Brief Life History of Mary L.
When Mary L. Jones was born in 1847, in Floyd, Virginia, United States, her father, Costello Cosley Jones, was 30 and her mother, Cynthia Slusher, was 32. She married Powhatan Thomas Dickerson on 25 March 1875, in Floyd, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1870 and Alum Ridge, Floyd, Virginia, United States in 1880. She died in 1884, in Floyd, Virginia, United States, at the age of 37.
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Sources (11)
- Mary Jones in household of Costello Jones, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary L. Jones, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Mary F Dickerson in entry for Ian Dickerson, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
Spouse and Children
1855–1937 Male
1847–1884 Female
Children (3)
1879–1958 Female
1882–1970 Male
1884–1954 Male
Parents and Siblings
1817–1884 Male
1815–1890 Female
Siblings (14)
1843–1921 Female
1844–1889 Female
1844–1913 Female
1847–1884 Female
1848–1923 Female
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World Events (7)
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Age 0
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 14
1863
Age 16
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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