Sarah (Sanford) Jones

JONES, SANFORD

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 5/6/2004 at 22:14:42

This is a handwritten sheet of paper in the Obituary Book:

"Sarah - daughter of Wm & Elizabeth Sanford was born in Shelby Co - Ky - June 28th - 1842 moved to Brown Co - Ind - married George - M - Jones - April 3rd 1860 - to this union were born 12 childrin [sic] - she died at her daughters in Kirksville Mo aged 82 yrs. -
Mr. Jones served as a minister to the Primitive Baptist church thirty years that he lived in Mo."

(Photocopy of this obit found on page 204 of Obit Book "A" of the Van Buren County Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Mar 2001. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.)

I am NOT related and am posting this obit for those who may find this person in their family history.

(Originally posted 10 Apr 2001)