Delilah Jones

Brief Life History of Delilah

When Delilah Jones was born in 1811, in Tennessee, United States, her father, David Fletcher Jones, was 22 and her mother, Jane Polly, was 19. She married Ephriam David Barks in 1832. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Union Township, Bollinger, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died in Whitewater Township, Bollinger, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ephriam David Barks
1811–1870
Delilah Jones
1811–
Marriage: 1832
William B Barks
1833–1910
Daniel Durning Barks
1834–1910
Barbara Adeline Barks
1837–1916
Jacob Barks Junior
1840–1917
Ephraim Barks
1842–1907
Mary Ann Barks
1845–1924
Elizabeth Barks
1847–1925
David Barks
1850–1916
Joseph Barks
1851–1928
Elijah Barks
1855–1930

Sources (4)

  • Delilah Statler in household of Peter M Statler, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Delilah Barks in household of Ephraim Barks, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Delida Barks in household of David Barks, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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