns out that Phoebe Foster was a descendant of the royal family of Flanders. One of her ancestral aunts, Maud De Flanders, (De Flanders was the family name before surnames evolved. the surname Foster evolved from the origina Forrester because one ancestor was the national forest superientendent of Flanders). Several family members fought with William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings and several went on the Crusades to Palestine.

HUGH JONES born 1718 in Carmarthen Carmarthenshire Wales was the first of Priscilla's family line to immigrate to America. He settled first in Maryland and then moved to Orange County Virginia where he died. He Married Elizabeth Morton in Maryland. When Elizabeth died in childbirth he married Catherine.

George Garnett Jones, Hugh Jone's son, married Phoebe Foster and they eventually moved to Wilkes County North Carolina. There Edmund Jones was born in 1782. He became a General during the Revolutionary War and deeded the original 200 acres of land, including Chapel Hill, to build the University of North Carolina at Chappel Hill NC.

Edmund married, Ann Lenoir, the daughter of William Lenoir. William Lenoir would become a Major General during the Revolutionary War and it was Captain Lenoir who rallied the continental toope at the Battle of Kings Mountain that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War. Several of the Foster relaives were at Yorktown when General George Washington accepted the British surrender.

John Thomas Jones move to propery owned by his father in Smith County Tennessee and began plantation operatios there. He married Elizabeth Ann Gibbs in Smith County. The Gibbs lived next door to John Jones. One of his sons, Henry Franklin Jones, settled in Simpon Coounty Kentucky and married Mary Frances Woods. One of their sons, Walter Washington Jones b. NOV 16, 1894 in Simpson County KY. Walter Jones married Misper Law and they eventually migrated to Volusia County Florida. Their son Marvine Elson Jones, Sr. was Priscilla's father.

My name is Margaret Jones. My father Timothy Jones has never met his real father Henery St. Clair. I would like to try to contact him. I am interested in family history and such. If anyone has any answers for me please let me know. Thank you.
[contact link]

Hi
I am looking for any information on my grandmother. She married Oscar Bolin, and they lived in Morgan County, Ky., all their lives, as far as I know.
Thanks
Farrell Heath
[contact link]

Benjamin Franklin Jones was the husband of Malinda Warren Jones living in Itawamba Co., MS.

Malinda was 8 or 9 months pregnant when she saw a rider coming with a black-edged letter in his hand. She knew it was news about her husband who was fighting somewhere near Mechanicsburg,MS(close to Vicksburg).
She got so excited when she saw him that she jumped over a wooden gate to get to him. He had news that Ben had died in Alton Prison after being captured June 4, 1863 at Mechanicsburg and stricken with smallpox a disease that had taken over that prison. He died July 23, 1863.

The people of the town of Alton, IL had requested that they not keep disease ridden prisoners there, so they moved them to an island in the Mississippi River called, "Sunflower Island" where in 1842 Abraham Lincoln fought a duel with James Shields. After prisoners started being kept there, they renamed it, "Smallpox Island". Benjamin must have died before that because he is buried in the town of Alton, IL. His name should be on the granite monument that contains over a thousand names of Rebel prisoners who died while imprisoned there. What a shame that Malinda never saw him again.

Malinda is also the g g aunt of Elvis Presley on his father, Vernon's side. Her brother, William D. Warren was Elvis's g g grandfather.

1/2 LB. SHARPE CHEDDAR CHEESE GRATED
1/2 CUP MAYO.
1/4 CUP SLICED PIMIENTOS WITH THEIR JUICE
1/4 CUP CHOPPED ROASTED RED BELL PEPPERS
1/2 TABLESPOON ONION GRATED
CAYENNE PEPPER TO TASTE
MIX TOGETHER ALL INGREDIENTS EXCEPT FOR
THE CAYENNE PEPPER.
SPRINKLE WITH CAYENNE PEPPER TO TASTE.

LET SIT OVER NIGHT IN FRIDGE.
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!

3 Cans drained white shoe peg corn
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of cinnamon
pinch of salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 pint whipping cream
1 can Eagle Brand condensed milk
4 Eggs beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 stick of butter
Try to get all the excess water from the corn. In a saucepan, heat condensed milk and whipping cream and butter together. Add in the beaten eggs and whip it. Do not boil. Take off the heat and pour the mixture over the corn and add the sugar. Beat it a little more. Oven should be preheated to 425 degrees. Set glass bowl into a baking pan and fill the pan halfway up with water. Sprinkle the nutmeg, and cinnamon on the top. Cook for about 45 minutes or until you stick a knife into the center and it comes back clean. Should be a light golden brown around the edges. Enjoy!