JONES GENERATION EIGHT
1477. ELIZABETH8 JONES,
(John R.7, Prettyman6,
Ebenezer5, Thomas4,
Ebenezer3, Thomas2,
WilliamA-1), b ca 1823 Jackson Co., TN m ca 1843 TN
Perry Stockton b ca 1819 TN. In 1850 they were living in District 8 DeKalb Co.,
TN near her father. Perry is in District 9 DeKalb Co. in 1860, 1870, and 1880.
He is listed as a farmer, in 1860 has $100.00 personal property, and in 1870 he
has $100.00 of land and $174.00 personal property. Children:14
1484. (i) VIANNA T.9 STOCKTON b ca 1844 TN.
+ 1485. (ii) JAMES SIDNEY9 STOCKTON b ca 1846 MO m
2 June 1877 DeKalb Co., TN Catherine Johnson m2nd 4 Jan 1880 Cyntha Thomas m3rd
24 Sept 1899 Hannah Cantrell
1486. (iii) SARAH JANE9 STOCKTON b ca 1847 TN.
1487. (iv) RUTH9 STOCKTON b Feb 1850 TN.
1488. (v) ELIZA9 STOCKTON b ca 1852 TN m 10 Jan
1878 DeKalb Co., TN Albert Johns.
1489. (vi) JACKSON PERRY9 STOCKTON b ca 1854 TN m
11 May 1882 Mary Murphy b May 1840 TN.
1493. (i) Henry10 Stockton b ca Apr 1881 DeKalb
Co., TN.
1490. (vii) ELIZABETH9 STOCKTON b ca 1858 DeKalb
Co., TN.
1491. (viii) SANFORD9 STOCKTON b Jan 1863 DeKalb
Co., TN m 19 Oct 1890 DeKalb Co., TN Mary Elizabeth Murphy b Sep 1852 TN .
1494. (i) Martha J.10 Stockton b Mar 1882 DeKalb
Co., TN
1492. (ix) HAMP9 STOGLIN.
1495. (i) Fred10 Stoglin
1496. (i) Charles11 Stoglin m#1458 Clara Nell
Jones, divorced
1478. RUTH8 JONES, (John R.7,
Prettyman6, Ebenezer5,
Thomas4, Ebenezer3,
Thomas2, WilliamA-1),
b ca 1824 Jackson Co., TN d bet 1880-1900 TN m ca 1845 George Edwin Clemons b ca
1818 VA d bef 1860 DeKalb Co., TN son of William Clemons and Nancy C. __. Edwin
was a farmer, and Ruth was a midwife. In 1850 they lived in 8th District DeKalb
County, TN. In 1860 she is not found in the census. Her son John was living with
his Uncle, George S. Jones. Since Ruth was thought to be a widow; she and her
children were probably living with her father, and also missed in the 1860
census. In 1870 she lived with her son, Prettyman, in 1880 she lived with her
son, John, and in each instance in District 13 Putnam County, Tennessee
Children:
+ 1540. (i) PRETTYMAN9 CLEMONS b 14 Sept 1847
DeKalb Co., TN m Martha A. Snodgrass.
+ 1541. (ii) NANCY JANE9 CLEMONS b 30 Nov 1848
DeKalb Co., TN m#2276 John L. Jones.
+ 1542. (iii) JOHN H.9 CLEMONS b 12 Jan 1851 DeKalb
Co., TN m1st Sarah ___ m2nd Matilda Burgress.
+ 1543. (iv) GEORGE EDWIN9 CLEMONS, Jr b June 1854
m Martha Maggard.
1479. PRETTYMAN8 JONES, (John R.7,
Prettyman6, Ebenezer5,
Thomas4, Ebenezer3,
Thomas2, WilliamA-1),
b ca 1826 TN d Putnam Co., TN m 26 Feb 1852 Smith Co., TN Elizabeth Glover b ca
1824 TN d ? Putnam Co., TN. On 24 Feb 1849 he purchased 100 acres of land on
Caney Fork in District 8 of DeKalb Co., TN from John Merritt. He was living
there in 1850 with his parents and brothers. This land per 1850 Agricultural
Census consisted of 10 acres improved land and 90 acres unimproved land. They
owned one horse, two milk cows, two oxen , and 20 hogs. He produced 250 bushels
of corn, 8 lbs butter, and 20 lbs maple sugar. In 1853 he sold this land to John
H. Clemons. In 1860 and 1870 he and his wife were living in District 9, Putnam
County, Tennessee. In 1860 his brother, Creed H. Jones was living with them. In
1870 there was a Joseph N. Jones, age 10, in their household, and this was
probably Joseph Knight. By 1880 they were living on Wolf Creek in District 16,
DeKalb County, and next door lived Joseph Knight. On 5 Dec 1896 he deeded 90
acres of land on head waters Indian Creek in District 11, Putnam County, to his
wife. Prettyman and Elizabeth are said to be buried in the Smellage Cemetery,
Boma, Tennessee. They did not have any children, but did raise Joseph Knight.
