01. Griffith Jones ^[1] was born abt 1614 in Wales.  He came to America on the ship "Thomas and John" on Jan. 6, 1635 from London to Virginia. He was listed as arriving at Springfield, Mass. in 1644. He was a "Freeman" at Springfield, Mass. April 5, 1649, was a prop. in 1646. He had two wives, Margaret and Sarah.  Margaret is believed to be the mother of most of their children, with Sarah being his second wife. Griffith died Feb. 19, 1676/7 at Springfield, Mass. His estate was administered July 23, 1677. His wife Sarah died May 6, 1666.  Source: "And Then There Was You" by Marjorie Eilene Wells Cook (1979) p. 1. There are many records in established journals of Griffith's various transactions and land purchases.  His father may be Morgan Jones but I have not seen proof of that.

The children of Griffith with Margaret (or Sarah) are:
 

1	Sarah Jones (Jan 1, 1645 in Springfield, MA - Jul 2, 1645)
2	Mercy Jones (May 4, 1647 in Springfield, MA - Apr 27, 1716) Married James Barker (1641-1723) on Jan 5, 1675 (source) Click here to see extended family information.
3	Hepzibah Jones (Jul 16, 1648 in Springfield, MA - Mar 8, 1685) Married Isaac Cakebread (1645-1698) on Dec 20, 1677 (soldier in King Philip's War)         1. Margaret Cakebread (Feb 21, 1678 - Nov 17, 1691) age 13 (source)         2. Isaac Cakebread (Jan 30, 1680 - 1709) age 29 (source)
4	Samuel Jones (Nov 9, 1650 in Springfield, MA - ) died unmarried
5	Ebenezer Jones (May 14, 1653 in Springfield, MA - Jan 24, 1735) Married Mercy Bagg (1660-1738) on Jun 26, 1679 Click here to see extended family information.
6	Thomas Jones (Apr 8, 1655 in Springfield, MA - 1738) Married Elizabeth Graves on Aug 31, 1682 Click here to see extended family information.
7	Griffith Jones (Apr 2, 1658 in Springfield, MA - 1660 in Springfield, MA)
8	Experience Jones (Aug 12, 1662 in Springfield, MA - May 9, 1714) Married John Huggins (1652-1704) on Feb 4, 1684.  Click here to see extended family information.
9	Pelatiah Jones (Jul 22, 1664 in Springfield, MA - Dec 29, 1739) Married Sarah Meakins (1666-1739) Click here to see extended family information.
10	Benoni Jones  (See generation #2 Below)

02. Benoni Jones ^[1] is the youngest of Griffith's eleven children.  It is not known at this time if his mother was Margaret or Sarah.  Born abt. 1666 he was indentured at the age of 12 to William Clark, associate judge of Northampton, Mass. He served him well until he was 21. At the age of 23 he married the widow Gurley, Ester Ingersoll. He and Ester had four children.  The family lived in a cluster of houses known as Pascommuck lying at the foot of Mt. Tom, now within the ciy limits of Eastampton, Mass.  The Benoni Jones house was the only house in the area that was fortified. On May 13, 1704, Indians attacked the Jones house in which all of the area's inhabitants had assembled for cover. Of 33 persons in the house, 19 were killed, 3 escaped, 8 were rescued later and 3 were carried off. Benoni Jones and two of his sons, Ebenezer and Jonathan, were slain. Eight year old Benjamin Jones was scalped but later escaped. Ester was kidnapped and taken to Canada where she died after being tormented by priests trying to convert her.   Click HERE to see a memorial sign of Pascommuck taken by Ronald Reisinger who also descends from Benoni.

The 4 children of Benoni and Ester are:
 

03. Benjamin Jones ^[1] is the 2nd child of Benoni and Ester.  He was born in 1696.  Raised in Massachusetts, Benjamin was scalped in 1704 when he was 8 years old when his settlement was brutally attacked by Indians. He barely escaped death which took the lives of his father and two brothers.  He later married Hannah (last name not known) and had one child, Seth. After Hannah's death in childbirth, he married Patience Evarts and had 9 children. He was a "fence viewer" in 1731, on a commision, also to "call the people to the Hall" in 1731.  His date of death is listed as February 1, 1783, age 87 according to a monument in the Beech Plain Cemetery in Sandisfield, MA.  

The 9 children of Benjamin and Patience are:
 

1	Ebenezer Jones (See generation #4 Below)
2	Esther Jones (May 1, 1720 in Coventry, CT - Apr 21, 1797 in CT) Married Capt. Nathaniel Evarts, Jr. (May 9, 1719 - Jun 2, 1792) in 1747 in Coventry, CT (source) Click here to see extended family information.
3	Jonathan Jones (Jun 21, 1722 - Jun 7, 1801) Married Abigail (Abizah) Strong on Mar 12, 1747        1. Sybil Jones (Dec 10, 1747 - 1827)        2. Levi Jones (Sep 26, 1749 - 1807)        3. Simon Jones (Nov 14, 1751 - Jan 12, 1817)        4. Jonathan Jones, Jr. (1754 - Feb 21, 1794)        5. Samuel Jones (1759 - Jun 26, 1847)            Married Talitha Jones (1766-1856) in 1785        6. Amos Jones (Aug 31, 1762 - Feb 21, 1856)            Married Elizabeth Avery (1766-1827)        7. Esther Jones (1765-)        8. Enoch Jones (1767 - Jun 1805)
4	Noah Jones (May 15, 1724 in CT - Oct, 1811 in CT) Married Dinah Hitchcock (1723-1803) on May 9, 1745 - click on Dinah to see ancestry Click here to see extended family information.
5	Benjamin Jones (Sep 15, 1726 - Jun 7, 1801 Married Mehitable Terrill on May 6, 1756
6	Huldah Jones (Jun 25, 1729 - Oct 28, 1798) Married Zachariah Loomis (1726-1797) on Mar 25, 1751 - see Zachariah for their children
7	Asael Jones (Jul 7, 1731 - Aug 17, 1740) ; age 9
8	Sybil Jones (Mar 22, 1735 - Aug 29, 1740) ; age 5
9	Dinah Jones (Mar 29, 1739 - Sep 7, 1740) ; age 1

04. Ebenezer Jones ^[1] is the oldest child of Benjamin and Patience Evarts.  He was born on April 18, 1718 in Coventry, CT.   On December 4th, 1745 he married Zerviah Loomis, daughter of Zachariah Loomis and Joanna Abell.  The Abell line has a confirmed connection to royalty.   Ebenezer and Patience had 14 children. 

Ebenezer was an active patriot during the revolution. In 1774 he served on the committee of inspection. He was highway surveyor in 1775. He is called lieutenant on the Palmer records and doubtless fought in the French and Indian war. He was chosen on a committee to provision the minutemen at the time of the Lexington call with a barrel of biscuit, a barrel of pork, a barrel of flour. He served on the committee of correspondence in 1776; and on the committee to care for the families of revolutionary soldiers in 1777. He was a selectman 1777-79.   Paragraph source: "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs, Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts", Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910

He died on April 18, 1800 in Sandisfield, MA where he was buried in the Beech Plain Cemetary.  The Coventry, Ct. town records have a page assigned to Ebenezer Jones showing his wives, children, and land purchases. 

