Last Updated: November 3, 2024

Robert & Lucy (Cox) Jones Family

1. Jones, Robert

Parents: Henry & 1^st wife Frances (Bohannan) Jones.

1792 Birth: abt 1792 Franklin Co., VA.

I1811 Marriage #1: Robert Jones m. Lucy Cox 11-23-1811 Montgomery Co., VA.

1840 Floyd Co., VA, pg 174: Robert Jones, 1 male & 1 female 40-49 yo, 1 male 20-29 yo, 1 female 10-14 yo, 1 male & 1 female 5-9 yo.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H388:

...... Jones, Robert 58 yo w/m farmer, b. Franklin, $0, cannot read or write, HOH.

............ Lucy 58 yo w/f, b. Floyd, cannot read or write.

............ Nancy 16 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley PO, H1074:

...... Jones, Robert 66 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/1,455, cannot read or write, HOH.

............ Lucy 68 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

............ Nancy 23 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ Unas E. 1 yo w/f, b. VA. (d/o Joshua & 1^st wife Eunice (Cox) Jones – see above)

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley Twp, H171:

...... Jones, Robert 76 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/120, cannot read or write, HOH.

............ Lucy 76 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, cannot read.

............ Nancy 35 yo w/f, b. VA, without occ.

............ Eunice 12 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write, at home. (Eunice was a Jones, granddaughter of Robert & Lucy & d/o Joshua & 1^st wife Eunice (Cox) Jones. [Jones_Other_fcva]

............ Dariua M. 8 yo w/m, b. VA.

1872 Death: 2-21-1872 Floyd Co., VA.

Robert Jones, 75y 3m 5d, w/m, b. VA. Spouse: Lucy Jones. Parents: Henry & Frances. COD: chest dropsy.

1872 Burial:

..+ Jones, Lucy

Parents: Carter & Nancy (Reed) Cox.

1792 Birth: abt 1792 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Robert Jones.

...2. Jones, Nancy A.

Parents: Robert & Lucy (Cox) Jones.

1834 Birth: June 1834 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860, 1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1880:

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: may be in 2 separate houses but Cyntha is Sparrel’s mother & Nancy his Aunt.

...... Jones, Sparrell W. 36 yo. (s/o Costello "Costly" & Cynthia (Slusher) Jones) [jones]

............ Isabelle 33 yo.

............ Macie L. 2 yo.

............ Gracie L. 1m.

...... Jones, Cintha 76 yo. [jones]

............ Nancy A. 60 yo.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 13, Pg18, H162:

...... Jones, Sparrel 45 yo w/m farmer, b. Jan 1855 VA, parents b. VA, m. 14y, owns farm, HOH. (s/o Costello "Costly" & Cynthia (Slusher) Jones) [jones]

............ Isabella 42 yo wife, b. Jan 1858 VA, parents b. VA, m. 14y, 3 children with 3 living.

............ Macy L. 11 yo daughter, b. Nov 1888 VA, parents b. VA, school.

............ Grace L. 10 yo daughter, b. May 1890 VA, parents b. VA, school.

............ Rush L. 5 yo son, b. Nov 1894 VA, parents b. VA.

............ Nancy A. 66 yo single aunt, b. June 1833, VA, parents b. VA.

……3. Jones, Dries Millard

Parents: Nancy Jones.

1862 Birth: Jan 1862 Floyd Co., VA. (src: 1900 census)

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother & her parents HOH

1880:

I1886 Marriage #1: Darius M. Jones m. Amanda Lee Palmer 12-30-1886 at Joseph R. Palmer's, Floyd Co., VA. He 23 yrs 11 mons single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Nancy Jones. She 20 yes 11 mons single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Joseph R. & Susan Palmer.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District:

...... Jones, Derious M. 28 yo.

............ Manda L. 24 yo w/f.

1900 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA, Christiansburg District 69, H5:

...... Jones, D. M. 38 yo w/m R.R. laborer, b. Jany 1862 VA, parents b. VA, rents house, HOH.

............ Mattie 34 yo wife, b. Jany 1866 VA, parents b. VA, m. 13y, 5 children with 4 living.

............ James T. 9 yo son, b. Decr 1890 VA, parents b. VA, school.

............ Ida V. 7 yo daughter, b. Decr 1892 VA, parents b. VA, school.

............ Henry R. 4 yo son, b. Spet 1895 VA, parents b. VA.

............ Nannie P. 1 yo daughter, b. Mch 1899 VA, parents b. VA.

1902-1917 Death: (src: between son Millard’s birth & son James’ 1917 registration card)

1902-1917 Burial:

……...+ Jones, Amanda Lee “Manda”

Parents: Joseph R. & Mary Susannah (Richards) Palmer. [palmer]

1864 Birth: 1-14-1864 Floyd Co., VA.

1866 Birth: Jan 1896 VA. (src: 1900 census)

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Dries Millard Jones.

