I do not know if this John Jones is related to me or not. He does not appear in the 1860 or 1870 censuses of Morgan Co., so he must have moved there sometime between 1870 and his marriage in 1879. Since John Jones is such a common name, I cannot identify who his parents would be from census records alone.

Morgan Co. birth records list Lucinda Wiett, born 6 Aug 1856 in Morgan Co., father Hezekiah Wiett, mother’s maiden name Martha Cottle.

Her death certificate records Lucinda Jones, age 72 years 8 months 5 days, born 14 Sep 1858 in West Liberty, Ky, died 19 May 1931 in West Liberty, Morgan Co, Ky (which from the age at death would imply a birthdate of 14 Aug 1858), widow of J. W. Jones, father Ki Wiatt, mother’s maiden name Nancy Cottle, cause of death arterio-sclerosis, informant Noah Jones, Wells, Ky, burial in White Oak Cemetery.

For some reason this marriage is recorded (at least as transcribed by David May) as John W. Stanifer to Lucinda Wyatt, on 11 Jan 1879 at Hezekiah Wyatt’s by R. C. Maxey, witnesses Alex Cottle and John McClure.

But all other records (census, death, etc.) are consistent that Lucinda Wyatt dau of Hezekiah married John W. Jones.

1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, River precinct, enumerated 4 June, lists on p. 6:
Jones, John W., 22, farmer; Loucinda, 22, wife. Both born Ky Ky Ky.

There is no household/family number entered for them. The preceding family is that of Z. T. Jennings age 29 with wife Sousan age 25 and two children, numbered 52/52. If two families are sharing the same household, the family number is supposed to be increased but not the dwelling number. If both numbers are the same, the relationships are supposed to be given in terms of the head of the family that is numbered. So it is not clear whether the enumerator left off both numbers, or just one.

1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, River precinct, enumerated 12 June, lists on p. 8B as family #128/134:
Jones, John W., 42, b. May 1858, farmer; Lucindy, wife, 31, b. Aug 1862, married 18 years, mother of 6 children, 5 living; Floyd, son, 15, b. March 1885; Washington, son, 10, b. June 1890; Mary L., dau, 12, b. Aug 1887; Iceleny, dau, 6, b. Dec 1893; Tishey, dau, 4, b. June 1896; Noah, son, 1, b. July 1899. All born Ky Ky Ky.

I cannot find this family in 1910.

1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Caney precinct, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 1A as family #9/10:
Jones, Cinda, 52, farmer, widowed; Noah, 23, son, single; Reva, granddau, 9; Bergial, grandson, 6. All born Ky Ky Ky.