Leon, Ava Ann Lazarus is how I have her listed. I haven't seen her in a census record but I do have a legal paper from the Adams Co Court House. Dated 1-7-1844. Mary Wise to Elizabeth Horton et al. ........for the sum of fiive dollars......of the love and affection which she has for the parties of the second part.......to Elizabeth Horton a negro boy Alfred aged 8 and a slave for life and also the following lotof ground lying in the town of Washington........To Elizabrth Phipps the remaining part of the above discribed lot......To Edward Lazarus, Shadrack Lazarus, Nicholas Lazarus, Cortney Lazarus, Mary Frances Lazarus & Ava Ann Lazarus a negro girl Mary aged 13 ........ It is possible that her name is written Ana Ann. The Mary Wise was Mary Lazarus who married Samuel Martin in 1825 and then Willian Wise in 1838. The Elizabeth Phipps was Elizabeth "Betsy" Lazarus who married Wilson Phipps in 1830. I am not sure about Elizabeth Horton. But there was a Elizabeth Lazarus that married Thomas Hannon. But I was never able to find her after she married. The children listed with Ava Ann are more than likely her siblings. They are the children of Edward Porter Lazarus and Melinda Peas. Robin ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jagi3@aol.com> To: <MSFRANKL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 7:35 AM Subject: Re: [MSFRANKL-L] Jones-Ezelle > For Loretta: This is what I have in my Jones file: > The beginning of the Jones Family that I know: Hezekiah Jones b. 1808/ died > 2-5-1883. He married *Aeann/Arann/Orra Ann/ Arre A. Lazurus b. 1824/ died > 3-17-1922. Both are buried in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetary 4 miles north > of Eddiceton, Ms. or Honey Grove as it was called in the earlier years. > > Their children: Mary T. Jones (my Ggrandmother) b. 12-11-1850, died > 2-16-1928, Married on 12-17-1868 to David Monroe McCaa b. 10-30-1845 died > 1-17-1922. > 2. Martha Jane Jones b. 12-18-1853 died 8-17-1946. Married William C. Cobb > 2-4-1877. She was married on 8-1-1889 to B.S. Groom (Groom was also married > to Rebecca McCaa before this marriage.??) > 3. Richard Jones (no futher info?) > 4. James M. Jones b. 2-15-1858 died 7-22-1920. He was married on 1-15-1880 to > Martha Jane Wactor b. 12-16-1861 died 6-29-1960. > 5. Anna Jane Jones b. about 1859. She married Joseph Ezell on 6-18-1876. > 6. William J. Jones b. about 1861 died between the years of 1879 and 1886. He > married Charity O. Smith 12-25-1879. Charity Smith was b. about 1860. She > later married William A. "Bill" Preisteron 1-3-1886. > 7. John Wesley Jones b. 2-5-1866, died 2-25-1958. He married Sarah Josiephine > Priester on 5-31-1885. Sarah was b. 3-31-1870, died 3-10-1965. > > * Ann Lazurus was found by many names on the different census records. Have > no idea which one is correct?? > > William "Bill" Priester is the brother to Sarah Josiephine Priester Jones. > > I have the descendants of Mary T. Jones and David M. McCaa, who were my > Ggrandparents, the rest I do not. If anyone has them please post. > > I hope this will benefit anyone looking for the Jones 1st generation in > Franklin co. Ms. > > Leon McCaa > > > > > ==== MSFRANKL Mailing List ==== > "Only a genealogist regards a step backwards as progress." > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >