Notes for Elijah Washington Jones

Notes for Elijah Washington Jones

!US Census 1850 (16 December) Virginia, Rockingham Co., District 56, Roll M432_974, Sheet 341, Page 171A, House No. 2395, Lines 30-38: Washington Jones (b. 1818 - 32 - in VA - Occ: Farmer - Property Value $2250) married to Elizabeth (b. 1818 - 32 - in VA). Children listed (born in VA) are: Adam (son b. 1840 - 10); Mary (dau b. 1842 - 8); Sara (dau b. 1844 - 6); John (son b. 1846 - 4); Martha (dau b. 1847 - 3); Joseph (son b. 1849 - 1); and Michael (son b. Jul 1850 - 4/12)

!US Census 1860 (16 June) Virginia, Rockingham Co., District 1, Roll M653_1379, Sheet 52, Page 388, House No. 370, Lines 15-20: Washington Jones (b. 1819 - 41 - in VA - Occ: Farmer - Property Value $1500 + $600) married to Elizabeth B. (b. 1818 - 42 - in VA). Children listed (born in VA) are: Adam (son b. 1840 - 20); Mary E. (dau b. 1841 - 19); Sarah S. (dau b. 1843 - 17); and Martha A. (dau b. 1847 - 13)

!US Census 1870 (30 September) Virginia, Rockingham Co., Ashby Township, Harrrisonburg PO, Roll M593_1676, Sheet 4, Page 2B, House No. 21, Lines 17-22: Washington Jones (b. 1818 - 52 - in VA - Occ: Laborer). Children listed (born in VA) are: Mary E. (dau b. 1841 - 29); and Martha A. (dau b. 1846 - 24). ALSO LISTED (born in VA) are: William Stinespring (b. 1858 - 12); Joseph Stinespring (b. 1864 - 6); and Margaret Smith (b. 1782 - 88)

!US Census 1880 (1 June) Virginia, Rockingham Co., Central District, Roll T9_1388, SD 4 ED 72, Sheet 1, Page 263A, House No. 9, Lines 38-41: E. W. Jones (b. 1819 - 61 - in VA - Occ: Farmer - Fa: Germany and Mo: VA - NOTE: Feebleness) married to Ellen (b. 1839 - 41 - in PA - Fa: Ireland and Mo: PA). Children listed are: Martha A. Jones (dau b. 1846 - 34 - in VA - Fa: VA and Mo: VA); and Joseph L. Stinespring (adopted son b. 1865 - 15 - in VA - Occ: Laborer - Fa: VA and Mo: PA)