Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Box
Descendants of John Box
472.Dr. Willis Cornelius9 Jones, M. D. (Robert8, Rebecca7 Box, Edward Allen6, Robert5, Robert4, John3, John2, John1)1311,1312,1313,1314,1315 was born September 03, 1830 in Bolivar, Hardeman Co., TN1316, and died March 15, 1907 in Amity, Clark Co., AR.He married Mary Adeline Rachel Wright1317,1318,1319,1320 February 03, 1853 in Clark Co., AR1321, daughter of Richard Wright and Elizabeth Fowler.She was born February 09, 1834 in GA, and died March 20, 1904 in Clark Co., AR.
Notes for Dr. Willis Cornelius Jones, M. D.:
I have two different date of death and date of marriage - have not verified which is correct yet.
Ancestry.com-Ind. Database Search Results, GED file 1320709.ftw:Date of Import 06/29/01:
Both Willis Jones and his brother, Alfred Jones practiced medicine.Willis attended Memphis Medical College.In 1861 he enlisted at Wayside in Hot Springs County and served in the Confederate Army.He served in Harrison's 4th AR Infantry and later in Hanson's, Proctor's and Burke's Company.His minister's credentials are dated November 17, 1867 in Hot Springs County.The family lived at various timesin Montgomery, Clark and Hot Springs Counties, AR.
Family Tree Maker, Genealogy.com/Census/1860/Clark Co., AR/Cedar Twp/Roll 39, Book 1:Date of Import 08/22/05:
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Jones, Willis.............WM....Head....30....Farmer....MS
Jones, Mary A..........WF....Wife.....27...................GA
Jones, Nancy E.........WF....Dau.......7....................AR
Jones, Joseph H.......WM....Son......4.....................AR
Jones, Sarah J..........WF....Dau.......3....................AR
Jones, Mary M...........WF....Dau.......1....................AR
More About Dr. Willis Cornelius Jones, M. D.:
Burial: March 1907, Amity, Clark Co., AR (Jones Cemetery)
Census: 1860, Clark Co., AR, Cedar Twp, Roll 39, Book 1
Military service: Civil War - Pvt. 4th Batt., Ark Inf.
More About Mary Adeline Rachel Wright:
Burial: March 1904, Hot Springs Co., AR (Greenwood Cemetery)
Children of Willis Jones and Mary Wright are:
+ | 891 | i. | Nancy Elizabeth10 Jones, born December 24, 1854 in Clark Co., AR; died February 27, 1920 in Spencerville, Choctaw Co., OK. | |
+ | 892 | ii. | Rev. Joseph Henry Jones, born 1855 in Hot Springs Co., AR; died February 27, 1920 in OK. | |
+ | 893 | iii. | Sarah Jane Jones, born August 02, 1857 in Hot Springs Co., AR; died June 12, 1946 in Spencerville, Choctaw Co.,OK. | |
+ | 894 | iv. | Mary Melinda Jones, born September 05, 1860 in Clark Co., AR; died August 04, 1947 in Hot Springs Co., AR. | |
+ | 895 | v. | Eliza Handson Jones, born July 06, 1861 in AR; died January 24, 1892 in Hot Springs, AR. | |
+ | 896 | vi. | Julia Ann Jones, born September 18, 1865 in Hot Springs Co., AR; died June 16, 1944 in Sperry, Tulsa Co., OK. | |
+ | 897 | vii. | Margaret A. Jones, born 1866 in Hot Springs Co., AR; died WFT Est. 1880-1960 in Pattonville, Lamar Co., TX. | |
+ | 898 | viii. | Richard Robert Alexander Jones, born February 11, 1872 in Hot Springs Co., AR; died 1951 in DeQueen, Sevier Co., AR. |
473.Ledufsy S.9 Jones (Robert8, Rebecca7 Box, Edward Allen6, Robert5, Robert4, John3, John2, John1)1322 was born 1833 in Bolivar, Hardeman Co., TN, and died December 15, 1870 in Point Cedar Creek, Clark Co., AR.She married Alfred John Diffie1322 November 11, 1852 in Cedar Township, Clark Co., AR, son of William Diffee and Susanna Unknown.He was born February 20, 1825 in NC, and died December 30, 1866 in Clark Co., AR.