Joseph according to family tradition was the son of William Knight and Mariah
Pippin. William Knight was killed in 1862 during the Civil War.23
9755. (i) JOSEPH9 KNIGHT (JONES) b ca 1861 Tn
m1st 1 Nov 1876 Mary Frances Mullican b ca 1856 DeKalb Co., TN dau of Ninevah
Mullican and Mary J. Watts m2nd Parilee S. Mullican b ca 1864 DeKalb Co., TN dau
of Ninevah Mullican and Mary J. Watts. Joseph Knight is said to have married
three times, and had at least a dozen children. All of his children but the last
one used the Jones surname. Family tradition is that he moved to Alabama.
Children of Joseph Knight Jones and Mary Frances Mullican:
9756. (i) Prettyman10 Jones b ca 1877 DeKalb Co.,
TN.
9757. (ii) Jefferson10 Jones b ca 1878 DeKalb Co.,
TN.
9758. (iii) Thomas10 Jones b ca Apr 1880 DeKalb
Co., TN.
1480. ALFRED8 JONES, (John R.7,
Prettyman6, Ebenezer5,
Thomas4, Ebenezer3,
Thomas2, WilliamA-1),
b ca 1830 TN d bef 15 Jan 1894 Silver Point, Putnam Co., TN. m Sarah J. Dean b
ca 1845 TN d bef 15 Jan 1894 Putnam Co., TN. He was a farmer, and owned three
tracts of land in the Little Hurricane Creek area of Putnam County, Tennessee.
During the Civil War he served as a Private in Company D, 8th Tennessee Mounted
Infantry (Union Army). In 1870 Afred was living in the 8th District
DeKalb Co., TN, and in 1880 he was living in 13th District Putnam
Co., TN. It appears from the deeds disposing of his lands after the death of
Sarah that only five children were surviving at that time. Children:23
1758. (i) CREED H. JONES b ca 1862 TN.
1759. (ii) KITTY ARMEDA9 JONES b ca 1868 Putnam
Co., TN m 15 Mar 1892 Putnam Co., TN James Pack.
1760. (ii) JAMES9 JONES b ca 1870 Putnam Co., TN.
+ 1761. (iii) MILLARD9 JONES b ca May 1873 Putnam
Co., TN m Sleathie Garner.
1762. (iv) JOHN R.9 JONES b ca 1874 Putnam Co., TN.
Living 1894.
1763. (v) MARY9 JONES b ca 1877 Putnam Co., TN.
1481. GEORGE SULLIVAN8 JONES, (John R.7,
Prettyman6, Ebenezer5,
Thomas4, Ebenezer3,
Thomas2, WilliamA-1),
b 29 July 1834 TN d 8 Nov 1914 DeKalb Co., TN m 27 Aug 1857 Lancaster, Smith
Co., TN Frances Pairlee Gregston b 10 Jun 1837 Smith Co., TN d 25 June 1920
DeKalb Co., TN dau of George Washington Gregston and Kathryn (Katie) Duncan.
George and Pairlee are buried in the Jones Cemetery on Wolf Creek, DeKalb Co.,
TN. George was a farmer. During the Civil War George and his family along with
his sister Elizabeth Stockton and her family moved to Scottsville, Ky. They
moved in order to get away from the raids, etc in the area they lived.
On 12 Mar 1868 he purchased for $270.00 25 acres of land from Robert Smith.25a The 25 acres is located in Putnam Co., TN. In the 1870 Putnam County Agricultural Census for District 13 shows that he owned 16 acres improved land, 12 acres woodland, and 10 acres of unimproved land. He owned one horse, one milk cow, three other cattle, 13 sheep, and 8 hogs. His farm produce was 500 bushels corn, 50 bushels winter wheat, 20 lbs wool, 15 bushels Irish potatoes, 13 bushels sweet potatoes, and 100 lbs butter. In 1880 he had 27 acres improved land, 10 acres pasture and orchard, and 20 acres woodland. He owned two horses, one milk cow, one other cattle, 15 hogs, and ten hens. During the year he purchased and sold five cattle. His yearly farm produce was 80 dozen eggs, 50 bushels of oats on five acres, 60 bushels wheat on 10 acres, 1/2 acre sorghum, 15 bushels Irish potatoes, 20 bushels sweet potatoes, and 100 bushels of apples from 400 trees on ten acres of land.
In the 1880 Argicultural Census, 13th District, Putnam County, Tennessee George is number 8. He owned 27 acres improved land, 10 acres pasture & orchards, 20 acres woodland, and his land had value of $350. His farm implement had a value of $8.00, livestock value was $150.00, and he paid out in labor $10.00. The labor he hired was 3 weeks white and one week colored. He had 50.00 farm produce, 2 horses; 1 milk cow; 1 other cattle; purchased 5 cattle; and sold cattle. His farm produce was 80 pounds of butter, 80 dozen eggs from 10 hens; 50 bushels oats on 5 acres; 60 bushels of wheat on 10 acres, half acre of sorghum; 15 bushes irish potatoes; 20 bushels sweet potatoes; 100 bushels of apples on 400 trees on 10 acres with value of $15.00 and owned 15 hogs.
In 1899 George and Pairlee purchased 56 acres of land from J. L. Fisher and
his wife T. P. Fisher.26 This land was known as the
Prettyman Clemons farm.25b The land bordered land of A. V.
