Malden Jones Family

Malden Jones & Mary Gruelle

First Generation

1.	Malden Arthur Jones b. 8 Feb 1818, poss Grayson 
	or Lee Co, VA, [1]  (son of Levi Jones and Lydia Veach) 
	m. (1) 1845, in Coles Co, ILL, Lavina Dugger, d. 1846,2 
	m. (2) 1850, in Coles Co, Illinois, [3] Mary Gruelle, 
	b. 20 Feb 1833, Kentucky, [4] 
	(daughter of Isaac Gruelle and Mary Elizabeth Jones) 
	d. 23 Jun 1895, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Illinois.  
	Malden died 1 Nov 1904, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Illinois, [5] 
	buried: Bourbon Cemetery, Illinois.  
The life of this remarkable man is detailed in a separate biographical 
sketch.  He arrived in Coles Co (Douglas Co in 1859) with 40 cents 
and acquired land became Sheriff of Charleston and was there during 
the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Built a brick house in Bourbon and had 
Lincoln as a guest.  He was asked by Grant to lead the Illinois 123rd 
regiment but declined for reasons of health; was elected to the State 
Senate several terms (where he supported ratification of the XIVth 
ammendment) and narrowly missed being elected to the U.S.Senate.

			Children by Mary Gruelle:
 	  	i	Charles  F. Jones b. 26 Sep 1850, 
			Bourbon, Douglas Co, Illinois, 
			d. 8 Aug 1851, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Ill., [6]
			 buried: 1851, Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, Ill.

 	  	ii	Mary Eva (E.V.) Jones b. 23 Nov 1852, 
			Bourbon, Douglas Co, Illinois, 
			d. 2 Aug 1877, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Illinois, [7]
			buried: Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, Ill.

  	2.	iii	Florida B. Jones b. 20 Dec 1855.
  	3.	iv	Nevada Mariah Jones b. 25 Apr 1859.
  	4.	v	Malden G. Jones b. 1860.
  	5.	vi	Martha "Mattie" Colorado Jones 
			b. 8 Jul 1862.
  	6.	vii	Clifford Neff Jones b. 1864.
  	7.	viii	Nettie Jones b. 1867.
  	8.	ix	Arthur Charles Jones b. 17 Oct 1869.
  	9.	x	Clarence  A. Jones b. 1871.
  	10.	xi	Lucrettia "Luta"  Pearl Jones b. 1881.


Second Generation

2.	Florida B. Jones b. 20 Dec 1855, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Illinois, 
	m. 9 Nov 1881, [8]  Filmore C. Porch, b. 1850, 
	d. 1924.9  Florida died 1924, Tuscola, Douglas Co, Illinois, [10]
	buried: 1925, Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, Ill.  
Malden Jones was apparently taken with the developing country and 
named three of his daughters for new states.  
Florida became a state Mar 3, 1845, and what particularly brought 
that state to Malden's attention is unknown. Florida stayed in Douglas Co 
all her life apparently where she and Fillmore reared six children.
	Filmore: Filmore Porch served as the Superintendant of schools 
for Somerset and then moved to Illinois.  
He was the son of Edwin D. Porch and Elizabeth.

			Children:
  	11.	i	Edna Porch b. aft 1881.
 	  	ii	Mabel Porch m. Will Allison.  
According to Marjorie Dawson's notes, Will and Mabel (Porch) Allison 
had four children [possibly including a Margaret in L.A.]

 	  	iii	Eva Porch.
 	  	iv	Isabel Porch.
 	  	v	Irene Porch.
 	  	vi	Eugene Porch.

3.	Nevada Mariah Jones b. 25 Apr 1859, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Illinois, [11] 
	m. 25-Apr-1877, in Bourbon, Douglas Co, Ill., Joseph W. McBeath, 
	b. 1858, (son of Joseph H. McBeath and Mary) d. 1930.  
	Nevada died Aug 1939, Villa Grove, Illinois, [12]
 	buried: Aug 1939, Bourbon Cemetery, Douglas Co, Ill.  
In 1859, Henry Comstock and other prospectors discovered a rich 
deposit of silver ore near the present site of Virginia City [among those 
who struck it rich there was George Hearst, the husband of Phoebe Apperson.]
Whether Malden had kept up with his Apperson cousins is unknown, but 
he was impressed enough by the news from the west to give "Nevada" 
as a name for his daughter. (Marguerite Sollers has some family group 
sheets on the children of Nevada.)
	Joseph: (Nancy Jones lists parents as Joseph H. and Mary).
			Children:
 	  	i	Joseph M. McBeth b. 8 Jul 1878, [13]
			 m. 1900, Ethel Torr Van Dyke. 
			Joseph died 1948.
  	12.	ii	Grace Bassett McBeath b. 1885.
 	  	iii	Mary G. McBeath.
 	  	iv	Nevada McBeath.
 	  	v	Alice Letitia McBeath 
			b. 21 Jan 1890, Germany, [14]
			m. Sep 1929, Charles Barr, 
			b. 27 Mar 1880, [15]
			d. 1960.

