Hello Decatur County researchers.
It has been a long time since I was last on this list. I was born in Decatur County
& my father also was. I have been researching my JONES lines, I have two, for over 20
years. My great grandfather was Henry Crown JONES. He was born 5/2/1830 in Ripley County,
In. His father was Samuel JONES. Samuel died in 1834 in Ripley County & Henry along
with a brother Joseph & a sister Henrietta were taken to Ky. by thier oldest sister
Eliza (JONES) Wilson. It seems that Henry came back to In. about 1850 where he became a
farmer south of Greensburg. Henry married Amanda Elizabeth JONES, which gave me two JONES
lines. They were married 1/10/1851 in Greensburg. They had 7 children of which 6 lived to
be adults. Children:
1. Arthur William 2. Aylett Rains 3. Catherine Elizabeth (Kate) 4. Nina Casandra 5.
Celona Andrew (my grandfather) 6. Sarah Elva
Amanda was born 3/4/1831 in Mason County, Ky. She died at home in Decatur County
8/24/1893. Her obit was in the New Era Democrat paper which was published in Greensburg.
It states that she came to Decatur County in early childhood but after over 20 years of
research I have not found her parents living in Decatur county or who she might have lived
with. I do know that her parents were James JONES who married Rebecca Kay COLEMAN
12/15/1819 in Mason County, Ky. Amanda is the only child I have been able to find for
James & Rebecca.
I'm trying to find any data regarding James JONES & also for Samuel JONES the
father of Henry Crown JONES. The 1860 Decatur County census states that Henry's father
was born in Md. I suspect he would have been born 1770/1790 since he married Catherine
(Kitty) Van Pelt 8/18/1808 in Fayette County, Ky. I have done lots of research in Md. over
the years but no luck finding the Samuel JONES I'm searching for. The COLEMAN &
related families were in Caroline County, Va. 1700's & there were some James JONES
in various records there but no luck getting the connection with my James JONES.
Thanks in advance for your help in my search.
Ed Jones New Palestine, In.