Howell Jones, Company I

Many of Howell Jones’s life events took place at a specific location in Southampton County, Virginia. The soldier was married at “Sam Blount’s residence,” his four children were born at “Sam Blunt’s residence,” and he died at “Sam Blount’s residence.”  Finding out more about  Blunt/Blount would certainly lead to more information about this soldier and his family. 

 

Invalid — 998,136 / 820,326
Minor — 935,622 / —– , Sarah Jones (guardian)

 

Claimant’s Affidavit, Howell Jones, 14 June 1892
52 years old; residence, Worrells, Southampton County, Va.; post-office address, Worrells … “I was working on a farm as a hired hand about seven years after I returned home from the service of the U.S. which was about the year 1873. I was put to moving some logs at which time I incurred hernia. It was on the farm of Mr. Joseph Gray near Frank in the aforesaid county and state. It come on me all at once so that I could not prevent it. I never have been guilty of vicious habits. I have to wear a truss all the time and it gives me very much pain at sometimes and makes me totally disabled to do manual labor.”

 

Declaration for Children Under Sixteen Years of Age, Sarah Jones, 8 February 1910
33 years old; residence, Felts, Southampton Co., Va. … that she is the guardian of Lee Jones, Annie Bell Jones, William Rowser Jones, Robert Jones, legitimate children of Howell Jones, deceased … that the mother of said children was married under the name of Sarah Mason to the soldier at Sam Blount‘s residence … April 1897 … by Rev. William Mason … that the said soldier died December 18th 1909 at Sam Blount’s residence … that the following are the only children of the soldier who are now living and are under sixteen years of age, to wit:
Lee Jones, born Dec. 8th 1898 at Sam Blunt‘s
Annie Bell Jones, born Oct 27, 1900 [at Sam Blunt’s]
William Rowser Jones, born Jan. 26th, 1904 [at Sam Blunt’s]
Robert Jones, born July 3rd, 1909
“Witnesses: John Blunt, Sam Blunt
“Also personally appeared Sam Blunt, residing at Courtland, and John Blunt, residing at Pope”