Jones - Extended Family
Mariah Jones
 
(Jan 10, 1803 in OH - Oct 5, 1869 in Bremen, IN)
Daughter of Jacob Jones (1778-1840) and Elizabeth Bell (1778-1873)
Married John L. Hilliard (1779-1885) on Oct, 1822 in IN
Census: 1850
Mariah and her husband are listed on the list of heirs for Jacob Jones

I have 3 DNA matches from this family
Click here to go to Mariah's record on the Jones surname page.

The 4 children of Mariah and John are:
   1. Elizabeth Hilliard (Jul 21, 1824 in OH - Jan 6 ,1867 in IN)
       Married Albert B. Leach (1822-1865) on Oct 8, 1848 in IN; Civil War vet - died as volunteer
       Census: 1850, 1860; no children on either census
   2. Harriet Elizabeth Hilliard (Jan 25, 1827 in OH - Sep 26, 1906 in CA)
 
      Married Gustavus Monroe Vandercook (1830-1896)
       Census: 1850

             1. Emma V. Vandercook (Mar 15, 1855 in IN - 1924 in CA)
                 Married Charles P. Brown (-) on Apr 10, 1883 in IA

             2.
Frank Vandercook (Abt. 1858 in IN - )
             3. Ella Vandercook (Abt. 1858 in IN - 1894)

             4.
Caroline Vandercook (Jul 30, 1859 in IL - Jan 21, 1912 in SD)
                 Married Charles C. Lowrie (1854-1938) on Dec 27, 1888 in WI
                      1.
Georgia "Georgie" Lowrie (Nov 27, 1880 - Sep 5, 1896) age 15

             5.
Gertrude N. Vandercook (Apr 18, 1861 in IL - )
                 Married Edward T. Blinn (-) on Mar 24, 1888 in IL

             6.
Elizabeth B. Vandercook (Jul 21, 1865 in IL - Jan 27, 1918 in IL)
                 Married Hiram B. Newton (1855-) on Sep 18, 1887 in Beloit, WI
                      1.
Van Anson Newton (May 6, 1889 in WI - Mar 16, 1965 in OH)
                      2.
Cora Elizabeth Newton (Aug 1892 in IL - 1967)
                          Married Enos Marion Rowe (1890-1946)
                               1.
Richard Sconce Rowe (Apr 17, 1919 - Feb 26, 2007)
                                   Married Patricia Jane Bell (1921-2012)
                                        1.
Theodore Rowe (Feb 23, 1955 - May 10, 2022 in NC)
                               2.
Jean Rowe (May 16, 1922 in OH - Mar 1985 in LA)
                                   Married James Alfred Hufford (1918-1994)
                                        1.
Kristin Hufford (Feb 5, 1949 - Feb 24, 2024)
                                        2.
Jay Scott Hufford (Jan 26, 1953 - Aug 16, 1991 in GA)
                               3.
Hal Newton Rowe (Oct 26, 1928 in OH - May 18, 2005 in CO) WW2 Vet
                                   Married Audrey (1923-2014)

             7. Matilda Evelyn Vandercook (Apr 18, 1870 in IL - Jan 16, 1941 in CA)
                 Married John J. Kinehan (1860-1921) on Oct 16, 1890 in Winnebago, IL
   3. Brownell Loren Hilliard (Nov 13, 1828 in Miami, OH - Apr 22, 1904 in IN)
       Married Lavinia Fitz (1835-1922) on Oct 29, 1853 in IN
       Census: 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880

