When Mary Amanda Jones was born on 31 December 1850, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Jones, was 25 and her mother, Amanda McCrary, was 16. She married Fidilla Hamilton Blythe on 15 January 1871, in Henderson, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Crab Creek Township, Henderson, North Carolina, United States for about 20 years. She died on 7 September 1902, in Henderson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Etowah, Henderson, North Carolina, United States.