Merritt, John Anderson, John H. Clemons, and John L. Jones. In 1913 the land was
sold to John New. The deed said that upon George and Pairlee’s death, land was
to go to Isaac and Brunette Jones. This land is at the end of a dirt road that
begins near where Kenneth Maxwell lived on Highway 141 just east of
Putnam/DeKalb County line. Pairlee is described as being about five foot five or
six inches tall with blue eyes, freckles, and sandy hair. As an older woman she
was said to be a fat little lady and very sweet, and loveable. She always kept a
very neat house, and had good things to eat. George is described a kind old
gentleman. Children:25c
+ 1793. (i) HESTER ANN9 JONES b 31 Aug 1860
Putnam Co., TN m Allen Roberts.
+ 1794. (ii) MARY JANE9 JONES b 3 Nov 1862 Putnam
Co., TN m John Exum.
+ 1795. (iii) LARCENIA TENNESSEE9 JONES b 7 Dec
1864 Putnam Co., TN m Albert Merritt.
+ 1796. (iv) ISAAC SHERMAN9 JONES b 11 Jan 1867
Putnam Co., TN m#460 Cora Alice Carr.
+ 1797. (v) TILLMAN T.9 JONES b 10 May 1869 Putnam
Co., TN m Sarah Felts.
+ 1798. (vi) MARTHA BRUNETTE9 JONES b 15 May 1878
Putnam Co., TN m#2363 Lemuel Thomas Jones.
1482. CREED H.8 JONES, (John R.7,
Prettyman6, Ebenezer5,
Thomas4, Ebenezer3,
Thomas2, WilliamA-1),
b ca 1838 TN d 25 July 1894 Silver Point, Putnam Co., TN m1st Betsy Willis d ca
1882 m2nd 20 Aug 1882 Mahala J. Goodman b ca 1860 DeKalb Co, TN d ca 1892 Putnam
Co., TN dau of Solomon Goodman and Elizabeth Johnson. He was a farmer and lived
in Little Hurricane Creek area of Putnam County, Tennessee near Silver Point. He
was a veteran of the Civil War serving in Company L, 5th Tenn Cavalry Union Army
commanded by Colonel Stokes. He enlisted in July 1863, and was discharged on 14
August 1865. He drew a pension after the war. His pension records describes him
as being 5 foot 10 inches tall, dark complexion, dark hair, and gray eyes. His
descendants say he was wounded during the Civil War, but his pension does not
mention his having been wounded. He loved food, and it is said that if he wanted
fresh meat he would kill a beef even during summer. It is said that his love of
food is what caused his death as he is said to have died from eating too much
cabbage. He obviously had a great deal of compassion for his fellow man, as
Keith Clemons relates that his grandfather did not have a milk cow, and that
Creed gave his grandfather a milk cow. He was said to have been a large man. He
is buried behind the Rudge LaFever home off Hwy 141 west of Silver Point.
Children by Betsy Willis:32
+ 2066. (i) WILLIAM RILEY9 JONES b 22 Apr
1868 Putnam Co., TN m Maranda Pressley.
+ 2067. (ii) GEORGE9 JONES b 1872 Putnam Co., TN m
Frances Pressley m2nd Hetty Higgenbottom.
2068. (iii) NORMAN9 "Tinker" JONES b 1
Jan 1875 Putnam Co., TN d 1968 White Co., TN mst Janie Pressley b 1882 m2nd
Maude Black b 22 Aug 1894. He had no children but raised his brother, Andrew's
daughter Pauline, who m Walker.
Children by Mahala J. Goodman:32
+ 2069. (iv) ANDREW9 "Andy" JONES
b 23 May 1884 Putnam Co., TN m Mary Roach.
+ 2070. (v) W. B.9 STOKES JONES b 10 Feb 1887
Putnam Co., TN m Cora Maxwell.
+ 2071. (vi) BESSIE9 JONES b 31 Jan 1890 Putnam
Co., TN m1st#1699 Annuel Clemons m2nd Jack Goodman. (See #1699)
Child of Creed H. Jones and Unknown Woman:32
+ 2072. (vii) HENRY9 JONES b m Sarah Exum.
1350. WILLIAM T. 8 JONES, (Lewis Jenkins7,
Prettyman6, Ebenezer5,
Thomas4, Ebenezer3,
Thomas2, WilliamA-1),
b Oct 1852 Jackson Co., TN d aft 1900 Putnam Co., TN m ca 1874 Martha E. Holly b
Jan 1857 DeKalb Co., TN d aft 1900 Putnam Co., TN dau of Calvin Wade Holly and
Caroline Fisher. In 1880 and 1900 William was living on Tucker Ridge, District
13, Putnam County. He was a farmer. The 1900 Census Putnam County shows that
Martha had six children and five were living. Children:79
1364. (i) Female9 JONES b ca 1875 m ________
Anderson.
1370. (i) Lewis10 Anderson b Jul 1892 Putnam Co.,
TN.
1371. (ii) Hattie10 Anderson b Nov 1894 Putnam Co.,
TN.
1365. (ii) JOHN F.9 JONES b May 1878 Putnam Co., TN
1366. (iii) MANDA K.9 JONES b July 1879 Putnam Co.,
TN m# 449 25 Aug 1899 Thomas Anderson b ca 1873 Putnam Co., TN son of Paul
Anderson and Elizabeth Carr. 1372. (i) Ocie10
Anderson b ca 1899 Putnam Co., TN.
1373. (ii) Toy10 Anderson b ca 1900 Putnam Co., TN
1374. (iii) Oscar10 Anderson b ca 1903 Putnam Co.,
TN.