The children of Ebenezer and Zerviah are:
 

1	Abigail Jones (Feb 24, 1747 - Sep 18, 1750) age 3
2	Adonijah Jones (Sep 24, 1747 - 1747) infant
3	Adonijah Jones (Aug 20, 1748 - Dec 18, 1820 in Otis, MA) Married (1) Sarah Lyman (1751-1771)on May 15, 1770 in CT Married (2) Ann McElwain (1752-1831) Click here to see extended family information.
4	Dinah Jones (Oct 11, 1750 - ) Married Luthcr Chapin (1754-1810) on Dec 21, 1773 Click here to see extended family information.
5	Ebenezer Jones (Apr 23, 1752 - Bef. Apr 5, 1823)  Married Ann Spear (-) in 1778
6	Capt. Israel Jones (Oct 24, 1753 in Andover, CT - Nov 7, 1829 in Sandisfield, MA) Married Elizabeth McElwain (1755-1834) Click here to see extended family information.
7	Abigail Jones (Feb 2, 1756 - )
8	Ester Jones (Apr 24, 1758 - )
9	Benoni Jones (Nov 5, 1759 in Coventry, CT - ) Married Catherine Daniels
10	Eber Jones (Jun 4, 1761 - )
11	Submit Jones (Jan 22, 1763 in CT - Aug 21, 1841) Married Lot Fuller, Jr. (1760-1845) on Jan 11, 1787
12	Miles Silas Jones  (See generation #5 Below)
13	Lucretia Jones (Sep 9, 1772 in Palmer, MA - )

 05. Miles Jones ^[1] is the son of Ebenezer and Zerviah.  The following summary of his life appears in the book "And Then There Was You" by Marjorie Eilene Wells Cook (1979) p. 6-7:

"Miles Jones was born at Coventry, Ct. July 28, 1764. He is not listed in Coventry records, but "History of Berkshire Co., Mass. Vol. 2 pg. 259 1885 edition states "Adonijah, Miles and Ebenezer, sons of Ebenezer Jones were living on a place now owned by Charles Clark. They came from Palmer, Mass formerly from Hebron, CT." Also the Vital Records at Otis, Mass, states "the brothers of Silas, Benoni and Adonijah were living at Otis, Mass at the time of their brother miles death in 1812". He is also listed in the Cornwall Bible at Otis as a son of Ebenezer and the Family Bible of his son Luther gives him as the father and a son of Ebenezer Jones. Coventry records lists Silas at the bottom of a page, and as they must have been twins, in some way, it is believed Miles name did not get recorded on the page.  Miles died at Otis, Mass. April 17, 1812 (Otis Vital Records to 1850 pg. 142) He married Nov. 28, 1792 to Mehitable Adams, born June 7, 1771 at Sandisfield, Mass. daughter of Samuel and Sarah(Clark) Adams. She died May 7, 1812 at Otis, Mass. They are both buried in the West Center Cemetery (Otis Vital Records p. 142, also in "Births and Deaths and Intentions of Bethehm and Otis" pg. 16. There is a double tombstone on the Grave which reads "In memory of Miles and Mehitable Jones, giving the dates of births and deaths, then the following inscription at the base "Friends and Physicians could not save these immortal bodies from the grave, nor can this day contain us here, when Christ shall call us to appear."  Miles Jones Rev. War record in Mass. Soldiers and Sailors Vol 8 pg. 945, as follows; Miles Jones served as a Private in Capt. Jeremiah Hicok's Co. Lt. Col. Sears Reg. Enlisted 8/6/1781 discharged 11/18/1781. Service 3 mos. including 4 days travel home (84) mile. The Regiment was raised in Berkshire Co. Mass for three months service Roll endorsed "Co. Elisha Porter's Regt. Miles Jones pension-negative report."

The 11 children of Miles and Mehitable are:
 

1	Mehitable Jones (Jan 1, 1793, soon died)
2	Mehitable Jones (Nov 17, 1793 - Mar 16, 1853) Married Samuel Young Click here to see extended family information.
3	Miles Jones (See generation #6 below)
4	Festus Jones (Dec 3, 1796 in Otis, Berkshire, MA - Nov 21, 1866 in Chautauqua, NY) Married Martha B Young (Nov 6, 1798 in VT - Apr 7, 1876 in NY) on May 28, 1822 Click here to see extended family information.
5	Zeruiah Jones (Nov 7, 1798 in Thetford, VT - Nov 13, 1848) Married Enoch Young (1800-1875)
6	Elizabeth Jones (Aug 7, 1801 - Jul 6, 1881) Married Asahel Clark (1799-1868) Click here to see extended family information.
7	Ebenezer Jones (Jun 13, 1803 in MA - Aug 23, 1883) Married (1) Rachel D. Hill (1809-1847) Married (2) Sally Maria Barney (1807-1880) Click here to see extended family information.
8	Luther Chapin Jones (Feb 26, 1806 - Mar 16, 1871 in Ellery, NY) Married Mary Spencer I have 1 DNA match from this family Click here to see extended family information.
9	Leonard A. Jones (Sep 6, 1808 in Otis, MA - Feb 11, 1861 in Knox Co., IL) Married Parmelia P. Putman (Sep 4, 1814 - Jan 17, 1894) in 1834 I have 2 DNA matches from this family. Click here to see extended family information.
10	Darius Benjamin Jones (Oct 10, 1810 in MA - Sep 7, 1874) Married Julia Corning
11	John Hawley Jones (Oct 10, 1810 - Oct 18, 1852) Married Fanny on Dec 27, 1839 in Portage, OH  Click here to see extended family information.

06. Miles Jones, ^[1] son of Miles and Mehitable was born on November 6, 1794 in Otis, MA (Otis Vital Records).   He married Pamelia Ketchum Turner on November 6, 1822.  She is the daughter of Asa Turner and Isabel Ketchum.  Miles was a Universalist and Pamelia was a Baptist.   They had 7 children together.  They moved from New York to Illinois in 1859.  A Historian in Chautaqua Co. NY states Miles Jones recorded property in 1822, another record states Sheridan in Chautauqua Co. Land transactions, recorded at Mayville, N.Y.  Miles appears on the 1870 Census living with wife in son Loomis Franklin's household.  Miles appears on the 1880 Census in Elmwood, Illinois age 85 and living with his wife, daughter Eleanor and her family. Miles died on February 8, 1885 in Elmwood, Illinois.    For a detailed sketch on the life of Miles visit Albert D. Hart's site here.

