Leonard A Jones b. 6 Sep 1808 Otis Township, Berkshire County, Massachusetts d. 11 Feb 1861 Elba, Knox Co., IL: Our Family History

1808 - 1861 (52 years)

Name	Leonard A Jones [1]
Birth	6 Sep 1808	Otis Township, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Gender	Male
Death	11 Feb 1861	Elba, Knox Co., IL
Person ID	I26053	Cecilie Family
Last Modified	12 Jan 2003

Father	Miles Jones, Sr., b. 28 Jul 1764, Coventry, Conn. d. 17 Apr 1812, Otis, MA (Age 47 years)
Mother	Mehitable Adams, b. 7 Jun 1771, Sandisfield, MA d. 8 May 1812, Otis, MA. (Age 40 years)
Marriage	28 Nov 1792	Otis, Mass.
Family ID	F4933	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Parmelia Putnam, b. 4 Sep 1814, Ellery Twp., Chataqua, NY d. 17 Jan 1894, Bradshaw, York Co., NE (Age 79 years)

Children

	1. Amelia Mariah Jones, b. 17 Jan 1836, Chataqua Co., NY d. 6 Apr 1899, York Co., NE (Age 63 years)
	2. John P. Jones, b. Abt 1839, Illinois d. 18 Feb 1861, Elba Twp., Knox Co. Ill (Age 22 years)
	3. Emaline Jones Jones, b. 31 May 1841 d. 8 Jun 1841, Elba Twp., Knox Co. Ill (Age 0 years)
	4. Elizabeth A. Jones, b. 1845 d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Angeline A. Jones, b. 1847 d. 30 Mar 1861, Elba Twp., Knox Co. Ill (Age 14 years)
	6. Oscar R. Jones, b. 30 Jul 1849, Knox Co., Ill d. 29 Aug 1921, Bradshaw, York Co., NE (Age 72 years)
	7. Milea A. Jones, b. 6 Mar 1851 d. 26 Nov 1852, Elba Twp., Knox Co. Ill (Age 1 year)

Family ID F7176 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Feb 2009

Event Map

Birth - 6 Sep 1808 - Otis Township, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Death - 11 Feb 1861 - Elba, Knox Co., IL

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Notes

Leonard was just a toddler when both his parents died in 1812. In 1814 Benjamin and Lydia Barber adopted him, and he was baptized in the Congregational Church in Otis, Mass.

The “Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and Knox County” mentions Leonard and his brother Darius, “emigrants from New York,” having settled in Section 15 in Knox County in the autumn of 1837. In 1840 Leonard is listed on the Peoria County, Illinois census. A review of the county borders of Knox County and Peoria County reveals just a slight change to the Knox County boundary between 1837 and 1841, but not enough to shift Leonard’s property from Knox County to Peoria County. Leonard probably settled in Peoria County between 1837 and 1840, then moved to Knox County in 1841.

A small cemetery is located on the land that Leonard owned. The cemetery today has twelve tombstones, all in excellent condition and easily readable. One is Leonard who died 11 Feb. 1861 and four are his children. John P. died just one week after his father, and Angeline A. died the following month on March 30th. Leonard’s grandson, Samuel Leonard Adams, the son of James and Amelia (Jones) Adams, is also buried in the Jones-Dalton Cemetery. Samuel died July 1, 1859.

(Notes from: Descendants of Griffith Jones web site by Judy Weaver)

For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site

Sources
[S1232] Judy Weaver, Descendants of Griffith Jones / Judy's Family, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wefamily/Jones.htm).