Brief Life History of George
When George Jones was born in June 1849, in Indiana, United States, his father, Simpson Jones, was 26 and his mother, Eliza Jane Remy, was 27. He married Catherine Wright in 1876. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Marion Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States for about 40 years and Decatur Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1930. He died in 1933, in Decatur, Indiana, United States, at the age of 84.
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Sources (12)
- George Jones in household of Simpson Jones, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Jones - Government record: Census record: birth: June 1849; Indiana, United States
- George Jones, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
Spouse and Children
1849–1933 Male
1856–1941 Female
Children (1)
1877–1960 Female
Parents and Siblings
1823– Male
1821–1893 Female
Siblings (7)
1846–1925 Female
1849–1933 Male
1851–1943 Female
1853–1884 Female
1855–1876 Female
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World Events (8)
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 2
1863
Age 14
1872 · The First National Park
Age 23
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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