The 8 children of Miles and Pamelia are:
 

1	Loomis Franklin Jones (1826 in Jamestown, NY - Jun 19, 1871 in Elmwood, IL) Married Sarah Gilmore Huey on May 29, 1862 in Peoria, IL - 1870 Census      1. Charles M. Jones (Abt. 1858 in Canada - ) : 1870 Census      2. James Edward Jones (Jan 18, 1863 in Elmwood, IL - Sep 1945) : 1870 Census          Married Maria Anna Bent (Jul 17, 1862 - May 2, 1910) in 1891               1. Mirian H. Jones (Abt. 1900-)               2. Robert Wendall Jones (1901 in NE - Jan 24, 1950 in MO)                   Married (1) Nora LaVern Andre (1900-) in 1944                   Married (2) Margaret E. (1899-) in 1949      3. Flora Mabel Jones (Mar 24, 1866 in Elmwood, IL- May 27, 1949 in VA) : 1870 Census          Married Dr. Oscar Grant Pearson (1867-1929)               1. Donald Grant Pearson (Dec 12, 1893 - Jun 24, 1930)                   Married Lucye Carter Wormeley (1895-1942)                         1. John Chester Pearson (Jun 28, 1919 - Apr 17, 1943)                             Married Kathleen Marshall (1921-2008)                         2. David Wormeley Pearson (Apr 27, 1924 - May 28, 2006)                             Married Mary Elizabeth Wall (1925-2001)               2. Dr. Paul Chester Pearson (Jul 31, 1901 - Dec 22, 1987)                   Married Virginia D. Mcgeorge (1903-1999)                         1. Patricia Cosette "Patty" Pearson (Mar 24, 1939 - Jun 30, 2000)      4. Harriet "Hattie" Jones (Abt. 1867 - ) : 1870 Census
2	Eleanor Eliza Jones (Mar 30, 1829 in Chautauqua, NY - Apr 28, 1910 in Peoria, IL) Married Joseph Vandervoort (1829-1887) on Nov 6, 1849 in Ontario, Canada 1880 Census , 1910 Census      1. Lucilia Amarilla Vandervoort (Jan 16, 1851 in Ontario, Canada - Aug 4, 1921 in Peoria, IL)                Married Everett Coleman Wiley (1849-1912)                1. James Aiken Wiley (Sep 28, 1873 - Aft. 1940)                    Married Arline A. Benedict (1893-1940)                         1. Joyce Benedict Wiley (1923-1923)                2. Kathrina B. Wiley (Jan 4, 1883 - Sep 10, 1917)      2. Bertha Amelia Vandervoort (Sep 1, 1856 in Ontario, Canada - Sep 2, 1933 in Clay, IN)          1910 Census                Married William Thompson Sloan (Sep 27, 1848 - Aug 17, 1929)                1. Eleanor Sloan (Jun 8, 1877 - Feb 29, 1908)                    Married Samuel Moorhead Russell (1871-1946) in 1905                2. John Vandervoort Sloan (Apr 2, 1881 - Apr 8, 1930)                3. Helen Sloan (Jan 28, 1889 - Nov 10, 1978) : 1910 Census                     Married James Craig McCrea (1881-1973)                           1. William Sloan McCrea (Mar 11, 1913 - Feb 16, 2008)                               Married Genevieve L. (1914-1986)                           2. Eleanor Kathryn McCrea (Aug 24, 1914 - Nov 8, 1971)                               Married James J. Shanley (1906-1995) in 1936                           3. James Craig McCrea, Jr. (Sep 12, 1920 - Nov 6, 2013)                               Married Ruth Dickinson Pirman (1921-2016) in 1943      3. Winsor Aikens Vandervoort (May 7, 1859 in Ontario, Canada - Jan 16, 1861) age 1      4. Winsor Miles Vandervoort (Mar 4, 1861 in Peoria, IL - Jul 1941 in Evanston, IL) :1880 Census                Married Susan Heponstall (1863-1948) on Jun 6, 1883 in Peoria, IL                1. Edna Eleanor Vandervoort (Aug 1884 - Jun 1972)                    Married Earle Livingston Swigart (1888-1975) in 1916                         1. Martha Elizabeth Swigart (1917-)      5. Albert Newton Vandervoort (Jun 27, 1867 in Peoria, IL - Oct 20, 1864 in Peoria, IL) age 1
3	Sarah Maria Jones (Apr 18, 1831 in MA - Dec 10, 1910 in Elmwood, IL) Married William Douglass (1830-1896) on Oct 5, 1852 in Ontario, Canada 1870 Census , 1880 Census , 1910 Census           1. William Henry Douglass (Aug 26, 1853 in Canada - Nov 22, 1923 in Peoria, IL : 1880 Census          1 DNA match                  Married Blanch Amy Hoffman (1867-1946)  on Jun 8, 1892 in Elmwood, IL                  1. Naomi Maria Douglass (Oct 15, 1893 in Elmwood, IL - Nov 28, 1964 in Grass Valley, CA)                      Married Arthur William Reich (1889-1974)                           1. Frank William Reich (May 28, 1920 - Jun 1, 1920)                           2. Norma Blanche Reich (Nov 28, 1921 - Sep 1, 1988)                               Married Harry Lawrence Granoski on Nov 16, 1946                           3. Carl Douglass Reich (Jan 6, 1925 - Jun 5, 2015)                           4. Keith Dixon Reich (Sep 29, 1928 - Dec 5, 1997)                           5. Ruth Naomi Reich (Apr 10, 1931 - Oct 11, 1986)                  2. Norma Elizabeth Douglass (Jul 29, 1895 in IL - Jan 27, 1989 in Pompano Beach, FL)                      Married Albert Thomas Hart (1895-1982) in 1915                           1. Albert Douglass Hart (Jun 2, 1916 - Jul 29, 2003)                               Married Ruth B. Hart (1917-2006)                           2. Norwood Albert Hart (Jul 29, 1920 - Feb 27, 2006)                               Married Jean Lidster (1922-2012) in 1945                  3. Marcia Imogene Douglass (Oct 9, 1898 - Jun 6, 1989 in Pompano Beach, FL)                      Married David Weyeneth (1901-1965) in 1932      2. Albert Potter Douglass (Jun 1857 in Ontario, Canada - Sep 22, 1859 in Ontario, Canada)      3. Edwin Franklin Douglass (Mar 7, 1860 in in B.C., Canada - Dec 9, 1918 in Elmwood, IL)                  1870 Census , 1880 Census , 1910 Census                  Married Nellie Mae Houser (1866-1936) on May 4, 1887 in Yates City, IL                  1. William Edwin Douglass (Apr 29, 1890 in IL - Nov 7, 1942 in WV) : 1910 Census                      Married Eleanor Law (1892-1956) in 1916                            1. Eleanore L. Douglass (Jul 6, 1918 - Feb 20, 2014)                                Married William Gillespie Hemphill (1918-2001) in 1941                            2. Thomas Edwin Douglass (Dec 23, 1926 - Oct 4, 1994)                            3. William Franklin Douglass (Dec 23, 1926 - Aug 6, 1983)                                Married Nellie B. Butler (1923-1999)      4. Alfred Douglass (1867 - 1870 in Elmwood, IL) age 3      5. Orville Albert Douglass (May 14, 1870 in IL - Jan 28, 1890 in Elmwood, IL) age 19          1870 Census , 1880 Census      6. Asa William Douglass (1872 - 1872 in Elmwood, IL)
4	Washington Winsor Jones (Apr 7, 1833 in Jamestown, NY - Jan 24, 1900 in Elmwood, IL)   1871 Canadian Census Married (1) Nancy Ketcheson (1831-1864) on Oct 8, 1856 in Ontario, Canada Married (2) Annis Ketcheson (1840-1907) on Feb 1, 1865 in Hastings, Ontario, Canada I have 7 DNA matches from this family Click here to see extended family information
5	Henrietta Almira Jones (Dec 25, 1837 in Ontario, Canada - Jul 13, 1866) age 28 Married Baltus Barager on Dec 3, 1857 in Ontario, Canada      1. Herbert Winsor Baragar (Sep 9, 1858 in Canada - Nov 214, 1943 in Canada)          Married Sarah Elizabeth Redington (1864-1945) in 1886                 1. Henrietta Maud Baragar (May 7, 1887 - Dec 16, 1894)                 2. Grace Elizabeth Baragar (Apr 1891 - Jul 3, 1976)                     Married George Henry Palmer (1890-1956)                 3. Ernest Roy Baragar (Mar 6, 1896 - Jul 13, 1979)                     Married Mary Wharton Armistead (1901-1970)      2. Mary Lucella Barager (Aug 18, 1864 in Ontario, Canada - Mar 27, 1912 in Ontario.)          Married George Thompson on Jun 20, 1894 in Ontario, Canada                1. Ella Marjorie Thompson (1898 - )                    Married Howard Stanley May on Aug 16, 1922 in Ontario, Canada                         1. Margaret May
6	Darius Benjamin Jones (See generation #7 below)
7	Mary Ann Jones (May 9, 1840 in Ontario, Canada - May 9, 1918 in Elmwood, IL) 1880 Census Married James Venn (1839-1922) on Sep 1, 1870      1. Francis Leticia Venn (Abt. 1863 in IL - ) : 1880 Census      2. Harry J. Venn (Oct 1864 in IL - 1955) : 1880 Census          Married Anna Pulver (1864-1956)      3. Nellie Blanch Venn (Jun 1867 in IL - Abt. 1950 in IL)          Married Isaac Julius Potts (1858-1918)  in 1890: 1880 Census        4. Willard Harvey Venn (Sep 22, 1875 in Elmwood, IL - Jun 7, 1941 in Elmwood, IL)          Married Daisy M. Threw (1880-1947) 1880 Census      5. Albert Venn (Abt. 1878 in IL - ) : 1880 Census        6. Clifton Venn (Abt. 1879 in IL - ) : 1880 Census
8	Harriet Cordelia Jones (Jun 30, 1842 - Aug 25, 1842)

