Individual Details
Alla Jones
(Abt 1811 - Jul 1897)
Alla Meeker and James Wood, both from Iron Township in St. Francois Co MO, were married by George W. Peyton, JP
Concord, Washington Co, MO 1860, Household 298
James Wood, age 45, a Collier [coal miner], b. TN
Ally Wood, age 44, b. KY
Elizabeth Smith, age 27, b. MO
James Smith, age 8, b. MO
Mary Smith, age 5, b. MO
Martha, Smith, age 1, b. MO [this would the Martha who married Valentine Reed. Valentine's mother was Elizabeth Jones, niece to Ally (Jones) Wood.]
Samuel Bull, age 30, Collier, b. Ohio
Oliver Hale, 22, Collier, b. MO
Hiram Wilson, age 22, Collier, b. Ohio
Concord, Washington Co, MO 1870, Household 9
James Wood, age 58, farmer, b. NY
Alley, 55, b. KY
Martha Smith, age 11, b. MO
Wm. Reaves, age 8, b. MO
1880 Census. Liberty, Madison Co, MO, Hh 25,
James Woods, age 70, Farmer, b. New York, father b. PA, mother b. MD
Ally, 70, wife, b. KY, parents b. KY
William Reeves, age 15, boarder, works on farm, b. MO, parents b. MO
22 Feb 1892
My Last will and testament.
I Bequeath at my death to my Beloved Friends Valentine Reed and Martha S. Reed.
All of my personal affects Consisting of Money in hand and notes & accounts and 1 cow & calf and Bed and Bedding & Clothing and household and Kitching furniture and all other personal affects of any other nature whatever.
Signed: Ally (+) Wood
Signed & delivered in presents of me this Feb 22, AD 1892.
Witnesses: T. J. Smith, Wm. M. Matkin.
Be it remembered in this February 22 1892 Personlly appeard Ally Wood who as in sound mind acknowledged this to be her free act and deed for the purpose there in contained to wome this may concern. C. H. Sharp, Justice of the Peace.
31 Jul 1897.
Presented in Probate Court, Madison Co, MO. T. J. Smith & William M. Matkin before N. B. Allen, judge of the Probate Court.
Madison Co Cemetery Book, Vol. 1, p.178 Gary Boushie Farm, Marble Creek, Libery Township. T32N, R5E, Section 22
James Woods purchased farm from Samuel M. King 10 Jan. 1871
Woods, James (1880 census show him born 1810 New York) - shot 20 Feb 1884
h/o Ally Woods b. 1810 KY - died Jul 1897
[a handwritten note says: they have it wrong - she died Mar 1883, not Jul 1897 - but she didn't die in 1883, she wrote her will in 1892!]
Events
| Birth | Abt 1811 | Kentucky |  | ||
| Marriage | 11 Nov 1827 | Sangamon County, Illinois - Usel Meeker | | ||
| Marriage | 20 Jul 1859 | Saint Francois County, Missouri - James Wood | |||
| Death | Jul 1897 | Madison County, Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Usel Meeker (1805 - 1859) |
| Child | John Meeker (1838 - ) |
| Spouse | James Wood (1810 - 1884) |
| Father | CLAYBORN JONES (1775 - 1845) |
| Mother | ELIZABETH GILES (1780 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Rev. RICHARD JONES (1803 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Nancy Jane Jones (1805 - 1833) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Jones (1807 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Sarah "Sally" Jones (1810 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Clayborn Jones (1814 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Pheba Jones (1817 - 1860) |
| Sibling | John Longden Jones (1820 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Thurza Jones (1823 - 1904) |
Endnotes
1. Paul O. Barker, Bible records of Richard Jones, Murphy & Rebecca P. Brown, Family Group Sheets, census abstracts, correspondence and shared research. [Paul's wife was a descendant of Belle (Brown) Barnett.], Family Group Sheet of Clayborn Jones..
2. Paul O. Barker, Bible records of Richard Jones, Murphy & Rebecca P. Brown, Family Group Sheets, census abstracts, correspondence and shared research. [Paul's wife was a descendant of Belle (Brown) Barnett.], Family Group Sheet of Clayborn Jones..
3. Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
4. Paul O. Barker, Bible records of Richard Jones, Murphy & Rebecca P. Brown, Family Group Sheets, census abstracts, correspondence and shared research. [Paul's wife was a descendant of Belle (Brown) Barnett.], Family Group Sheet of Clayborn Jones..
5. Email Correspondence and Computer print out of the genealogy files of the family of John Reed & Elizabeth Jones; includes copies of photos and original documents. Mary Jane Armengol