Children of Ledufsy Jones and Alfred Diffie are:
899 | i. | Melinda P.10 Diffie1322, born September 18, 1853 in Amity, Clark Co., AR; died July 23, 1883 in Amity, Clark Co., AR.She married Robert Reece WFT Est. 1867-1881; born WFT Est. 1836-1856; died WFT Est. 1870-1942. | ||
900 | ii. | Martha Jane Diffie1322, born October 16, 1855 in Amity, Clark Co., AR; died April 21, 1940 in Memphis, TX.She married Enoch Price Wasson WFT Est. 1869-1902; born WFT Est. 1838-1858; died WFT Est. 1872-1944. | ||
+ | 901 | iii. | Sarah Elsie Diffie, born September 1857 in Amity, Clark Co., AR; died 1903 in Caddo Gap, Montgomery Co., AR. | |
902 | iv. | Alfred Diffie1322, born January 1861 in Amity, Clark Co., AR; died WFT Est. 1888-1952 in Norman, AR.He married Josephine Beatrice West February 05, 1882; born WFT Est. 1845-1869; died WFT Est. 1888-1957. |
474.John Newton9 Jones (Robert8, Rebecca7 Box, Edward Allen6, Robert5, Robert4, John3, John2, John1)1323,1324 was born February 04, 1835 in Bolivar, Hardeman Co., TN1325, and died January 31, 1922 in Floydada, Floyd Co., TX.He married (1) Mary Jane Box1326 January 05, 1858 in Alpine, Clark Co., AR, daughter of Joshua Box and Aremesy Unknown.She was born 1838 in TN, and died May 1861 in Meeks Settlement, Clark Co.,AR.He married (2) Mary Ann Bruton1327,1328,1329 February 23, 1864 in Clark Co., AR.She died 1865 in (Died from injuries from falling off a horse).He married (3) Mary Elizabeth Ann Campbell1330,1331,1332 March 1866 in Caddo Gap, Pike Co., AR, daughter of Wilson Campbell and Elizabeth Unknown.She was born 1844 in KY, and died 1882 in Palo Pinto Co., TX.
Notes for John Newton Jones:
John Newton Jones left home when he was 16 and traveled alone and on foot from Clark Co., AR to TX.He stayed 9 months and then returned home.He later traveled back to TXwhen he was 19 and became a TX Ranger.He traveled with Sam Houston when he ran for Governor of TX.
Source:John Newton Jones Family Records;Cone, TX (Letter of September 14, 1921).Book of John N. Jones life "You Can't Get The Coons All Up One Tree."by Leona Parrish Carver, Coltharp Printing & Publishing:1980:
Additional Source:J. G. Cubage Family Records; Oklahoma City, OK.Research by Cledith (Jones) Doster:Provided by Billy Ray Jones:
Ancestry.com/Images Online/census/tx/hill/1880:Date of Import 09/06/01:
Jones, John...........WM....Head.....44....Farmer....TN....TN....TN
Jones, Sarah..........WF....Wife......34....................MS....KY...NC
Jones, Joseph.......WM....Son.......19.....................AR....TN...MS
Jones, Kittie..........WF......Dau......13.....................AR....TN...MS
Jones, Malinda.....WF......Dau.......10....................TX....TN...MS
Jones, Jolly...........WM....Son..........5....................TX....TN...MS
Jones, Susan.........WF.....Dau.........3....................TX....TN...MS
Jones, Sarah..........WF.....Dau..10/12....................TX....TN...MS
This census confirms John N. Jones's statements in his book about the time when he left AR for TX.He is listed in the index for 1870 in Anderson Co., TX.He only lived in Anderson Co., TX around 2 to 3 years.He moved from Anderson Co., TX to Hill Co., TX but did not move on to Palo Pinto Co., TX where his sister, Rhoda (Jones) Weedle lived until after Ann (Campbell) Jones died in 1882.He left his girls with his sister for a time and took the boys with him to West TX where he hunted wild horses.
