Brief Life History of Demarcus Washington "Marcus"
When Demarcus Washington "Marcus" Jones was born in 1822, in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States, his father, Royal Wyatt Jones, was 35 and his mother, Tabitha Jones, was 32. He married Sarah Frances Dunaway on 6 March 1856, in Halifax, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Banister, Halifax, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Staunton Magisterial District, Halifax, Virginia, United States in 1880. He died on 19 August 1897, in Halifax, Virginia, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Marcas Jones in household of Tabitha Jones, "United States Census, 1850"
- Marcus Jones, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Marcus Jones, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
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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