Virginia Family Group Sheet for the Elijah/Eli Jones Family *********************************************** Copyright Jeanne Crews. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Jeanne Crews Email address: Husband: Elijah/Eli Jones Birthdate: about 1813 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: Place of death: Burial: Father: Edmund H. Jones Mother: Melinda Carr Marriage date: Marriage place: Wife: Ethalen Orahood Birthdate: about 1815 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: before 1872 Place of death: probably Roane Co., West Virginia Burial: Father: Joshua Orahood Mother: Catherine Norman CHILDREN Child No. 1: Anne C. Jones Sex: f Birthdate: Feb 1835 Birthplace: Jackson Co., Virginia Death date: 19 May 1868 Place of death: Roane Co., West Virginia Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 2: Jane E. Jones Sex: f Birthdate: May 1838 Birthplace: Hardy Co., Virginia Death date: 20 Mar 1858 Place of death: Roane Co., Virginia Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 3: Daniel Jones Sex: m Birthdate: about 1841 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: 1 Aug 1876 Marriage place: Roane Co., West Virginia Spouse's name: Rosannah Hively Child No. 4: Lemuel Jones Sex: m Birthdate: about 1845 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 5: Mary M. Jones Sex: f Birthdate: about 1846 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Burial: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 6: Adam Jones Sex: m Birthdate: about 1848 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 7: Samantha Jones Sex: f Birthdate: about 1850 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: 5 Dec 1879 Place of death: Roane Co., West Virginia Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 8: John Jones Sex: m Birthdate: about 1855 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: Note-Eli Jones was married three times: first to Ethalen Orahood; second (25 Apr 1872 Roane Co., WV) to Permelia Rock by whom he had one son, Ervin and Permelia died in 1873; third (9 Sep 1880 Roane Co., WV) to Mary Canterbury http://www.rootsweb.com/~cenfiles/va/jackson/1850/Pg0210a.txt Jones Eli 37 M Stone Cutter Va Ethler 28 F Va Anne C 12 F Va Jane E 10 F Va Daniel 7 M Va Lemuel 5 M Va Mary M 4 F Va Adam 2 M Va 1860 United States Federal Census Roane Co VA Post Office Walton Household of Eli Jones Eli Jones Roane, VA 46 1813 Virginia Male Ella Jones Roane, VA 45 1814 Virginia Female Ann C Jones Roane, VA 23 1836 Virginia Female Daniel Jones Roane, VA 20 1839 Virginia Male Lemuel Jones Roane, VA 17 1842 Virginia Male Mary M Jones Roane, VA 15 1844 Virginia Female Adam Jones Roane, VA 12 1847 Virginia Male Samantha Jones Roane, VA 10 1849 Virginia Female John Jones Roane, VA 5 1854 Virginia Male 1880 Walton, Roane, West Virginia Eli JONES Self M W W 66 WV Occ: Stone Mason Fa: VA Mo: WV John JONES Son M S W 25 WV Occ: Miller Fa: WV Mo: WV Ervin JONES Son M S W 7 WV Fa: WV Mo: WV Mary CANTERBERRY Other F S W 22 WV Occ: Keeping House Fa: WV Mo: WV Sarah J. CANTERBERRY Other F S W 1 WV Fa: WV Mo: WV Daughter Samantha seems to have been born about 1849/1850 according to census record but Roane County records say she was 25 when she died in 1879 .