Person:Marion Jones (8)

1860 US Census of Knoxville P. O., Haw Creek Twp., Knox Co., IL, 22 Jun 1860, pp. 110-111, line 40, dwelling 752, family 731: Conley Jones, 40, m, w, farmer, $10,000/$2000, b. NY; Mary Jane, 42, f, b. NY, illiterate; Julia, 18, f, b. IL, at school; Chas, 15, m, b. IL, at school; Melvill, 13, m, b. IL, at school; Malvina, 13, f, b. IL, at school; Clarence, 11, m, b. IL, at school; Marion, 8 , m, b. IL, at school; Lafayette, 6, m, b. IL, at school; Malu?, 4, f, b. IL; Rosy, 4/12, f, b. IL.

1870 US Census of Haw Creek Twp., Maquon P. O., Knox Co., IL, 09 Jul 1870, p. 221, line 17, dwelling 182, family 176: Jones, Conley, 51, m, w, farmer, 36, $700/$7000, b. NY; Mary, 53, f, w, keeping house, b. NY; Mellville, 22, m, w, working on farm, b. IL; Melvina, 22, f, w, at home, b. IL; Clarence B., 21, m, w, working on farm; Marion, 18, m, w, working on farm, b. IL; Lafayette, 16, m, w, working on farm, b. IL; Viola, 14, f, w, attending school, b. IL; Rosa, 10, f, w, attending school, b. IL.

Sometime between 1870 and 1880, Marion goes to Republic Co., KS

1880 US Census of Albion Twp., ED 278, Republic Co., KS, 15-16 Jun 1880, p. 85C, line 16, dwelling 4, family 4: Jones, Marion, w, m, 26 [sic], married, b. IL, father and mother (blank); Sarah E., wife, w, f, 19, married, keeping house, b. IA, parents b. IN; Leon, w, m, 1/12, b. KS.

Marion sells his land inherited from Conley Jones to Philemon West, 3 Jan 1885.

Kansas State Census, 1855-1925, online at Ancestry.com shows, on 1 Mar 1885:

Marion Jones, 33, born IL, came to KS from IL, farmer Ella Jones, wife, 23, b IA, came to KS from IA Children were all born in KS L .E. Jones, age 5, male S. M. Jones, age 2, female I. M. Jones, age 4 mos, female G W Newberry, age 20, m, w, born WI, came to KS from WI

Between 1885 and 1900, Marion has moved from Kansas to Nebraska and then on to Colorado where the youngest child is born.

1900 US Census of 20th Pct., ED 125, Teller Co., CO, 25 Jun 1900, p. 54B, line 70, dwelling 570, family 581: Jones, Marian [sic], w, m, Apr 1863 [sic], 37 [sic], married 20 years, b. IL, parents b. NY, teamster; Edward, son, w, m, Jul 1885, 14, b. KS, father b. IL, mother b. IA, at school; Philemon, son, w, m, Jan 1888, 12, b. NE, father b. IL, mother b. IA, at school; Mamie, dau., w, f, Jun 1891, 8, b. CO, father b. IL, mother b. IA, at school; Mable, dau., w, f, Oct 1892, 7, b. CO, father b. IL, mother b. IA, at school. [No wife listed at this location.]

Marion is still in CO, but now his wife is a Hattie M., 28 years old, to whom he has been married one year. The Oliver H., son, is no doubt Hattie's child and not Marion's.

1910 US Census of 23rd Pct., ED 183, Teller Co., CO, 25 Apr 1910, p. 17A, line 45, dwelling 93, family 93: Jones, Marion, m, w, 46 [sic], married twice, last time for 1 year, b. IL, parents b. NY, farmer; Hattie M., wife, f, w, 28, married 3 times, last time for 1 year, mother of 3 children, 3 still living, b. KS, father b. Norway, mother b. KY; [Jones] Oliver H., son, m, w, 9, b. CO., father b. KS [sic], mother b. KS.

1930 US Census of San Francisco, ED 12, San Francisco Co., CA, 12 Apr 1930, p. 226B, line 55, Folsom Street, dwelling 995 (rooming house): Jones, Marion, roomer, rented room for $8/mo, m, w, widower, age 27 at 1st marriage, b. IL, parents b. NY, farmer. [A lot of erasure in his entry by enumerator. Info as written over erasure.--jms]

1. ↑ Bible of Viola Helen Jones family in collection of Barbara McCoy.
2. ↑ Warranty Deed, Jan 3, 1885, No. 111409 selling land to Philemon West.
3. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census.