            1. Orpheus Alonzo Hilliard (Aug 19, 1855 in IN - Jun 29, 1937 in IN) - 1 DNA Match
                Married Hester Ann Cooper (1855-1938) - 7 children
                     1.
Mary Elizabeth Hilliard (Oct 3, 1879 in IN - Jul 6, 1959 in IN)
                         Married Charles White (1872-1946) in 1896
                              1.
Sherman Wilson White (May 30, 1897 in IN - Oct 1971 in IN)
                                  Married Anna Girman (1896-1968)
                                       1.
Helen Louise White (May 23, 1923 in IN - Apr 8, 1989 in IN)
                                           Married Howard Leroy Quigg (1919-2001) in 1942
                              2.
Nona B. White (Sep 5, 1899 in IN - Feb 2, 1993 in IL)
                                  Married Frederick William Kraemer (1898-1978) in 1924
                              3.
Ruby Grace White (Dec 23, 1905 in IN - Feb 24, 1987 in MN)
                                  Married (1) Waldby Alfred Duggleby (1902-1997) in 1922
                                       1.
Harold Vance Duggleby (1923-1944) - WW2 Vet; age 21
                                  Married (2) Hubert Lawrence Rockne (1917-1992)
                              4.
Mildred Ora White (Jun 22, 1908 in IN - Dec 10, 1967 in IL)
                                  Married Earl Luther Albin (1906-1999) in 1927
                                       1.
Barbara J. Albin (May 4, 1928 in IL - Jul 27, 2010 in IN)
                                           Married Wayne Arles Geiling (1928-2010) in 1948
                                       2.
Donald Gene Albin (Jun 21, 1930 in IL - Mar 3, 1931 in IL) 8 months
                                       3.
Mary Carolyn Albin (Feb 12, 1934 in IL - Oct 24, 2003 in IN)
                     2.
Joseph Tillman Hilliard (1882-1968)
                     3.
Grace Adelle Hilliard (1892-1978)

            2.
Mary Elizabeth Hilliard (Dec 1856 in IN - May 30, 1912 in IN)
                Married (1) Edward Johnson (2) William Miller (1852-1940)
                     1.
Pearl May Miller (Oct 5, 1883 in IN - Sep 5, 1973 in IN)
                         Married Milo J. Wert (1877-1939) in 1902 - 2 children
                     2.
Phenie May Miller (Apr 22, 1888 in IN - May 22, 1964 in IN)
                          Married Earl Marvin Parker, Sr. (1887-1975) in 1908
                               1.
Homer M. Parker (Oct 8, 1909 - Mar 26, 1975)
                               2.
Goldie M. Parker (Sep 30, 1911 in IN - Jul 18, 2006 in FL)
                               3.
Earl Parker, Jr. (Jan 10, 1924 in IN - Jan 27, 2003 in IN)
                                   Married Mary Patricia Ledwidge (1929-2015)
                     3.
Loran Albert Miller (May 25, 1892 in IN - Apr 8, 1968 in IN)
                          Maried Elsie Edith Shafer (1894-1990)
                     4.
John Welcome Miller (Apr 13, 1895 in IN - Dec 4, 1970 in IN)
                         Married Stella Leona Shafer (1896-1973) in 1913
                              1.
Mabel Miller (Jun 29, 1915 - Dec 21, 1971)
                                  Married Earl Russell Thornton, Sr. (1912-1979) in 1934
                                        1.
Earl R. Thornton, Jr. (Jun 25, 1937 - Apr 15, 2002) Army Vet
                                        2.
Patricia Elaine Thornton (Apr 7, 1942 in IN - Dec 26, 2008 in FL)
                              2.
James William Miller (Jan 28, 1918 in IN - Apr 5, 2012 in IN)
                                  Married Ruth Victoria Kohli (1918-1988) in 1939
                                        1.
James W. Miller (Sep 25, 1940 in IN - May 10, 2024 in IN)
                              3.
Maynard H. Miller (May 2, 1922 in IN - Sep 30, 1987 in IN)
                                  Married Vera Mae Schlemmer (1921-2022) in 1944

