Jones, Elijah

Born: 1804 Kentucky

Died: 1852-08-02 Menard County, Illinois

Flourished: 1832-1840 New Salem, Illinois

Jones married Nancy Armstrong in Sangamon County, Illinois, in 1830. They lived in the area near New Salem for the rest of their lives.

U.S. Census Office, Fifth Census of the United States (1830), Sangamon County, IL, 197; Election Returns for the New Salem Precinct in Sangamon County, Illinois; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Sangamon County, 28 February 1830, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Menard County, IL, 321; Gravestone, Old Concord Cemetery, Petersburg, IL.