Jones County Court Probate 1844-1873 Records

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Case No.	Surname Given Name	Death Date	Spouse Surname Spouse Given Name	Heirs	Other
O 759	Abby John	03/02/1874	Buttikofar Elizabeth	Abbey, Jacob, 37, Delaware Co. Abby, Gottlieb, 34, Delaware Co. (Abby) Buerki, Elizabeth, 39, E. St. Louis, IL
O 733	Ackerman Isaac	09/05/1871	Rachel	Ackerman, Sidney M, Anamosa (Ackerman) Dunning, Druzilla, Jones Co. Ackerman, Daniel, 31, Jones Co.
O 611	Aduddle/Aduddell Benjamin	10/15/1868	Fairchild Ruth A	(Aduddle) Smith, Elizabeth Frances, Jones or Clinton Co. (Aduddle) Pulley, Amy Jane, Jones or Clinton Co. (Aduddell) Fuller, Phebe Eliza/Ellen, Jones or Clinton Co. Aduddle, Jesse S, Jones Co.	died 07/31/1868
O 207	Aldrich Noah	01/16/1860	(Moore) Hiner Esther	Aldrich, Sumner Aldrich, Olive, b1850 Aldrich, Martha Jane Aldrich, Irvin Aldrich, Everett	Wyoming -Esther first married Joseph Hiner who died 1841 in Tazewell Co., IL. Their son is John Hiner b1841
O 637	Alexander Arthur	11/24/1869			Arthur Died Arthur does not appear to be married. He is the son of John & Mary (McGookin) Alexander. John died in Dearborn Co., IN in 1841. Mary is one of Arthur's heirs and she died in 1880 North Madison Pioneer Cem., Jones Co.
O 217	Allen William	06/12/1860			Geo Edgington, Admin - May be William (40) & Sarah Allen family killed in a tornado and buried in Rose Hill Cem., Cedar Co., IA
O 148	Alspach Henry	07/06/1857	Wildermuth Mary Ann	Alspach, Lucinda Alspach, Edwin Alspach, Ervin Alspach, Christena Alpach, Columbia Ann Alspach, Henry Jr Alspach, Madissa Alspach, David A Alspach, William Alpach, Mary Isabell	Henry lived in Marion Co., OH --Bro: Samuel H used Alspaugh as a surname. Samuel died in Jones Co. in 1886.
O 274	Armstrong John	02/16/1863	Hornbeck Harriet	(Armstrong) Sessions, Mary Jane, 32, Hopkinton (Armstrong) Port, Catherine Maria, 30, Linn Co Armstrong, John Alexander, 28, Fairview Armstrong, George Ambrose, 25, Greenfield Tsp Armstrong, James Hornbeck, 21, Greenfield Armstrong, Charles Ransom, 15, Greenfield Tsp Armstrong, Dewitt Clintoon, 13, Greenfield Tsp	Matthew Porter, Admins.