4.	Malden G. Jones b. 1860, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Illinois, [16]
	 m. 9 Oct 1882,17 Estella C. Moore.

			Children:
 	  	i	Malden Jones. 
			living in Arizona according to 
			records of Nancy Jones

5.	Martha "Mattie" Colorado Jones b. 8 Jul 1862, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Ill, 
	m. 24 Sep 1890, in Douglas Co, Illinois, [18] Ernest M. Chandler.  
	Martha died 1950, Bourbon, IL.  
Following his previous practice of naming daughters for states, 
Malden Jones, gave the middle name of Colorado to Martha 
(called "Mattie"). Gold was discovered in 1858 at Cherry Creek 
(near present day Denver,) and thousands migrated there in 1859. 
Congress created the Colorado Territory in 1861.  It became the 
38th state in 1876.
	Ernest: Nancy Jones has done extensive research on the 
Chandler family but none of those notes have been included here.

			Children:
 	  	i	Louise Eagleton.

6.	Clifford Neff Jones b. 1864, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Ill., 
	m. 18-Sep-1888, Gertrude Wood Chandler, b. 15 Mar 1865, Bourbon, IL, 
	d. 1946, Bourbon, IL.  Clifford died 26 Oct 1918, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Ill., [19]
	buried: 1918, Bourbon Cemetery, Ill.  
Clifford was a farmer, mule and horse buyer, and served as Sheriff of 
Douglas Co, IL. Most of the family history information on this group 
comes from Nancy Jones.

			Children:
  	13.	i	Melville Crews "Coxey" Jones.
 	  	ii	Clifford Mortier Jones b. 19 Sep 1890, Bourbon, IL, [20]
			 d. 21 Dec 1891, Bourbon, IL.
 	  	iii	Mary Prudence Jones b. 19 Dec 1891, Bourbon, IL, 
			d. 29 Nov 1897, Bourbon, IL.
 	  	iv	Lemuel Malden Jones b. 16 Nov 1893, Bourbon, IL, 
			d. 4 Oct 1918, near Very, France, 
			buried: Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, France.  
			Lemuel was killed in action in WWI.  
			He served as a Sgt in the Medical Corps of 
			the 28th Infantry, 1st Div.
	   	v	George Allen Jones b. 21 Mar 1899, Bourbon, IL, 
			d. 13 Dec 1945, Bourbon, IL.
	   	vi	Theodore Clarence Jones b. 1901, Bourbon, IL, 
			d. 1952, Bourbon, IL.  unmarried

7.	Nettie Jones b. 1867, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Ill., 
	m. 17 Dec 1891, Benton T. Watson.  
	Nettie died 1943, Bourbon, Ill, 
	buried: 1943, Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, Ill.

			Children:
	  	i	Peg Watson.

8.	Arthur Charles Jones b. 17 Oct 1869, Bourbon, Douglas Co., Illinois, [21]
	m. Margaret Amanda Louthan, 
	b. 14 Jan 1873, Arcola, Douglas Co., Illinois, 
	d. 4 Apr 1942, Hindsboro, Douglas Co, Ill, 
	buried: 6 Apr 1942, Arcola Cemetery, Arcola, Illinois.
	Arthur died 7 Feb 1936, Arcola, Douglas Co., Illinois, 
	buried: 9 Feb 1936, Arcola Cemetery, Arcola, Illinois.
			Children:
	14.	i	Edward Lorenzo Jones b. 29 Sep 1894.
	15.	ii	Roy Louthan Jones b. 2 Apr 1896.
	16.	iii	Malden Arthur Jones b. 28 Dec 1897.
	17.	iv	John Kerfoot Jones b. 23 Jun 1901.
	18.	v	Benton Thomas Jones b. 15 Feb 1904.
	  	vi	Claude Lawrence Jones b. 18-Jun-1906, 
			Arcola, Douglas Co., Illinois.
	19.	vii	Margueritte Evelyn Jones b. 12 Mar 1913.

9.	Clarence  A. Jones b. 1871, 
	m. Jeanetta.  
	Clarence Jones practiced law in Memphis, TN and was 
	alive in 1903.(DDHaas).

