His father Robert and his grandfather Watemon Sr. had become first settlers in Morgan County in 1828. Watemon Sr. [1798] had been born in Franklin County VA, and his son Robert in 1818 in Robertson county TN. Both Watemon Sr. and his son Robert were successful farmers in Morgan County IL near the town of Waverly.
1880 census Morgan Co IL
Watemon Jones 29 IL
wife Alice D. Jones 25 KY
son William R. Jones 4 IL
son Samuel Jones 2 IL
son Charles H. Jones 0 IL
Watemon moved westward, and married Alice Prairie Church in Jasper County MO, and they remained there to the end of their lives.
Children:
1. William Robert [1877]
2. Samuel Arthur [1878]
3. Charles Henry [1880] +Nellie Florence Collier
4. Lilly Florence [1882]
5. Susan Adeline [1884] +Herman Rotsch
6. Clara M. [1888]
7. Eli Thomas [1891]
1900 census Sheridan Township, Jasper Co MO
Waitman [sic] A Jones 50 IL
wife Alice T Jones 48 KY
son Samuel A Jones 22 IL
son Henry Jones 20 IL
daughter Lilly F Jones 18 IL
daughter Susan A Jones 16 IL
daughter Clara M Jones 12 IL
son Eli T Jones 9 IL
son-in-law James W Goff 23 MO
1920 census Jasper Co MO
Watemon A Jones 69 IL
Alice P Jones 66 KY
LINEAGE:
Robert Augustus Jones [1818] TN/IL
Watemon Jones [1798] VA/TN/IL
Robert Augustus Core Jones [1748] England, and Susannah RICHARDS [1769] VA
Edward Richards [1731] MD & Elizabeth Stewart [1742] VA
Benjamin RICHARDS [1710] MD/old Lunenburg/Franklin Co VA
Edward RICHARDS [1678] Manchester, Lancashire ENG/MD
His father Robert and his grandfather Watemon Sr. had become first settlers in Morgan County in 1828. Watemon Sr. [1798] had been born in Franklin County VA, and his son Robert in 1818 in Robertson county TN. Both Watemon Sr. and his son Robert were successful farmers in Morgan County IL near the town of Waverly.
1880 census Morgan Co IL
Watemon Jones 29 IL
wife Alice D. Jones 25 KY
son William R. Jones 4 IL
son Samuel Jones 2 IL
son Charles H. Jones 0 IL
Watemon moved westward, and married Alice Prairie Church in Jasper County MO, and they remained there to the end of their lives.
Children:
1. William Robert [1877]
2. Samuel Arthur [1878]
3. Charles Henry [1880] +Nellie Florence Collier
4. Lilly Florence [1882]
5. Susan Adeline [1884] +Herman Rotsch
6. Clara M. [1888]
7. Eli Thomas [1891]
1900 census Sheridan Township, Jasper Co MO
Waitman [sic] A Jones 50 IL
wife Alice T Jones 48 KY
son Samuel A Jones 22 IL
son Henry Jones 20 IL
daughter Lilly F Jones 18 IL
daughter Susan A Jones 16 IL
daughter Clara M Jones 12 IL
son Eli T Jones 9 IL
son-in-law James W Goff 23 MO
1920 census Jasper Co MO
Watemon A Jones 69 IL
Alice P Jones 66 KY
LINEAGE:
Robert Augustus Jones [1818] TN/IL
Watemon Jones [1798] VA/TN/IL
Robert Augustus Core Jones [1748] England, and Susannah RICHARDS [1769] VA
Edward Richards [1731] MD & Elizabeth Stewart [1742] VA
Benjamin RICHARDS [1710] MD/old Lunenburg/Franklin Co VA
Edward RICHARDS [1678] Manchester, Lancashire ENG/MD
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