Cleopatra Walker b. Jun 1840 Macoupin County, Illinois, USA d. 4 Jun 1912: Our Family History

1840 - 1912 (~ 71 years)

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Name	Cleopatra Walker [1, 2]
Born	Jun 1840	Macoupin County, Illinois, USA [2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Census	3 Aug 1860	Lambs Point, Township 6 Range 7, Madison County, Illinois, USA [5]
	1. Jones, Thomas, 32, male, [occupation not stated], real estate $230, personal $380, Kentucky 2. _____, Cleoprata [Cleopatra], 20, female, Illinois 3. _____, Josaphine, 1, female, Illinois 4. _____, [Ewilda? Emilda?], 1 month, Illinois
Migration	1868	Cherokee County, Kansas, USA [6]
	Thomas and Cleopatra moved from Madison County, Illinois, to Cherokee County, Kansas.
Note	1868	Cherokee County, Kansas, USA [6]
	A revival meeting was held in the local school and Cleopatra's husband, who had been a farmer, felt "an urgent call to preach the gospel." He became a Methodist Episcopal minister.
Census	20 Aug 1870	Neosho township, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA [7]
	1. Jones, Thomas J., 42, male, white, farmer, real estate $1200, personal $600, Kentucky 2. _____, Cleopatra, 30, female, white, keeping house, Illinois 3. _____, Josephine, 10, female, white, Illinois, attending school 4. _____, Amanda [V.?], 4, female, white, Illinois
State Census	1875	Neosho township, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA [8]
	1. Jones, T. J., 47, male, white, farmer, real estate $200, personal $140, born in Kentucky, moved from Illinois 2. _____, C., 34, female, white, born in Illinois, moved from Illinois 3. _____, J. F., 15, female, white, born in Illinois, moved from Illinois, attending school 4. _____, A. B., 1, female, white, born in Kansas
Census	12 Jun 1880	Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming Territory, USA [9]
	1. Jones, T. J., white, male, 52, married, farmer, Kentucky, Kentucky, Kentucky 2. _____, Theo [Cleopatra], white, female, 40, wife, married, keeping house, Illinois, Virginia, Virginia 3. _____, Josephine, white, female, 21, daughter, single, at home, Illinois, Kentucky, Illinois 4. _____, Bertha, white, female, 7, daughter, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois 5. _____, Maggie, white, female, 5, daughter, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois
Migration	After June 1880	Sacramento County, California, USA [6]
	The family was enumerated in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in June 1880, but Thomas J. Jones's obituary states that the family moved to California, near Sacramento, in 1880. They may have moved after their enumeration, or the year may not be correct.
Migration	1886	Whiterock, Mariposa County, California, USA [6]
	The Jones family moved from the Sacramento area to Whiterock where he was a stock rancher as well as preaching the gospel.
Census	Jun 1900	Township 5, Mariposa County, California, USA [3]
	1. Jones, Thomas J., head, white, male, born May 1828, 72, married 42 years, Kentucky, United States, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 127 2. _____, Cleopatra, wife, white, female, June 1840, 59, married 42 years, 8 children 4 living, Illinois, Illinois, Virginia, can read and write 3. _____, Josephine [T.? F.], daughter, white, female, May 1859, 41, single, Illinois, Kentucky, Illinois, school teacher, can read and write 4. _____, Thomas J., son, white, male, March 1882, 18, single, California, Kentucky, Illinois, can read and write 5. Ashurst, Josephine M., granddaughter, white, female, July 1894, 6, California, California, California
Newspaper Article	21 May 1904	Mariposa County, California, USA [10]
	Josephine Frances Jones Wedding May 21, 1904, Mariposa (California) Gazette Wedding at Whiterock. On May 11th, at the home of the bride's parents, Miss Josephine Frances JONES and Charles Martin SMITH were united in the holy bonds of wedlock by Rev. W. D. HAUKINGS of Plainsburg. The wedding took place on the spacious porch among the friends and relatives of the parties. The bride wore a suit of white silk. After congratulations, dinner was served. A long table was filled to overflowing with good things to eat and each of the young folks carried home a piece of wedding cake to dream over. The groom is a son of A. C. SMITH and is a sober, industrious young man. The bride has just closed a successful term of school here, and has taught in Sacramento, Placer, San Benito, Madera, Monterey and San Louis Obispo counties. The guest present were A. C. SMITH, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. BAIN, Mr. and Mrs. DEATSCH, Mr. and Mrs. HARLES, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. JONES Jr., Miss Myrtle HELM, Mrs. H. D. ASHURST, Chester ASHURST, Josie May ASHURST, Bertie May ASHURST, Oriole HELM, Alfred ASHURST. Some of the invited guests were unavoidably absent. Everyone had a merry time. There were several nice presents. The newly wedded couple went to house keeping at once. We wish them a happy journey through life. A. Friend.
