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Richard III, our 14X great granduncle, succeeded his brother Edward IV, our 14X great grandfather. Edward left 2 sons, Edward, just 12, who was to succeed his father as Edward V, and Richard York, 9. The brothers were in the Tower of London to await Edward’s coronation, but they disappeared and Uncle Richard took the throne. The bodies of two little boys were discovered in 1674 and modern forensics identified them in 2012. The theory is that Uncle Richard had them killed, probably smothered.
Ah, palace intrigue. Not a royal family to get too close to. Our 2X great grandfather, Abyram (or Abram) Dunn (1841-1916) married Sarah A. Rodgers (1842-1915) around 1859. His parents were John P. Dunn (1817-1885) and Mary Zellinger (1819-1884). This is the same relative I mentioned a while ago who probably was in the Knights Templar organization in Lewistown, PA.
It wasn’t all sweetness for the newlyweds. I found a couple articles calling Abram a wife beater and she took him to court. Sorry, I don’t see anything else on what happened after that. Abram was a private in the Civil War with the 110th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Infantry, which is etched on his tombstone. He also shows up in the roster as a private who enlisted in the District of Columbia with the 2nd Infantry. He received a $100 bounty for enlisting. Abram and Sarah had 3 children: Jennie or Jane (our great grandmother) (1860-1944), George (born 1863), and Robert Clinton (1869-1939). My mother told me a family story about a relative who had only one arm. He had worked on the railroad and caught his arm between cars and it had to be amputated. That was all she remembered. I was talking to cousin Doug Jones one day who mentioned that Jennie and Robert Clinton lived with our grandparents and Robert only had one arm. He sold pencils for many years outside the May Company Department Store in downtown Cleveland. Sometimes, you just have to wait for family stories to come together. Our great grandparents, Thomas and Alberta (Bertie) Shaw had 8 children, with six growing to adulthood. Two of the boys died in childhood.
Leonard Morton Shaw lived from 1895-1897. He died in Brooklyn, NY, of bronchitis, enteritis, and exhaustion, according to his death certificate. The death of another son, Thomas Houston Shaw, Jr., was a bit more complicated. According to newspaper reports, when he was 12, he saw a flock of geese one day, grabbed a shotgun, and ended up with a gunshot wound in his leg. His leg had to be amputated, but the loss of blood and shock took his life. His older brother Emery was about 16. Family rumors hint that Thomas Houston, Jr., was not alone that day and that there were other contributing factors. Emery left home around the time of his younger brother’s death, later telling his children that his father was very strict. Why did Emery Hall Shaw change his name to Edward Hall Jones? We can only speculate. Jo Guedras Jahant discovered his first marriage to Mary Myrtle DeLong on February 10th, 1917. We haven’t found divorce papers from that marriage, but they may not be online yet. When he joined the army, his enlistment form says Edward Hall Jones with his birth date give as August 1, 1889, a year later than his real birth date. So, perhaps, he was trying to evade the first wife and not have to share his military pay? Just speculating here. Thoughts? Well, it’s June, so I thought I would gather family photos of brides and grooms that I have accumulated. Hope I’m accurate with the dates,
Ladies, you look gorgeous! Oh, and the guys, too. John Glover is one of the most important heroes of the Revolutionary War. Our 5th great grandfather was George Washington’s go-to guy when he needed support. Glover rose to the rank of Brigadier General. The war could have turned out very differently without him.
Attached is a short article that documents his most famous exploits, but here is a a longer old American Heritage article for anyone interested. Attached is a listing of all the descendants of Edward Hall Jones and Sarah Margaret Brooks that know of. Please let me know if there are any additions or corrections you would like me to make. Thanks!
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Bonnie EastonHi! I am a Jones cousin, daughter of Evelyn Jones Easton. Since retiring as a reference librarian after 20 years, I have become a genealogy addict. Our ancestors want to tell us their stories.
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