William Henry F. Jonas1,2,3,4,5,6

Family Chart
ID# 23510, (abt 1852 - 1881)
FatherJohn Jonas7 (22 Jul 1822 - 31 Aug 1902)
MotherMary Pielan7,8 (abt 1830 - )

Key Events:

Birth: about 1852, Ohio9,10,11
Marriage: 25 May 1876, Jackson Co., Indiana, May Christy (Apr 1848 - 14 Mar 1920)12,13
Death: 8 Jun 1881, Seymour, Indiana14
Burial: 10 Jun 1881, Seymour, Indiana15
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb

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Narrative:

     William Henry F. Jonas was born about 1852 in Ohio.9,10,11
     He moved to Indiana with his parents in 1856.16 He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana, with his parents, John Jonas and Mary Pielan, in the household of W. W. Durand. It appears they may have been living in a hotel, as his father was shown as a hotel keeper, and there were also a barkeeper and two servants listed.17
     He was working on a railroad in 1870.18
     His mother sued his father for divorce. Her suit was denied by the court in Feb 1870. But he evidently later divorced her, as he remarried in 1872.19,20
     William appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana, in the household of his mother, Mary Pielan, with two of his brothers and two sisters.21 His father, and one brother, were listed as living elsewhere in Seymour.22
Hotel Jonas Advertisement
from The Seymour Times, Seymour, Indiana, 16 Nov 1878

     William married May Christy, daughter of Churchill G. Christy and Maria Cobb, on 25 May 1876 in Jackson Co., Indiana, with Rev. Albert Ogle offciating.12,13
     William and Charles E. Woodward opened the Hotel Jonas in Seymour in 1878. The hotel had been built by William's father, on the site of an earlier hotel he had operated when he first came to Seymour. The local newspaper said "the entire house is a model of beauty from top to bottom." An Iowa newspaper said "Seymour basked in the splendor of it's new hotel."23,24,25,26
     William and May appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana, enumerated 11 Jun 1880. His 13-year-old brother Frank was listed as living with them.4
     William died on 8 Jun 1881 in Seymour, Indiana.14 He was buried on 10 Jun 1881 in Seymour, Indiana.15

Children:
     There were no children with Nancy Mary Christy

Citations

  1. [S11545] W. W. Durand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows name as Henry Jonas.
  2. [S11543] Mary Jonas household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows name as Henry Jonas.
  3. [S8231] Marriage Licenses, Jackson Co., Indiana, G:381, William H. F. Jones and May Christy.
  4. [S11542] Henry Jonas household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana.
  5. [S11544] Henry Jonas obituary, Seymour Weekly Democrat.
  6. [S11548] "Local Clips," Brownstown Banner, 7 Nov 1878, shows name as W. Henry Jonas.
  7. [S11545] W. W. Durand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  8. [S11543] Mary Jonas household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  9. [S11545] W. W. Durand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows age 8 and state.
  10. [S11543] Mary Jonas household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows age 18 and state.
  11. [S11542] Henry Jonas household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows age 30 and state.
  12. [S8231] Marriage Licenses, Jackson Co., Indiana, G:381, William H. F. Jones and May Christy, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  13. [S11542] Henry Jonas household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows married.
  14. [S11544] Henry Jonas obituary, Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows died yesterday.
  15. [S11544] Henry Jonas obituary, Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows funeral tomorrow.
  16. [S11550] John Jonas obituary, Seymour Daily Republican, shows year.
  17. [S11545] W. W. Durand household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana.
  18. [S11543] Mary Jonas household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows occupation as works on rr.
  19. [S11561] "Local and Miscellaneous," Seymour Times, 15 Feb 1872, shows him as "hero of the late divorce trials, and new marriage.
  20. [S11549] The Seymour Times, 24 Feb 1870.
  21. [S11543] Mary Jonas household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana.
  22. [S11546] John Jonas household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana.
  23. [S11548] "Local Clips," Brownstown Banner, 7 Nov 1878.
  24. [S11547] "Hawk-Eye Sketches," The Burlington Hawk-Eye, 7 Dec 1878.
  25. [S11550] John Jonas obituary, Seymour Daily Republican, shows the father built the "present" Hotel Jonas on the site of his earlier hotel.
  26. [S11544] Henry Jonas obituary, Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows him as proprietor of Hotel Jonas.