1900 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with husband Dries Millard Jones.

1910:

1920 Residence: Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA, District 109, Back Street, H75:

...... Jones, Mandy 52 yo widowed w/f laundry laborer, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

............ Millard 17 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, meat market delivery man, school.

...... O’Brien, Archie 21 yo son in law, b. VA, parents b. VA, machinist.

............ Pearl 19 yo married daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1937 Death: 12-21-1937.

1937 Burial: Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Willis Jensen)

……...4. Jones, James Tazwell

Parents: Dries Millard & Amanda Lee “Manda” (Palmer) Jones.

1890 Birth: 12-14-1890 VA.

1900 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1916 Marriage #1: James T. Jones m. Rose Droulard 5-10-1916 Detroit, MI. He 25 yo w/m. b. VA, s/o Darius & Amanda Jones. She 22 yo w/f, b. MI, residence Trenton.

1945 Death: Pulaski Hospital, Pulaski, VA but of Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

James Taswell Jones, 54y 11m 6d, divorced w/m meat cutter for Star Market, Christiansburg, VA. Born Dec 14, 1890 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Rose Jones. Father: D. N. Jones, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Amanda Lee Palmer, b. Floyd Co., VA. Informant: Mrs. Ray O’Brien of Blacksburg, VA. COD: congestive heart failure. Burial: Westview, Blacksburg, VA, Nov 22, 1945.

1945 Burial: Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by CHECK)

……...4. Jones, Ida Victoria

Parents: Dries Millard & Amanda Lee “Manda” (Palmer) Jones.

1892 Birth: Dec 1892 VA. (src: 1900 census)

1894 Birth: 12-25-1894. (src: death record)

1900 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1918 Marriage #1: Ida Victoria Jones m. Clarence Hungate 1918 Raleigh Co., WVA.

Robert Clarence Hungate

1934 Death: 4-30-1934 Raleigh Co., VA.

1934 Burial: Coal City Cemetery, Raleigh Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by S. Girton)

……...4. Jones, Henry Robert

Parents: Dries Millard & Amanda Lee “Manda” (Palmer) Jones.

1895 Birth: Sept 1895 VA. (src: 1900 census)

1900 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1917 Marriage #1: R. H Jones m. Willie J. Martin, nee Perry, 8-1-1917 Orange Co., VA. He 21 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o D. M. Jones & Mandy Palmer. She 20 yo divorced w/f, b. Green Co., d/o E. R. Perry & Myrtie Bickley.

1936 Divorce: granted to wife Willie Jennings Jones from Henry Robert Jones 8-31-1936 Orange Co., VA. 3 minor children affected.

……...4. Jones, Nannie Pearl

Parents: Dries Millard & Amanda Lee “Manda” (Palmer) Jones.

1899 Birth: Mch 1899 VA. (src: 1900 census)

1901 Birth: 3-17-1901 Montgomery Co., VA. (src: death record)

1900 Residence: Montgomery Co., VA with parents.

1919 Marriage #1: Nannie P. Jones m. Raymond K. O’Brien 10-20-1919 Radford, VA. He 20 yo single w/m, b. New River, VA, s/o Wm L. & J. O’Brien. She 18 yo single w/f, b. Blacksburg, VA, d/o Amanda Jones.

Raymond Kenneth O’Brien, s/o William Lee & Jessie E. (Harmon) O’Brien. [no file

1963 Death: 4-8-1963 at home 204 Warton St, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

Naomi Peral O’Brien, 62 yo married w/f, b. Mar 17, 1901 Montgomery Co., VA. Spouse: Ray O’Brien. Father: Dries M. Jones. Mother: Amanda Lee Palmer. Informant: Mr. Ray O’Brien. COD: myocardial infarction. Burial: Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, VA. (no burial date)

1963 Burial: Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photos added by Willis Jensen)

……...4. Jones, Millard

Parents: Dries Millard & Amanda Lee “Manda” (Palmer) Jones.

1903 Birth: 3-10-1904 Montgomery Co., VA. (src: death record)

1910:

1920 Residence: Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA with widowed mother.

Marriage #1: Tressia Osborne. (src: death record)

1976 Death: 12-8-1976 at home 1803 Shelor Lane, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

Dries Millard Jones, 72 yo married w/m retired maint. man for a real estate co., b. Mar 10, 1904 Montgomery Co., VA. WW II veteran. Spouse: Tressia Osborne Jones. Father: Dries M. Jones. Mother: Amanda Palmer. Informant: Tressia O. Jones. COD: cerebral vascular accident; prostate cancer. Burial: Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, VA. (no burial date)

1976 Burial: Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by David Simpson)

End Robert & Lucy (Cox) Jones Family.