1375. (iv) Brad10 Anderson b ca 1906 Putnam Co.,
TN.
1376. (v) Johnie10 Anderson b ca Sept 1908 Putnam
Co., TN.
1377. (vi) Bredie10 Anderson b ca Sept 1908 Putnam
Co., TN.
1367. (iv) NOLA9 JONES b 28 Feb 1884 Putnam Co., TN
m#1178 James Oscar Tucker.
+ 1368. (v) LEWIS CALVIN9 JONES b 24 Sep 1886
Putnam Co., TN m Maggie Lou Jones.
1369. (vi) HATTIE9 JONES b ca Nov 1888 Putnam Co.,
TN.
2272. MARTHA ANN8 JONES, (Byrd Smith7,
Prettyman6, Ebenezer5,
Thomas4, Ebenezer3,
Thomas2, WilliamA-1),
b ca Apr 1834 Buffalo Valley, Jackson Co., TN m 1st Prettyman
Puckett b ca 1825 White Co., TN d bef 1880 Putnam Co., TN son of John Puckett
and Rhoda Lyda m2nd ca 1882 William Dollar b ca Apr 1828 NC. In 1870 they lived
in District 13 Putnam County, Tennessee. In 1880 she was in District 13 Putnam
County as a widow with her children, Walton, age 24; Mary, age 20; and Byrd, age
18. In 1900 she and husband, William Dollar, are in District 13 Putnam County.
In their household was her daugher, Hannah Mitchell; granddaughter Frances M.
Mitchell; granddaughter, Boda B. Puckett; and grandsons, Robert T. Puckett,
Alfred T. Puckett, and Otto Puckett. The 1900 census also reveals she had six
children with three living. In 1910, Opal Puckett, granddaughter, was living
with Martha. It appears that Boda Puckett, Opal Puckett, Alfred T. Puckett, Otto
Puckett and Robert T. Puckett where probably the children of Martha son, Walton,
and that Walton had died. Martha, granddaughter of Prettyman Jones, marrying a
man named Prettyman Puckett makes one wonder about a prior family relationship.
It is my feeling that there was no prior family relationship. John Puckett lived
a few miles east of where Prettyman Jones lived in White County, Tennessee. John
may have been friends with Prettyman and decided to name his son after him. They
may have attended church together as the Puckett’s were Methodist, and Byrd
Jones was also active in the Methodist Church. Prettyman Puckett was a trustee
of the Methodist Church in 1869.4 Children:9
+ 2283. (i) AMANDA GREEN9 PUCKETT b 8 Aug
1853 Putnam Co., TN d 26 Sep 1938 m
William B. Campbell Burton.
+ 2284. (ii) WALTON9 PUCKETT b ca 1856 Putnam Co.,
TN m 6 Oct 1880 Putnam Co., TN Bettie Ann Parsley.
+ 2285. (iii) HANNAH9 PUCKETT b ca Mar 1858 Putnam
Co., TN m James (Jim) Mitchell.
2286. (iv) MARY F.9 PUCKETT b ca 1860 Putnam Co.,
TN m 3 July 1882 Putnam Co., TN William J. Scudder.
+ 2287. (v) BYRD S.9 PUCKETT b 19 Jan 1862 Putnam
Co., TN d 23 Mar 1899 m Mary Prentice
2273. ALFRED (Buck) MOORE8 JONES, (Byrd Smith7,
Prettyman6, Ebenezer5,
Thomas4, Ebenezer3,
Thomas2, WilliamA-1),
b 18 May 1836 Buffalo Valley, Jackson Co., TN d 12 July 1876 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN m 19 Aug 1857, Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN Adelaide
Anderson b 18 Apr 1837 Buffalo Valley, Jackson Co., TN d 16 Apr 1899 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN dau of Edward (Ned) Anderson and Lucinda Mahaney. Alfred
Moore lived all of his life in Buffalo Valley. He purchased from his father the
land of Alfred Jones.4 The purchase of 65 acres in 1861
for $800.00 from his father is interesting as it was the land of Byrd’s
brother Alfred Jones. Byrd in the deed states "this is the land I purchased
at the sale of Alfred Jones deceased." The land began near Alfred Moore’s
dwelling house, and bordered on the northwest the southeast corner of James
Isbell, the northeast corner was near the meeting house, and the ran southeast
along the Byrd Jones and Alfred Moore Jones line. The southwest corner was near
John Garner’s fence, and then ran north to John Garner’s corner. I believe
the reference to the meeting house shows the location of the Methodist Church.
This land I believe is presently owned by Vestal Jones, and the land bordered
the land of Alfred’s brother, Prettyman. Alfred Moore’s house was just
across the road from the house of Prettyman {Capt Purt) where Bailey Jones lived
until his death. A large spring on the south side of the Buffalo Valley Road and
the railroad was jointly shared by both Capt Purt and Alfred Moore. Alfred Moore
was an avid Unionist, and served as First Lieutenant in Company I First
Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Union). By 25 July 1865 he was the commander of
Company I. Family tradition is that Alfred Moore died in 1876, and I do not
dispute this as his brother, Joseph, was administrator of his estate by 9 Jan
1878. A Bible in the family shows one child named Tennessee born 29 Mar 1863 d
29 Mar 1863 or 1866. There may be some error as the Bible also shows
"Little Purt" also born Jan 1863 almost impossible to have occurred,
but dates may be in error.
