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Family: Jonas Jr McCarty / Sophronia Jones (F388)

• Father | Male Jonas Jr McCarty

  
  

  Born	19 Feb 1827	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Died	29 Nov 1901	Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Buried
  Married	1 Oct 1846  [1]
  Father	Jonas MCCARTY, Sr | F41 Group Sheet
  Mother	Ester S RIFE | F41 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Sophronia Jones

  
  

  Born	29 Aug 1825	Alexander Township, Athens, Ohio, USA
  Died	10 Dec 1893	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Buried
  Father	Elias Jones | F391 Group Sheet
  Mother	Charlotte Smith | F391 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female infant McCarty

  
  

  Born	29 Jun 1847	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Died	6 Sep 1848	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Charlotte Esther McCarty

  
  

  Born	2 May 1848	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Died	10 May 1850	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Alonzo S McCarty

  
  

  Born	23 Dec 1849	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Died	26 Mar 1897	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Amanda Swisher | F2679
  Married	24 Jan 1869	Gallia County, Ohio, USA

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Charles M McCarty

  
  

  Born	8 Apr 1851
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Female Missouri McCarty

  
  

  Born	7 Mar 1853	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Died	28 Jul 1853	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Female Cecelia A McCarty

  
  

  Born	16 Aug 1855	Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Died	17 Feb 1889	Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
  Buried
  Spouse	Charles E Long | F7866
  Married	25 Dec 1873	Gallia County, Ohio, USA

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Adrann McCarty

  
  

  Born	1 Jul 1858
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 8 | Female Serena A McCarty

  
  

  Born	10 Sep 1859
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  1850 Gallia Co page 48, #0847 Jonas, 25, OH, farmer Sophrona, 24, OH Alonz, 9/12, OH Sharlotte Jones, 50, NY Caroline Jones, 22, OH Adra A (f), 12, OH 1870 Gallia Co, PO Vinton, Cheshire twp #101-101 Jonas McCarty, 43, farmer, $5000/760 Oh Sophrona, 45 Oh Charles M, 19 $200pp OH Malissa, 20 Celia A, 15 Adriann, 12 (f) Syrina A, 10 Ester C McCarty, 79, Infirm OH ~~~ 1880 Gallia Co, Cheshire Twp, OH #145 Jonas McCarty, 53, Farmer, OH parents from VA Sophronia, 54, OH, parents from NY Ester S, 89, Mother, VA, VA, VA Both buried in the McCarty Cemetery, Cheshire twp, Gallia Co, OH alongside their children: Infant dau 9/6/1818 2m 1d Charlotte E 5/10/1850, 2y 8d Missouria 7/28/1853, 4m 21d and probably Lucetta 9/29/1815 or 1845, 6y6m Jonas Jr 2/19/1829-no date Sophrona w/o Jonas, 8/29/1825-12/10/1893 Hardesty's Gallia Co: Jonas McCarty, Jr - is residing on the family homestead, that has been their property for eighty years. Jonas Jr was born in Cheshire Township on February 19, 1827. His father, Jonas mcCarty, Sr, was born October 7, 1791. He came from Shenandoah Virginia and his death took place in this county June 20, 1851. Esther S (Rife) McCarty, the mother of Jonas, junior, was born in greenbrier county, Virginia, March 23, 1791, and is at this date, 1882, living with her son at the advanced age of 92 years; she has all her reasoning faculties and is smart. Mr McCarty was married in Cheshire October 1, 1846 to Sophrona Jones, who was born in Alexander Twp, Athens Co, Ohio, August 29, 1925. She is the mother of the following children: infant, born June 29, 1847, died September 6, 1848; Charlotte Esther, March 3, 1848, died May 10, 1850; Alonzo S, December 3, 1849, resides at home; Charles M, April 8, 1851, reside in Cheshire Twp; Missouri, May 7, 1853, died July 28, 1853; Cecelia A, August 16, 1855, resides in Cheshire Twp; Adrann, July 1, 1858, resides in Cheshire; Serena A, September 10, 1859, resides in Cheshire. The parents of Mrs McCarty were Elias and Charlotte (Smith) Jones. Her father was born in Essex Co, NY, and died May 4, 1838 at the age of 44 years. Her mother was born in Vermont and died Oct 4, 1871 at the age of 74 years. George McCarty, an uncle of Jonas, junior, was a soldier in the War of 1812. Mr McCarty is a farmer and stock-raiser. His post office address is Cheshire, Gallia Co, Ohio.

  
  

• Sources

  [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.