Thomas J. Jones

Thomas married Cleopatra Walker on 23 Jun 1858 in Madison County, Illinois, USA. Cleopatra (daughter of Elijah Walker and Charity Dove) was born in Jun 1840 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; died on 4 Jun 1912; was buried in White Rock Cemetery, Mariposa County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:

Should have appeared in the family home, age 14, in 1880.

Other Events:

• Parents:

  Death index states father's surname "Jones," mother's surname "Walker." Also, first marriage (Ashurst), 1889, names her father as "Thos. J. Jones."

• Census: Jun 1900, No. 5 township, Mariposa County, California, USA;

  1. Ashurst, John G., head, white, male, July 1863, 36, married 11 years, California, Kentucky, Illinois, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 128 2. _____, Alice B., wife, white, female, April 1874, 26, married 11 years, California, Kentucky, Illinois, [blank data for reading and writing] 3. _____, Chester A., son, white, male, May 1890, 10, California, California, California, attended school 9 months, can read and write 4. _____, Alice B. M., daughter, white, female, November 1895, 4, California, California, California [living next door to her parents Thomas J. Jones and Cleopatra Walker]

• Census: 3 May 1910, Modesto, Modesto township, Stanislaus County, California, USA;

  1. Ashurst, John G., head, male, white, 51, first marriage, married 21 years, California, Kentucky, Missouri, laborer, water marina, can read and write, owns farm without mortgage 2. _____, Alice B., wife, female, white, 36, first marriage, married 21 years, 3 children all living, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois 3. _____, Bertha, daughter, female, white, 14, California, California, Kansas, can read and write, attending school 4. _____, Alfred L., son, male, white, 8, California, California, Kansas, can read and write, attending school

• Residence: Jul 1918, Le Grand, Merced County, California, USA;

  Her father's obituary named her as "Mrs. C. M. Smith" of LeGrand.

Alice married John George Ashurst on 5 Jun 1889 in Mariposa County, California, USA. John was born in 1859-1863 in California, USA; died on 28 Apr 1919 in Stanislaus County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married Charles Richard Smith on 6 Nov 1920 in Stanislaus County, California, USA. Charles was born in 1877; died in 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 26 Jun 1900, Fourth Judicial township, Madera County, California, USA;

  1. Madden, William H., head, white, male, September 1859, 42, married 14 years, Ohio, Ireland, Ireland, day laborer, can read and write 2. _____, Anna, wife, white, female, August 1860, 39, married 14 years, 2 children 2 living, Pennsylvania, Scotland, Ohio, can read and write 3. _____, Lucy, daughter, white, female, September 1888, 11, California, Ohio, Pennsyvlania 4. _____, Edward, son, white, male, March, 1896, 4, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania 5. Ashurst, Maggie M., visitor, white, female, August 1875, 24, divorced, [7?], 1 child 1 living, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, can read and write

• Census: 1910, Precinct 227, Los Angeles (city), Los Angeles County, California, USA;

  1. Ashurst, Henry D., head, male, white, 40, first marriage, married 17 years, California, [father?s bp not stated], [mother?s bp not stated], laborer, jetty work, can read and write, owns home free of mortgage 2. _____, Maggie M., wife, female, white, 34, first marriage, married 17 years, Kansas, , [father?s bp not stated], [mother?s bp not stated], can read and write 3. _____, Josephine M., daughter, female, white, 16, single, California, California, Kansas, can read and write

Maggie married Henry D. Ashurst on 25 Dec 1892 in Mariposa County, California, USA, and was divorced before 1900. Henry was born on 9 May 1869 in California, USA; died on 26 Jan 1944 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Parents:

  Death index names mother's maiden name as "Walker."

• Census: 20 Feb 1920, Lewis Precinct, Township 5, Mariposa County, California, USA;

  1. Jones, Thomas J., head, owns, mortgaged, male, white, 37, married, can read and write, California, Kentucky, Indiana, farmer, stock farmer 2. _____, Ollie M., wife female, white, 36, married, can read and write, Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa 3. _____, Earl b., son male, white, 14, attending school, can read and write, Nevada, California, Kansas

• Census: 12 Apr 1930, Township Five, Mariposa County, California, USA;

  1. Jones, Thomas, head, owns, has radio set, farm, male,white, 48, married, first married age 36, can read and write, California, Kentucky, Indiana, farmer, stock farm, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 67 2. _____, Olave [Olive] M., wife, female, white, 46, first married age 34, can read and write, Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa 3. Bays, Emma, Mother in law, female, white, 72, widowed, can read and write, Iowa, Ohio, Virginia 4. _____, Claudia L., sister in law, female, white, 43, single, Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa

Thomas married Olive "Ollie" May Bays on 16 Aug 1917 in Mariposa County, California, USA. Olive (daughter of Bays and Emma Tarr) was born on 20 Oct 1883 in Kansas USA; died on 5 Aug 1956 in Merced County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:

Josephine's 1910 marriage record identifies her parents as Henry D. Ashurst and Maggie Jones.

Josephine married Otis Henry Dean on 24 Nov 1910 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. Otis was born about 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]