Emily Brooks Jones

Brief Life History of Emily Brooks

When Emily Brooks Jones was born on 27 February 1861, in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Jones Sr, was 39 and her mother, Eliza Brooks, was 32. She married Franklin Joseph West Hewlett on 30 November 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years and San Diego, San Diego, California, United States in 1920. She died on 14 October 1932, in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Franklin Joseph West Hewlett
1862–1938
Emily Brooks Jones
1861–1932
Marriage: 30 November 1882
Mabel Elizabeth Hewlett
1884–1963

Sources (25)

  • Emily Hewlett, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • Emily Jones Hewlett, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Emily Jones Hewlett, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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World Events (8)

1863

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

1867

Diamonds discovered in Orange Free State and Kimberley.

1881

Transvaal is restored as a republic. Pretoria Convention recognizes Transvaal independence.

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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