Person:Elizabeth Jones (187)

1850 Hamilton Co., OH, census, p.425A, Symmes Twp., August 1, 1850, N. Brownell: 73/74 WM. C. WYKOFF, 38 M, merchant, OH; Sidney, 36 F, OH; Therese A., 12 F, OH; Lawrence V.C., 9 M, OH. Therese and Lawrence attend school. 73/75 Mary JONES, 78 F, $3500 real, NJ; Sarah, 40 F, OH; Reason, 38 M, farmer, OH; ELIZABETH 34 F, OH; Marion [Reason and Sarah's nephew], 3 M, OH.

Based on this census, LDS IGI (International Genealogical Index), Film 2034689, has that Reason Jones md. Elizabeth Jones, ca. 1845, Hamilton Co., OH, but the 1870 will of Francis M. "Frank" Jones clearly identifies Reason as his uncle, leading one to believe that Reason never married, as does the provision in the will to provide for Reason; the Elizabeth in the 1850 census was, instead, Reason's sister, and Marion was their nephew, orphaned son of their brother, Ephraim Jones. The 1880 census appears to confirm that Reason never married.

1864 June 13, Sixteen Mile Stand, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff wrote her uncle Joel L. Jones: "Ma is spinning tow for stocking yarn and Aunt Sarah is patching as usual / We have some flax growing and it is all out in blossom / it is the first I ever saw / you can just come in to the flax pulling And we will give you enough thread to sew on one patch and yarn enough to knit one pair of socks at least. Come in and see any how if we dont"

1865 May, at home, Sunday morning. Ada Wyckoff wrote her uncle Joel L. Jones: "Ma kept saying she was going to write but she is very careless about writing to any person."

Will of SARAH JONES filed March 13, 1871, Hamilton Co., OH, Box 25, Case 15193 16 mile Stand Ohio } March 5th 1870 To All whom it may concern The last will and Testament of SARAH JONES. 1st After my Funeral expenses are paid I give and bequeateth to my neice [sic] LUELLA JONES youngest child of E.W. JONES $50.00 Fifty Dollars, 2d To my neice [sic] MARTHA MELVINA VOORHEIS Daughter of MARY VORHIS $25.00 Twenty five Dollars. To my neice [sic] JEMIMA WATTS Daughter of NANCY WATTS., $25.00 Twenty five dollars to draw legal intrest from my Death untill the Farm is Sold. If eather of these heirs die Single their portion to be divided with the other two. The balance of My intrest in the Farm known as the MARY JONES Farm Lying and being in Symmes Township Section 34 [sic; 36?] Range 1 Hamilton County State of Ohio Bounded as follows Bounded on the South by Hellen W. HARPER on the North by John Vogel & Samuel Short on the East by The Section Line on the West by J. HARPER-- And all my Chattel property to be given to my Sister ELIZABETH H. WIKOFF With the understanding that if the Farm Sells for (100) One hundred Dollars or upwards per acre that She Shall pay each neice [sic] above named ten dollars more apiece. If it does not sell for ($100) one Hundred per acre Dollars this will is to remain unchanged. Given under my hand and seal this 5th day of March A D 1870 at 16 mile Stand Hamilton Co Ohio [signed] Sarah x Jones (Witnesses) { Seal } [signed] N. K. Snook [signed] R. L. JONES Written on a separate paper: I do hereby certify that I apoint WILLIAM C. WYKOFF my Executor to Settle all my estate [signed] Sarah x Jones

November 30, 1870, Will of Francis M. JONES filed March 13, 1871, Hamilton Co., OH, Box 25, Case 15194In the name of the Benevolent Father of all I FRANCIS M JONES of the Township of Symmes County of Hamilton and State of Ohio do make and Publish this my last will and testament First it is my will that my just debts and all Charges be Paid out of my Estate item I give and devise All the Residue of My Estate to ELIZABETH H WIKOFF My Aunt To be to her and her heirs for Ever Provided that She Sees My unckle REASON L JONES is Properly Provided for during his Natural life item I appoint and Make unckle WM. WIKOFF Executor of this My last will and testament in testimony hereof I have hereunto Set My hand and Seal this the thirtieth day of November 1870 [signed] FRANK M JONES { seal } Signed and Acknowledged by said FRANCIS M JONES as his last will and testament in our Presence and Signed by us in his Presence [signed] Helen W HARPER [signed] LUELLA JONES

