Stephen Van Buren & Ruth M. (West) Jones

Weston, Clark Co., Wisconsin

 

Stephen Van Buren Jones was born in January, 1930 at Minerva, Essex Co., New York.  He was the son of Levi Bowen and Hannah (Matthews) Jones.  He married Ruth M. West during January, 1853.  They were the parents of Elizabeth "Libby" (b: 1854 in Minerva, Essex, NY), Adelia & Amelia (Twins b: 1856 in Minerva, Essex, NY), Lora (b: 1860 in Minerva, Essex Co., NY), Clarence Elias (b: 1869 in Minerva, Essex Co., NY), Nellie F. (b: 1872 Wisconsin) and Freeman Levi Jones (b: July 1875 in Clark County, Wisconsin).

Census Records

June 1, 1880 Federal Census-Weston, Clark Co., Wisconsin

 Name 

Relation

Marital Status

Sex

Race

Age

Nativity

Occupation

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

 Stephen V. Jones 

 Self 

 M 

 Male 

 W 

 50 

 NY 

 Farmer 

New York

New York

 Ruth M. Jones 

 Wife 

 M 

 Female 

 W 

 47 

 NY 

  

New York

New York

 Nella F. Jones 

 Dau 

 S 

 Female 

 W 

 6 

 WI 

 At School 

New York

New York

 Freeman L. Jones 

 Son 

 S 

 Male 

 W 

 4 

 WI 

 At School 

New York

New York

 Rolla Martendale

 Other 

 S 

 Male 

 W 

 17 

 WI 

 Laborer 

New York

New York

Previous Household: Humphery & Phebe Ketcham and sons Forest H. & Lewis.
Next Household: James and Margaret Harper with sons: George, Edward, Benjamin, Fred & Oscar and daughter, Annie.

 

June 18, 1900 Federal Census-Weston, Clark Co., Wisconsin by William C. Thoma
 Name  Relation Marital Status Sex Race Age Nativity Occupation Father's Nativity Mother's Nativity Estate
 Stephen  Jones  Head  M-47yrs  Male   W  Jan1830-70  NY   Farmer  New York New York Mortgage free farm-$150
 ~Ruth M.  Wife   M-47yrs, 7/1 living  Female   W  Jan1834-66  NY     New York New York  
~Fremont (Freeman)  Son   S   Male   W  July1875-24  WI   At School  New York New York  

Previous Household: John & Bridget Murphy, sons Miles, James, John, Moses, Michael, Robert & Peter and daughter, Maggie. 

Next Household: Isaac and Cara M. Wilcox, her father, Steven N. Mumford and their 10 yr. old daughter, Mary L.

 
May 19, 1910 Federal Census-Bellvue, Yamhill, Oregon
 Name  Relation Marital Status Sex Race   Age Nativity Education Occupation Father's Nativity Mother's Nativity
Jones, Freeman Head  M-9yrs  Male   W    34 Wisconsin S-R-W English  Farmer  New York New York
 ~Clara  Wife   M-9yrs  Female   W    28 Wisconsin S-R-W English    Wisconsin Wisconsin
~Beatrice Daughter  S  Female  W    8 Wisconsin S-R-W English  At School  Wisconsin Wisconsin
~Hazel Daughter  S  Female  W    5 Oregon English   Wisconsin Wisconsin
~Mabel Daughter  S  Female  W    12 Oregon S-R-W English   Wisconsin Wisconsin
~Steven Father Widowed Male  W    80 New York S-R-W English Retired New York New York

 

May 10, 1930 Federal Census-Maple Grove (Dist. 20), Barron, Wisconsin

 Name 

Relation

Marital Status

Sex

Race

 

Age

Nativity

Education

Occupation

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Estate

Jones, Freeman

Head

 M-9yrs

 Male 

 W 

 

54

Wisconsin

S-R-W English

 Farmer 

New York

New York

Owns farm

 ~Clara H.

 Wife 

 M-9yrs

 Female 

 W 

 

50

Wisconsin

S-R-W English

  

Canada-English

New York

 

~Irene

Daughter

 S 

Female

 W 

 

11

Canada-English

S-R-W English

 At School 

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

 

Note the birth of Irene took place in Canada.



New Clips

 

A number of local brain and brawn went West on Tuesday, leaving on the sunrise passenger train.  The group included Will Tragsdorf, George and Frank Huntzicker, of Neillsville, and Stephen Jones and Elmer Brown of Christie, all boarding the train in Withee.  Conductor E. Cornell of the new passenger service joined the travelers and will go along in search of financial expansion by way of the tall timber of the Rocky Mountains. June, 1901 Clark Co. Press.

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Marriage licenses issued: Albert Kornis and Ella Scheel, both of Loyal; F. Nemitz and Mamie Wetzel, both of Pine Valley; Hixon M. Mead and Edna Bowen, both of Longwood; Freeman L. Jones, Weston and Clara Free, Seif; Charles G. Marg, of Fremont and Ida Krause, of Grant; Wincenta Egnoski, village of Thorp and Katie Lessnewski, Town of Withee; Wm. Nagel and Marie Elber, both of Unity; William L. Smith of Eau Claire and Olive Theresa Huntzicker of Neillsville; Ernest Baumgarten to Ida Mann, both of Worden; Herbert White and Maude Ketchpaw, both of Greenwood.  June, 1901 Clark Co. Press.

Marriage Records

Husband: Freeman Levi Jones, b. July, 1875

Parents: Stephen & Ruth Jones
Spouse: Clara Ellen Free

Marriage Date: June 25, 1901, vol. 322, page 2.

Announcement

 

Family Records

 

Freeman Levi Jones (aka Fremont), b. July 1875 in Neillsville, Clark Co., Wisconsin
Census

1930 Maple Grove, Barron, Wisconsin
1910 Bellevue, Yamhill, Oregon
1880 Weston, Clark, Wisconsin, United States

Father: Stephen Van Buren Jones b: JAN 1830 in Minerva, Essex Co., NY
Mother: Ruth M. West b: JAN 1834 in Minerva, Essex Co., NY

Spouse: Clara Ellen Free

Children
Beatrice Ruth Jones b: 1902 in Neillsville, Wisconsin
Hazel Elizabeth Jones b: 7 Jan 1905
Inez Clara Jones b: 10 Jul 1907 in McMinnville, Oregon
Mabel Helen Jones b: 7 Jul 1909
Irene Marjorie Jones b: 30 Sep 1918

 

Contributors

 

Janet Schwarze.

 

Related Links

 

Bio: Jones, Stephen & Ruth (1880)

Cemetery Records; There's an entire lot (E25, graves 1-5) owned by S. V. Jones, but he does not appear to be buried here.  The only burial in this lot is Nellie Jones-Brown (wife of Albia Brown, daughter of S. V. & B. M. Jones).  Date of burial: 12/8/1895.  There are several other Jones' buried in other parts of the cemetery, but no others connected to S. V. that we have found.
 

 

 


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