Alfred Moore Jones was a farmer; in the 1860 Putnam County Agricultural
Census he had 25 acres improved land and 50 acres unimproved land. He owned 2
horses; 1 mule; 2 oxen; 2 milk cows; 1 other cattle; 1 sheep; and 19 hogs. His
farm produce was 36 bushels wheat; 600 bushels corn; 5 bushels Irish potatoes;
25 bushels sweet potatoes; 50 pounds butter; and 15 gallons molasses. By the
1870 census he had increased his land and farm production. In 1870 he had 100
acres improved land; 60 acres woodland; 40 acres unimproved land; and his land
was valued at $5000. He had 1 horse; 4 mules; 2 milk cows 4 oxen; 3 other
cattle; 23 sheep; 80 hogs; and livestock was valued at $1700. His farm produce
was 487 bushels winter wheat; 13 bushels rye; 1500 bushels corn; 80 pounds wool;
20 bushels Irish potatoes; 25 bushels orchard products; 375 pounds butter; 5
pounds beeswax; 175 pounds honey; and his farm produce had value of $4000. In
1880 his widow Adelaide had 57 acres improved land; 3 acres pasture and
orchards; 10 acres woodland; and her land was valued at $2500. She owned 4
horses; 1 milk cow; 3 other cattle; 1 calf; 1 cattle was purchased; 1 cattle was
sold; 40 hogs; 30 barnyard poultry; 20 other poultry. Her farm produce was 100
pounds butter; 150 dozen eggs; 1250 bushels corn on 30 acres land; 85 bushels
wheat on 14 acres land; 50 gallons molasses on 1/2 acre land; 3 acres apples;,
and 12 bushels Irish potatoes.
Adelaide and her sons may have purchased the land of Joseph Jones as she and her
sons in 1889 deeded a right of way to the Nashville & Knoxville Railroad
(Tennessee Central). The sons in the deed were W. W. Jones, Prettyman Jones, U.
S. Jones, Richard Jones, and A.M. Jones. The land was bordered on north by W. J.
Wallace, on east by J.A. & W. J. Wallace on south by T & P Jones and
Daniel Bartlett, and on west by P. Jones and R. S. Alcorn. The land included
both the Joseph Jones and Adelaide Jones farms which adjoin each other.4
Adelaide’s estate sale was held on 8 Feb 1902. The sale items and
buyers were wheat fan P. Jones Jr, $10.00; Cooking stove & vessells P.
Jones, Jr., $36.50; Fall Leaf Table P. Jones, Jr, $1.10; Lot dishes P. Jones,
Jr., old cubboard P. Jones, Jr. $1.25; Table set P. Jones, Jr., $.25; cot Joe
Anderson, $.50; two pillows, feather bed, straw bed, counter pane and sheet, A.
M. Jones, $16.25; bedstead, straw bed, counter pane, & two pillows, P.
Jones, Jr., $2.10; two quilts A. M. Jones, $2.00; four quilts P. Jones, Jr.,
$1.10; coverlet P. Jones, Jr., $1.00; eleven sheets two counter panes twelve
pillows, P. Jones, Jr., $2.10; feather bed, straw bed & two pillows, P.
Jones, Jr., $11.20; sewing machine, P. Jones, Jr, $11.60; two straw ticks &
four pillows, P. Jones, Jr., $2.80; dresser, P. Jones Jr, $10.30; six chairs, P.
Jones, Jr. $1.35; clothes press P. Jones, Jr. $1.00; churn, W. H. Tucker, $.15;
Feather bed & sheet, P. Jones, Jr., $7.10; pair steelyard, A. M. Jones,
$.25; and one wagon, P. Jones, Jr., $.25. A. M. Jones was the administrator of
his mothers estate.11 Children:12
+ 2356. (i) WILLIAM WADE10 "Little
Wade" JONES b 31 May 1859 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN m Martha Emaline
Burton.
+ 2357. (ii) JOHN "Little John" LAWSON10
JONES b 28 Feb 1861 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN m Martha Ellen Kitchens.
+ 2358. (iii) PRETTYMAN10 "Little Purt"
JONES b 28 Jan 1863 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN m Fannie Martin Burton
2359. (iv) ULYSSES GRANT10 JONES b 15 June 1869
Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co, TN d 12 June 1934 Plumville, Arkansas m Bell _____.
No children. He was a veteran of Spanish American War.
2360. (v) RICHARD B.10 JONES b 18 Oct 1871 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN d 20 Oct 1895 Silver Point, Putnam Co., TN shot by law
enforcement officers.
2361. (vi) LUCINDA P.10 JONES b 4 Dec 1873 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN d 1875 Putnam Co. TN.
+ 2362. (vii) ALFRED "Buck" MOORE10 JONES
b 16 Feb 1877 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN m Lula Garner.