O 478	Arnold Stephen	12/21/1865	Nancy	Arnold, Amanda, Cass Co., MO Arnold, Sarah, Cass Co., MO Arnold, John W, Jones Co.	died Cass Co., MO - to IA from Hendricks Co., IN

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Case No.	Surname Given Name	Death Date	Spouse Surname Spouse Given Name	Heirs	Other
O 382	Baker James C	10/04/1864		(Baker) Chalfant, Martha (Baker) Pester, Elizabeth, Roxboro, PA Baker, Oscar B , New York City? Baker, Joseph Jr	no wife - no children Joseph Baker, Jr. exec. Joseph Baker, Sr (Racine, WI) contested will
O 331	Baker Phineas M	12/17/1863	Joslin Orvilla/Aurilla	Baker, John F, 8, Jones Co. Baker, Horace Milo, 6, Jones Co. Baker, Alvenia J, 3, Jones Co.	died Civil War - s/o Philemon & Aurelia (Mudge) Baker --d/o John G & Candace (Wolcott) Joslin --Orvilla/Aurilla died 1881
O 228	Baldwin Isaac		Mabie Susanna Sutherland	(Baldwin) Vaughn, Lydia Lois Baldwin, Theron J Baldwin, Marcellus Olmstead Baldwin, Minerva	Medina Co., OH and Allegheny Co., NY
O 230	Barker Albert W	11/03/1860	Dodge Almira	Barker, Albert W Jr	Cass Tsp. -Elisha Dodge, father-in-law - Phebe Barker of Linn Co. mentioned
O 226	Barker Alonson/Alansan	05/05/1862	Dodge Almira		son of Asahel & Euphemia Barker - S F Benadom, Adm
O 388	Barnhill Samuel	11/09/1864	(Rodman) Houser Martha	Barnhill, Elizabeth Ann, 9, Jones Co. Barnhill, John H, 6, Jones Co. (Barnhill) Lyans, Sarah Jane, 3, Jones Co. Barnhill, Catherine	died 07/17/1864 New Orleans
O 190	Barr John	08/02/1859
O 51	Bartholomew Daniel	06/07/1852	Simmons Augusta M	Bartholomew, Rosalia Bartholomew, Persis Bartholomew, Mitchell	Augusta marr. Alexander G Beardsley. Rosalia married Frederic F Beardsley. She died age 22 in 1857. Persis married (Frank) Lewis Ainsworth.
O 340	Batchelder Benjamin	01/19/1864			Civil War -heir: His father, John Batchelder - Romantis & Stephen Batchelder mentioned
O 55	Beam Joseph	04/06/1852	Fall Barbary Ann		Barbary remarried to Andrew Byerly - Joseph Beam had a brother Charles.
O 40	Bean Rufus L	06/18/1851			died 11/17/1850. Appears to not have lived in Jones Co. Brother-in-Law, Samuel P. Alexander Adminstrator is living in Worcester, Wash. Co., VT
O 188	Beatty Thomas	06/08/1859			Bro: John Beatty says Thomas died in 10/1854 on a boat that sunk on the Mississippi north of St Louis.
O 758	Beck David S	died 04/21/1872	(Scheffer) Beck Wint Sarah	Beck, Mary Alice, 9, Jones Co. Beck, Milton E, 7, Jones Co. Beck, Ida, 5, Jones Co. Beck, Elizabeth "Lizzie", 3, Jones Co.
O 352	Beers Nehemiah/Eliza	03/07/1864	Eliza & Mehitable	(Beers) Merwin, Jennet, 47, Jones Co (Beers) Himebaugh, Clarissa M, 45, Jones Co Beers, H W (Rev), 43, Jamesville, MO Beers, John L, 42, Erie Co., PALydia A, 40, Erie Co, PA?	1850 Erie Co, PA Mehitable is wife. By 1856 IA census, wife is Eliza
O 461	Bell Thompson	08/05/1857	(Palmer) Collins Nancy	(Bell) Riggs, Almira, 35, Minnesota Bell, Barney B, 34, CA Bell, Nicholas Murray (Bell) Cook, Susan, 28, Delaware Co., IA Bell, John Augustus, 25, CA	Oliver W Bell b 1835 NY listed in 1850 census but gone in 1856. Not included in probate - Emma Josephine dau. of Nich. Murray Bell in Independence, IA with mother Eliza King
O 808	Bender Thomas	08/21/1873	Barbary	Bender, Emanuel L, 45, Ogle Co., IL (Bender) Baldwin, Laney/Lana Ann, 38, Jackson Co, IA (Bender) McDonald, Catherine, Jones Co (Bender) Sweeney, Savilla, 35, Ogle Co., IL Bender, Levi T, 14, Jones Co.
