Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Walker Jones
Birth8 Apr 1834, Franklin Co., Virginia
Death14 Jul 1919, Pulaski Co., Virginia
Marriage8 Oct 1853, Floyd Co., Virginia
SpouseElizabeth Susan Young
BirthOct 1837, Floyd Co., Virginia
Deathbef 1910, Pulaski Co., Virginia
Children
SpouseAmanda Alice Cox , 3C4R
SpouseWarren C. Cox
SpouseMr. Leatherman
Notes for William Walker Jones
U.S. Civil War records list William Walker Jones, residence Jacksonville, Floyd Co., Virginia, enlisted as a private in Company H, Virginia 54th Infantry Regiment on 1 Oct 1861. On 7 Oct 1902 he applied for a Civil War Confederate veteran’s pension as Walker Jones, age 68, residence Pulaski Co., Virginia, born in Franklin Co., Virginia.
Walker is probably a descendant of my 6th great grandparents Robert Jones and Mary Van Meter, since he was born in Franklin Co., Virginia and his mother remarried to a Hill after his father died. My Jones family were intermarried with the Hills in Franklin Co. and then migrated to Floyd Co. (E.g., Thomas Jones b. 1748 married Joanna Hill, and Abraham J. Jones b. 1818 married Nannie Hill.) But Robert and Mary had five sons most of whom also had multiple sons, and Walker was born late enough that he would be about three or four generations removed, so it would require examination of deeds, wills, etc. to determine where he fits in. If he is Robert and Mary’s great-grandson but not through their son Henry, then he would be my 2nd cousin 5 times removed; if he is their great-great-grandson not through Henry’s line then he would be my 3rd cousin 4 times removed.
Walker is probably a descendant of my 6th great grandparents Robert Jones and Mary Van Meter, since he was born in Franklin Co., Virginia and his mother remarried to a Hill after his father died. My Jones family were intermarried with the Hills in Franklin Co. and then migrated to Floyd Co. (E.g., Thomas Jones b. 1748 married Joanna Hill, and Abraham J. Jones b. 1818 married Nannie Hill.) But Robert and Mary had five sons most of whom also had multiple sons, and Walker was born late enough that he would be about three or four generations removed, so it would require examination of deeds, wills, etc. to determine where he fits in. If he is Robert and Mary’s great-grandson but not through their son Henry, then he would be my 2nd cousin 5 times removed; if he is their great-great-grandson not through Henry’s line then he would be my 3rd cousin 4 times removed.
Notes for William Walker & Elizabeth Susan (Family)
Floyd Co., Virginia marriage records list the marriage on 8 Oct 1853 of Walker Jones and Elizabeth S. Young by Michael Howry of the Baptist Church. Consent notes are attached from Mary Hill mother of Walker and George Young father of Elizabeth. (This probably indicates that Walker’s mother had remarried to a Hill, rather than it being her maiden name.)
Census
1860 census of Franklin Co., Virginia, South Western district, Long Branch P.O., enumerated 18 June, lists on p. 6 as family #38:
Walker Jones, 27, farmer; Elizabeth S., 22; Virginia, 4; Martha E., 3; Ballard P., 1. Walker born in Franklin Co., Va, all others in Floyd Co., Va.
1870 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Little River district, enumerated 14 July, lists on p. 3 as family #21:
Jones, Walker, 35, farmer; Elizabeth S., 30; Virginia, 15; Martha E., 13; Preston, 11; Thomas, 4; Erford, 1. All born in Virginia.
1880 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Laurel Fork precinct, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 20 as family 188:
Jones, Walker, 46, farmer; Elizabeth S., 43, wife; B. Preston, 2, son; Thomas E., 13, son; B. Alfred, 11, son; Elena, 7, dau; Nettie, 5, dau; Leah, 4, dau; George, 2, son. All born Va Va Va.
1900 census of Pulaski Co., Virginia, Hiwassie district, enumerated 15 June, lists on p. 12B as family #203/219:
Odell, Robert, 35, b. June 1864, iron ore miner; Dollie, wife, 33, b. June 1866, married 12 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living; Squire, son, 10, b. June 1889; Sallie, dau, 8, b. May 1892; George, son, 6, b. Feb 1894; Jessie, son, 4, b. May 1896; Harry, son, 1, b. Aug 1898. Jones, Walker, boarder, 66, b. Apr 1834; Elizabeth, boarder, 62, b. Oct 1837. All born Va Va Va.
1910 census of Pulaski Co., Virginia, Hiawassie district, enumerated 13 April, lists on p. 1B as family #16:
Jones, Walker, 74, widowed, farmer; G. E., son, 31, first marriage, married 8 years. Both born Va Va Va.
Although George is recorded as married, there is no wife in the household, and no other Jones family on this page or the neighboring pages.
Walker Jones, 27, farmer; Elizabeth S., 22; Virginia, 4; Martha E., 3; Ballard P., 1. Walker born in Franklin Co., Va, all others in Floyd Co., Va.
1870 census of Floyd Co., Virginia, Little River district, enumerated 14 July, lists on p. 3 as family #21:
Jones, Walker, 35, farmer; Elizabeth S., 30; Virginia, 15; Martha E., 13; Preston, 11; Thomas, 4; Erford, 1. All born in Virginia.
1880 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Laurel Fork precinct, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 20 as family 188:
Jones, Walker, 46, farmer; Elizabeth S., 43, wife; B. Preston, 2, son; Thomas E., 13, son; B. Alfred, 11, son; Elena, 7, dau; Nettie, 5, dau; Leah, 4, dau; George, 2, son. All born Va Va Va.
1900 census of Pulaski Co., Virginia, Hiwassie district, enumerated 15 June, lists on p. 12B as family #203/219:
Odell, Robert, 35, b. June 1864, iron ore miner; Dollie, wife, 33, b. June 1866, married 12 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living; Squire, son, 10, b. June 1889; Sallie, dau, 8, b. May 1892; George, son, 6, b. Feb 1894; Jessie, son, 4, b. May 1896; Harry, son, 1, b. Aug 1898. Jones, Walker, boarder, 66, b. Apr 1834; Elizabeth, boarder, 62, b. Oct 1837. All born Va Va Va.
1910 census of Pulaski Co., Virginia, Hiawassie district, enumerated 13 April, lists on p. 1B as family #16:
Jones, Walker, 74, widowed, farmer; G. E., son, 31, first marriage, married 8 years. Both born Va Va Va.
Although George is recorded as married, there is no wife in the household, and no other Jones family on this page or the neighboring pages.
