Individual Details
Elijah P Jones
(1 Jan 1842 - 20 Dec 1941)
Events
| Birth | 1 Jan 1842 | Edmonson, Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 28 Oct 1866 | Coles, Illinois, United States - Emeline Hart | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States - Emeline Hart |  | ||
| Census (family) | Jun 1900 | Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States - Emeline Hart | | ||
| Death | 20 Dec 1941 | Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States | | ||
| Burial | 23 Dec 1941 | Oak Ridge, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Emeline Hart (1850 - 1901) |
| Child | Philip Jones (1869 - 1871) |
| Child | Joseph W. Jones (1870 - ) |
| Child | Katy S Jones (1873 - ) |
| Child | Veachel Henry Jones (1875 - 1939) |
| Child | Clements G Jones (1879 - ) |
| Child | Forest M Jones (1886 - ) |
| Father | Martin Jones (1788 - 1867) |
| Mother | Lucinda "Lucy" Wilson (1800 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Manassah Jones (1833 - ) |
| Sibling | John M. Jones (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Peter J. Jones (1837 - ) |
| Sibling | Susan Jane Jones (1840 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
39, 61, Jones, Elijah, WM 38, Salesman, KY KY KYEmeline, WF, 29, Wife, Keep House, IL IL PA
Joseph W, WM, 10, Son, at school, IL KY IL
Katy S, WF, 7, Dau, at school, IL KY IL
Beachel H, WM, 5 Son, at home, IL KY IL
Clemence G, WF, 2 Dau, at home IL KY IL
Roberts, Brown, WM, 34, Boarder, D, Carpenter, KY KY VA
Census (family)
816, 197, 212, Jones, Elijah, Head, WM, Jan 1842, 58, Married 33 yrs, KY KY KY, Weighman - Coal Shaft, rent house, Emeline, Wife, WF, Oct 1850, 49, M-33, 8 children born 5 living, IL IL PA
, Joseph W, Son, WM, Apr 1870, 30 single, IL KY IL, Clerk - Life Ins.
, Veachal H, Son, WM, July 1875, 24, single, IL KY IL, day laborer
, Clements G, Daughter, WF, Jan 1879, 21, single, IL KY IL
, Forest M, Daughter, WF, May 1886, 14, single, IL KY IL, at school
Johnson, Angelina, Lodger, WF, Dec 1814, 58, Wd, 0 children, OH DE NJ, Seamstress
Death
Occupation: Check Weighman/Coal MineResidence Place: Springfield, Capitol, Sangamon, ILL.
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1850 census.
2. David Jones, "Jones Genealogy," e-mail messages from
3. David Jones, "Jones Genealogy," e-mail messages from