O 704	Bennett Abraham	09/19/1870	Isabella	(Bennett) Fordham, Isabella "Bella", 29, Jones Co. Bennett, John, 27, Jones Co. (Bennett) Green, Martha, 24Jones Co. (Bennett) Johnson, Josephine, 22, Jones Co. Bennett, William, 18, Jones Co. Bennett, Francis J, 15
O 145	Bennett Francis	12/22/1858			1850 census listed with Elizabeth Bennett b Eng but in 1856 census is listed alone. - Francis was the Adm for the Joseph Bennett estate in 1854. Abram Bennett is mentioned. Francis died 06/07/1857
O 79	Bennett Joseph	07/01/1854			Owned land in Hale Tsp
O 645	Bentley John	02/16/1869	(Harris) Prouty Merriman Lydia (Ann)	(Bentley) Clark, Margaret A, Jones Co. Bentley, Inez (Bentley) Dick, Louisa Bentley, Joshua, Jones Co. (Bentley) McIntyre, Lucy Bentley, William Bentley, David C Bentley, Newton	wife#1 Anna (Gundy) and wife#2 Margaret (Bell) Clark -- Inez mentioned in probate maybe Eliza Bentley who married W W Sutherland?? - Newton died in Civil War
O 355	Bentley Newton	03/08/1864	Mary J	Bentley, Artelissa Ida, 3, New Wilmington, Lawrence Co, PA Bentley, Maggie A, 2, New Wilmington, Lawrence Co., PA	died near Chatanooga -- Bro-in-law: Samuel Hazen Clark, Admin
O 571	Bently/Bentley Joshua	06/03/1867	(Clark) Bentley Southerland Eliza	Bently, Edetha J, 13, Jones Co. Bently, William Alcinus, 11, Jones Co. Bently, Lucinda M, 11, Jones Co. Bently, Frank C, 9, Jones Co. Bently, Anna M, 6, Jones Co. Bently, Newton C, 1, Jones Co.	Joshua died 04/02/1867 -Eliza in Liberty, Davis Co., KS in 1880
O 473	Benton Samuel Austin	12/04/1865	Dockstrader Miranda		died 11/19/1865 Barnet, Caledonia Co., VT - Chaplain for 14th IA Infantry - Wm C & Mary (Benton) Boardman contest handling of estate - No children named but Samuel Nutting Benton b 1839 VT d 1857 & Phebe M Benton b 1846 MI known
O 66	Blanchard Ira A	07/05/1853	Rutherford Margaret	Blanchard, Dorastus, b 1827 IN Blanchard, William Blanchard, Thomas Alva Blanchard, George Blanchard, Mary , b 1842 IA Blanchard, Seth, b 1844 IA Blanchard, Orleans(male), b 1850 IA	Will says that spouse receives everything and if she dies interstate - his SEVEN children inherit. If Sarah Blanchard b 1825 IN is his child, that would be eight children…
O 513	Bonney/Bowney Susan	05/24/1866			Susan died in 3/1866 - James L HALL, exec. Married Catherine (Bodenhofer) Hill in 1869 - Files O513, O514 & O616 are somehow tied to this probate
O 179	Boon James, Jr	12/06/1858	Francis		bro: Sanford (dec) widow: Lucretia, children: Lorenzo, Tracy, Alonzo- bro: Hiram & Elroy, bro Richard (dec) widow: Rosanna, son: Sanford , dau. Harty Eaton, grandson: Geo Eaton - sister: Malissa Underwood, her children: Norman Underwood, Jr., Platina P Cook, Harty Underwood, Rosanna Underwood, James Underwood
O 152	Boon James, Sr	10/07/1857		Boon, James Jr (Boon) Underwood, Malissa , d 1856 Boon, Hiram?, Cortland Co, NY
O 536	Boucher (Margaret) Rachel (Shook)	12/03/1866	Boucher John	Boucher, Thomas Boucher, John Vincent (Boucher) Moore, Flora, Webster Co., IA (Boucher) Selder, Maria J, Webster Co., IA (Boucher) Kibbee , Lettie, Iowa Co., IA (Boucher) West, Margaret Ann, Jones Co.	d 10/02/1866 Bowen Prairie Cem.