2274. WILLIAM WADE8
JONES (Byrd Smith7, Prettyman6,
Ebenezer5, Thomas4,
Ebenezer3, Thomas2,
WilliamA-1), b 23 July
1838 Buffalo Valley, Jackson Co., TN d 11 Nov 1907 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co.,
TN m 23 Oct 1864 Putnam Co., TN Rebecca Peranna Bartlett b 6 June 1846 Buffalo
Valley, Jackson Co., TN d 23 Mar 1926 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN dau of
Josiah Bartlett and Annie Anderson. They lived in Buffalo Valley. At the
beginning of the Civil War, Wade with his brother Prettyman was going to school
at Cumberland Institute in White County, Tennessee. Amanda McDowell states on
Sunday 7 July 1861, "Wade started for home this morning."16
Amanda on 19 July wrote, "Wade came last night after dark with a wagon
after Purt and their things."17 I hear his wagon now
as it rattles over the stones around the road, and his voice now and then as he
speaks to his oxen." On 27 Oct 1862 she describes "Wade with his
grandsire ways, pleasant remarks and rather handsome face."18
On 31 July 1861 he enrolled as First Corporal in Company F 25th Tennessee
Infantry Regiment, Confederate Army, at Livingston, Tennessee.19
He was a Fourth Corporal on 29 Dec 1861, and by Sept 1862 was a Fourth Sergeant.
On 26 March 1863 he rejoined his Company from detached recruiting service. On 19
Aug 1863 he and his brother, Prettyman, deserted at Fort Loudon, Tennessee. See
section following on his brother Prettyman for further information on his
Southern service. On 21 Oct 1863 he enlisted as private in Company C First
Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Union). He was promoted to Sergeant on 3 Dec 1863,
and promoted to First Sergeant on 2 July 1864. On 20 July 1864 the Commander of
Company C, Captain Francis Marion Anderson resigned his commission after a
little over six months service rather than undergo Court Martial. Wade was
promoted to Captain on 7 Oct 1864 and assumed command of Company C. He was
mustered out on 13 Dec 1864.20
After the war he returned to the Buffalo Valley area and made his home there. Later he had a home on Indian Creek about a mile from the Caney Fork River. In 1870 however he was farming as the 1870 Putnam County Agricultural Census shows he had 60 acres improved land; 40 acres woodland; 88 acres unimproved land; and his land was valued at $1400. He owned 1 horse; 2 milk cows; 19 sheep; and 15 hogs. His farm produce was 55 bushels winter wheat; 300 bushels corn; 35 pounds wool; 30 bushels irish potatoes; 15 bushels sweet potatoes; 175 pounds butter; and his farm produce was valued at $1200.
Wade was the Postmaster for Buffalo Valley from 21 Apr 1879 to 15 Nov 1908.
He had a mill on Indian Creek and a store. On 12 Dec 1882 Wade wrote from Buffalo Valley to James Leffel & Co., a manufacturer of mill equipment. "Gentlemen-In 1874 I was advised to buy and rebuild an old mill that had one corn run in it and ground 4 bushels per hour, and which was such hard property that it passed from hand to hand like an old blind horse. After investigation I concluded to put in a 30 ½ inch Regular Leffel Wheel as a motor, and attach a 36 inch corn run and a 36 inch wheat run with bolts, elevators, smutter and all necessary machinery for a custom mill. My head was only 8 feet 4 inches, and through the summer the water was scant. This was a hardy venture for a man with $500 capital, which was all I had of my own. The old timers predicted a disastrous failure. You may judge of my surprise and joy when the little wheel walked out with my burrs and ground 24 bushels of corn in one hour. So unexpectedly economical was my wheel that I found that out of over abudance of caution I had under-sized my stream. I had hardly enough power to drive both run up to speed which was partly owing to insufficient size of wheel pit. After my mill had put me on my feet I replaced my original wheel with a 30 ½ Special, which gave enough added power for all purposes without changing the speed. As I have told you I only do custom work and I do not care anything about its capacity so long as it does all the work which is brought to it, which it easily does. It has furnished my family, which is large one, with all my bread and meat, and fed my milk cows and netted me over a thousand dollars a year. In the summer time when water is scant I often grind my head down to 3 feet, and in the winter I have ground with the water within 18 inches of the top of the dam, or with the wheel under nearly 7 feet of back water. When I grind wheat alone with a full dam I only use ½ gate to grind the capacity of my bolt, and if I do not get nearly or quite half the power of the wheel I cannot discovert it. One of the incidents with my wheel is that a 2 by 4 inch seasoned hickory stick, got out for cog timber, was dropped into the penstock and drawn into the wheel while running with one set of burrs under a full head. The wheel was stopped instantaneously while the burrs went on, crushing the teeth out of the spur wheel. I drew off the water and went down to the wheel with a heavy heart. On taking out the stick I found that the bucket had bit into it fully an inch deep clear across the four inch face and the wheel was unharmed, except a cracked gate which was replaced for a trifling sum. Last winter twenty feet of my dam foundation and all was swept out and I ground ten bushels before the creek ran down. Under all the varying conditions and severe tests this wheel has been subjected to it has been a continual surprise and satisfaction to me, and I cannot believe I could change it for any other wheel without loss.
