Lewis N. JONES (1814 SC-1897)

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January 2004

LEWIS N. JONES

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BORN: June 22, 1814 probably in South Carolina ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁵ ¹⁷
DIED: April 8, 1897 ¹⁶ ¹⁷
BURIED: Jones/Roane Family Cemetery 1 mile from Clayton Ga. on old Hwy 441. ¹⁶ ¹⁷
PARENTS: Barsheba Coffee and William Jones ⁷ ¹⁵ ¹⁶
OCCUPATION: Farmer. ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ He owned land on Stecoa Creek within a mile of Clayton, Ga. ¹⁶
He was one of the first men to hold the office of Ordinary of Rabun County. ¹⁵
May have been the Tax Collector and Receiver in 1843 and 1845. ¹⁵
He was a Justice of the Inferior Court, commissioned on Jan. 13, 1849. Served in 1849, 1851, 1852, and 1853. ¹⁵
Served in the House of Representatives representing Rabun County 1859-1860, and 1875-1876. ¹⁵
MILITARY: Confederate: Listed in the Militia Enrollment of Rabun Co., Ga. Militia, District #587. ¹⁶
MARRIAGE: Elizabeth E. Alexander (Feb. 26, 1813 North Carolina-Dec. 30, 1891) of South Carolina in about 1840. ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷

CHILDREN

NAME BORN DIED SPOUSE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOTES
William B. JONES ⁵ ⁶ ¹⁵
1842 (Civil War) ¹⁵ Confederate Soldier: Co. G. 25th N. C. Inf. Died in war. ¹⁵ ¹⁶
Mary E. JONES (Mollie) ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷ Jan. 25, 1844 ¹⁶ ¹⁷ Nov. 27, 1912 ¹⁶ ¹⁷ Wilbur F. Roane (Nov. 30, 1843-Aug. 3, 1923) ¹³ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷ 4+ (Tom, Alex, Marvin, Will) ¹⁵ W. F. was a Confederate soldier in Co. B, 39th North Carolina Regt., Inf. ¹⁶ The home of Lewis N. Jones, which was one of the oldest places of residence in Rabun County in 1948, was the home of Tom Roane, who was in his 70s in 1948. ¹⁵
Hannah N. JONES ⁵ ⁶ ¹⁵ 1849 Dr. Rembert ¹⁵ 2 (Walter and Clara) ¹⁵

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NAME	BORN	DIED	SPOUSE	NUMBER OF CHILDREN	NOTES
William B. JONES ⁵ ⁶ ¹⁵	1842	(Civil War) ¹⁵			Confederate Soldier: Co. G. 25th N. C. Inf. Died in war. ¹⁵ ¹⁶
Mary E. JONES (Mollie) ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷	Jan. 25, 1844 ¹⁶ ¹⁷	Nov. 27, 1912 ¹⁶ ¹⁷	Wilbur F. Roane (Nov. 30, 1843-Aug. 3, 1923) ¹³ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷	4+ (Tom, Alex, Marvin, Will) ¹⁵	W. F. was a Confederate soldier in Co. B, 39th North Carolina Regt., Inf. ¹⁶ The home of Lewis N. Jones, which was one of the oldest places of residence in Rabun County in 1948, was the home of Tom Roane, who was in his 70s in 1948. ¹⁵
Hannah N. JONES ⁵ ⁶ ¹⁵	1849		Dr. Rembert ¹⁵	2 (Walter and Clara) ¹⁵

RESIDENCES: South Carolina ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁵
Rabun County, Georgia since before 1840. After his marriage he lived near his parents. He owned land on Stecoa creek, north of his father's land, within a mile of Clayton. His daughter, Mollie and William Roane's son, Tom, lived there in 1948. ⁴ ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁵

NOTES: Owned 3 slaves in 1862. ¹⁵

SOURCES: ⁴ 1840 Census - Rabun County, Georgia
⁵ 1850 Census - Rabun County, Georgia
⁶ 1860 Census - Rabun County, Georgia
⁷ 1870 Census - Rabun County, Georgia
⁸ 1880 Census - Rabun County, Georgia
¹³ Georgia Marriages
¹⁵ Sketches of Rabun County History
¹⁶ These Men Wore Grey Volume IV, Rabun County, Georgia
¹⁷ Jones-Roane Cemetery Inscriptions

BORN:	June 22, 1814 probably in South Carolina ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁵ ¹⁷
DIED:	April 8, 1897 ¹⁶ ¹⁷
BURIED:	Jones/Roane Family Cemetery 1 mile from Clayton Ga. on old Hwy 441. ¹⁶ ¹⁷
PARENTS:	Barsheba Coffee and William Jones ⁷ ¹⁵ ¹⁶
OCCUPATION:	Farmer. ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ He owned land on Stecoa Creek within a mile of Clayton, Ga. ¹⁶ He was one of the first men to hold the office of Ordinary of Rabun County. ¹⁵ May have been the Tax Collector and Receiver in 1843 and 1845. ¹⁵ He was a Justice of the Inferior Court, commissioned on Jan. 13, 1849. Served in 1849, 1851, 1852, and 1853. ¹⁵ Served in the House of Representatives representing Rabun County 1859-1860, and 1875-1876. ¹⁵
MILITARY:	Confederate: Listed in the Militia Enrollment of Rabun Co., Ga. Militia, District #587. ¹⁶
MARRIAGE:	Elizabeth E. Alexander (Feb. 26, 1813 North Carolina-Dec. 30, 1891) of South Carolina in about 1840. ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁵ ¹⁶ ¹⁷

RESIDENCES:	South Carolina ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁵
	Rabun County, Georgia since before 1840. After his marriage he lived near his parents. He owned land on Stecoa creek, north of his father's land, within a mile of Clayton. His daughter, Mollie and William Roane's son, Tom, lived there in 1948. ⁴ ⁶ ⁷ ¹⁵

SOURCES:	⁴ 1840 Census - Rabun County, Georgia
	⁵ 1850 Census - Rabun County, Georgia
	⁶ 1860 Census - Rabun County, Georgia
	⁷ 1870 Census - Rabun County, Georgia
	⁸ 1880 Census - Rabun County, Georgia
	¹³ Georgia Marriages
	¹⁵ Sketches of Rabun County History
	¹⁶ These Men Wore Grey Volume IV, Rabun County, Georgia
	¹⁷ Jones-Roane Cemetery Inscriptions