Sarah Jones

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Jones was born in 1847, in Texas, United States, her father, Marvin R Jones, was 27 and her mother, Rachel, was 25. She lived in Milam, Texas, United States in 1850. She died on 22 June 1855, at the age of 8.

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Family Time Line

Marvin R Jones
1820–1855
Rachel
1822–
Margaret C. Jones
1841–1855
Mary A. Jones
1843–1855
Martha Jones
1845–
Sarah Jones
1847–1855
Charles Jones
1848–
Patience Jones
1850–
James Jones
1850–1855

Sources (2)

  • Sarah Jones in household of Marvel Jones, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah Jones - Pioneer Overland Travel

World Events (1)

1850 · Compromise of 1850

The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.

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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