Yours Truly, WADE JONES21
Wade’s enlistment records in the Union Army describe him as being five feet
ten inches tall, dark complexion, dark eyes, and hair. He is said to have
weighed over 200 pounds after his military service. He served as Jusice of Peace
in Putnam County for his district several years, and because of this service he
was called Squire Jones. He apparently had a sense of humor as one time before
his wife left the house she asked him to churn for her. While he was churning
the milk he was also reading. He apparently got so interested in his reading
that he did not notice that the churn was moving and finally it moved down the
steps of the porch and turned over and spilt all the milk. When Rebecca came
home he asked her had she heard that you should not cry over spilt milk. When
she said yes he said "Well I spilt your milk." He was known to have
worn a tie one time in his life, and that was to Federal Court in Nashville,
Tennessee. His daughter had tied his tie for him, and while gone a few days he
never took off his shirt because he could not tie his tie. The family of a
tenant farmer told how in one very dry year with very poor crops that Wade would
not sell grain to people with money because they could get grain from anyone,
and that his grain was for people without money. Children:15
2534. (i) RILEY9 JONES b 21 Feb 1866 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN m Minnie Fletcher.
2535. (ii) CALEDONA9 (Dona) JONES b 1 Jan 1868
Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN d 22 Apr 1943 m 1 Dec 1903 Putnam Co., TN John S.
Derrickson. She was Buffalo Valley Postmaster from 25 Jan 1908 to 16 May 1914.
2544. (i) Oliver10 Derrickson b 27 May 1906 d 10
Oct 1906 b&d Putnam Co., TN.
+ 2536. (iii) HENRY9 JONES b 22 Dec 1869 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN m #2612 Vada Jones.
2537. (iv) ALBERT9 JONES b 1 May 1871 d 11 Jan 1872
b&d Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN.
2538. (v) MINNIE BELLE9 JONES b 6 Dec 1875 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN d 25 Nov 1949 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN m 14 Mar
1901 Putnam Co., TN Sam Denton M.D. b 22 Feb 1854 near Doyle, White Co., TN d 31
Aug 1949 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN No children.
2539. (vi) EFFIE9 JONES b 17 Feb 1878 d 20 May 1878
b&d Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN
+ 2540. (vii) NORA ANNIE9 JONES b 25 Dec 1880
Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co.,TN m Miles Allen Steele.
+ 2541. (viii) JOHN PAUL9 (Tamer) JONES b 1 June
1883 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN m May Bryan.
2542. (ix) LUKE PRICE9 JONES b 17 Jul
1885 d 28 Feb 1907 b&d Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co, TN.
2543. (x) VELMA BARTLETT9 JONES b 2 Aug 1887
Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN d 1 Jan 1965 Putnam Co., TN m Putnam Co., TN 2
Sept 1922 Knox Newman.
2275. PRETTYMAN8 "Capt Purt" JONES, (Byrd
Smith7, Prettyman6,
Ebenezer5, Thomas4,
Ebenezer3, Thomas2,
WilliamA-1), b 23 July
1841 Buffalo Valley, Jackson Co., TN d 7 July 1917 Nashville, Davidson Co., TN
bur on his farm Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN m1st 2 Feb 1863 Putnam Co., TN
Angeline Anderson b 7 Mar 1842 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN d 24 Feb 188822
Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN dau of Thomas Anderson, Jr. and Louisa
Anderson m2nd 6 Aug 188822 Putnam Co., TN Matilda Smith
Garner b ca 18__ d 17 July 1912 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN dau of Thomas
Jefferson Smith and Matilda Puckett, and widow of William Garner m3rd 19 June
191322 Putnam Co., TN Martha "Doll" Denny Tucker
dau of James Denney and Martha ____, and widow of #1176 William H. Tucker. At
the beginning of the Civil War Purt was attending Cumberland Institute near
Cherry Valley in White County, Tennessee with his brother Wade. Amanda McDowell
describes him this way, "Purt Jones with his curly hair head and dandy
ways, thinking he knew it all, when he knew nothing hardly."23
He and Wade left school for home on 19 July 1861.24 On 31
July 1861 he enrolled as First Corporal in Company F 23rd Tennessee
Infantry Regiment (Stanton’s) at Camp Zollicoffer, Overton County, Tennessee
as part of the Confederate Army. While at Camp Zollicoffer they made a raid to
Albany, Kentucky. The Regiment moved to Mills Springs, Kentucky on 1 Oct 1861.25
On 29 December 1861 Prettyman was promoted to 1st Corporal of his
Company. The Regiment was in the Battle of Fishing Creek, Kentucky on 19 Jan
1862. The 25th Regiment’s losses during the battle were not so
heavy as some others, as Colonel Stanton had advantageously placed it along a
fence row which happened to be on that section of the battlefield, thus giving
it a great deal of protection. During the battle General Felix K. Zollicoffer
was killed. According to the Putnam County Herald, Purt, Riley Anderson, and
James Evans were eye witnesses to the General’s death. These three had taken
refuge behind a large chestnut tree when the General came rushing up, mistaking
a body of Union soldiers just beyond them as part of his own command, and was
killed. He fell from his horse at their feet.26 On 23 Feb
1862 the Regiment was at Murfreesboro, Tennesse, and was at Corinth, Mississippi
on 26 April 1862.27 While the Regiment was at Corinth
Prettyman was elected Captain on 10 May 1862.28 Then the
Regiment moved to Tupelo, Mississippi where it remained until 24 July 1862.28
The Regiment then moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then to Sparta, Tennessee
on 31 August 1862.28 The Regiment was in the Battle of
Perryville, Kentucky on 8 Oct 1862, Battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee on 31 Dec
1862, and Battle of Hoover’s Gap on 24 June 1863.28 Purt
was on detached recruiting service with Wade until 25 Mar 1863.28
Prettyman resigned his enlistment on 22 July 1863, but the resignation was
denied. He and Wade with several other soldiers then deserted while at Fort
Loudon, Tennessee on 19 Aug 1863.28 The descendents of
Byrd S. Jones give several reasons why Purt and Wade left the Southern Army.
