Richard JonesAge: 80 years1787–1867
- Name
- Richard Jones
- Given names
- Richard
- Surname
- Jones
 Birth | 1787 |
 Marriage | Rachel Johnson — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 6 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 16 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 25 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Freeman Jones about 1816 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Johnson Jones June 19, 1819 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Margaret Jones about 1825 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Elizabeth Jones about 1828 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Rachel Jones about 1830 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Nathan Gilbert — Christina Jones — View this family November 6, 1831 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Lucinda Jones about 1832 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 45 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Stephen Gilbert June 22, 1834 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 48 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Rachel Jones Gilbert June 6, 1836 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Hannah Gilbert September 13, 1838 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William Johnson Gilbert August 8, 1841 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Abel Pennington Gilbert May 24, 1844 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Lenora Anne Scott Gilbert June 25, 1848 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 59 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 70 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 74 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Death of a wife | Rachel Johnson 1866 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (on the date of death)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (on the date of death)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Death | 1867 (Age 80 years) |
| Family with Rachel Johnson |
| himself |
Richard Jones Birth: 1787 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: 1867 — Decatur, Newton, Mississippi, United States |
| wife |
Rachel Johnson Birth: June 27, 1786 27 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1866 — Newton, Mississippi, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Christina Jones Death: |
| son |
Freeman Jones Birth: about 1816 29 29 Death: |
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4 years son |
William Johnson Jones Birth: June 19, 1819 32 32 Death: June 16, 1905 |
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7 years daughter |
Margaret Jones Birth: about 1825 38 38 Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Elizabeth Jones Birth: about 1828 41 41 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Rachel Jones Birth: about 1830 43 43 Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Lucinda Jones Birth: about 1832 45 45 Death: |