Listmembers: For the obvious reasons of the millions of Jones, I have put this section of researching off, but can do so no longer. I am searching for information on the parents of either of these two persons: Jesse Jones b.10-6-1824 in either IN or NC (different census records state both) he married on 4-25-1839 in Union County IN d. 1-9-1888 Owen county IN Sarah YOUNG b. 4-27-1825 in VA.d. 11-8-1912 Putnam county IN This couple is found in the Abington twp, Wayne Co, IN 1850 census and then later in the 1860 Putnam county IN census. They also resided in the Owen county IN area. Based on the 1830 census for Union county IN, I am finding that chances are the father of Jesse is William Jones and the father of Sarah is Elijah YOUNG. I have no iron clad proof of this except for a bit of circumstantial evidence such as their first two children were named Elijah and William. Also none of the other of their children's name matching any of the JONES or YOUNGS listed in the 1830 census. The other reasoning is that Elijah YOUNG and William JONES seem to be the two of those surnames that reside in the closest proximity to each other. Granted either of these reasons are pretty slim, but I am getting desperate in the search. My main problems of search is that in Owen county IN, there were (if you can believe it) 3 different Jesse JONES in the same time frame and all of them were married to a SARAH. All of their gravestones simply state: JESSE & SARAH no dates (consequently no help!!). There were a total of 11 children born to Jesse and Sarah. Elijah Jones b. 1840 Union/Wayne co. IN William Jones b. 2-19-1841 Union/Wayne co IN James Jones b. about 1846 (1850-4)Union/Wayne co IN Thomas Jefferson Jones b. 7-26-1847 Union/Wayne co IN Sampson Jones b. 8-11-1848 Union/Wayne co IN (this child disappears by the 1860 census) John B.P. Jones b. about 1853 (1860-7) most likely Putnam co IN Emily Jones b. about 1855(1860-5) most likely Putnam co IN Anderson Jones b. 3-13-1857 most likely Putnam co IN Jesse Jones b. 12-28-1862 most likely Putnam co IN Harrison Jones b. about 1867 (1880-13) Daniel Jones b. about 1867 (1880-13) The above two are shown as sons in the 1880 Jennings twp, Owen county census with Sarah. In this census Sarah states she was born in NC. I would be interested in exchanging info with anyone on this line. I would also be interested in any info on migrational routes coming from NC to the EASTERN counties of IN and then on to Owen/Putnam county as opposed to the more common migrations of down through KY and up as most did. Did their migrational route signify coming through Ohio?? Debbie Jennings