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Matthew Jones

Male Abt 1795 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Matthew Jones  [1
    Birth Abt 1795  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • Carolyn Lockhart wrote (in an undated letter) that "Most all of the Jones boys, Matthew (Sion's dad), William Jones and Matthew J. Jones, John Jones, Jr (sic) fought in the Creek War of 1836 in Georgia. " In another letter, she wrote that Matthew was the father of Matthew, Silas, Sion, and Robert, and that he had owned 1000 acres in lower Georgia.

      Listed in the "1840 Decatur County Georgia Census Index " (Frances T. Ingmire, Mountain Press). Other Jones head of households at the time of this census were John (Sr and Jr), Robert, James, Seaborn.

    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      And in the online 1850 Decatur Co., Georgia Census, the family is listed as follows:


      498-498
      Jones, M 55 M Farmer 1,000 GA
      Jones, Elizabeth 50 F Ga
      Jones, Sion 25 M Laborer Ga
      Jones, Mary 20 F Ga
      Jones, George 13 M Ga
      Jnes, Missouri 15 F Ga

    Person ID I8838  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Elizabeth Wester,   b. Abt 1800, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Matthew Jones,   b. Bef 1825, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Sion Jones,   b. 1825, Pulaski County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1864, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
     3. Mary Jones,   b. Abt 1830, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Missouri Jones,   b. Abt 1835, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. George Jones,   b. Abt 1837, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F4036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S369] Smith, Barbara--Family Researcher (bbsmith2@swbell.net).