Hamlin Jones

Brief Life History of Hamlin

When Hamlin Jones was born on 19 January 1849, in Shelby, Indiana, United States, his father, Rev. Constant Bliss Jones, was 50 and his mother, Elizabeth White, was 37. He married Lucy Ann Welshimer on 11 September 1873. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Neoga Township, Cumberland, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1915. He died on 26 June 1921, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Illinois Central Railroad Gravesite, Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hamlin Jones
1849–1921
Lucy Ann Welshimer
1854–1906
Marriage: 11 September 1873
Alice Josephine Jones
1874–1948
Sarah Ellen Jones
1876–1971
Lucy Welshimer Jones
1879–1970
Philip Bliss Jones
1890–1963

Sources (12)

  • Hamlin Jones, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Hamlin Jones, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Hamlin Jones, "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938"

World Events (8)

1856

Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cumberland, Illinois, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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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