Person:Joel Jones (8)

1862 Dec. 13. TIGHLMAN JONES wrote his father, JOEL L. JONES (1805-1877): "I got a letter from Cousin JOEL JONES which I send to you. write and tell me what you think of it."

ca. 1863 April. ADA WYCKOFF wrote her cousin TIGHLMAN JONES: "I forget whether I wrote to you or not that. Cousin John Jones and Griffins wives were dead. Ambrose is in Kansas. What cousin Joel is it that is dead we had not heard it."

1864 March 9, Joel R. JONES md. Nancy C. HALL, Book 5, p.233. --Fountain Co., IN, Index to Marriage Records, H-O, Book 1 Vol 2, 1848-1920.

1864 September. JOEL L. JONES (1805-1877) wrote his son TIGHLMAN: "I have just came home from attica. found all well. / Joel he dos not say much. he has a fine Woman & smart."

1866 Feb. 5, Attica, Fountain Co., IN. Evan J. Love wrote his sister Jane: "Joel, Jones and aunt nancy, watts is dead / Joel has been dead about 3 months and aunt nancy about three 3 weeks." Correspondence from the family letters and papers of Jane Love and her cousin, Lillice Jones Harper, courtesy John, Danny, and Dave Harper in 2001 and 2004, transcribed by Brenda Boyer

1932 DAR transcription, Old Baptist Cemetery, courtesy Diana Lewis, Dec, 1999:

 Joel JONES, Dec. 2, 1865 ~ 35y 6m 23d   (b. May 9, 1830)

Fountain Co., IN, as transcribed in Book 2, p.104. Last Will of Joel L. JONES, Dec'd

  I  Joel L. JONES, of the County of Fountain and State of Indiana, Publish this My last Will and testament  to wit:
  First  I direct after my death that all my funeral Expenses and all My Just debts be paid out of my Effects as soon as convenient.  And as to the remainder of my personal and Real Estate that I am posessed [sic] of I direct that My wife  Nancy C. JONES and my Daughter Lora B. JONES are to have and to hold the same Jointly and Equally.  Except one silver Watch which I will and bequeath to My wife Nancy C.  And further I appoint John STEPHENS my Executor.
  Witness My hand and seal this 24th day of November A. D. 1865.
                                                                                                                     Joel L. JONES
  Signed sealed published and delivered by the said Joel L. JONES as his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses thereto in the presence of the said testator and in the presence of Each other  this 24th day of November 1865
                                                                                                                     Jacob HAAS
                                                                                                                     W. B. WILSON

State of Indiana. Fountain County, ss.

  Be it Remembered that on the 20th day of December 1865, Jacob HAAS, one of the subscribing witnesses to the--- and forgoing last Will and testament of Joel L. JONES late of said County, Deceased, personally appeared before the undersigned, Clerk of the Court of Common Please, of Fountain County, in the State of Indiana, and being duly sworn by the Clerk of said Court, upon his oath declared and testified as follows to wit:  That on the 24th day of November 1865, he saw the said Joel L. JONES sign his name to said instrument in writing as and for his last Will and testament, and that the deponent at the same time heard the said Joel L. JONES declare the said instrument to be his last Will and testament, and that the said instrument was at the same time, at the Request of the said Joel L. JONES, and with his consent, attested and subscribed by the said Jacob HAAS and W. L. WILSON, in the presence of the said Testator, and in the presence of Each other as subscribing witnesses thereto, and that the said Joel L. JONES, was at the time of the signing and subscribing of the said instrument as aforesaid more than twenty one years of age, and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not under any coercion or restraint as the said deponent verily believes and further deponent says not
                                                                                                                     Jacob HAAS

Sworn to and subscribed by the said Jacob HAAS before me W. D. Kerr Clerk of said Court at Covington the 20th day of December 1865.

               In attestation whereof I have hereunto subscribed my
{ seal }   name, and affixed the seal of said Court.
                                                                                                                     W D Kerr, Clerk  { seal }