 

07. Darius Benjamin Jones ^[1] is the son of Miles and Pamelia.  The following obituary from "Sumner News, Dawson Co. Thursday Feb. 7, 1918" summarizes his life:

 "Darius Benjamin Jones was born in Chautauqua Co, at Jamestown, NY Aug. 9, 1834. The deceased went to Canada when 18 years old. In 1856 he moved to Kansas and joined an emigrant company under the direction of the Massachusetts Aid Society. While there he married Margaret Bertha Cowan on Nov. 29, 1857. To this union was born fourteen children.... In his long life Brother Jones made several moves, mention of which will be of interest to his many friends. From 1862 to 1872 he was engaged in the mercantile business in Elmwood, Illinois 1872 to 1879 in the same business at Emerson, Iowa. In 1879 he homesteaded in Armada township, part of the time being engaged in the mercantile business. In 1894 to 1900 he had stores at Lomax, Buffalo, and Sumner. The summer of 1900 was spent on a farm between Sumner and Miller, the winter of 1900-1901 at Scottsbluff. He moved to Minnesota in 1901 where he farmed until he returned to Miller on account of the health of his wife, his wife dying the same fall. He has made his home since with his children in and around Sumner and Miller. he departed this life Tues, Jan. 29, 1918 age 83 yr 5 months and 20 days." 

Darius shows up on the 1870 Census age 36 and living in Elba, Knox, Illinois with 6 children.  By the time of the 1880 Census he was in Buffalo, Nebraska, age 46 with 10 children.  The National 1890 Census was destroyed by fire so there are no records for that year. In the 1900 Census he was 66 living with his wife and son Fred, age 21.  All the other children had moved out.  Margaret died on October 24, 1908, age 71.  In the 1910 Census he was age 75, widowed and living with his son William and family in Armada, Buffalo, Nebraska.  There are several letters written by and to Darius to several of his children up until the time of his death.

The 14 children of Darius and Margaret are:

1	Mary Pamelia Jones (Born Dec 4, 1858 in Kansas - Died Apr 10, 1911 in Sumner, NE) 11 DNA Matches     Married William Hough (1853-1901) on May 24, 1878.     1870 Census , 1900 Census , 1910 Census      1. Edwin Gilbert Hough (Sep 24, 1879 in Emerson, IA - Sep 26, 1927 in SD)         1900 Census , 1910 Census     2. Bertha Mable Hough (Dec 21, 1881 in Red Oak, IA - Aug 6, 1883 in Red Oak, IA) age 1     3. Charles Allen Hough (Nov 16, 1882 in Red Oak, IA - Jul 19, 1901) age 19         1900 Census     4. Edith May Hough (Oct 7, 1883 in Red Oak, IA - Dec 2, 1952 in Deer Creek, MN)         Married Francis "Frank" Monroe Horner (1878-1953) on Dec 13, 1906 1900 Census                 1. Harold M. Horner (Mar 5, 1912 in MN - Oct 2, 1973 in MN)               2. Darell R. Horner (Sep 7, 1917 in MN - Dec 6, 1985 in MN)     5. Ralph Orkey Hough (Mar 30, 1886 in Miller, NE - Jul 17, 1903 in Wadena, MN)         1900 Census - Ralph was struck by lightning in the storm of July 16, 1903.  Age 17.      6. Orville Ray Hough (Nov 13, 1890 - Jan 12, 1963 in IA) : 1900 Census         Married Amelia P. Cole (1899-1963)             1. William C. Hough (May 11, 1920 - Feb 26, 1979)                 Married Caroline J. (1922-1990)     7. Lula Hough (May 24, 1892 - May 26, 1931) : 1900 Census         Married Thomas Nolan            1. Carson W Nolan (Oct 29, 1924 - Feb 3, 1964 in Kearney, NE)                 Married Virginia Axtell     8. Darius Arthur Hough (Mar 13, 1893 - Nov 14, 1951) : 1900 Census         Married Faustina "Faussie" Daughtery (1899-1947) on Mar 2, 1916            1. Arthur Daryl Hough (Jun 10, 1923 in Council Bluffs, IA - Jun 30, 2004)                    Married Vera Cool (1924-2011)                    1. Donald A. Hough (Oct 14, 1943 in Kearney, NE - Jun 15, 2009 in Kearney)            2. Carson Hough ( - Bef. 2004)     9. Marion Virgil  Hough (Apr 19, 1895 - Jun 27, 1896) age 1   10. Carl Hough (Sep 12, 1897 in Miller, NE - May 1964 in Eddyville, NE)         1900 Census , 1920 Census , 1930 Census         Married Lucy May Watkinson (1899-1996)              1. Dorothy M. Hough (Apr 27, 1918 - Aug 16, 1932) age 14 : 1930 Census              2. William Howard Hough (Dec 16, 1921 in Eddyville, NE                                                         - Mar 17, 2002 in Manilus, NY) : 1930 Census              3. Donald Claire Hough (Sep 12, 1923 in Eddyville, NE                                                     - Sep 6, 1992 in Council Bluffs, IA) : 1930 Census                  Married Wanda May Woods (1922-2008)              4. Carl Louis Hough (Apr 22, 1928 - Jun 21, 1991) : 1930 Census   11. Harriet Irene Hough (Sep 30, 1900 in Kearney, NE - Dec 20, 1956 in Denver, CO)         1900 Census , 1910 Census         Married William McMichael on Sep 24, 1917 in Minneapolis, MN             1. Maurice Alvin McMichael (Feb 13, 1926 in Denver, CO - Jan 15, 1972)
2	John Alden Jones (Born Jan 15, 1860 in Laurence, KS - Died Apr 17, 1938 in Scottsbluff, NE) - 2 DNA Matches                           1870 Census , 1880 Census , 1910 Census , 1920 Census , 1930 Census                            Married Ida May Tottersman (1868-1960) on Jun 1, 1887 in Kearney, NE.                            Ida is the daughter of John Tottersman and Mary Jane Hawk, daughter of David Hawk. Picture source: "History of Western NE 1921 by Grant Lee Shumway Vol 3"          1. Mabel Alice Jones (Feb 24, 1888 in NE - Feb 24, 1964)          1910 Census          Married Earl Wayne Enes (1882-1945) on May 2, 1915             1. Marjorie M Enes (Aug 7, 1916 in NE - May 24, 2008 in CA)             2. Robert Wayne Enes (Jun 2, 1919 in NE - Dec 17, 1985 in Pasco, FL)             3. Kenneth Allen Enes (Oct 13, 1920 in Bayard, NE - 27 Mar 1995 in Barstow, CA)             4. Myrhl Enes (Nov 6, 1923 in CO - )             5. William Perry Enes (Dec 23, 1930 in CO - Jun 20, 1983 in Los Angeles, CA)                   Married (1) Rose Marie Chambers (1929-1965)                   Married (2) Marilyn J. Shrake (1928-1984)      2. Roy Allen Jones (Feb 24, 1890 in Laurence, KS - Oct 29, 1978)          1910 Census          Married Exie Reid (1895-1983) on Jun 21, 1913             1. Howard Allen Jones (May 27, 1917 in Scottsbluff, NE - Aug 14, 2004 in Kearney, NE)                 Married Margaret Grace (1919-2007)      3. Ima Eleanor Jones (Jul 26, 1891 in NE - Jan 16, 1981)          1910 Census          Married James Christopher Lynch (1885-1970)             1. Edward Lee Lynch (Nov 7, 1918 - June 7, 1918 in WY)      4. Hazel Mary Jones (Oct 1892 in Kearney, NE - )          1910 Census          Married John H. Cassidy (1886-1927)             1. Joseph Henry Cassidy (1920-1989)             2. James Edward Cassidy (1923-1995)         5. Benjamin Wesley Jones (Jul 11, 1900 in Gering, NE - )          1910 Census , 1920 Census          Married Lillian M. Moorehouse (1903-1977)              1. Darlene Lee Jones (1927-2000)
3	Laura Amelia Jones (Born Aug 9, 1861 in Elmwood, IL - Died Jul 22, 1939 in Reno, NV) - 1 DNA Match      Married Herman Edward Geopfarth (1846-1919) (obit)     1870 Census , 1880 Census , 1910 Census Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church Sunday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Laura Angus, formerly Mrs. Laura Geopfarth of this place. Rev. J. F. Stille was in charge of the service. Burial in the Emerson Cemetery.  Laura Angus was born in Greenwood, Illinois, August 19, 1862. She passed away in Reno, Nevada, July 1939 at the home of her daughter Gertrude Geopfarth.  Her early married life was spent in Emerson, where five children were born to her and her husband, Herman Geopfarth.  The five children surviving are: George Geopfarth of Bellflower, California; Will Geopfarth of Pueblo, Colorado; Gertrude Geopfarth of Reno, Nevada, Herbert Geopfarth of Loretto, Nebraska and Mrs. Guy Clark of Cumberland.  Mrs. Laura Angus was an active member of the Presbyterian Church of Emerson and likewise of the Federated Presbyterian Congregational Church of Reno, Nevada. Malvern Leader, August 3, 1939, page 7      1. Gertrude Geopfarth (1886 in Emerson, IA - ) : 1910 Census          Married James Earl Reed on Sep 5, 1939      2. William Herman Geopfarth (Sep 4, 1886 in IA - Dec 29, 1971 in San Diego, CA)           Married Nellie Florence Williams           1930 Census , 1940 Census            1. Jack Neldon Geopfarth (Oct 29, 1913 in ID - Jul 29, 1996 in Vancouver, WA)                1930 Census                Married Lois Virginia Bredfield on Nov 5, 1937 in Denver, CO                    1. Richard Geopfarth            2. William C Geopfarth (Oct 26, 1916 in ID - ) : 1930 Census , 1940 Census      3. George Edward Geopfarth (Dec 25, 1881 in IA - Oct 3, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA)            Married Nellie J. Jenkins            1930 Census , 1940 Census            1. Marian Jean Geopfarth (Jul 24, 1913 in Emerson, IA - ) : 1930 Census                Married Earl George Parsons on Apr 16, 1939 in Los Angeles, CA      4. Herbert O. Geopfarth (Oct 10, 1888 in Emerson, IA - Dec 23, 1965)            Married Beryl M McMullen            1. Herbert Geopfarth (Feb 18, 1910 in Indian Creek, IA - Jul 14, 2010 in Garden Grove, CA)                Married Margaret                     1. Barbara Geopfarth                     2. Suzanne Geopfarth                     3. David Geopfarth            2. Lewis Donald Geopfarth      5. Leona Faye Geopfarth (Jan 1890 - 1965 in Iowa)          1910 Census          Married Guy Mansfield Clarke on Aug 24, 1910          1. Ned Winston Clarke (May 2, 1912 in Emerson, IA - Aug 27, 1986 in Cumberland, IA)              Married (1) Regina Patricia Coughlin (1917-1978)                    1. Charlotte Ann Clarke (Jan 7, 1938 - Nov 8, 2008)                        Married William Francis Hensley (1937-2011)              Married (2) Zola Lorraine Reed (1918-2008)          2. Elizabeth Faye Clarke (1917-2005)
