Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

JONES, George Francis

Male 1850 - 1911  (60 years)


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  • Name JONES, George Francis  [1
    Born 29 Jul 1850  Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Apr 1911  Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7915  Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father JONES, William H.,   b. Abt 1825, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1880, 16 North Washington Street, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Mother CARNES, Elizabeth A.,   b. Abt 1834, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, Probably Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1849  Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family KESSLER, Ida Virginia,   b. 6 Mar 1854, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1927, Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married Abt 1872  Probably Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. JONES, Howard Taney,   b. 16 Nov 1872, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1957, Hyattsville, Prince Georges County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • George attended Law School at the University of Maryland.
      He graduated with the class of 1873, and was cited in the graduation rolls of June 3, 1873.

      By the 1880 census William age 56 may have stopped working as he did not list his occupation.
      Elizabeth, age 46 was keeping house.
      Lottie, age 14, was at school.
      George, age 27, and his young family;
      Ida, age 25, and son,
      Taney H. (Howard Taney Jones), age 7, were also living with William and Elizabeth while George was practicing law. George's brother Charles was not listed with the family in this census and had probably moved out of the home. Elizabeth's mother Charlotte Carne, age 82, was living there too, as was a servant by the name of William Roley a 16 year old black man.
      The census was taken in the 1st. Ward, Precinct 7, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland, p. 245D.
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      Along with the 1880 census in Baltimore, George and his family were listed in the household of Lloyd Kessler (Ida's father) In district 4 Howard Co., Maryland (Pg. 415-A).
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      The 1890 Baltimore City directory finds
      George F. Jones
      Howard T. Jones (Student)
      Arthur M. Kessler (Bookkeeper)
      Percy H. Veitch (Bookkeeper)
      all living at 1704 Bolton St.
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      Mary Howard Kesser's obituray stated George was living in Philadelphia, PA in 1894.
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      The 1900 census finds George's family now living at 1107 40th St., in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania (Roll 1466 Book 2, Page 37 ), (E.D. 576, SH. 11). The family was recorded as follows:
      Jones, Geo. F., Head, White, Male, Birth: May 1853, Age: 47, Married, No. Yrs. Married: 27,Born in: MD, Father: MD, Mother: MD, Occ.: Stocking Manufacturer.
      Jones, Ida V., Wife, White, Female, Birth: Jan 1855, Age: 45, Married, No. Yrs. Married: 27,Mother of 1 Child, 1 Child still living, Born in: MD, Father: MD, Mother: MD.
      Jones, Howard, Son, Male, Birth: Nov 1873, Age: 26, Widowed, Born in: MD, Father: MD, Mother: MD, Occ.: Stocking Manufacturer.
      B__, Bessie, Boarder, White, Female, Birth: May 1886, Age: 14, Single, Born in: MD, Father: MD, Mother: MD., Occ.: At School.
      Jones, Carlton, Grandson, White, Male, Birth: June 1894, Age: 5, Born in: PA, Father: MD, Mother: PA, Occ.: At School.
      Kessler, Eva, (sister of Ida), White, Female, Birth: Sept. 1866, Age: 33, Single, Born in: MD, Father: MD, Mother: MD.
      Kessler, Arthur, (brother of Ida), White, Male, Birth: Nov. 1864, Age: 33, Single, Born in: MD, Father: MD, Mother: MD., Occ.: Book Keeper.
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      By 1910 George and family had moved back to Maryland, and are living on Wine Ave., Hyattsville, District 16, Prince George's Co.
      Jones, George F., head, male, white, 60, married once for 38 years, b. MD, fa. b. MD, mo. b. MD, merchant/lawyer
      - , Ida V., wife, female, white, 54, married once for 38 years, b. MD, fa. b. MD, mo. b. MD
      - , Howard T., son, male, white, 37, married twice, b. MD, fa. b. MD, mo. b. MD, merchant, rubber tires
      - , Nellie S., daughter-in-law, female, white, 54, married once for 5 years, one child, b. PA, fa. b. NJ, mo. b. PA
      - , Howard T. Jr., grandson, male, white, 3, single, b. MD, fa. b. MD, mo. b. PA
      - , Carlton T., grandson, male, white, 15, single, b. PA, fa. b. MD, mo. b. PA
      Kessler, Eva O., sister-in-law, female, white, 33, single, b. MD, fa. b. MD, mo. b. MD
      Lancaster, Alice, servant, female, black, 18, single, b. MD, fa. b. MD, mo. b. MD, home keeper, private family.
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      Obituary:
      "The News", Frederick, Maryland (printed April 11, 1911).
      George F. Jones
      Word has been received by relatives of the death of Mr. George F. Jones of Hyattsville, Md. Mr. Jones married Miss Ida Kessler. sister of Mrs. Samuel Hargett, who survives him, also a son and several grand-children.
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      There was a social announcement in the Aug. 27, 1916 Washington Post regarding Hyattsville, MD. society.
      This article stated Mrs. Courtney Geib of Philidalphia is the guest of Mr. & Mrs. George F. Jones of Hyattsville. Mr. George F. Jones had died 5 years previous however, on April 10, 1911.

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] 1880 Pennsylvania Census, city of Philadelphia - Vol. 77, E. D. 620, Sh.14, Ln. 34, LDS Film No. 1254497.