1873 Feb. 16, Sixteen Mile Stand, Hamilton Co., OH. William Cox Wyckoff wrote his brother-in-law Joel L. Jones: "we think of Selling out ail togeather if we can find a buyer / Elizabeth is not able to do hard work any more and ada healh is So Poor that we think of Selling and going to Some place whare I can go in Buissness and church is handy . . . we have Sold of most of our Stock. I have two head of horses and ada one / we have two cows & ada one / we Kept a few head of hogs / we have a goodeal of Poultry but we think of Selling it of this Spring as the folk not able to attend to it . . . I think if we Sell we will go east or in the city on account of adas Healh / She think her health is Better in the city and we Know her health was Better when She was in Philladelphia" and Elizabeth wrote her brother Joel: "Joel there is a greate change in me since you saw me / I am Looking old / my head is alittle gray / my features ferrowed / I expect there is as grate a change in you / I cant draw (?)apeature of you / I would like to see you / Come and [see] us"

[1873] Nov. 13, Sixteen Mile Stand, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousin Jane Love: "I was really glad to hear from you and feel ashamed that I have not answered sooner, / I still thought every week that I would write but you know how it is in the fall when there is so much to do to prepare for winter, / It is true we had not as much canning to do as we had last fall but we were anxious to care for what little we had. Ma put up a good deal of corn an pickle and a great many beans so that we will have that in place of canned fruit this winter / Our tomatoes were nice but after the first setting the dry weather came on and we had but very few afterwards / our cabbage didnt do any good at all / our beets and onions were good, not very many mangoe pepers but very nice Enough about the garden."

1877 Dec. 16, Delaware City, New Castle Co., DE. Lizzie Mercer wrote her niece Jane Love: "Ella received a letter frome Ada Hopkins the same week that I received yours / thy were none of them well / Aunt Lizzie was very poorly with reumatism"

1878 Aug. 17, New York City, 200 Canal St. Luella Jones wrote her niece Jane Love: "I had a letter from aunt Lizzie Wikoff (?)sut long since, all well but Ada, she was having the (?)ague. Uncle Reason seems to keep up pretty well this summer. Poor old uncle!, he seems to feel all alone in the world since his brothers have all gone."

1884 Aug. 31, New York City, 79 E. 10th St. Luella Jones wrote her niece Jane Love: "I had a letter from uncle William Wikoff last week. Uncle R. was very poorly, aunt Lizzie quite feeble, and Ada had been sick since the first of July with malerial fever, and nervous frustration, and himself, not well. My heart aches for them. Uncle has been sick so long, I think. they are all pretty nearly warn out, for they are none of them strong, but yet, they do not complain."

1887 June 6, Box 259, Mason, Warren Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousin Jane Love: "it was so hard for us to move away from the old home and old friends, / The same man that had the farm rented still kept it and we made a sale and sold everything off and moved here by Pa's brothers / Ma and I couldnt stay on the farm alone and it cost too much to hire help and then everything would go down so / We have a small house but it is large enough for Ma and I and we have a nice large lot that we can raise all we want in the vegetable line / Have a real nice garden / peas beans tomato cabbage corn beets onions [pumpkin] squashes sweet potaoes Irish pots cucumbers and a good deal of fruit on the lot too and then we have a chicken yard and raise our own chickens. We pay $ seven dollars a month rent. It seems odd to us to rent. We like it as well here as we would anywheres for no place is home to Ma and I anymore but every one thought it best for us to come here near Pas people. It is quite a pretty little place / is incorporated / Has three churches and a high school in connection with the district school." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In her will dated March 5, 1870, Elizabeth's sister Sarah willed $50 to her niece Luella Jones and $25 each to her nieces Martha Melvina Vorhis and Jemima Watts "to draw legal intrest from my Death untill the Farm is Sold."

