John W Jones

Brief Life History of John W

When John W Jones was born in 1857, in North Carolina, United States, his father, James David Jones, was 39 and his mother, Margaret Elizabeth Frans, was 34.

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Family Time Line

James David Jones
1818–1861
Margaret Elizabeth Frans
1823–1916
John William Jones
1842–1915
Joseph Franz Jones
1844–1931
Mary A Jones
1844–1912
Austin Russell Jones
1846–1928
Betty Jones
1850–
Susan Jones
1850–
James Madison Jones
1854–1946
Gabriel Jones
1857–
John W Jones
1857–

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    World Events (3)

    1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

    On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

    1863

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

    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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