Brief Life History of James J.
When James J. Jones was born on 22 March 1821, in Morgan, Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob Jones, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Calvert, was 28. He married Charity Danes on 30 October 1841, in Boone, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Union Township, Boone, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Indiana, United States in 1870. He died in Boone, Indiana, United States.
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- James Jones, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Jones, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- James Jones in entry for Susan Lee, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1832
Historical Information: 1832: Boone county, Indiana, United States
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
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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