Brief Life History of James Smith
When James Smith Jones was born about 1843, in Montgomery Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States, his father, Col. Charles Jones, was 48 and his mother, Eleanor Warrick, was 45. He died on 8 March 1902, in Montgomery Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Gibson, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- James Jones in household of Marshel Jones, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jas S Jones in household of Chas Jones, "United States Census, 1860"
- James A Jones in household of Charles Jones, "United States Census, 1850"
Parents and Siblings
1796–1864 Male
1799–1871 Female
Siblings (13)
1820–1901 Female
1821–1909 Male
1823–1908 Male
1825–1902 Male
1827–1830 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 3
1847
Age 4
1863
Age 20
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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