Eleventh Generation


285. Lucy R. REED (`~) was born on 10 April 1865 in Hopewell Township, Otoe County, NE.38,45,162,163 in the South Branch Precinct. (In the 1900 Census, she was listed as "R. Lucy" and in 1910 she was listed as "Lucy R.") She appeared in the census in 1900 in Bloomfield, Morton Township, Knox County, NE.164 She appeared in the census in 1910 in Lebanon, Laclede County, MO.163 Lucy died on 21 November 1921 at the age of 56 in Glendive, Dawson County, MT.38,138,165,166 She was buried on 25 November 1921 in Lebanon, Laclede County, MO.165 in the Lebanon Cemetery.

Lucy R. REED (`~) and Abraham Lincoln JONES were married on 6 September 1886 in South Branch Township, Otoe County, NE.38

After her husband died, she and the children moved to California to be near her sister. Abraham Lincoln JONES, son of George Washington JONES and Lucinda Mariah GIBBS, was born on 20 August 1861 in Marion, Linn County, IA.162,164,165 (His given name is believed to have been spelled "Abram," but he was listed as "L. Abraham" in the 1900 Census.) He appeared in the census in 1900 in Bloomfield, Morton Township, Knox County, NE.164 His occupation was listed as "Farm Laborer." He died on 26 March 1910 at the age of 48 in Lebanon, Laclede County, MO.165 Abraham was buried in Lebanon, Laclede County, MO.165 in the Lebanon City Cemetery.

Lucy R. REED (`~) and Abraham Lincoln JONES had the following children:

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Clarence JONES was born in August 1887 in Nebraska.164 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Bloomfield, Morton Township, Knox County, NE.164 He was a lumberjack in Oregon.167

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Clifford JONES was born in February 1889 in Nebraska.164 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Bloomfield, Morton Township, Knox County, NE.164 He appeared in the census in 1910 in Lebanon, Laclede County, MO.163 He was living with his mother and his occupation was "Mail Carrier." Clifford lived and had country store and post office in Redwater, McCone County, MT after 1923.167 He sent water color painting materials to his niece Marita, which she used to start painting.

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John JONES was born in September 1892 in Nebraska.164 He appeared in the census in 1900 in Bloomfield, Morton Township, Knox County, NE.164 He was a lumberjack. in Oregon.167

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Minnie Lucy JONES (`~).

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Ruth JONES was born in June 1898 in Nebraska.164,167 She appeared in the census in 1900 in Bloomfield, Morton Township, Knox County, NE.164 She appeared in the census in 1910 in Lebanon, Laclede County, MO.163 Ruth was a school teacher and evangelist in St. Paul, Minnesota and in Montana.167

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Paul JONES was born about 1907 in Missouri.163 He appeared in the census in 1910 in Lebanon, Laclede County, MO.163 He served in the military in 1941 in Hawaii.167 He was at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed by the Japanese.