Jonas S. March1

b. 10 December 1863, d. 12 January 1935
FatherBenjamin March2
MotherSarah Elizabeth Wilson2
Birth10 Dec 1863 Jonas S. March was born on 10 Dec 1863 in Tennessee.3,4 
Marriagecirca 1898 He married Mary Isabel Thomas, daughter of William Ledger Thomas and Elizabeth Barbara Clark, circa 1898.1 
Migration  Their first 4 children were born in Tennessee but around 1906 or 1907 the family moved to Arkansas were daughter Mary was born in July 1907. 
  They spent at least the next 13 years in Lawrence County, Arkansas, where they were enumerated in both 1910 and 1920. While in Arkansas Jonas was a feed and grocery merchant.5,6 
Cens-19301930  But Jonas and Mary were drawn back to Tennessee where in 1930 they were again recorded farming in District 9 in Lincoln County.7 
Death12 Jan 1935 Jonas died on 12 Jan 1935 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, at age 71. His death certificate described his occupation as "retired, traveling."2 
Burial He was buried at Unity Cemetery in Lincoln County, Tennessee.4 

Family

Mary Isabel Thomas b. 12 Jan 1873, d. 26 Sep 1949
Children
Last Edited2 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346).
  2. [S2437] "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955", index compiled from original records, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : Jul 2010), Jonas S. March entry citing FHL film #1876822.
  3. [S2437] "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955", index compiled from original records, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : Jul 2010), Jonas S. March entry citing FHL film #1876822. This source states Jonas was born 10 Dec. 1863 in Tennessee.
  4. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann cites Cemetery Records of Lincoln-Moore Counties, Tennessee, by Helen C. & Timothy R. Marsh (Greenville, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1996).
  5. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1910 federal census for Campbell, Lawrence Co., Arkansas: J. S. March, 40, b. TN, married 13 years, wholesale groceries, with wife, M. T., 32, b. TN, married 13 years, 5 children and 3 living; son, Geo., 9, b. TN; daughter, Elizabeth, 4, b. TN; daughter, Mary, 2, b. AR; and, sister in law, Hattie Thomas, 40, b. TN, single.
  6. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1920 federal census for Campbell, Lawrence Co., Arkansas: Joe S. March, 55, b. TN, merchant feed and grocery, wife, Mary, 46, b. TN; son, George, 18, b. TN; daughter, Elizabeth, 14, b. TN; and, daughter, Mary, 12, b. TN.
  7. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1930 federal census for Lincoln Co., TN, District 6: Joe S. March, 65, b. TN, first married at 34, farmer, living in District 6, Lincoln Co., TN, with wife, Mary I., 57, b. TN, first married at 26.
  8. [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346). Joann abstracted the 1900 federal census for Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN: Joe S. March, 35, b. Dec 1864 in TN, married 2 years, live stock dealer, with wife, Mary I., 26, b. Feb 1873 in TN, married 2 years, one child and one child living; and, son, William T., 6/12, b. Nov 1899 in TN.