Byrd was strongly against slavery, and was a great supporter of the Union. I
feel that they probably joined the Confederate Army due to the heavy excitement
and spirit of their classmates in support of the Southern cause, and followed
the lead of many of their classmates and joined the 25th Regiment. I
also feel that while they were on recruiting duty in early 1863 that Byrd and
others persuaded them to leave the Southern Army.
On 21 Oct 1863 Prettyman enlisted as a private in Company C First Tennesssee Mounted Infantry of the Union Army. Company C was commanded by Captain Francis Marion Anderson.22 On 3 Dec 1863 Purt was promoted to Second Lieutenant from Private in Company C, and then to First Lieutenant in Company C in Jan or Feb 1864.22 Then on 17 May 1864 he was appointed Captain and Commander of Company H First Tennessee Mounted Infantry. He was discharged as a Captain on 23 May 1865. The First Tennessee Mounted Infantry was formed to bring law and order back to the Upper Cumberland area. By October 1863 all of Tennessee was in Union hands, but Southern stragglers, deserters, bushwhackers, and guerrillas seized the opportunity to rob, destroy, settle personal grievances, and murder. Several Unionists were murdered in Buffalo Valley by lawless elements of this society. This included two men from White County, Barclay and Dildine, who were passing back through the Valley to their families in White County. The two men were shot down in cold blood by Confederate deserters. I believe that a unit of Company C commanded by Prettyman brought the five deserters to justice. According to Vestal Jones Capt. Purt used a cave in the valley south of where Vestal lives for him and his men to hide in during the Civil War. A granddaughter of Prettyman states that he told her the reason the middle finger of his right hand was crooked because it was shot during the war.
After the war Prettyman returned to Buffalo Valley where he lived in the 9th District of Putnam County, and became a large landowner and properous farmer. He lived across the road from his brother, Alfred Moore Jones. He built a large frame two story house there sometime after the war. During the war he had purchased land in Cherry Hill area of DeKalb County. It was in Buffalo Valley that he purchased the land of his cousin, Ira Carr, and other acreage to become a large landowner. The 1880 Agricultural Census of Putnam County shows that he had 100 acres improved land; 8 acres pasture and orchards, and 65 acres unimproved woodland with total value of $3500. He owned $250.00 worth of farm implements; $1200.00 worth of livestock; and he had $1000.00 worth of farm produce. He mowed 5 acres of hay that produced 8 tons of hay. He owned 2 horses; 7 mules; 2 oxen; 3 milk cows; 40 other cattle; 3 calves; 5 cattle purchased; 1 cattle sold; and 3 cattle slaughtered. His milk cows produced 356 pounds of butter. He owned 19 sheep; 5 lambs; purchased 1 sheep; sold 3 sheep; slaughter 4 sheep; and sheared 9 sheep that produced 24 pounds of wool. He owned 110 hogs and 40 hens that produced 100 dozen eggs. He had 65 acres of corn that produced 2500 bushels of corn; 50 acres of wheat that produced 457 bushels of wheat; made 40 gallons of molasses; 50 bushels of sweet potatoes came from one acre. He had 8 acres of apples and 300 apple trees that produced 100 bushels of apples. His one acre of peaches had 20 peach trees. His total orchard products was valued at $19.00; he produced 40 pounds of honey, and produced $300.00 of forest products. Prettyman also owned a store in Silver Point which was burned by arson in 1897. Capt Purt published a reward for the arrest of the arsonist, and as a result his life was threatened.30
He was a Justice of the Peace in the Putnam County Court for several years,
and as such served on the six man building committee for a new Courthouse in
1900. The orginal building of the present Putnam County Courthouse was a result
of the building committee’s work. He helped establish the Peoples Bank of
Cookeville in 1906, and was one of its major stockholders.31
In 1910 he served as President of the Bank. Prettyman was also apparently a
Methodist as he was a trustee of the Methodist Church in 1869.32 Descendants
of Capt Purt’s stepson, William H. Tucker, state that William H. said that
Capt Purt was a very kind, generous man and perfect stepfather. Children
by Angeline Anderson:15
+ 2608. (i) WALTER R.9 JONES b 3 Jan 1863
Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN m Dillion Julian.
2609. (ii) BYRD THOMAS9 JONES b 1 Oct 1864 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN d bef 1880.
+ 2610. (iii) PRETTYMAN9 JONES b 6 Dec 1868 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN m Cornelia Burton.
+ 2611. (iv) JOSEPHINE9 JONES b 15 Mar 1871 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN m Robert Alcorn.
2612. (v) NEVADA9 (Vada) JONES b 22 Feb 1874
Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN m#2536 Henry Jones.
2613. (vi) Child9 JONES b 9 Mar 1875 d bef 1880
b&d Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN.
Child by Matilda Smith:
2614. (vii) BAILEY9 JONES b __ Feb 1890 Buffalo
Valley, Putnam Co., TN d 14 Nov 1935 Buffalo Valley, Putnam Co., TN m 19 Nov
1912 Louise Wadkins. No children.
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