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William Turner Jones
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William Turner Jones
- Born: 05 Dec 1857, Somerset Co., MD 3 4 5 6 7
- Marriage (1): Virginia (Jennie) C. Hopkins on 14 Jul 1880 in Wicomico Co., MD 1 2 3
- Died: 26 Oct 1939, Wicomico Co., MD 8
- Buried: Abt 29 Oct 1939, St. John's Methodist Church Cemetery, Fruitland, Wicomico Co., MD
A Wicomico Co., MD land record confirms his name as William Turner Jones just as speculated! The record is dated Jul 1 1892 from Hester A. Jones to William Turner Jones, a lot of land where William resides beginning at a white gum in a field the end of the 1st line of a lot I have this day deeded to my son Samuel J. Jones, thence running S35W 24 poles to a line of E. Fooks land thence with same N62W 44 poles to a line of M. Alice Campbell's land, thence with same N40E 36 poles to Samuel J. Jones land, thence with same S23E 21.5 poles to an apple tree near Hester A. Jones house, thence S52E 22 poles to the white gum of the beginning. Also 2/3 the acre of the land of the N end of this field, 1/3 taken by Samuel and 2/3 by William Jones. The total of the lots is 7a. (WiLR-JTT9:57)
William married Virginia (Jennie) C. Hopkins, daughter of Henry F. Hopkins and Mary C. Haws, on 14 Jul 1880 in Wicomico Co., MD.1 2 3 (Virginia (Jennie) C. Hopkins was born on 16 Feb 1863 in MD,3 9 10 died on 21 Oct 1923 in MD 3 and was buried about 24 Oct 1923 in St. John's Methodist Church Cemetery, Fruitland, Wicomico Co., MD.)
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1900 MD Census, states they had been married 20 years in 1900.
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Wicomico Co., MD Marriage Records.
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Bible Records of William T. Jones, transcribed by David Heise..
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1860 MD Census, Listed as William Jones, age 2, in Trappe, Somerset Co., MD.
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1870 MD Census, Listed as William Jones, age 11, Princess Anne District, Somerset Co., MD.
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1880 MD Census, Listed as William Jones, age 22, Trappe District, Wicomico Co., MD.
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1900 MD Census, Listed as William Jones, age 40, in Trappe District, Wicomico Co., MD.
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Gravestone Record.
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1900 MD Census, Listed as Jennie Jones, age 38, in Trappe District, Wicomico Co., MD. States she had had 8 children by 1900 and all were still living.
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1880 MD Census, Listed as Virginia C. Hopkins, age 18, in Trappe District, Wicomico Co., MD. In the household of her mother and stepfather Jesse and Mary C. Brumbly.