	It is not clear how the bride in this article relates to the family of Thomas J. and Cleopatra (Walker) Jones. However, several things point to a relationship. The bride's name, Josephine Jones, is the same as the daughter of Cleopatra (Walker) Jones. However, a check of California marriage records indicates that this Josephine Jones who married Charles M. Smith was only 21 years old. Guests at the wedding were "Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Jones" (probably Thomas J. and Cleopatra), and also included people with the surname Ashurst, including a Josie M. Ashurst. Present in the 1900 Mariposa County census enumeration of Thomas J. and Cleopatra Jones was their granddaughter Josephine M. Ashurst. Confusingly, Thomas J. Jones' 1918 obit refers to his daughter "Mrs. C. M. Smith" though his daughter Alice Bertha did not lose her Ashurst husband until 1919 and did not marry Charles Richard Smith until 1921. I think the Josephine being married in this article is probably the Josephine who was named as granddaughter Josephine Ashurst, in their 1900 census home. Possibly they adopted their granddaughter? Her parents must have been the Alice Bertha (Jones) Ashurst and her husband, living next door in 1900.
Died	4 Jun 1912 [11]
Obituary	13 Jul 1918	Mariposa County, Callifornia, USA [6]
	*Obituary of Thomas J. Jones, husband of Cleopatra Walker, Mariposa (California) Gazette, 13 July 1918* THOMAS JEFFERSON JONES PASSES AWAY IN MODESTO Rev. Thomas J. JONES was born in Hopkinsville, Christian county, Kentucky, on May 13, 1828; died in Modesto, California, June 28, 1918, being 90 years 1 month and 15 days of age. At the age of 18 years he was converted and joined the Methodist church. When 23 years of age he went to Edwardsville, Illinois, and engaged in the carpenter trade. In 1853 he came to California, overland, spending six months on the way. During five years he mostly followed the fortunes of a gold prospector with varying success, then returned to Edwardsville, Ill., aboard ships by the Panama route. There he met Cleopatra WALKER, to whom he was married on June 23, 1858. In 1868 he moved his family to Cherokee county, Kansas, where he adopted the life of a pioneer farmer. The next year there was a revival meeting held in a little log school house, where he felt an urgent call to preach the gospel. He gave his life to the service, becoming a local preacher in the M. E. church. He traveled miles and miles on foot or horseback to preach to the settlers in their cabins or in the little school houses. In 1880 he moved his family overland to California, the land of his dreams. During the nest six years his home was near Sacramento. Then again in 1886 he moved to Whiterock, Mariposa county, where he engaged in stock ranching, continuing however, to preach wherever his services were needed. For many years he was Justice of the peace in the Whiterock district. He served the community faithfully as preacher, Sunday school superintendent or teacher, and as Judge of the Justice Court. He performed the marriage ceremony for many of the young people and conducted the funeral services of the greater part of those who were laid to rest in the Whiterock cemetery as it filled up year after year. In 1912 his faithful and loving companion was called home. Since then he made his home with his daughter in Modesto. From that time, on account of his increasing age, he ceased his ministerial labors, but was a faithful attendant upon Sunday school and church services up to the last Sunday of his life. On Tuesday, June 25th, the absent members of the family were called, and on the 28th he passed quietly away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bertha ASHURST. On Saturday afternoon Rev. PITMAN of the first Presbyterian church, conducted a very appropriated funeral service at the undertaking parlors of Wood and Shannon where a large number of his friends were present. On Sunday morning relatives arrived in LeGrand with the remains, and were joined by friends here who accompanied them to Whiterock cemetery, where they laid him to rest besides his beloved wife. A large number of his former neighbors were present. Rev. NEEDHAM of M. E. Church South conducted the services at the grave and the LeGrand choir rendered beautiful and appropriate music. He leaves to mourn his demise, four children: Mrs. C. M. SMITH of LeGrand; Mrs. Bertha ASHURST and Mrs. P. J. LEARY of Modesto, and Thomas J. JONES of Lewis. - Le Grand Advocate, July 5.
Buried	White Rock Cemetery, Mariposa County, California, USA [11]
Person ID	I4767	Full \| ProgenitorWalker
Last Modified	30 Aug 2014

