Amos Randall Jones

M, ID# 529, (1857-1905)
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2nd great-grandson of James Jones
Great-grandfather of Faye Louise Doyle
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Descendants of James Jones & Hannah Goodale
Amos Randall Jones 1876
      Amos Randall Jones was born on 29 October 1857 in Ancaster Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario.1 He was the son of James William Jones and Minerva Jane Mulholland.2,3,1 He married Mary Ann Misener, daughter of John Misener and Mary Ann Steves, on 1 July 1878 in Centenary Methodist Church, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario.4 He and Mary Ann Misener lived on a farm near Copetown, Beverly Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, from 1878 to abt 1890 after which they moved to Waterdown, East Flamboro Twp.5 After about 1890 Amos Randall Jones lived on about 20 acres of Lot 9, Con 2, 1.5 miles from Waterdown, East Flamboro Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario. When Amos died in 1905, the farmhouse was 2 storeys with a living room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor, and four bedrooms on the upper floor. The property was valued at $1700.6,2,5 He was a a market gardener growing strawberries which sold for 8 cents/box, tomatoes that were canned in Hamilton, and cucumbers and cabbage that were sold in the market in Hamilton from the back of his wagon.5 He died of of spinal meningitis on 26 December 1905 in Waterdown, East Flamboro Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario, at age 48.3,2,7,5 He was buried on 29 December 1905 in Troy Cemetery, Beverly Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario.8,7 He died intestate. His estate was probated on 18 January 1911 in Wentworth County, Ontario, The estate was valued at $2050 and was divided 1/3 to his widow Mary Ann ($683.34) and 1/6 to each of his children ($341.66.)2

Census Records

YearPlaceHead of Household
1861Beverly Twp, Wentworth County, OntarioJames William Jones9
1871Beverly Twp, Wentworth County, OntarioJames William Jones10
1881Beverly Twp, Wentworth County, OntarioAmos Randall Jones11
1891East Flamboro Twp, Wentworth County, OntarioAmos Randall Jones12
1901East Flamboro Twp, Wentworth County, OntarioAmos Randall Jones13
Last Edited=21 Jan 2020

Children of Amos Randall Jones and Mary Ann Misener

Citations

  1. [S68] Troy Cemetery Transcriptions, online (http://www.interment.net/data/canada/ontario/wentworth/bev/…).
  2. [S408] Amos Randall Jones, Probate Records unknown file number, Wentworth County Surrogate Court, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, WIL 001.
  3. [S161] Amos Jones, Death Certificate unknown number, Ontario Vital Records, Office of the Registrar General, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
  4. [S162] Amos Jones & Mary Ann Misener, Marriage registration 012187 (1 July 1878), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York County, Ontario.
  5. [S560] Interview with Violet Faye (Jones) Broder (Lethbridge, AB), by Faye West, Oct 1977.
  6. [S164] East Flamborough Farmers Directory 1891 (n.p.: n.pub.).
  7. [S488] Amos & Mary Ann Jones Tombstone, Troy Cemetery, Troy, Beverly Twp, Wentworth County, Ontario; recorded/photographed by Faye West, 14 Apr 2002.
  8. [S163] Amos Jones, Funeral Card, 29 Dec 1905, DOC 012, privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta.
  9. [S665] James William Jones, 1861 Census (Beverly, Wentworth County, Canada West), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  10. [S666] James William Jones, 1871 Census (Beverly, Wentworth County, Ontario), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  11. [S668] Amos R Jones, 1881 Census (Beverly, Wentworth County, Ontario), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  12. [S669] Amos R Jones, 1891 Census (East Flamboro, Wentworth County, Ontario), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  13. [S678] Amos R Jones, 1901 Census (East Flamboro, Wentworth County, Ontario), Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.ca
  14. [S578] Emery Jones, Death Registration 64-09-004901 (1964), BC Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria, British Columbia.
  15. [S2034] Lulu Maud Jones, Birth Registration 035827 (8 Jul 1881), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York County, Ontario, MS929; Series: 52; Reel: MS929.
  16. [S97] Birthday Book - belonged to Violet Jones, manuscript, c 1914, (individuals signed on their birthday page), privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta.
  17. [S96] Violet Faye Jones, Birth Certificate 1896-M-82 (24 Mar 1896), Ontario Vital Records, Office of the Registrar General, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
  18. [S2047] Violet Faye Jones, Birth Registration 041079 (24 Mar 1896), Archives of Ontario, Toronto, York County, Ontario.