4	Frank Miles Jones (Born Aug 1862 in Elmwood, IL - Died in 1864) age 2
5	Ella Cordella Jones (Born Apr 24, 1864 in Elmwood, IL - Died Jul 1, 1938 in Spokane, WA) 19 DNA Matches     Married Roswell Gad Crossett (1854-1931) on Apr 14, 1882 in Dawson, NE     1870 Census , 1880 Census , 1900 Census , 1910 Census , 1920 Census   (from left: Laura, Alice, Inez, Gladys, Marietta, Ella, Alta, Zorady, Rachel) - Click to enlarge      Picture source: Ernest Schwiening photo album Crossett Family - from Ernest Schwiening photo album      1. Alice Bertha Crossett (Sep 24, 1882 - 1961)          Married Michael Joseph Hines (1872-)                 1. John M. Hines (1910-)                 2. Ross Michael Hines (Apr 1, 1913 in WA - Oct 11, 1959)                     Married Virginia Arlene (-)                          1. John Michael Hines (Apr 13, 1939 in CA - Jan 2, 1986 in CA)      2. Fred Gad Crossett (Jul 7, 1884 in NE - Oct 27, 1970 in Boise, ID)                 1900 Census , 1930 Census                 Married Vietta M. Compton (1890-1978) on Dec 25, 1908                 1. Francis Gad Crossett (Apr 29, 1910 in OR - Dec 1, 1932 in Spokane, WA)                 2. Gladys L. Crossett (Abt. 1913 in OR - ) : 1930 Census                 3. Willis A. Crossett (Abt. 1915 in OR - ) : 1930 Census                 4. Harold Glen Crossett (Jul 15, 1916 in Fox, OR - Oct 1990 in Boise, ID) :1930 Census      3. Zorady Blanche Crossett (Aug 20, 1886 in Custer Co. NE - Jan 10, 1936 in Kalamazoo, MI)                 1900 Census                 Married George Glady (Abt. 1880 - Dec 30, 1949)                 1. John Richard Glady (Jan 18, 1907 - Aug 20, 1987)                     Married Ruth Lucille Spencer (1908-1987)                           1. Jeanette Ruth Glady (Mar 22, 1936 - Aug 12, 1999)                 2. Michael Edward Glady (Jan 1, 1914 - Dec 1, 1991)        4. Laura Ellen Crossett (Jul 13, 1888 in Oconto, NE - Mar 24, 1971 in Lagrande, OR)                 Married Frederick Lincoln Prescott (1883-1918) in Apr, 1905 in Spokane, WA                 1900 Census , 1910 Census                 1. Verla Georgia Prescott (Aug 1, 1915 - Jun 17, 1979)                      Married Francis Harry Tams (1918-2011) on Feb 14, 1942                           1. William Lawrence Tams      5. Marietta Crossett (Jun 6, 1891 in Oconto, NE - Feb 6, 1966 in Tacoma, WA)                 1900 Census                 Married (1) Charles Carl Ohge (1887-1966)                 Married (2) David Earl Challender (1880-1929)                 1. Joeanna Challender (Oct 29, 1912 - Nov 19, 1998)                     Married (1) Lorenzo Franklin Jones (1905-1981)                           1. Leslie Paul Jones (Mar 11, 1930 - Nov 2, 1986)                               Married Jean Louise Grate (1932-2011) in 1953                                    1. Laurence P. "Larry" Jones (Jun 7, 1954 - May 2, 1976)                          2. Harold Willis Jones (Feb 14, 1936 - Apr 11, 2015)                              Married Martha Sue Thompson (1948-2010) in 1966                    Married (2) John Charles Shoemaker (1913-1993)                 2. LeRoy N. Challender (Jul 5, 1914 - May 4, 2003)      6. Alta Bessie Crossett (Jul 22, 1893 in NE - Dec 19, 1988 in Portland, OR)                 1900 Census , 1910 Census , 1940 Census                 Married Hiram Nichols Calder (1891-1945)      7. Gladys Leona Crossett (May 10, 1896 in NE - Aug 8, 1976)                 1900 Census , 1910 Census , 1930 Census , 1940 Census                 Married Guy E Hibbs (1888-1957) on Apr 25, 1921 in Nez Perce, ID                 1. Charles Hibbs (abt 1923) : 1930 Census , 1940 Census                 2. Ralph Gordon Hibbs (Dec 11, 1926 in OR - Nov 24, 1992 in OR)                     1930 Census , 1940 Census                 3. Robert Hibbs  : 1940 Census      8. Janus Oscar Crossett (Oct 4, 1898 in Otter Tail, MN - Jun 24, 1960 in San Rafael, CA)                 1900 Census , 1910 Census , 1920 Census                 Married Lucy Frazier on Dec 27, 1927 in Spokane, WA                 1. Lucille Cordelia Crossett (Feb 10, 1929 - Dec 25, 2015)                     Married Frank Harley (1918-1992)     9. Inez Maude Crossett (Feb 19, 1904 in WA - Oct 21, 1945 in Spokane, WA)          Married Harry Tucker on Oct 31, 1921           1910 Census , 1930 Census , 1940 Census                 1. Elaine H Tucker (Jun 24, 1923 - Jun 13, 2011) : 1930 Census , 1940 Census                     Married Laurence Verhaag (1921-2018)                 2. Harriet Evelyn Tucker (Jan 10, 1927 in WA - Mar 10, 2008)                     1930 Census , 1940 Census                     Married (1) James Ross Fisher (1928-1970) in 1945                     Married (2) Donald Lawson Braid (1927-1996) in 1949                     Married (3) Eugene Norman Loe (1924-2011) in 1977    10. Rachel Edna Crossett (Jul 22, 1906 - Jul 15, 1973)          Married (1) Leslie Steen (1892-1937) on Dec 20, 1925  : 1910 Census , 1920 Census                 1. James Norman Steen (Jun 4, 1928 - Jan 12, 2003)          Married (2) Marling Franklin Treat (1901-1978)