			Children:
	  	i	Malden Jones.
	  	ii	Dorothy Jones.

10.	Lucrettia "Luta"  Pearl Jones b. 1881, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Illinois, 
	m. 28 Sep 1893, Walter Clay  Hackett.  
	Lucrettia died 14 Feb 1950, Tuscola, Illinois, 
	buried: 16 Feb 1950, Tuscola Cemetery, Tuscola, Illinois. 
Malden Jones letters of Administration refer to her as Luta P. 
	Walter: middle name from the Marriage Index Register of Douglas Co., Ill.  
Nancy Jones listed his name as Kenneth, but it's clearly Walter on the Register.

			Children:
 	  	i	Elizabeth Hackett.

Third Generation

11.	Edna Porch b. aft 1881, [22]
	m. Jack Brazill.  
Edna did research on the Jones family and told Nancy Jones about the 
Hearst connection.  According to Nancy, "Edna wrote Patty Hearst 
while she was in prison to tell her about our family ties.  She received 
a reply stating that Patty was aware of the connection."  Edna knew 
many of the Jones family in Phoenix.  Marjorie Ballou Dawson also did 
work on this line of the Jones family and corresponded with Betty Whitney.
	Jack: Marjorie Dawson stated that a James Ivan [don't know 
who he is] lived with Jack and Edna Brazill (or Bragels?) at Glendale 
[?Calif] when he was in the Air Force.

		

12.	Grace Bassett McBeath b. 1885, [23]
	m. 1915, in New Mexico, Ralph Walworth.  
	Grace died 1932.

			Children:
	  	i	David Dewey McBeath 
			b. 1919,24 d. 1942, Lincoln, Illinois.

13.	Melville Crews "Coxey" Jones 
	m. (1) Bertha Alice McKinney, 
	m. (2) 2 Jan 1943, Constance Viola Sturgell.
	Constance: Constance Sturgell's relative, 
	Delores Sturgell (d. Apr 1995), collected many records
	on the early Apperson family.

		i.       Nancy Jones


14.	Edward Lorenzo Jones b. 29 Sep 1894, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Illinois, 
	m. 10 Nov 1913, in Alberta, Canada, Laura Rebecca Sentney, 
	b. May 1894, Cook Mills, Illinois, 
	d. 24 ___ 1964, LaPorte, Indiana, 
	buried: 26 ___ 1964.  
	Edward died 4 Jul 1962, LaPorte, Ind.

	

15.	Roy Louthan Jones b. 2 Apr 1896, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Ill., 
	m. 7 Aug 1918, in Hindsboro, Ill., Mary Alta Mahoney, 
	b. 19 Feb 189_, Kemp, Illinois.  
	Roy died 26 Aug 1957, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Ill.
	Mary: fath: John Mahoney  mo: Elizabeth A. Owens

	

16.	Malden Arthur Jones b. 28 Dec 1897, Bourbon, Douglas Co, Ill., 
	m. 16 Jan 1918, in Arcola,Illinois, Gertrude May Crane, 
	b. 19 Jun 1897, Cumberland Co., Illinois, 
	d. 2 May 1983, Williamsport, Warren Co, Indiana, 
	buried: May 1983, Arcola, Illinois.  
	Malden died 28 Jan 1978.
	Gertrude: born in log house Methodist

	

17.	John Kerfoot Jones b. 23 Jun 1901, Vuavista Co., Iowa, 
	m. 5 Aug 1920, in Paris, Edgar Co, Illinois, Lucille Miller, 
	b. 13 Oct 1904, Brocton, Illinois.  
	John died 7 Jun 1964, Valparaiso, Ind.

	

18.	Benton Thomas Jones b. 15 Feb 1904, Arcola, Douglas Co, Illinois, [25] 
	m. (1) 18 Jun 1934, in Henderson, Kentucky, Vera Beatrice Barnes, 
	b. 13 Oct 1908, Cowden, Illinois, 
	d. 13 Oct 1948, Renscelaer, Indiana, 
	buried: 15 Oct 1948, Arcola, Douglas Co, Illinois, 
	m. (2) 2-Jun-1951, Mabel Edgar, 
	b. 27-Feb-1908.  
	Benton died 27 Dec 1967, Renscelaer, Ind.

