Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Jones was born in 1848, in Iowa, United States, her father, Jefferson Jones, was 32 and her mother, Jane Black aka Winkleblack, was 31. She married Francis Melvin Jeffries on 9 July 1865, in Polk, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Spring Valley, Polk, Oregon, United States in 1860 and Polk, Oregon, United States in 1870. She died in 1883, in Whitman, Washington, United States, at the age of 35.
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Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- Sarah Jeffries, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah J Jones, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"
- Sarah Parker in entry for Curtis Jeffries, "Idaho, Nez Perce County, Brower Wann Funeral Home Records, 1925-1986"
Spouse and Children
1833–1894 Male
1848–1883 Female
Children (6)
1866–1954 Male
1868– Male
1872–1896 Female
1875–1955 Male
1878–1970 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1816–1876 Male
1817–1867 Female
Siblings (6)
1840–1910 Female
1842–1911 Male
1847–1882 Female
1848–1883 Female
1852–1932 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1852
Age 4
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
Age 9
1859 · Oregon Becomes a State
Age 11
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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