O 346	Boucher John "Jack"	03/07/1854?	Shook Margaret Rachel	Boucher, Thomas Boucher, John Vincent (Boucher) Moore, Flora, Jones Co. (Boucher) West, Margaret A "Peggy" (Boucher) Ribby, Lettice "Lettie" (Boucher) Selder, Maria Jane/Jame, Jones Co.	Rachel died 10/03/1866 Bowen's Prairie Cem. Buried with John
O 519	Bowen Hugh	04/14/1868		(Bowen/Berryhill) Shumaker, Elizabeth , Warren Co., OH Berryhill, Nancy, Cass Co., IL Bowen, W Harrison , Colorado Terr Bowen, John, IL Berryhill, Joseph, Dubuque Co., IA	d at Pike's Pike, CO on 02/15/1865 - heirs are bros & sisters --had land in Adair, Adams, Linn, Fayette & Jones Co., IA
O 150	Bower Joseph	02/04/1862	Mary Ann		died 07/07/1857 - Mary Ann married Thomas Monks and moved to PA - There are 4 small stones near Joseph's grave which may be children's graves
O 311	Bowers Geo H	07/06/1863	Thurston Eunice		no children - died at Vicksburg
O 512	Bowes Robert	05/24/1866	Catharine	(Bowes) McGuire, Isabella, 39, Canada Bowes, Thomas, 37, Canada Bowes, James , 35, Canada (Bowes) Neville, Ellen, 33, Jones Co. Bowes, Robert, 30, Canada Bowes, John, 27, Jones Co. (Bowes) Mackin, Mary Jane, 25, Canada	died in St Jones, New Brunswick, Canada
O 72.5	Boyd Isabella	05/28/1859	John
O 393	Boyle John	07/03/1865		Quinn, Margaret , Story Co., IA	died 08/06/1864
O 522	Breed Amos Jr	08/06/1866	Dye Eliza	Breed, Amos S, 46, IL Breed, Samuel/Lemuel H, 44, WI Breed, Eunice Crandall, 39, NY Breed, Elisabeth, 38, NY Breed, Elias, 31, Canada Breed, Ira, 29, IA Breed, Charles W, 26, IA Breed, Richard Johnson, 24, NV (Breed) Chapin, Abby Jane, 20, IA Breed, Anna Eliza, 18, IA Breed, John R, 13, IA	wife #1: Betsy Howe wife#2: Betsey A Brown - children not listed in probate: Nathan B b1829, Glover S b1831, & Hannah M b1843
O 302	Brigham John	12/07/1863	Lydia/Ledia	Brigham, Nancy J14, Jones Co. Brigham, Mary A, 10, Jones Co Brigham, William H, Jones Co Brigham, Albert Z, 5, Jones Co.	1870 census Clarence, Cedar Co., IA
O 224	Brown Daniel G	09/06/1862	(Hubbard?) Caroline M	Brown, Lizzie Brown, Nellie/Ellen Brown, Daniel Frank Brown, Frederick	s/o Enos & Hannah (Griswold) Brown of Springfield, Sullivan Co., VT -died Marion, Douglas Co, KS in Mar, 1860 - Emerson E Brown,(Brother) Admin.
O 123	Brown James	03/09/1859	(Rhodes) Negus Naomi	(Brown) Osborne, Nancy Ann Brown, Isaac Oaks Brown, Andrew Lewis (Brown) Armstrong, Rhoda Ann (Brown) Robinson, Elizabeth Brown, Ebenezer (Brown) Scott, Maranda Jane Brown, John James	1850 census McLean Co., IL- James born 05/20/1803 TN/KY? 1st wife: Nancy Oaks d pre 1832 IL - Billing for child's coffin in 1850 in IL
O 176	Brown Joseph B	11/01/1858	(Miner?) Lucy		will dated 1855 leaves everything to wife. This appears to be Joseph Baldwin Brown Sr. With Joseph Baldwin Brown Jr. dying in 1867. Orvil Jesse Brown has son Joseph Baldwin Brown III
O 556	Brown Joseph Baldwin	04/01/1867	Soper Lucy	Brown, Orville Jesse, 17, Jones Co (Brown) McClelland, Harriet A, 15, Jones Co.	Norwich Cem. - 4 dec'd children -- Julia, John, Adah, Ida
