JONES, Ophelia Alice

JONES, Ophelia Alice

Female 1863 - 1957  (93 years)

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  • Name JONES, Ophelia Alice 
    Birth 3 Jul 1863  Mississippi, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Residence 25 Apr 1910  Justice Precinct No. 8, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Alice is shown as a widow who gave birth to six children only five of which were still alive at the time of the census. There is no sign of a J.C. Wilson; so the information about their marriage date seems to be incorrect.
    Residence 18 Feb 1920  Justice Precinct No. 6, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • She was listed as Alice Wilson, widow, and was living with her son, William H. Brown.
    Misc 30 Jan 1931  Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Ophelia applied for a Widow's Pension which was granted and allowed from 2 1 1931 
    Address:
    2015 East Rosedale Street 
    Death 9 Jan 1957  Marble, Itasca, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Richland, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address:
    Richland Cemetery 
    • Section III, Row 20, Plot A, Grave 6
    Person ID I806  Pickel_Bartlett
    Last Modified 21 Dec 2020 

    Family 1 BROWN, Francis Marion,   b. 5 Aug 1833, Ashville, St. Clair, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1900, Henderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1889  Henderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 13 Jun 1900  Justice Precinct No. 1, Henderson, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    • Census says he was born August 1822 and that he was 77.
    Children 
     1. BROWN, James D.,   b. 10 Oct 1889, Henderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. BROWN, William Henry,   b. 21 Nov 1890, Henderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1976, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     3. BROWN, Thomas Francis,   b. 26 Sep 1893, Henderson County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1986, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     4. BROWN, Lora F,   b. 29 Aug 1894, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1900 (Age < 5 years)
     5. BROWN, Annie Jane,   b. 7 Apr 1896, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1967, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F252  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

    Family 2 WILSON, J. C.   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 14 Dec 1902  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. WILSON, Marion Francis,   b. Abt 1905, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F254  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

  • Photos
    Ophelia Alice Jones Brown Wilson
    Ophelia Alice Jones Brown Wilson
    Her name was often shown as Alice Ophelia

    Documents
    Family Record - Francis Marion Brown and Ophelia Alice Jones Brown
    Family Record - Francis Marion Brown and Ophelia Alice Jones Brown
    This image is scanned from a dark copy of a badly worn and folded handwritten document that records significant dates in the family of "Shanghi" Brown and his second wife, Ophelia. It is the source of birth and death information used to create this genealogical record. Unfortunately there are also handwritten notes by other family members when…

    Headstones
    Alice Ophelia Jones Brown
    Alice Ophelia Jones Brown
    1863 - 1957
    Section III, Row 20, Plot A, Grave 6

  • Sources 
    1. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Precinct #1, Henderson County, TX ED 54 Page 26.

    2. [S114] Miscellaneous, Ltr. from Betty Mayo to Mamie Stafford dated 7 22 199X.

    3. [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, TX ED 101 Page 5A Dwelling 87.

    4. [S372] 1920 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 6, Navarro County, Texas ED 165 Pg 12A Dwelling 235.

    5. [S446] Ancestry.COM, Alabama, TX and VA, U.S. Confederate Pensions, Pension File NosĀ· 49256 to 49295, Application Years 1919 to 1931.

    6. [S109] Find-a-Grave website.

    7. [S78] Ann-Guinn-Adamson-Ancestry.
      This copy of what appears to have been a badly worn and folded document says, "Mr. F. M. Brown and O.A. Jones were married 1 January, 1889. Furthermore it says that O.A. Jones 'stood for' Ophelia Alice Jones which was sometimes written Alice Ophelia Jones."