Matilda J., mother of Sherman Jones, is probably daughter of James and Rebecca Ray: 1910 Huron Town, Spice Vally Township, Lawrence County, Indiana 29/33 Rebecca Ray, head, w, f, 72, widow, 6 children, 6 living, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Tenn Lillian, daughter, w, f, 29, married 1 yr, 0 children, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind Lester Grissom, son-in-law, w, m, 29, married 1 yr, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ky Katie Bowden, granddaughter, w, f, 19, widow, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind Lancelot, great-grandson, w, m, 2/12, single, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind 1900 Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana 3/3 James Ray, head, w, m, Oct 1832, 67, married 45 yrs, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind, farmer Rebecca, wife, w, f, Oct 1843, 56, married 45 yrs, 11 children, 6 living, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind Ella, daughter, w, f, Jan 1877, 23, single, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind 1900 Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana 209/211 Jane M. Jones, head, w, f, Dec 1860, 39, widow, 5 children, 4 living, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind James, son, w, m, May 1885, 15, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind, day laborer Earl, son, w, m, Jun 1893, 6, single, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind Pearl L., daughter, w, f, Feb 1898, 2, single, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind -/212 Oscar Pruit, head, w, m, Mar 1876, 24, married 2 yrs, b Ind, father b Ky, mother b Ky, RR laborer Minnie, wife, w, f, Sep 1872, 27, married 2 yrs, 1 child, 1 living, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind Annis, duaghter, w, f, May 1899, 1, single, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind Note: based on above 1900 Census and 1880 Census for Riley Jones, it would appear that Sherman Jones was child not living. 1870 Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana 158/158 James Raz, 33, m, w, farmer, 0, 500, b Ind Rebecka, 30, f, w, keeping house, b Ind Matilda J., 10, f, w, b Ind Nancy E., 8, f, w, b Ind Arminda, 5, f, w, b Ind William, 2, m, w, b Ind Joseph, 1, m, w, b Ind 1860 Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana Post Office Bryantsville 1219/1219 James Ray, 23, m, farmer, 0, 415, b Ind Rebecca, 20, f, b Ind 1850 Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana 576/576 William Ray, 40, m, farmer, 100, b NC Elizabeth, 44, f, b Ky Maria C., 15, f, b Ky Joseph, 19, m, farmer, b Ind John, 16, m, farmer, b Ind Jackson Coleman, 15, m, farmer, b Ind James Ray, 13, m, b Ind Nancy, 11, f, b Ind William, 9, m, b Ind Susan, 5, f, b Ind Alfred, 3, m, b Ind Elizabeth Coleman, 12, f, b Ind William Coleman, 10, m, b Ind Check out these two files: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:518260&id=I1545 http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3096946&id=I13246 Cheers, Michael Kent Island, Maryland ----- Original Message ----- From: "D Michael Johnson" <breadman4@verizon.net> To: <INLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 8:38 AM Subject: Re: [INLAWREN] Sherman Jones > > Found these two Sherman Jones: > > 1880 Spice Valley Township, Lawrence County, Indiana > 310/311 > Riley Jones, self, m, w, 51, married, carpenter, b Ind, father b NC, > mother > b NC > Matilda J., wife, f, w, 20, married, keeping house, b Ind, father b Ind, > > mother b Ind > John G., son, m, w, 22, single, day laborer, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b > > Ind > Mary E., daughter, f, w, 13, single, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind > Sherman, son, m, w, 8/30 (May), single, b Ind, father b Ind, mother b Ind