O 648	Brown Luann/Susan	03/12/1869	Brown James		died 09/03/1866 Highland Grove Cem. - Albert A Brown b 1831 KY, admin. - no heirs listed in probate. 1860 census shows: Malinda, Lucinda, J H M, Amanda, Lewis Cass Brown
O 251	Brown Nelson	05/02/1864	Elizabeth	Brown, James Henry Brown, Eliza A Brown, Howard Brown, Sarah	Truman Brown of Jackson Co. mentioned
O 370	Brown Samuel	d 06/07/1863	Sarah	Brown, John Calvin, Iowa Co. Brown, Washington Brown, James V, Linn Co. Brown, Hellen M, 18, Linn Co. Brown, Jane Brown, Warren N, , Linn Co. Brown, Mary LucyLinn Co.	Civil War - died St Louis, MO
O 317	Brownell Joseph S	06/08/1863	Fay Adeline	Brownell, Sanford H, 4	died 2/13/1863 St Louis, MO - Civil War? - Sidney E Bills is Admin. And brother-in-law -- D B Bills mentioned and B C Brownell mentioned
O 362.5	Browning William	04/16/1864			Clinton Co. - Benj. Lake?, Admins
O 48	Brundige Jesse B	10/02/1855	Philura	Brundidge, Rachel Brundidge, Judson Brundidge, Rhoda	married E H Evans and had 1 son. I never see E H Evans anywhere…
O 211	Brush Joseph	04/06/1860	Hoy Jane	Brush, Baptist	Holmes Co., OH
O 322	Bumgarner Benjamin	09/02/1863			son of David (b 1807 Franklin Co., VA) & Rebecca (Johnson) Bumgardner. His bro, Wesley, was Admin. - probate needed because of claim against Charles Clymer estate
O 21	Bumgarner John	08/29/1849	Smith Mary	SimpsonMary (Bumgarner)SimpsonLawrence ABumgarnerAlexander BumgarnerJosephStarry, Samuel	1st wife of Lawrence A Simpson: Elizabeth Bumgarner - wife of Samuel Starry: Rhoda Bumgarner
O 173	Burke Thomas	09/28/1858			died 01/01/1856 bros: Patrick & Michael in Temple Hill
O 191	Burnight Joel	07/04/1859	Duggan Mary	Burnight, Charles Lewis	Mary died 1859
O 180	Burrows Reuben D	01/21/1859	(Ackerman) Rathbone Margaret B	Burrows, William Randolph Burrows, Mary Adda Burrows, Orrin T	father, Hugh Burrows, lived Wellsville Allegheny Co., NY but some sources say Reuben is buried in Delaware Co., NY - Joseph Burrows of Berks Co., PA mentioned
O 721	Butterfield Fanny Britton (White)	09/05/1871	Butterfield George Dickenson	(Butterfield) Gill, Ellen F, Jones Co. Butterfield, George W, York Co., NE Butterfield, Elbert A, York Co., NE (Butterfield) Gill, Lucy J, Springfield, VT Butterfield, Willie T, Jones Co. Butterfield, Henry White, York Co., NE	Hannah S Tilton appears to be Fanny (White) Butterfield's sister
O 770	Butterfield George Dickenson	07/23/1872	White Fanny Britton	Butterfield, George W Butterfield, Albert A (Butterfield) Gill, Ellen J, Springfield, MA Butterfield, Willie T, 17, York Co., NE Butterfield, Henry W, 20, York Co., NE Butterfield, Lucy J	Mark b1848 died bet. 1860 & 1870
O 107	Butts Solon Rueben	08/23/1855	Woods Rebecca	Butts, Jane M Butts, Samuel J Butts, Marian A (male)	1850 census St. Joseph, Sturgis Co., MI
O 295	Buxton Samuel F	d 2/21/1863	Skinner Mary Ann	Buxton, Anne C Buxton, Nellie Buxton, Frank William Buxton, Adolphus	Mary Ann married Major T Parsons
O 278	Byerly Francis	06/13/1863	Kramer/Creamer Catherine	Byerly, Michael Byerly, Jacob Byerly, Andrew J(ackson?) (Byerly) Benadom, Martha Byerly, John Byerly, Christina Byerly, WilliamByerlyAdam
O 192	Byers Thomas	-1859			(file empty)

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