Sixth Generation

338. Jerusa Jane Gaut^3,4. Birth: 10 May 1856, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Census: 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee, Jane 4 f w TN.

Census: 1870, Bradley County, Tennessee, Jerusah 13 f w TN attended school.

Census: 1880, Bradley County, Tennessee. Jerusa 24 wife female married white, keeping house, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1900, San Francisco County, California. Jerusa J. 44 wife female m26 w May 1856, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1910, San Francisco County, California. Jerusa J. 53 wife m m1-55 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, 4 children, 4 living.

Census: 1920, San Francisco County, California. Dist. 29, Precinct 57, Enumeration District 37, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 10 and 11 Jan 1920; p.238b, 27 Dorland, dwelling number 339, family number 465; Hansen Isabelle 53 head female widowed white VA England VA; Jones Jerusia 60 wife female widowed white TX TX TX.

Death: 29 December 1928, age 72, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.

Burial: January 1943, Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California.¹⁴⁹ Jerusa was cremated and her ashes were kept at the Karpus home and later placed in the casket of her son Arno W. Jones in January 1943 in Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. Information from Trenton Karpus, grandson of Jerusa. (Roberta Pierson)

Jerusa Jane Gaut and James Graves Jones Marriage: 24 December 1874, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee. J. G. Jones to Jerusha J. Gaut, Marriage Book 1 1864-1887 Bradley Co., TN, pg 154 entered 12/23 & married by R.A. Johnston. (LDS film #908795). (Roberta Pierson)

James Graves Jones^3,4, son of Ransom Adolphus Jones and Rebecca Caroline Hammontree,. Birth: 25 March 1855, Prescott, Georgia.

Census: 1860, Bradley County, Tennessee, Dist. 10, Bradley County, Tennessee, 6 Jul 1860, Cleveland PO; p.240a, dwelling number 906, family number 906; McCray Marshall 45 m w farmer renter? TN; Rachel 45 f w TN; Jones James 5 m w TN. In the 1880 census, Rachel McCray (widow of Marshall McCray) was enumerated household of James Graves Jones and was listed as his cousin. So James must have been related either to Marshall or to Rachel.

Census: 1870, Bradley County, Tennessee, Dist. 10, Bradley County, Tennessee, 19 Aug 1870, Cleveland PO; page 375b, dwelling number 203, family number 201; McClure Rachel 40 f w TN; Jones James 15 m w farm laborer TN cannot R/W.

Residence: 1878, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee. In 1878, he received a teachers certificate in Cleveland for Tennessee Public schools for 1st grade. Bradley Co. Educ. System, pg 108 - 1870-1880 Teachers. (Roberta Pierson)

Census: 1880, Bradley County, Tennessee. Dist. 10, Enumeration District 8, Bradley County, Tennessee, 11 Jun 1880; page 331b, dwelling number 198, family number 202; Jones James 25 head male married white, school teacher GA NC TN; Jerusa 24 wife female married white, keeping house, born TN, father and mother born TN; Arno 3 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Wayland 7/12 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; McCray Rachel 52 cousin female widowed white TN -- --.

Census: 1880, Wise County, Texas. Jones James 24 son-in-law male married white, teacher, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated household of his wife's parents John J. Gaut and Margaret Angeline (Angeline) Bryan. However, neither his wife nor his first two children were enumerated with the family. James was enumerated twice in 1880. The first time was in Tennessee, and he was enumerated with his wife and children. The second time was in Texas, and his wife and children were not enumerated with him. The family did not break up, and he and his wife had additional children after 1880. The most likely explanation is simply that his wife and children had not yet arrived in Texas at the time he was enumerated in Texas.

He appeared in the tax list in 1892 in San Francisco County, California. In 1892, he registered to vote San Francisco 34th Assembly District, 14th precinct. (Roberta Pierson)

He appeared in the tax list in 1896 in San Francisco County, California. In 1896, he registered to vote San Francisco, 31st Assembly District, 11th precinct. (Roberta Pierson)

Census: 1900, San Francisco County, California. Assembly Dist. 31, Enumeration District 51, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 5 Jun 1900; page 176b, 1317 Mission, dwelling number 59, family number 81; Jones James G. 45 head male m26 w Mar 1855 insurance agt. GA GA GA; Jerusa J. 44 wife female m26 w May 1856, born TN, father and mother born TN; Wayland E. 20 son, male, single, white, Nov 1879 apprentice (engine) TN GA TN; Weber 17 son, male, single, white, Jul 1882 apprentice (pattern maker) TX GA TN; Mabel G. 14 daughter, female, single, white, Dec 1884 at school CA GA TN.

James appeared in the tax list in 1906 in San Francisco County, California. In 1906, a letter was written on a shirt collar by James to his son Wayland in New York City after earthquake saying they were OK. In the possession of Alma Demski, Sacramento, California. (Roberta Pierson)

Census: 1910, San Francisco County, California. Part of Assembly Dist. 39, Part of Precinct 10, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, 28 Apr 1910; page 135a, 2584 McAlister Street, dwelling number 212, family number 322; Jones James G. 55 head male m1-55 w real estate agent GA SC TN; Jerusa J. 53 wife m m1-55 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, 4 children, 4 living.

Death: 7 November 1912, age 57, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. Death Certificate #12-833544, California Department of Health, Sacramento, California. (Roberta Pierson)

Burial: 11 November 1912, Green Lawn Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.

A letter dated June 1, 1954 from Mabel Jones Karpus to her son Trenton she said "father was born in Prescott, Georgia, don't know if it is on the map." We found Prescott as a town in Echols County, however, it no longer exists. When James was born it may have been in Lowndes County. (Roberta Pierson)

Jerusa Jane Gaut-518 and James Graves Jones-747 had the following children: