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Pat Hemphill 2/17/00
This article is taken from the Cumberland County News-March 1, 2000 page A6.
"Roots & Branches" by Joyce Stover
"Levi Jones, whose first name was William, according to family tradition, was born in Virginia, by all accounts except that of Judge J. W. Wells in his history of Cumberland County.Levi was born ca. 1802, according to the 1850 Cumberland Co., KY census.His wife, Amey (Amily Maclamore, by family tradition) was born also in Virginia, ca. 1800-01 by most census reports.
Judge Wells, in his "History of Cumberland Co.," (KY), 1947, stated that Levi Jones was a nephew of Joshua Jones who settled in what is now Wayne Co., KY and established a bloomery (iron works).That version also had Levi Jones being born in PA and leaving there ca. 1796.This must have been a different Levi Jones.Knowledgeable researchers of this area have been unable to connect the two lines.
Recent information has come to light, in the form of a ledger kept by their son-in-law, Abijah C. Riddle, which gives the birth date of Levi Jones as 29 November 1800, and his death date as 27 March 1858.The same source gives the birth date of Amey Jones as 1 May 1800.Amey died 23 April 1884 and is buried in the Cloyd Cemetery in Salt Lick Bend, Cumberland Co., KY.Again by family tradition, Levi Jones is buried in on top of the old Peytonsburg hill in an unmarked grave.
There was some difficulty in determining exactly what Abijah Riddle meant in the way he recorded the birth dates of Levi and Amey.All the other dates in the journal had only four digits; i.e., 1858, 1859, etc.The birth year of Levi and Amey were recorded in five digits (18100).At first, it was thought that he meant to record "1810".After much thought and reasoning, it was decided that, being semi-illiterate Abijah recorded the dates as "18-100" (1800).That would reconcile with the census records and would make a much more realistic time frame for the birth of their first child, which would have occured when they were fourteen years old, if they had been born in 1810, rather than 1800.
It is not known where and when Levi and Amey were married, but their first child Mary Jones, was born on 3 March 1824 in VA, leading one to believe the marriage occured in VA.
The family moved to TN sometime between 1827 and 1829, as determined by census records listing the birthplace of the children of the family.According to Nick Jones, descendant of Levi Jones, the family lived in Fentress Co., TN, near Pall Mall, Three Forks of the Wolf.The 1830 and 1840 Fentress Co. census records verify this fact.
The family migrated to Cumberland Co., KY either in late 1849 or early 1850, settling on Sulphur Creek.The reason for the statement of the date of migration is based on the fact that a grandchild in the household, 11 mo. old when the census was taken in 1850, was listed as beiing born in TN.For a short time period, there were two Levi Joneses living in Cumberland Co.The other one was married to one of the Gearhart daughters and they moved to Casey County.No known connection between the two Levis has been established.
Known children of Levi Jones and Amey (Amily Maclamore) Jones were:
1. Mary "Polly" Jones, born 3 March 1824 in VA, died 28 October 1897 in Cumberland Co., KY, buried in the Cloyd Cemetery in Salt Lick Bend, married Ranson Rich, born 13 October 1927 in TN, died 9 March 1911 in Cumberland Co., KY, buried in Cloyd Cemetery in Salt Lick Bend.
The couple apparently in TN, almost certainly in Fentress Co.Ranson served in the Civil War, Co. G, 5th KY Cavalry.
2. The 1830 census of Fentress Co. shows another daughter, born before 1825.She is not shown in the 1840 census, she either died or married before that date.Nick Jones also said some of the daughters married in TN so it is possible that this daughter didn't make the move to KY with the rest of the family.
3. Henry Gilliam Jones, born 28 August 1827 in VA, died 11 May 1902 in Cumberland Co., KY, buried in Christian Chapel Cemetery, married, on 6 February 1851 in Pall Mall, TN, Sarah Jane Livingston, born 23 February 1833, died 23 July 1902, buried in Christian Chapel Cemetery, daughter of Abraham Gabriel Livingston and Lucinda Dumas Rich.
4. Sarah "Sally" Wood Jones, born ca. 1829 in Fentress Co., TN, died 27 February 1897 in MO, married, ca. 1850-51, Abijah C. Riddle, born ca. 1829, died 3 November 1909, son of Joseph Riddle and Rhoda Monk.
5. Elizabeth Jones, born ca. 1834 in TN, married on 25 July 18555, Reuben Johnson, possible brother of Newell Johnson.
6. Nicholas Jones, born 4 October 1835 in TN, died 21 January 1894 in Cumberland Co., KY, buried in Liberty Cemetery, married, on 11 January 1856, Amanda Davidson, born 30 May 1840, died 6 February 1920, daughter of Pleasant Davidson.
7. Burrell Jones, born ca. 1842, died in Civil War.He fought on the Confederate side.
8. Andrew Jackson Jones, born ca. 1838 in TN, died 10 November 1886 in Cumberland Co., KY, married on 28 January 1858, Rhoda Speer; second, on 25 February 1870, Julia Spears, probable daughter of John Wesley Spears."
Next column:"Children of Mary Jones and Ranson Rich."
You may contact Joyce Stover through http://www.burkesville.com/ccnhttp://www.burkesville.com/ccn to thank her for her time.
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