JONES, Ophelia Alice

1863 - 1957  (93 years)

• Name	JONES, Ophelia Alice
  Birth	3 Jul 1863	Mississippi, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	25 Apr 1910	Justice Precinct No. 8, Navarro, Texas, United States   [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   [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   [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   [2]
  Burial	Richland, Navarro, Texas, United States   [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 d. 6 Dec 1900, Henderson County, Texas, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1889	Henderson County, Texas, United States   [7]
  Residence	13 Jun 1900	Justice Precinct No. 1, Henderson, Texas, United States   [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 d. Yes, date unknown   2. BROWN, William Henry,   b. 21 Nov 1890, Henderson County, Texas, United States d. 24 Sep 1976, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States (Age 85 years)   3. BROWN, Thomas Francis,   b. 26 Sep 1893, Henderson County, Texas, United States d. 16 Jan 1986, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States (Age 92 years)   4. BROWN, Lora F,   b. 29 Aug 1894, Texas d. Bef 1900 (Age < 5 years)   5. BROWN, Annie Jane,   b. 7 Apr 1896, Texas d. 7 Feb 1967, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota (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
  Children	1. WILSON, Marion Francis,   b. Abt 1905, Texas
  Family ID	F254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Photos

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

  
  

  Documents

  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 1863 - 1957 Section III, Row 20, Plot A, Grave 6

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Precinct #1, Henderson County, TX ED 54 Page 26. [S114] Miscellaneous, Ltr. from Betty Mayo to Mamie Stafford dated 7 22 199X. [S74] Ancestry.com, Justice Precinct 8, Navarro, TX ED 101 Page 5A Dwelling 87. [S372] 1920 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 6, Navarro County, Texas ED 165 Pg 12A Dwelling 235. [S446] Ancestry.COM, Alabama, TX and VA, U.S. Confederate Pensions, Pension File Nos· 49256 to 49295, Application Years 1919 to 1931. [S109] Find-a-Grave website. [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."