Rufus Jones and Martha E. A. Reese

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Husband Rufus Jones

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           Born: Abt 1812 - Georgia
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       Marriage: 17 Mar 1840 - Morgan Co., Georgia 1 2

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Wife Martha E. A. Reese

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           Born: Abt 1823 - Georgia (Morgan Co.)
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         Father: Joseph Reese (1775/1780-Abt 1833)
         Mother: Elizabeth Alston Crawford (1794-1851)

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Rufus Jones

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CENSUS:

<pre>1850 Marshall Co., Mississippi, Southern Division; Sep 13; pg 435
129/129
Rufus Jones 38 M Ga $4000 Farmer
Martha " 26 F Ga
Reese E. " 9 M Ms
W. A. " 5 M Ms
Fally " 4 F Ms
Egbirt R. " 2 M Ms </pre>

In the Slave Schedule he is the owner of 23 slaves.

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General Notes: Wife - Martha E. A. Reese

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INHERITANCE:

Georgia Probate Records 1742-1990, Morgan County
Administration and guardian records, appraisements, citations and sales 1850-58, Page 13, Image 32/591:

Report of John Robson, guardian of Martha E. Rees, orphan of Joseph Rees, deceased:

Income from June 6, 1834 until January 1840 consists mostly of a large sum from the administrator and an annual amount from hiring the Negroes. Payments are made from January 1, 1835 until a final payment of $2616.62 is made December 28, 1840 to Rufus Jones in right of his wife.

1 Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Morgan > Marriages, 1833-1854. Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJC-8YP), Rufus Jones and Martha E. A. Reese, 17 Mar 1840; citing Marriage, Morgan, Georgia; FHL microfilm 158,906.