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From: "Denise Johnson" <>
Subject: [AL-AfricaAmer-L] Fw: For those of you who followed my story on Hiram Jones, my ggg grandfather....
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:15:30 -0400

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Robinson" <>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 2:03 PM
Subject: For those of you who followed my story on Hiram Jones, my ggg
grandfather....


> an ex-slave from Butler County, Alabama...father of my great great
> grandfather Henry Jones...well, with the help of a fellow internet
> reasercher, I found him, again, in TWO CENSUSES!! I even found out where
he
> was born (georgia). Read the following line item entry from the 1880
> Census:
>
> 1880 Census - AL
>
> Census Place: Dead Fall, Butler, Alabama
> Source: FHL Film 1254004 National Archives Film T9-0004 Page 383B
>
>
> Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
>
> Hiram JONES Self M M B 42 AL
> Occ: Farmer Fa: GA Mo: GA
> Celia JONES Wife F M B 38 AL
> Occ: Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA
> Henry JONES Son M B 15 AL
> Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: --- Mo: ---
> Lucius JONES Son M S B 13 AL
> Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: --- Mo: ---
> Allen JONES Son M S B 12 AL
> Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: --- Mo: ---
> Arana JONES Dau F S B 10 AL
> Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: --- Mo: ---
> Minnie JONES Dau F S B 8 AL
> Fa: --- Mo: ---
> Lee JONES Son M S B 6 AL
> Fa: --- Mo: ---
> Jim JONES Son M S B 3 AL
> Fa: --- Mo: ---
> Isaac JONES Son M S B 1 AL
> Fa: --- Mo: ---
>
> If you recall, this 1870 Census inofrmation was forwarded to me from the
> Butler County Genealogical Society:
>
>
> "On page 342 of the 1870 Census for Butler County Greenville P.O. Federal
> Population Schedule AL Federal Census Index AL115139604, a woamn from the
> Butler County Genealogical and Historical Society found the following
> household with inclusive names and ages:
>
> Hiram Jones, age 35
> Seely Jones, age 30
> Julia Jones, age 12
> Henry Jones, age 10
> James Jones, age 2
>
> YOU NOTICE HOW THE NAMES ARE SIMILAR!! This is the same household. The
> only thing fowled up are the ages.
>
> Steve

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