George W. JONES & Sarah STRAUB

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George W. JONES
Sarah STRAUB

Husband: George W. JONES
Birth: Apr 1838, NY
Death apparently: 1920-30, Mecosta Co., MI
Occupation: farmer, barber
Father: born in NY
Mother: born in PA

Marriage: 7 Feb 1864, Mecosta Co., MI

Wife: Sarah STRAUB / STRAUP / STROUP
Birth: Feb 1845, Chapman Twp., Union [now Snyder] Co., PA
Death: 30 Dec 1911, Green Twp., Mecosta Co., MI
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Peter K. STRAUB / STRAUP / STROUP
Mother: Martha WISLIN

Children — born in MI, presumably in Big Rapids, Mecosta Co., MI:

1. Chester Winfield JONES, b. Sep 1866; m. 27 Nov 1890, Mecosta Co., MI, Margaret "Maggie" E. JAKEWAY (1868- )
2. Monteray / Monterey JONES, b. 1868/9
3. George E. JONES, b. 1871/2
4. Mary Viola JONES, b. 13 Dec 1873

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

George JONES
Husband Age at Marriage: 22
Spouse: Sarah STRAUP
Wife Age at Marriage: 18
Marriage: 07 Feb 1864, Mecosta, Michigan
Source: "Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record."

2. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Sarah STRAUP (æ 15, b. PA) is living in Cleveland Twp., Elkhart Co., IN, with her parents (q.v.).

3. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, and I really looked, including a page-by-page search of Big Rapids; however, some pages of Big Rapids are too faded to read, so they may have been there.

4. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #28 of 76): Stewart Ave., Big Rapids, Mecosta Co., MI, Roll 594, p. 650D, PN 28, SD 2, ED 180, enumerated 8 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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248 266 Jones Geo J W M 41 / City Marshal NY NY NY

_____ Sarah W F 35 Wife / Keeping house PA PA MD

_____ Chester W W M 13 Son / At school / MI NY PA

_____ Monteray W F 11 Dau / At school / MI NY PA

_____ George E W M 8 Son / MI NY PA

_____ Mary V W F 6 Dau / MI NY PA

5. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

6. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #4 of 31): Green Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T623_731, p. 141B, SN 2, SD 11, ED 103, enumerated 5/6 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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49 49 Jones George W Head W M Apr 1838 62 M 36 NY NY PA Farmer 0 Y Y Y O M F 48

_____ Sarah Wife W F Feb 1845 55 M 36 5 2 PA PA MD Y Y Y

Ekas Lydia Aunt W F Jun 1819 80 Wd 9 1 PA PA PA Y Y Y

Lydia (STRAUB/STROUP) ECKES is Sarah's aunt, not George's.

7. 1910 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #32 of 35): Green Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T624_663, p. 190B, SN 16B, SD 11, ED 126, enumerated 9 May 1910, official enumeration date 15 Apr 1910 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1910: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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275 277 Jones George W Head M W 72 M1 46 NY NY PA Eng Farmer General farm OA Y Y O M F 194 US

_____ Sarah Wife F W 65 M1 46 5 2 PA PA MD Eng None Y Y

_____ George E Son M W 38 S MI NY PA Eng Painter Outside work OA Y Y Y

8. 1920 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 19): Green Twp., Mecosta Co., MI, Roll T625_784 (Book 1), p. 41A, SN 5A, SD 10, ED 242, enumerated 16 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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X 121 122 Jones George W Head O F M W 78 Wd Y Y NY NY PA Y barber shop OA

9. 1930 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

10. Michigan Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Mary Viola Jones

Gender: Female

Birth Place: Mecosta, Michigan

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1874

Father's Name: George W Jones

Mother's Name: Sarah Jones

FHL Film Number: 1004846

11. Michigan Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Sarah Jones

Birth Date: abt 1845

Birth Place: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 30 Dec 1911

Death Place: Green Twp., Mecosta, Michigan

Age | Gener | Race: 66 | Female | White

Occupation: Housewife

Marital Status: Married

Father's Name: Peter K Stroup

Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania

Mother's Name: Martha

Mother's Birth Place:

FHL Film Number: 1004850

12. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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