Dorothy Jones: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1.	Dorothy Jones was born about 1913 in Jasper County, Texas (daughter of Daniel Newton Jones and Delia Irene Sargent); and died. Notes: In her mother's 1976 obituary, she was listed as "Dorothy Blake of Kirbyville."

Generation: 2

Daniel Newton Jones was born on 25 May 1887 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas (son of Newton B. Jones and Ruby Beatrice "Bedah" Kelley); died on 16 Feb 1961 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Jasper County, JP 4
Enumerated 10 May 1910
SD 2 ED 63 Sheet 18A
4-295-297
Jones, Daniel N. m W 22 M1 ) Tx Ga Tx Loader Log Slidder
Jones, Irene D Wf F W 18 M1 0 0/0 Tx Miss Tx

1920 Census
not located

1930 Census
not located

1940 Census
Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston City, East Boston
Enumerated April 9, 1940
SD 11 SD 15-19 Sheet 9A
Marion Street
181 R $18 No
Jones, Daniel N Head M W 52 M No 8 Tx Same Place
Jones, Anna G Wif F W 38 M No H-4 Mass Same Place Timekeeper Candy Factory

Daniel married Delia Irene Sargent on 20 Feb 1910 in Jasper County, Texas. Delia was born on 2 Aug 1891 in Angelina County, Texas; died on 29 Feb 1976 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Delia Irene Sargent was born on 2 Aug 1891 in Angelina County, Texas; died on 29 Feb 1976 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.

Notes:

Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave Memorial page, created by "EastTexan"

KIRBYVILLE ? Funeral for Irene Sargent Christian, 84, will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Kirbyville First Baptist Church with burial in the Kirbyville Cemetery under the direction of Causey's E. E. Stringer Funeral Home.

Mrs. Christian died at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Mixson Memorial Hospital. A native of Angelina County, she was reared in Tyler County and moved to Kirbyville in 1908.

Survivors include three daughters, Dorothy Blake of Kirbyville, Vallie Dee Richardson and Josephine Matthews, both of Houston; four sons, R. W. Christian of Houston, B.F. Christian of Channelview, Raymond Christian of Porter, Tex., and Weyman Christian of Kirbyville.

Notes:

Married:
They separated sometime before 1920, when Delia can be found remarried to Robert William "Willie" Christian. She and daughters Dorothy and Vallie D JONES (listed as stepdaughters to Willie) can be found in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas. The 1920 Census listing for Daniel was not located.

Children:

1. Dorothy Jones was born about 1913 in Jasper County, Texas; and died.
Vallie Dee Jones was born about 1915 in Jasper County, Texas; and died.

Generation: 3

Newton B. Jones was born on 31 Dec 1853 in Decatur County, Georgia (son of Sion Jones and Elizabeth Morgan); died on 20 Jul 1925 in Winn Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.

Notes:

Carolyn Lockhart writes that "there was an older Newton B. Jones who was a lawyer in Thomas County, Georgia. He was born in Connecticut.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Census Place:Jasper, Texas
Source:FHL Film 1255313 National Archives Film T9-1313
Page 16
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Kenton B JONES Self M M W 26 GA Occ:Works In Black Smith Shop Fa: GA Mo: NC Beadah JONES Wife F M W 29 TX Occ:Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA
George JONES Son M S W 1 TX Fa: GA Mo: GA
Levi KELLY Bro L M S W 2 0TX Occ:Grading Fa: GA Mo: GA
Timothy LEE Other M S W 17 GA Occ:Teamster Fa: GA Mo: NC

Newton married Ruby Beatrice "Bedah" Kelley on 25 Oct 1877 in Jasper County, Texas. Ruby (daughter of Daniel Kelley and Malinda Davis) was born on 5 Jan 1850 in Texas; died on 20 Aug 1891 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ruby Beatrice "Bedah" Kelley was born on 5 Jan 1850 in Texas (daughter of Daniel Kelley and Malinda Davis); died on 20 Aug 1891 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas.

Children:

George Washington Jones was born on 24 Apr 1880 in Texas; died on 18 Feb 1941 in Spurger, Tyler County, Texas; was buried in Davis Cemetery, Beulah Springs, Jasper County, Texas.
Elias Levi "Buddy" Jones was born on 13 Mar 1882 in Texas; died on 6 Dec 1950 in Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas.
Nathan Jones was born in May 1885 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; and died.
2. Daniel Newton Jones was born on 25 May 1887 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; died on 16 Feb 1961 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia.

Generation: 4

Sion Jones was born in 1825 in Pulaski County, Georgia (son of Matthew Jones and Elizabeth Wester); died on 14 Aug 1864 in Georgia; was buried in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.

Notes:

Per the article entitled LOCKHART ADDS TO HAWTHORN HISTORY "Sion Jones (was the) son of Matthew Jones and grandson of Robert....He served in Campbell's County CSA which patrolled the coast of Florida and also served in Atlanta. Sion died in August 1864, leaving Elizabeth with seven children. She was 36 years old. She moved to Texas in 1868....The Morgans and Jones's are both Welsh." In a subsequent letter to Melinda Strong, Carolyn Powell Lockhart adds that Sion Jones had died in the Battle of Atlanta. Bonnie Jones notes that he actually died of an illness contracted during the fighting of the Civil War.