More About John Newton Jones:
Burial: 1922, Cone, Crosby Co., TX
Census: 1880, Hill Co., TX
Notes for Mary Jane Box:
(Mary Jane is a cousin of J. N. Jones through his grandmother Rebecca (Box) Jones. Marriage book D, Page 51.Mary died of consumption.
Marriage Notes for John Jones and Mary Box:
John Newton Jones & Mary Jane Box were married at Joshua Box residence:Source John Newton Jones letter 1921:
Notes for Mary Ann Bruton:
Mary Ann was married to Joe Dinwiddie.He was killed during the Civil War and John Newton brought word to her and Joe's parents of his death.Mary Ann and John Newton later married but she only lived 7 months after they were married.She died from a fall from a horse.
More About Mary Ann Bruton:
Burial: 1865, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR (St. John's Cemetery)
Children are listed above under (124) Mary Jane Box.
Children of John Jones and Mary Campbell are:
903 | i. | Joseph Wilson10 Jones1332, born December 23, 1866 in Pike Co., AR; died August 31, 1944 in Floydada, Floyd Co., TX1333. |
More About Joseph Wilson Jones: Burial: Unknown, Floydada, Floyd Co., TX (Floydada Cemetery) |
+ | 904 | ii. | Elydia Ledufsia Jones, born January 15, 1868 in Pike Co., AR; died September 22, 1944 in Floydada, Floyd Co., TX. | |
+ | 905 | iii. | Melinda Ann Jones, born October 31, 1869 in Anderson Co., TX; died March 14, 1900 in Dickens Co., TX. | |
+ | 906 | iv. | Jolly Jones, born July 1874 in Hill Co., TX; died WFT Est. 1883-1963. | |
+ | 907 | v. | Susan Josephine Jones, born September 09, 1876 in Hill Co., TX; died June 28, 1940 in OK. | |
+ | 908 | vi. | Sarah Angeline Jones, born August 19, 1879 in Hill Co., TX; died WFT Est. 1874-1966. | |
909 | vii. | John Jones1333, born Abt. 1881 in Hill Co., TX; died Abt. 1881 in Hill Co., TX. |
Notes for John Jones: Died in infancy. |
910 | viii. | Mary Jones1333, born Abt. 1882 in Hill Co., TX; died Abt. 1882 in Hill Co., TX. |
Notes for Mary Jones: Died in infancy. |
Notes for Joseph Wilson Jones:
Source:You Can't Get The Coons All Up One Tree, the life story of John N. Jones:By Leona Parrish Carver:Coltharp Printing & Publishing:
According to the above source Joseph was ambushed and killed a few miles from his home.He had slipped into the area to try to check on his family who were ill with smallpox.He had served some time in the Confederate Army but not willingly and had gone over to the Union side with his brother John N. Jones.
According to John N. Jones, Joe was not officially a union soldier but would go on scouts with his brother when he went.The ambushers were known to him as they had all lived in the same area before the war.
Family Tree Maker, Genealogy.com/Census/1860/Clark Co., AR/Cedar Twp/Roll 39, Book 1:Date of Import 08/22/05:
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Jones, Joseph..........WM....Head....22....Farmer....MS
Jones, Lucinda G......WF....Wife.....19...................MS
Jones, James, M. S...WM....Son.......2...................AR
More About Joseph Wilson Jones:
Census: 1860, Clark Co., AR, Cedar Twp, Roll 39, Book 1
Notes for Lucinda Ginna Markham:
According to John N. Jones, Lucinda and the children were sick with small pox and Joseph slipped back home to check on them.This was during the Civil War and he was AWOL from the Confederate forces.He was ambushed and killed near his home where he was hiding out.
Children of Joseph Jones and Lucinda Markham are:
911 | i. | James Robert Lee10 Jones, born Abt. 1858; died Unknown. | ||
912 | ii. | Josephine Rhoda C. Jones, born Abt. 1860; died Unknown. |