Until about 3 years ago, I didn’t know about Margaret. That’s because I did not know that my great great grandfather, Thomas Augustine Jones, had a brother. Even after 20+ years of research there are still mysteries. Margaret’s life took a turn for the worst in the early1900s when her husband, John Charles Jones, became…
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A Sad Tale Emerges
I’ve spent this week searching for John C. Jones, a possible brother for my Thomas Augustine Jones, and his descendants. What has unfolded is a somewhat sad story. In a four year period, this family was hit with one tragedy after another. First, Maud (Jones) Porterfield gave birth to a baby prematurely in July 1904. …