6	Heneretta Maria Jones (Born Nov 9, 1866 in Elmwood, IL - Died Aug 24, 1917 in NE) Married Frank Himmelright (1858-1925) n 1880 Census: 1870, 1880, 1910 - 1 DNA match            1. Mae A. Himmelright (Jan 2, 1886 in Elmwood, IL - Apr 1, 1959 in MN)         Census: 1920         Married Horace Asher Castle (1882 - 1956)                  Horace                 1. Helen Elma Castle (Dec 4, 1905 in MN - Jul 11, 1999 in MN) : Census: 1920                     Married Albert D. Knutson (1910-1999)                 2. Cecil Castle (1908 in MN - 1930 in NE) : Census: 1920      2. William George Himmelright (Oct 28, 1888 in NE - Sep 9, 1970 in Beltrami Co., MN)          Married Lettie Viola Bush (1897-1992) on Jun 14, 1915 in Kearney, NE          Census: 1930                1. Kenneth James Himmelright (Apr 3, 1916 in Miller, NE - Aug 9, 1997) : Census: 1930                    Married Helen Marie Hadrava (1919-2011) on Sep 5, 1936                2. Elma Leona Himmelright (Apr 14, 1917 in NE - Apr 25, 1995 in MN) : Census: 1930                    Married John Hadrava (1916-)                3. Paul Ray Himmelright (Feb 27, 1919 - Apr 17, 1991 in MN) : Census: 1930                    Married Elizabeth "Betty" Stone (1930-1984)                         1. Melvin Allen Himmelright (Feb 8, 1960 in MT - Nov 26, 2016 in MN)                4. George William Himmelright (1922 in MN - Feb 1, 1958 in MN) : Census: 1930                    Married Helen Marjorie Fradet (1922-2011)                5. Melvin Allen Himmelright (Jan 30, 1921 in MN - Dec 28, 1943 in MN) : Census:  1930                6. Ivan John Himmelright (1925 in MN - Apr 21, 2021 in Mn) : Census: 1930                    Married Lila Mae Milton (1934-2021) in 1952      3. Ernest Ray Himmelright (Nov 15, 1891 - Apr 15, 1947 in Colfax, Whitman, WA)          Married Laura Belle Caffee (1890-1966)          Census: 1940                1. Laura Bell Himmelright (Nov 13, 1920 - 1920)                2. Ernest Ray Himmelright (Oct 10, 1921 - 1923)                3. Naomi May Himmelright (Apr 10, 1923 - Aug 23, 2016)                    Married E. Eugene Hall (1925-2000)                4. Robert Stephen Himmelright (Aug 14, 1925 - Mar 18, 1998 in Spokane, WA)                5. James Philip Himmelright (Jul 18, 1930 - Mar 13, 2000)                    Married Phyllis M. Warrens (1928-2015) in 1958                         1. Karla Kay Himmelright (Aug 26, 1960 in WA - May 9, 1980 in NV)
7	Anna Irene Jones (See Generation #8 Below)
8	Arthur Darius Jones (Born Dec 6, 1868 in Eugene, IL - Died Oct 4, 1936) - 3 DNA Matches      Married Gertrude Kendall (1880-1957) on May 5, 1896      Census: 1870, 1880, 1910, 1920, 1940       1. Floyd Benjamin Jones (Oct 27, 1897 in Gandy, NE - Jan 3, 1970 in Burns, OR)          Census: 1910          Married Dorothy Pease (1902-2000) on Jan 14, 1921                1. Wesley Darrell Jones (Apr 10, 1922 - Jan 19, 1980 in Oregon)       2. Laurence Isaac Jones (Apr 1, 1900 in Chadron, NE - Jan 7, 1977 in Burns, OR)           Census: 1910, 1920           Married Josephine Hollie Faulds (1910-1968) on Apr 1, 1938      3. Theodore Roosevelt Jones (Jan 23, 1902 in Scottsbluff, NE - Feb 27, 1973 in Burns, OR)          Census: 1910, 1920      4. Gladys Fern Jones (Nov 14, 1909 in Plains, MT - Oct 19, 1996 in Hines, OR)          Census: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940           Married Aaron Floyd "Sandy" Morris (1897-1984) on Oct 13, 1928                 1. Darlene Fern Morris (1932 - Oct 23, 1945)      5. Edna Christinna Jones (Feb 17, 1914 in Burns, OR - Mar 5, 1996 in Redmond, OR)          Census: 1920, 1940           Married Dale Floyd Banta (1908-1994) on May 7, 1930 in Burns, OR      6. Arthur Glenn Jones (Nov 20, 1917 in Burns, OR - Oct 4, 1936 in Burns, OR) age 18          Census: 1920
9	Flora Lucella Jones (Born May 20, 1871 in Eugene, IL - Died Jun 25, 1932) - 4 DNA matches      Married Richard Darbyshire (1855-1929) on Jun 28, 1891      Census:1880, 1900, 1910      1. Norris Darbyshire (Jun 27, 1893 - Feb 26, 1964 in WA)          Census: 1900, 1910          Married Zelleda Vey Huchinson on May 29, 1954      2. Gladys Naomi Darbyshire (Mar 5, 1895 - 1981)          Census: 1900, 1910  - 3 DNA Matches          Married (1) Charlie Augusta Eloe (1892-1955) in 1913          Married (2) Eddie Berton Mathewson (1993-1961)                1. Marvin Wayne Mathewson (Feb 19, 1926 - Oct 6, 2012)      3. Cyril W. Darbyshire (Feb 27, 1897 in NE - Oct 24, 1961)          Census: 1900, 1910      4. Addie May Darbyshire (Feb 27, 1899 - Jun 22, 1971 in Scottsbluff, NE)           Census: 1900, 1910, 1930           Married Ernest Millard Jull (1899-1972) on Aug 3, 1921                 1. Mary Maxine Jull (Jun 20, 1922 in NE - May 22, 1994) : 1930 Census                     Married David Harvey Reizenstein (1915-1979)                            1. Diana Lynn Reizenstein (Jul 11, 1948 - Feb 20, 2014)                 2. Robert Millard Jull (Dec 5, 1933 - )
10	William Windsor Jones (Born Jan 21, 1872 in Elmwood, IL - Died Jan 2, 1952)      Married Stella Elizabeh Houston (1881-1959) in 1904      Census: 1880, 1910, 1920      1. Thelma Jones (Mar 10, 1905 - Apr 22, 1978 in Salmon, ID)          Married a Turton (George?)      2. Lawrence William Jones (Sep 5, 1915 in Miller, NE - Nov 1, 1995 in Idaho)          1920 Census          Married Mozell Myrtle Hyde               1. Alice Joan Jones (1944-1945)      3. Margaret Elizabeth Jones (Feb 27, 1922 in Ogden, UT - Mar 3, 2005 in OR)          Married Charles Emmett McDowell (1919-1992)               1. Mary Lou McDowell (1941-2020)                   Married Ervin Leroy Callaham (1932-1990)               2. Stella McDowell (1942-1942)
11	Effie Clara Jones (Born Feb 22, 1874 in Emerson, IA - Died Mar 27, 1955 in Emerson, IA) (obit) 1 DNA Match      Married Sherman Eli Gage (1866-1959) on Feb 22, 1896      Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920. 1930, 1940      1. Linda Verna Gage (Dec 29, 1896 in Emerson, IA - Dec 30, 1928)                 Census: 1900, 1910                 Married Walter McCormick on Dec, 1919                 1.  Agnes Mable McCormick (Abt 1921 in WA - ) : 1930 Census      2. Ethel May Gage (Jul 18, 1897 in Lomax, NE - Nov 26, 1966 in Clarkston, WA)          Census: 1900, 1910, 1930                 Married Roscoe D Smith on Aug 7, 1922      3. Beulah Irene Gage (Jan 12, 1900 in Elberton, WA - Nov 25, 1997 in Clarkston, WA)          Census: 1900, 1910, 1930, 1940                 Married Elbert A Bird on Aug 25, 1918                 1. Jack Elbert Bird (Nov 17, 1919 in Thornton, WA - Feb 20, 2005 in Clearwater, ID)                     Census: 1930, 1940                 2. Earl Sherman Bird (Jul 10, 1922 in Thornton, WA - Jul 27, 1973)                     Census: 1930, 1940                     Married Lois Jean Meyers on Jun 23, 1945
12	Alice Minnie Jones (Born Oct 26, 1875 in Emerson, IA - Died Nov 24, 1926 in Watertown, NE)      Married George Lewis Veal (1868-1957) on Dec 25, 1892 in NE      Census: 1880, 1910, 1920      1. Clifford Veal (Nov 5, 1894 in Overton, NE - Jan 11, 1959 in Lincoln, NE)          Census: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940                 Married (1) Etta Marjorie Rumbeck (1894-1947)                 Married (2) Ruth Enid Dike (1914-1990)                 Married (3) Doris Alice Dike (1912-1951)                 1. Gary Clifford Veal (Sep 25, 1950 - Sep 27, 1950)      2. Edna N. Veal (Nov 3, 1896 in NE - Mar, 21 1950)          Census: 1910, 1920      3. Orlie Camilla Veal (Oct 8, 1898 - Apr 7, 1919 in Miller, NE)          1910 Census                 Married Ernest Davis on Jan 19, 1916                 1. Ernest W. Davis (Apr 25, 1917 - Aug 28, 1951) age 34 : 1920 Census                     Married Arlene Shepardson on Oct 16, 1937
