William M. Jones
William M. Jones was born on May 20, 1836, in Westfield, New York, to Robert and Mary Jones. His father was an English immigrant and a laborer who owned $400 of real estate and $400 of personal property by 1860. The family lived in Westfield until the 1850s, when they moved to Ripley, New York. He married Eleanor Knapp in the late 1850s, and they had at least four children: Seymour, born around 1857; Maria, born around 1860; William, born around 1862; Walter, born around 1869. By 1860, Jones was working as a farm laborer.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on August 11, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company E of the 112th New York Infantry four days later. According to his service records, he was 5 feet, 7 inches tall, with light hair and blue eyes. The regiment took part in the Battle of Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg, and the Carolinas campaign. He may have earned a promotion to corporal, and he mustered out on June 13, 1865.
 
Jones returned to Ripley after the war, and he earned a living as a farmer. By 1870, he owned $300 of real estate. The family moved to North East, Pennsylvania, in the 1870s, and Jones worked as a carpenter there. He died of “aortic regurgitation” in North East on May 6, 1910.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(3017)Jones, William M.1835-05-201910-05-06
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Corporal
  • Rank highest: Corporal
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 11

  • (8195) [writer] ~ Robert Jones Jr. and William M. Jones to Betsy A. Jones, 29 April 1863
  • (8245) [writer] ~ William M. Jones to Eleanor C. Jones et al., 28 April 1863
  • (8246) [writer] ~ William M. Jones to Mary Jones and Robert Jones, 26 March 1863
  • (8255) [writer] ~ Robert Jones Jr. and William M. Jones to Jacob H. Jones and Thomas A. Jones, 15 March 1863
  • (8256) [writer] ~ William M. Jones to Mary Jones et al., 10 March 1863
  • (8257) [writer] ~ William M. Jones to Mary Jones, 26 February 1863
  • (8263) [writer] ~ William M. Jones to Mary Jones, 13 July 1864
  • (8266) [writer] ~ William M. Jones to Eleanor C. Jones, 28 May 1864
  • (8268) [writer] ~ Robert Jones Jr. and William M. Jones to Mary Jones, 5 July 1863
  • (8269) [associated with] ~ Robert Jones Jr. to Mary Jones, 9 June 1863
  • (8271) [writer] ~ William M. Jones to Mary Jones et al., 1863

People - Records: 9

  • (3017) Jones, William M. is the [sibling of] (3016) Jones, Robert Jr.
  • (3017) Jones, William M. is the [aunt/uncle of] (3032) Marsh, Charles E.
  • (3018) Jones, Betsy Ann is the [sibling-in-law of] (3017) Jones, William M.
  • (3027) Jones, Eleanor C. is the [wife of] (3017) Jones, William M.
  • (3028) Jones, Robert is the [parent of] (3017) Jones, William M.
  • (3029) Jones, Mary is the [parent of] (3017) Jones, William M.
  • (3030) Jones, Jacob H. is the [sibling of] (3017) Jones, William M.
  • (3031) Jones, Thomas Amon is the [sibling of] (3017) Jones, William M.
  • (3033) Jones, Kisiah is the [sibling of] (3017) Jones, William M.

Places - Records: 2

  • (2209) [birth] ~ Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York
  • (808) [death] ~ North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (282) [enlisted] [E] ~ 112th New York Infantry
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, available from Fold3.com; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012, available from Ancestry.com; Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1969, available from Ancestry.com.