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

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4173

Overview

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).

Dates

  • Creation: 1992-2007

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

.01 Linear Feet (Summary: 1/4 in. (1 disc in 1 folder))

0.12 Gigabytes (6 files, formats include .pdf, .txt, and .jpg)

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 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Subject

Title
Marion Jones Arthur, Author, Family History, Descendants of James and Sarah (Ravenscroft) Jones, 1992-2007
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2016/03/23
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536