Jonas S. March1
b. 10 December 1863, d. 12 January 1935
Father | Benjamin March2 |
Mother | Sarah Elizabeth Wilson2 |
Birth | 10 Dec 1863 | Jonas S. March was born on 10 Dec 1863 in Tennessee.3,4 |
Marriage | circa 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-1930 | 1930 | But Jonas and Mary were drawn back to Tennessee where in 1930 they were again recorded farming in District 9 in Lincoln County.7 |
Death | 12 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 |
Citations
- [S2326] Joann Tortarolo research, 2009-2010 (7512 Aloe Court., Highland, CA 92346).
- [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.
- [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.
- [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).
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.