Father	Elijah Walker
Mother	Charity Dove, b. 1816-1817, Virginia, USA , d. Abt 1890, Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA (Age 73 years)
Family ID	F1526	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Thomas J. Jones, b. 13 May 1828, Hopkinsville Christian County, Kentucky, USA , d. 28 Jun 1918, Modesto, Stanislaus County, California, USA (Age 90 years)

Married 23 Jun 1858 Madison County, Illinois, USA [12]

Children

	1. Josephine Jones, b. Abt 1860, Illinois, USA
	2. Amanda V. Jones, b. Abt 1866, Illinois, USA , d. Before 1880?
+	3. Alice Bertha Jones, b. 15 Jul 1873, Kansas, USA , d. 5 Mar 1949, Stanislaus County, California, USA (Age 75 years)
+	4. Maggie Jones, b. Abt 1875, Kansas, USA
	5. Thomas J. Jones, b. 28 Mar 1882, California, USA , d. 9 Oct 1969, Mariposa County, California, USA (Age 87 years)

Last Modified 24 Aug 2014

Family ID F1670 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S1669] "History of Cherokee County, Kansas, 1904," name index and transcribed biographies, Digital Library of the KSGenWeb (http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/ : accessed 26 October 2011), biographical entry for Arcenith F. Walker; citing Nathaniel Thompson Allison, History of Cherokee County, Kansas, and its Representative Citizens ([no publisher stated], 1904), transcribed by Justin Metcalf, student from USD 508, Baxter Springs Middle School, Baxter Springs, Kansas, 1-13-1997.
[S2090] 1850 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, population schedule, Township 6N Range 7W, [no penned no. stated], p. 439 (stamped, verso), dwelling 13, family 13, Elijah Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 119.
[S2093] 1900 U.S. census, Mariposa County, California, population schedule, Township 5, enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 9B, p. 299 (stamped, verso), dwelling 239, family 240, Thomas J. Jones household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 93.
[S1667] 1840 U.S. census, Macoupin County, Illinois, Onph Gent precinct, p. 71-72 (penned), p. 108 (stamped), line 7, Elijah Walker household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 October 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 64.
[S2099] 1860 U.S. census, Madison County, Illinois, population schedule, Lams [Lambs] Point (post office), Township 6 Range 7, p. 331 (penned), [no stamped p. no.], dwelling 2433, family 2441, Thomas Jones household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 208; FHL film no. 803,208.
[S2103] "William Disbro's Mariposa Free Press and Mariposa Gazette Vitals, 1916–198,"abstractions and transcriptions, Mariposa County, California: Genealogy & Historical Research Home Page (http://www.mariposaresearch.net : accessed 20 January 2012), entry for Thomas J. Jones; citing "Thomas Jefferson Jones Passes Away in Modesto," Mariposa (California) Gazette, 13 July 1918.
[S2100] 1870 U.S. census, Cherokee County, Kansas, population schedule, Neosho township, p. 5 (penned), p. 77 (stamped, recto), dwelling 33, family 34, Thomas J. Jones household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 430. .
[S4458] 1875 Kansas State Census, Cherokee County, population schedule, Neosho township, p. 12 (penned), line 20, dwelling 87, family 88, T. J. Jones household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http:/?www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 August 2014); citing 1895 Kansas State Census, roll ks1875_3a, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.
[S2101] 1880 U.S. census, Laramie County, Wyoming Territory, population schedule, Cheyenne, enumeration district (ED) 25, p. 35 (penned), p. 172 (stamped, recto), dwelling 321, family 352, T. J. Jones household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 January 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1454; FHL film no. 1,255,454.
[S2102] "William Disbro's Mariposa Free Press and Mariposa Gazette Vitals, 1903–1904,"abstractions and transcriptions, Mariposa County, California: Genealogy & Historical Research Home Page (http://www.mariposaresearch.net : accessed 20 January 2012), entry for Josephine Frances Jones; citing "Wedding at Whiterock," Mariposa (California) Gazette, 21 May 1904.
[S2094] "White Rock Cemetery, Mariposa County, California," database and digital image, FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 January 2012), entry for Cleopatra Jones (1912), FindAGrave memorial no. 19420491.
[S2092] Illinois Secretary of State, "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," database, Illinois State Archives (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html : accessed 19 January 2012), entry for Thomas J. Jones-Cleopatra Walker, Madison County (1858); citing Madison County, Marriage Book 6: 156, license no. 252. .