Marion Jones Arthur, Author, Family History, Descendants of James and Sarah (Ravenscroft) Jones

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
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POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Marion Jones Arthur, Author, Family History, Descendants of James and Sarah (Ravenscroft) Jones, A&M 4173, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 disc in 1 folder) and 0.12 Gigabytes 6 files, formats include .pdf, .txt, and .jpg
Abstract:
Collection contains one disc, which includes a PDF file containing 496 scanned pages of the book Some Descendants of James and Sarah (Ravenscroft) Jones: Including Separate Sections of the Connecting Families of Ravenscroft, Collins, Hickman, Richards and Cain, by Marion Jones Arthur (Mt. Lookout, West Virginia: M.J. Arthur, 1992). James Jones was born in 1762, Charles County, Maryland and died November 10, 1850 in Ritchie County, (West) Virginia. His wife, Sarah (Ravenscroft) Jones, was born March 18, 1776 in what is now Hampshire County, West Virginia, and died in late 1859 or early 1860. Also included on the disc are three JPG image files that show the grave markers of James Jones and George Richards (1759-1835, an Indian spy during the Revolutionary War) in a cemetery in Pennsboro, WV. The latest copyright of the disc is 2007 by David L. Jones. The work was sponsored by Anne Royall Chapter of National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR).
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Marion Jones Arthur, Author, Family History, Descendants of James and Sarah (Ravenscroft) Jones, A&M 4173, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Genealogy
Names:
Jones family
Places:
Ritchie County (W. Va.)