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Rev Alvah Ridgeway Jones

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
20 Mar 1894 (aged 75–76)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Rev. Alvah Ridgeway Jones was the husband of Martha (Brooke) Crawford Jones. He was a minister in the East Genesee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He entered the Conference in 1849 - discontinued 1850 - readmitted 1855 - discontinued 1856. He served Urbana, Steuben Co., Bath District, New York 1849 - Laporte, Sullivan Co., Pennsylvania 1855. Rev. Jones served during the Civil War. He died of apoplexy.

US CENSUS
8 September 1850
Bath, Steuben Co., New York
JONES
Alvah R., age 32, b1818 PA, printer
Martha, age 32, b1818 PA
dau Sarah E., age 9, b1841 PA
son Abrah, age 3, b1847 PA
son George, age abt. 6 mos, b1850 NY

Civil War Pension Index, General Index To Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Alvah R. Jones
State Filed: Pennsylvania
Rank: Chaplain
Widow: Martha Jones

1890 Veterans Schedule
Name: Alvah R. Jones
Home In 1890: 1514 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rank: Chaplain
Date Of Enlistment: 16 April 1864
Date Of Discharge: 19 May 1865
Rev. Alvah Ridgeway Jones was the husband of Martha (Brooke) Crawford Jones. He was a minister in the East Genesee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He entered the Conference in 1849 - discontinued 1850 - readmitted 1855 - discontinued 1856. He served Urbana, Steuben Co., Bath District, New York 1849 - Laporte, Sullivan Co., Pennsylvania 1855. Rev. Jones served during the Civil War. He died of apoplexy.

US CENSUS
8 September 1850
Bath, Steuben Co., New York
JONES
Alvah R., age 32, b1818 PA, printer
Martha, age 32, b1818 PA
dau Sarah E., age 9, b1841 PA
son Abrah, age 3, b1847 PA
son George, age abt. 6 mos, b1850 NY

Civil War Pension Index, General Index To Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Alvah R. Jones
State Filed: Pennsylvania
Rank: Chaplain
Widow: Martha Jones

1890 Veterans Schedule
Name: Alvah R. Jones
Home In 1890: 1514 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rank: Chaplain
Date Of Enlistment: 16 April 1864
Date Of Discharge: 19 May 1865

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