			Children by Vera Beatrice Barnes:
		i	Darla Deane Jones

19.	Margueritte Evelyn Jones b. 12 Mar 1913, 
		Arcola, Douglas Co., Ill, [26] 
	m. 7 Apr 1934, Joseph Overton Sollers
		in Newman, Douglas Co, Illinois, , 
	b. 27 Nov 1910, Newman, Douglas Co, Illinois, 
	d. 19 Jan 1981, Danville, Illinois, 
	buried: 21 Jan 1981, Perrysville, Indiana.  
	Margueritte died 1996, Perrysville, Indiana.  
She kept detailed family record sheets for the Malden Jones branch
 of family.  She was a Presbyterian.  Travelled to Jonesville with 
husband and placed placque there stating that Malden Jones came
from Jonesville.  Believed that the founder of Jonesville, Frederick 
Jones was the father of Levi.  This sentiment was also given her 
by Mattie Cowan Stermer but no firm evidence.  M.O.S. lived in 
Perrysville, Indiana. visited by John Arnett February 1993
	Joseph: served in WWII in the Navy in the Pacific

	
 

Footnotes [ ]:
 
1  cemetery record: date on tombstone in Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, ILL
2  Nancy Jones gives name as Lavina, Margueritte Sollers as Livina
3  Rose papers..several pgs of geneal notes (?1950's) from Mrs. Wm K. Rose of Northridge, Calif (husb a desc of Isaac and Ann Riley Gruelle), included notes of Mrs. W.W.Brothers (from Lydia) & Thelma Whitehead (mother of Margaret)
4  Illinois census, 1860, gives the state of birth as KY.  Date is listed as 20 Feb 1835 by M.Sollers but 2 Feb 1833 by Nancy Jones.  The cemetery record lists the date as 20 Feb 1833 which is selected here.
5  cemetery record: date on tombstone in Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, ILL
6  cemetery record: date on tombstone in Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, ILL birthdate extrapolated from statement he died at ae 10m 12d
7  cemetery record: date on tombstone in Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, ILL birthdate extrapolated from statement she died at ae 24y 9m 10d
8  Nancy Jones gives the date as 1 Nov while M.Sollers lists it as 9 Nov; the Douglas Co marriage index only lists the date as November
9  cemetery record: date on tombstone in Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, ILL birth and death dates on tombstone give only the year
10  cemetery record: date on tombstone in Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, ILL Both Nancy Jones and Margueritte Sollers list the date of death as 1925. 1924 has been selected; this is same year her husband died.
11  Margueritte O. Sollers lists this date while Nancy Jones' records list a date of 23 Oct 1857, but on the tombstone the year is listed as 1859 which is more likely (see the message comments under her name.)
12  cemetery record: date on tombstone in Bourbon Cemetery, Bourbon, ILL only year is listed as 1939 and name is Nevada M. Mac Beth.  In some of his estate settlements she is referred to as Mariah rather than Nevada
13  Margueritte Sollers records
14  Margueritte Jones Sollers papers.  Mrs. Sollers  has faithfully kept up the family group sheets for most of Malden Jones' family especially those of Arthur's  and Nevada's lines.
15  Margueritte Sollers records list Charles Barr as the husband but then a Charles Barr as a son in the right margin of the family group sheet, but with dates suggesting this is just a note of the b&d dates of Charles. thus no son
16  Nancy Jones lists name but no birth dates;  this date from census records
17  Marriage index of Douglas Co gives month and year; M.O.Sollers lists the date in her family group sheet.
18  Douglas County Marriage Index lists date as Sept 1890 and Nancy Jones gives the date of the 24th.  In Margueritte Sollers fam group sheets she gives a date of 6 Mar 1874 which is likely a mistranscription
19  Nancy Jones family group sheets list this date; M.O.S lists 1918.
20  Nancy Jones family sheets.
21  Margueritte Sollers was mainly responsible for recording and maintaing the family group sheets for this branch of the Malden Jones family.
22  most of the names of the Porch family come from the records of Nancy Jones, Margurerite Sollers, and the correspondence of Marjorie Ballou Dawson.
23  Margueritte Jones Sollers papers.  Mrs. Sollers  has faithfully kept up the family group sheets for most of Malden Jones' family especially those of Arthur's  and Nevada's lines.
24  Margueritte Jones Sollers papers.  Mrs. Sollers  has faithfully kept up the family group sheets for most of Malden Jones' family especially those of Arthur's  and Nevada's lines.
25  Darla Dean Haas papers.  Darla Dean has done extensive genealogy work on the Jones and Gruelle families and has supplied much important information.  She has recently been actively helping to discover the ancestry of Levi Jones.
26  Margueritte Jones Sollers papers.  Mrs. Overton has faithfully kept up the family group sheets for most of Malden Jones' family especially those of Arthur's line.