            3.
Mariah Hilliard (Jan 6, 1860 in IN - Mar 7, 1934 in IN) - 2 DNA Matches
                Married Samuel Crothers (1862-1940) - 10 children
                     1.
Bert Crothers (1884-1933)
                     2.
Lemuel Crothers (Dec 28, 1890 in IN - Jan 21, 1978 in IN)
                         Married Bertha Ellen Ervin (1900-1978) in 1917
                               1.
Blanche Lucile Crothers (Sep 12, 1918 in IN - Sep 25, 1920 in IN)
                               2.
Elma Ellen Crothers (Jul 31, 1921 in IN - Mar 8, 2015 in IN)
                                   Married John J. Konya (1912-1998) in 1947
                               3.
Rose May Crothers (Aug 13, 1923 in IN - Jan 21, 1992 in IN)
                                   Married (1) Merland Hochstetler (1919-1980) in 1942
                                        1.
Alton Dean Hochstetler (Jan 3, 1943 - Jan 26, 2023)
                                                1.
Andrew Hochstetler (Sep 16, 1976 in IN - Mar 27, 2004 in IN)
                                                2.
Timothy Hochstetler (Feb 14, 1979 in IN - Dec 28, 1994) age 15
                                   Married (2) Otis R. Bowen (1918-2013) in 1981

                     3.
Florence M. Crothers (1894 in IN - Dec 16, 1978 in IN)
                         Married George J. Molnar (1889-1967) on Dec 26, 1911
                              1.
Joseph A. Molnar (1912-1995)
                              2. Wilbur W. Molnar (Jun 23, 1914 - Nov 6, 1992 in IN)
                                  Married Ruth V. Buck (1914-1999) in 1942
                              3. Jennie I. Molnar (1916-1992)
                                  Married Ralph Bickel (1917-1974)
                                        1.
Robert Lee Bickel (1941-2007)
                              4. William W. Molnar (1921-1932) age 10-11

                    4.
Andrew J. Crothers (Jan 13, 1900 - Apr 13, 1978)
                         Married (1) Margaret Leona Marks (1898-1920)
                         Married (2) Velma L. Cline (1906-1992)
                               1.
Clifford Dean Crothers (Oct 6, 1927 - May 24, 2015 in IN) Army Vet
                                   Married Cora Alberta Leonard (1922-2014) in 1949
                               2.
Dewey Eugene Crothers (May 18, 1930 - Feb 13, 1989)
                                   Married Barbara Sue WHitsel (1936-2017) in 1963

            4.
John Hilliard (Dec 26, 1863 in IN - Dec 20, 1954 in IN)
                Married (1) Laura Richard (1860-1897)
                     1.
Lovina Belle Hilliard (Mar 7, 1885 in IN - Jul 23, 1905 in IN) age 20
                Married (2) Ida Mae Henry (1865-1842)
 
            5.
Harriett Helen Hilliard (May 25, 1868 in IN - Dec 11, 1943 in IN)
                Harriett married (1) William Mummey (1861-1927) in 1884
                     1.
Goldie May Mummey (Jul 13, 1888 in IN - Jan 25, 1919 in IN)
                         Married (1) Frederick William Cox (1886-1953) in 1907
                         Married (2) Charles Nicholas (1891-1935) in 1911
                     2.
Flossie M. Mummey (Oct 23, 1893 in IN - Feb 6, 1975 in IN)
                         Married (1) Sherman "Wilbur" Hull (1888-1953) in 1912
                               1.
Cyril Lloyd Hull (Jan 21, 1913 in IN - Aug 31, 2006 in FL)
                                   Married Addie Elizabeth Mullis (1916-1999) in 1940
                               2.
Venus Evelyn Hull (Mar 26, 1914 in IN - Mar 24, 2010 in CA)
                                   Married Guy Marler Tate (1909-1984)
                         Married (2) George O. Hines (1900-1982)

                     3.
Mollie Mummey (1891 - Sep 28, 1896 in IN) age 4-5

                     4.
Violet Marie Mummey (Jan 26, 1897 in IN - Mar 24, 1980 in IN)
                         Married Welcome Charles Brooke (1895-1964) in 1924

                Harriett married (2) Earl E. Covey (1878-1954) in 1912
   4. Fielding L. Hilliard (Abt. 1833 in Miami, OH - May 25, 1865 in VA) Civil War Vet
      
Married Susan Raidebaugh (1837-1889) on Jan 2, 1860 in IN
       Census: 1850, 1860 - no children on 1860 census

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