13	Addie Mae Jones (Born Aug 30, 1877 in Emerson, IA - Died Sep 18, 1972)  - 11 DNA Matches      Married Thomas Elmer Wells (1871-1930) on Dec 23, 1893      Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940      1. Lela Pearl Wells (Nov 16, 1894 in Clinton, MT - Feb 25, 1973 in Vancouver, WA)                 Census: 1900, 1910, 1940                 Married Webster Carl Mansfield (1889-1980) on Feb 18, 1913 in Stapleton, OR                 1. Eleanor Faye Mansfield (Jun 8, 1915 Stapleton, NE - Apr 8, 2011 in Camas, WA)                     Married Frederick H. Weakley (1913-2002) on Nov 17, 1939 in Camas, WA      2. Chester Earl Wells (Nov 22, 1896 in Buffalo, NE - Apr 17, 1977 in Columbus, NE)                 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920                 Chester married (1) Myrtle Roberts on Jan 5, 1915 in Lexington, NE                 1. Charles Wells (1916 - 1916)                 2. Gerald Chester Wells (Aug 3, 1917 in Stapleton, OR - Dec, 1974) : 1920 Census                     Married Viola Fisher on Jul 20, 1940                 3. Delphia Jean Wells (Nov 19, 1919 in Edison, NE - )                     Married Jack Francois on Oct 9, 1943                 4. Wilma Louise Wells (Oct 11, 1925 in NE - Feb 27, 2017 in NE)                     Married Don Andersen (-)                 Chester married (2) Edith A. Bernt (1910-1995)      3. Harry Elmer Wells (Dec 4, 1898 in Buffalo, NE - Apr 7, 1965 in Stapleton, NE)                 Census: 1900, 1910                 Married (1) Lucille Edna Danker (1902-1981) on Sep 3, 1917                 1. Patricia Mae Wells (Mar 4, 1925 - Sep 18, 1928) age 3                 2. Richard Harry Wells (Sep 15, 1926 - Feb 8, 1999)                 Married (2) Noma V. Holt (1905-1982)      4. Vyta Margaret Wells (Jun 9, 1903 in Buffalo, NE - Feb 9, 1985 in Camas, WA)                 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930                  Married William Edward Snow (1897-1969) on Apr 9, 1924 in Stapleton, NE                 1. Rolland Laverne Snow (Apr 19, 1925 in Stapleton, NE - Apr 13, 1998) : 1930 Census                 2. Doris Euden Snow (1928-1984)                     Married Gordon Wallace Swan (1922-2002) in 1966                 3. Laurence Eldon Snow (Sep 22, 1933 in Logan, NE - Jan 19, 1988 in Camas, WA)                 4. Donald Edward Snow (Nov 27, 1931 - )                     Married Barbara JoAnne Wells (1933-1987)      5. Wayne Charles Wells (Jun 9, 1905 in Buffalo, NE - Oct 9, 1977 in Vancouver, WA)                 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930                 Married (1) Lorena Wallace (1907-1932) in 1929                 Married (2) Verdie Alice Albert (1898-1979) in 1946      6. Lester Darius Wells (Oc 24, 1907 in Stapleton, NE - Jan 12, 1978 in Salem, OR)                 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940                 Married Marquerite Britton (1909-1993) (obit) on Sep 5, 1928                 1. John Thomas Wells (Sep 25, 1931 - Jan 2, 2003)      7. Melvin Laverne Wells (Jun 9, 1911 in Stapleton, NE - Jun 21, 1992 in CO)                 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940                 Married Grace Lillian Glandon (1915-2004) on Nov 26, 1933                 1. Kenneth Leverne Wells (Jan 5, 1934 in NE - Jan 18, 1998 in CO)                     Married Carole Marie Smith (1926-2010)      8. Marjorie Eilene Wells (Jun 21, 1913 in Stapleton, NE - Jan 31, 1998 in Plattsmouth, NE)                 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940, (Obit)                 Married Dwight Kenneth Cook (Jan 3, 1906 - Jun 21, 1980) on Jan 23, 1930                 Author of the book "And Then There Was You"                 1. Charles Thomas Cook (Sep 7, 1944 - Feb 17, 2019 in NE) Vet
14	Fred Miles Jones (Born Sep 8, 1879 in Amherst, NE                             - Died Jul 31, 1957 in Cour d'Alene, ID) (obit) - 9 DNA Matches         Married Nancy Alice Jones (1878-1941)         Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920   Photo courtesy of Virgina showing  Fred's children (Click to enlarge)       1. Theodore Benjamin Jones (Dec 24, 1902 in NE - May 22, 1963 in MT)          Married Maude Gunter          Census: 1910, 1920, 1930               1. Roscoe Warren Jones (Dec 29, 1925 in NE - Oct 21, 2011 in Spokane, WA)                   Married Isabelle C. Jones (1929-2003)               2. Wesley Jones (1930-1930)               3. Virgil Edwin Jones (1931-2011)      2. John Virgil Jones (Nov 1, 1905 on Overton, NE - Oct 26, 1995 in Walla Walla, WA)          Married Laura Helena Pickering          Census: 1910, 1920               1. John Virgil Jones (Apr 3, 1927 in Lexington, NE - Jan 30, 1998 in Los Angeles, CA)                   Married Alberta Frances Barthelmy (1924-2005)               2. Arthur Earl Jones (May 29, 1937 in Sandpoint, ID - Jun 25, 1952) age 15      3. Lela Belle Jones (Abt. 1908 in NE - )          Married Roy Renker          Census: 1910, 1920      4. Julia Leola Jones (Jul 1, 1909 in NE - Oct 4, 1988 in Gibbon, NE)          Married Earnest Noble Adams (1902-1986)          Census: 1910, 1920               1. Naomi L. Adams (Jun 18, 1926 in Overton, NE - Jan 25, 2016 in Brush, CO)                   Married Mose Macario Ceballos (1926-2000)               2. Donna Jean Adams (Apr 26, 1939 - Feb 9, 2009 in Okemah, OK)               3. Virginia Lee Adams (Dec 6, 1942 in Sheridan, WY - Oct 7, 2010 in Rockwood, TN)                   Married William Emerson Dunning (1941-1976)               4. Gary Dale Adams (Oct 14, 1948 in Lexington, NE - Oct 10, 2016 in Corryton, TN)                        1. Laronda Adams      5. Earl Weston (Japp) Jones (Feb 29, 1912 in Sumner, NE - Dec 31, 1986 in NE)          Married (1) Virginia Turner (1916-) in 1934          Married (2) Louise H. Eastman (1919-) on Jan 31, 1942          Census: 1930      6. Dennis Ray Jones (Jun 17, 1914 in Overton, NE - Sep 20, 1967 in MT)          Married (1) Mary Helen Yasulevicz (1913-1974)          Married (2) Mary Evelyn Kobielusz (1916-2001)          Census: 1930

 

08. Anna Irene Jones, ^[1] daughter of Darius and Margaret was born on April 18, 1868 in Eugene, Illinois. The 1870 Census shows her age 3, the youngest child of 7 children.  The 1880 Census shows her age 13 living with 12 brothers and sisters.  She married Nathaniel Henry Hawk, a barber and son of David Hawk and Eleanor Jones on November 24, 1884. Records of their marriage show up in the "Buffalo County, Nebraska Marriages, vol. 2", page 579.  Their 4 youngest children were born in Armada.  By 1895 they had made the move to Texas by covered wagon.  Son Leonard was born in Blue Ridge in 1895.  By the 1900 Census they were living in Dallas, Texas.  By 1903 they had moved to Portales, New Mexico where son Eugene was born in 1904.  The 1910 Census shows them in Portales where youngest daughter Ruth was born that year.  They had moved to Vancouver, Washington by 1920 where they show up on the 1920 Census  with Leonard and Ira showing up next door as another household.   The 1930 Census shows them in the same area.  Anna died on February 9, 1936. (obit)

I descend from Anna's daughter Grace.
Visit the Anna Irene Jones memorial page here.