Hi, Here is a history of Jones from Slatington, Pa. area: Sue Jones family Thomas Jones, of Williamstown, was married to Elizabeth Hughes. He died in a slate quarry accident in 1871. His obituary of October 25, 1871, in the Slatington News, red “On Wednesday forenoon of last week, MR. Thomas Jones, a quarryman in the employ of Henry Williams was in the act of lowering himself into the quarry by a rope, which broke and in this manner, he was precipitated upon the rocks below, a distance of about 25 feet, killing him instantly. He resided in Williamstown where he was highly respected. A wife and several children are left to mourn his loss. “His wife, Elizabeth, remarried Griffith Pritchard, who was killed in a slate quarry cave-in in 1893. Thomas and Elizabeth had three children, Ellen, Catherine and Thomas. Ellen Jones, married John G. Griffith, and her family is listed under his name. Catherine Jones, married John D. Jones, and they had four children: David, Thomas, William and Russell. David married Margaret Williams and they had the following children: Mae, David and John (Who are twins), Mae married Dr. Raymond Pickel, and she lives in Walnutport. David married Betty Schneer, they live in Slatington, and have two children, Megan and MaryAnn. Megan married James Hodge and lives in Houston, Texas, with their two children, Adam and Ashley. MaryAnn is single and lives in South Carolina. John Married Elaine Green, and they live in Allentown. Had 3 daughters, Nancy, Barbara and Janet, Mary, married Philip Gwenerd and has 2 sons and Barbara married Daniel Moccia, had two sons, Janet married Tim McClellan, and no children. William married Myrtle Gackenbach, and they had two children; Lois married Navarre of Allentown and William lives in Emmanuelsville. Russell married Grace Coffin, and they had a son, Richard F., who married Connie Oplinger. He is a retired school teacher and coach at Slatington. His wife is also a restired school teacher. They have two children: Jeffrey and Jennifer. Jeffrey is a doctor of osteopathic medicine, who is married to Susan Enander and they have two sons, Jennifer is married to Joseph Babyak, and they have one child. Thomas Jones, the third child of Thomas and Elizabeth Jones, married Mary Ellen, and they had a son, Charles, who married Elsie Roth, of Emrald. They had four children: Thelma, Mary Ellen, Jane and Kenneth. Thelma, married Charles Plotsko, and they had three children: Charles, Jean and he rtwin sister, Jeanette. Charles is a school teacher in Whitehall, and his wife, Denise Hughes, is a school teacher in Slatington. They have a son, Jason. Mary Elln married Thomas Werner, and they had five children, and live in Hamburg. Jane married Rodney Haney, and they had five children, and live in Bethlehem. Kenneth married Kathleen Lewis of Slatedale, and they had three children: Sandy, marsha and Thomas.