Brief Life History of Martin
When Martin Jones was born on 6 September 1788, in Craig, Virginia, United States, his father, Phillip Jones, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Henrietta Graham, was 17. He married Polly Garrison on 20 July 1812, in Warren, Kentucky, United States. He lived in Barren, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Mattoon Township, Coles, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died about 1867, in Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Martin Jones, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martin Jones, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Martin Jones, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1788–1867 Male
1791–1861 Female
Children (10)
1810– Male
1815– Female
1820– Female
1822–1862 Male
1827– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1762–1823 Male
1771–1834 Female
Siblings (4)
1788–1867 Male
1789–1859 Female
1791–1870 Female
1798–1864 Male
World Events (8)
1789
Age 1
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
Age 4
1812
Age 24
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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