By Pamela Pattison Lash
Minnie St John Jones v Jefferson Paul Jones (Roll 51 case
number 2927 – 1891/1893)
Bryan Democrat, 26 November 1891 p4 c6
Legal Notice
J. Paul Jones, whose Post Office address and residence is to
plaintiff unknown, take notice that on 2 November 1891, Minnie Jones filed her
petition in the clerks court of the Court of Common Pleas in Williams Co, OH
case #2927 charging that defendant, J Paul Jones with continuous and willful
absence from said plaintiff for more than 3 years. The object and prayer of said petition is for the
procurement of a divorce by said plaintiff from said defendant on said grounds
and for the custody of one minor child of said plaintiff and said defendant and
for alimony. Said defendant is
required to answer or to demur to said petition on or before 6 weeks from and
after the 5th day of November 1891.Minnie Jones, Plaintiff
Minnie
Jones v J. Paul Jones (Roll 51 case number 2927 - 1891/93)
The
couple was married in Hillsdale Co, MI in July 1882. Minnie said that her husband had been absent for three years
and was guilty of gross neglect of duty.
She wanted custody of their daughter, Stella Jones, and $500 in
alimony. This action was filed on
2 November 1891 and appears to have been finalized by the court during the
April 1892 term. Minnie stated
that J. Paul had left her in June 1884 and that he was lazy and indolent; he
gave her no support for the child, yet he was wealthy as he was heir to his
father’s estate. Minnie had no
property. The court granted all
her requests.
Starting
with this information, I found the following:
Minnie
B. St John married Jefferson P Jones in Amboy Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI on 23 July
1882; he was 21, a farmer with residence in Hillsdale, MI; she was 20 with
residence in Williams Co, OH; they were both born in Ohio.
The
Groom
Jefferson
P Jones married Ida May Hall in Lickley Corners, Hillsdale Co, MI on 21 October
1894. The license stated that they
both lived in Prattville, MI and neither had been married before. He was 30, a barber, born in West
Unity, OH to SS Jones and Margaret Dunscomb; she was 22, born in Bordina, NY,
the daughter of James Hall and Mary A Evans.
1880
Wright Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI
Jones,
Samuel 41 NJ
Margaret
wife 41 OH
Paul son
19 OH
James
son 14 OH
Gilbert
son 9 MI
Note:
Samuel Jones married Margaret Dunscomb in Williams Co, OH on 3 January 1861.
1900
Wright Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI
Jones,
Jefferson P 39 (Oct 1861) OH-NJ-OH
M. Ida
wife 25 (1875) NY-Eng-Eng married 6Y no children
By 1930
Jefferson was living in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co, MI as a roomer of the Archer
and Hilda Phillips family; he was a widower, 68 OH.
By 1940
he lived in Grass Lake, Jackson Co, MI, 78 OH, widower, lodger of Myrtle Bitner; his last residence was
listed as Dexter, Washtenaw Co, MI
Jefferson
Paul Jones, born 3 October 1861 in West Unity, Williams Co, OH, son of Samuel
Jones, died on 10 September 1940 in Jackson, Jackson Co, MI; he was buried in
Woodland Cem, Jackson Co, MI
The
Bride
Minnie
Jones married Alfred H Reader in Williams Co, OH on 26 March 1892. Minnie was the daughter of Ward St John
and Catherine Yost.
1870
Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH
St John,
Minnie 10 OH with parents and siblings
1880
Millcreek Twp, Williams Co, OH
St John,
Ward 49 CT
Catherine
wife 43 CT
William
son 25 OH
Abner
son 23 OH
Minnie
dau 20 OH
Nettie
dau 17 OH
George
son 14 OH
Jacob
son 10 OH
1900 Woodbridge,
Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: 713; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL
microfilm: 1240713.
Reader, Alfred 47 (June
1852) OH-Eng-Eng
Minnie wife 39 (June 1860)
OH-OH-OH mar 1892 2/2 ch
Royal son 5 (June 1894)
MI-OH-OH
In Fayette, Hilldale Co, MI
Alfred H Reader died on 12 April 1905 and was buried in the Osbourne Cemetery.
Minnie Reader married Albert
L Fitton on 10 January 1907 in Hillsdale Co, MI.
In 1910 Jackson Co, MI we
find Fitton, Albert L divorced; so far I’ve not discovered Minnie, but in 1910
there is a Royal Reader 15 MI living as inmate of Lansing, MI Industrial School
for Boys
On 24 March 1916 in
Hillsdale Co, OH Minnie Fitton married Andrew Allen Smith.
From the 1920 Jonesville,
Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: T625_768; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 122;
Image: 165, Minnie Smith is living
as a widow, 58 OH-NY-PA.
