Living

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His occupation as listed on the 1930 census was Agent, Oil Company. Rachel Chote writes that he was shot to death while trying to stop a robbery. He was a night watchman at the time.

He was said to be the son of Dora James GIBSON and Sara Jane BEACH of Newton County, Texas.

Charles married Ida Jones on 6 Jul 1913. Ida (daughter of Henry Cochran Jones and Sarah Jane Jones) was born on 19 Nov 1896 in Texas; died on 20 Oct 1982 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Bleakwood Cemetery, Bleakwood, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A daughter of a daughter a Ida Jones, who would be a direct female descendant of Mary, the wife of Daniel Morgan, served as an mtDNA donor to determine if Mary was indeed native american, as had been widely rumored. The mtDNA proved to be HV, or Helena, a primarily European haplogroup, most prevalent in Western Europe. The single difference from the Cambridge Reference Sequence was CRS 16311 C. The HV results preclude Native American ancestry on the matrilineal track -- the haplogroup would have to be A, B, C, D or a variety of X to show matrilineal ancestry as Native American. Therefore it appears that Mary Morgan's mother WAS NOT a full blooded Native American. It is still possible, however, she had native american ancestors, but if so it was not through her direct maternal line.

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The son of David JONES and Mary BENNINGTON, and not related to his wife, Sarah Jane JONES.

Henry married Sarah Jane Jones on 8 Feb 1882 in Newton County, Texas. Sarah (daughter of Sion Jones and Elizabeth Morgan) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ruby Burkett writes that at her request, Sarah was bured beside her mother, Elizabeth Morgan Jones in the Magnolia Springs Cemetery. Bonnie Jones Smith placed markers on their graves.

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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]

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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.

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

Elizabeth Morgan m Sion Jones on 3 Feb 1853