1878 June 27, New York City. Luella "Ella" Jones wrote her cousin Jane Love: "I fear aunt Lizzie and uncle Reason are not long for this world they are so frail. Jennie will you please tell me what our cousins intend doing about uncle Joels share in the place in Ohio? I wish to know, as I have an interest there, through aunt Sarah's will, which cannot be settled till the place is sold but I do not wish to do any thing while they live." ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1887 July 8, Mason, Warren Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousin Jane Love: "on the evening of the 23rd of June in a moment of time Ma was stricken speechless helpless blind with paralysis, / She has got now that she can be understood but her eyelids are paralized and remain closed over her eyes / when we can hold up the eyelid of her right eye she can discern objects but the moment we let the lid go it droops right down again / she is perfectly helpless / I have an invalid chair that she lies in in the day time and then we lift her back in bed at night again. I have to keep a girl as I cannot lift her by myself she is so very heavy and I am not strong at all and I find I am giving down. What a blessing we are here instead of on the farm. Some of my relatives come in every day to help me care for her and the neighbors too are kind / she can only take liquid food / cant swallow solid food at all. I could write more if I only had time but I have to snatch moments when she is sleeping. . . . Not a year since Pa died and ma so afflicted it seems more than I can bear but I try to not murmur / I hope grace and strength will be given me to bear my burden"

1888 March 16, Ada's aunt and step-mother, Elizabeth JONES WYCKOFF, died.

"Mason / April 12th 88 / Dear Cousin Jane / With a trembling hand and an aching heart I will try to pen a few lines. Oh Jane Jane I am alone alone in the world / Dear darling Mama has gone home / oh how can I write it / she left me three weeks ago to day* but I couldnt write any sooner nor can I write any particulars now I am so nervous / she was (?)conseiry [conscious] to the last but oh how she suffered the phlegm in her throat / we buried her beside papa / he is beside uncle Reason / three graves side by side in three years / oh Jane it will kill me / Tell Lilice and Zillman I cant write any more / As ever yours lovingly / Ada"

• March 22; her gravestone has March 16.

1888 May 10, Madisonville, Hamilton Co., OH. Ada Wyckoff Hopkins wrote her cousin Jane Love: "Mamma made a will and willed all to me as she said I had helped care for all of them and had cared so long and faithfully for her that she thought I had earned it. No one knows bu[t] myself the care I had but Jane it was a pleasure not a task and to here her loving words and know how dear I was to her. But Oh Jane how I miss her / I dont know what to do or where to turn / oh it seems my heart will break / I am so homesick so heart sick" 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

A group photograph believed to be Ada Wyckoff Hopins, her aunt and step-mother, Elizabeth Jones Wyckoff, Ada's father, William C. Wyckoff, and Ada's uncle, Reason L. Jones at http://hometown.aol.com/chloeqcumber/Jones-Love2.html

1. ↑ LDS IGI (International Genealogical Index)
   Film 447833, ref. 87935.

   Elizabeth JONES b. April 7, 1810, of Hamilton Co., OH; spouse, William Cox WYCKOFF; Batch 6020645, Film 1621557, sheet 48, Elizabeth JONES b. 1816, Hamilton Co., OH, dau. of Joseph JONES and Mary COVALT [this source has several JONES siblings b. 1816, the year after their father d., Jan. 22, 1814]

2. ↑ correspondence, 19th century
   letter from Mary M. Jones Vorhis, Davis Co., IA, dated Jan. 29, 1891.

   "Elizebeth Jones was born Aprl. 6th 1809." Her gravestone suggests she was b. April 7, 1810; she was the 10th child

3. ↑ Union Cemetery records, Symmes Township, Hamilton Co., OH
   Section 2, Lot 53, Space 1.