Sion married Elizabeth Morgan on 3 Feb 1853 in Decatur County, Georgia. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Morgan and Mary ???) was born on 31 Dec 1830 in North Carolina; died on 13 Dec 1902 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Morgan was born on 31 Dec 1830 in North Carolina (daughter of Daniel Morgan and Mary ???); died on 13 Dec 1902 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas.

Notes:

Said by some to have been born in Surry County, NC, but no proof cited. This seems unlikely as the family was listed in Sampson County as of the 1830 census.

Carolyn Lockhart wrote that after the death of Sion Jones in Georgia "Elizabeth sold her land in Decatur County (ca 1868) and came to Texas. She and [her widowed sister] Dorcas Lee had about 9 children with them. Someone met them in Galveston and it was the first time she had ever seen an iron cook stove. She instructed her kids not to mention their Indian ancestry. She herself never mentioned it even though she always wore fringes on her dresses to remind her own self of her heritage. She was 61 when she died, never remarried and never filed a pension from Sion Jones CSA record."

In a letter from Carolyn Lockhart, she states that Elizabeth died in the home of her oldest son, Newton B. Jones. Like the Morgan's, the Jones family were also of Welsh ancestry. The Hawthorne family were neighbors in Georgia and also in Jasper County.

Ruby Boyett showed she died in 1897, but this can not be correct as (1) she had a daughter born in 1899 (2) she can be found on the 1900 census with her husband and children and (3) her tombstone is said to be inscribed 13 Dec 1902.

Notes:

Married:
Per www.rootsweb.com/~gadecatu/marriage

Elizabeth Morgan m Sion Jones on 3 Feb 1853

Children:

4. Newton B. Jones was born on 31 Dec 1853 in Decatur County, Georgia; died on 20 Jul 1925 in Winn Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Kirbyville City Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas.
Mary Matilda Jones was born on 13 May 1855 in Decatur County, Georgia; died on 20 Mar 1936 in Roganville, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Roganville, Jasper County, Texas.
Martha Ann "Babe" Jones was born on 18 Aug 1856 in Georgia; died on 23 Mar 1913 in Bon Wier, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Ford Cemetery, Bon Wier, Jasper County, Texas.
Elizabeth Jones was born on 22 Feb 1858 in Georgia; died on 10 Mar 1930.
Sarah Jane Jones was born on 12 Aug 1859 in Decatur County, Georgia; died on 15 Apr 1929 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas.
Henrietta Jones was born on 13 Jul 1861 in Georgia; died on 21 Nov 1903 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Newton City Cemetery, Newton, Newton County, Texas.
George Sion Jones was born on 6 Feb 1863 in Georgia; and died.

10.

Daniel Kelley was born about 1817 in Georgia; and died.

Notes:

Census Place:Precinct 3, Jasper, Texas Source:FHL Film 1255313 National Archives Film T9-1313 Page 15 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace Daniel KELLYSelfMMW63GA Occ:FarmerFa: NCMo: NC Malinda KELLYWifeFMW53GA Occ:Keeping HouseFa: GAMo: GA Laban KELLYSonMSW18TX Occ:Works On FarmFa: GAMo: GA Francis M KELLYSonMSW16TX Occ:Works On FarmFa: GAMo: GA George W. KELLYSonMSW14TX Occ:Works On FarmFa: GAMo: GA Martha KELLYDauFSW13TX Occ:At HomeFa: GAMo: GA Mary Ann KELLYDauFSW10TX Occ:At HomeFa: GAMo: GA Tomsill KELLYDauFSW8TX Occ:At HomeFa: GAMo: GA

Daniel married Malinda Davis before 1848. Malinda was born about 1827 in Georgia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Malinda Davis was born about 1827 in Georgia; and died.

Children:

Alexander Kelley was born about 1848; and died.
5. Ruby Beatrice "Bedah" Kelley was born on 5 Jan 1850 in Texas; died on 20 Aug 1891 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas.
Wade Kelley was born about 1852 in Texas; and died.
James Kelley was born about 1854 in Texas; and died.
Hiram Kelley was born about 1856 in Texas; and died.
Elijah Kelley was born about 1857 in Texas; and died.
Ben Kelley was born about 1859 in Texas; and died.
Levi Kelley was born about 1860 in Texas; and died.
Laban Kelley was born about 1862 in Texas; and died.
Francis M. Kelley was born about 1864 in Texas; and died.
George Wade Kelley was born about 1866 in Texas; and died.
Martha Elizabeth Kelley was born on 13 Dec 1867 in Texas; died on 20 Aug 1937; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas.
Mary Ann Kelley was born about 1870 in Texas; and died.
Tomsill Kelley was born about 1872 in Texas; and died.