Malinda Elizabeth Drummond was born on 3 January 1857 at Newport, Indiana, daughter of
John Drummond and
Elizabeth Jane Hasty. Son Hubert D. Jones lists his mother as born in Indiana for the 1920 census.
1,3,4,5,6 Malinda Elizabeth Drummond was enumerated with
John Drummond on the census of 1 August 1860 at Harris Township, Illinois, as Malinda Dunnmand. Age 3.
7 Malinda Elizabeth Drummond was enumerated with
Elizabeth Jane Drummond on the census of 31 July 1870 at Harris Township as Melinda Drummond. Age 16, born in Indiana. The Census first name is very hard to read and appears to be Melinda.
8 Malinda married
Thomas Morgan Jones, son of
Unknown Jones and
Unknown Jones, on 21 February 1875 at Illinois. This record can be found at the County Court Records located at Lewistown, IL.
9,3 Her married name was Jones.
1 Malinda Elizabeth Drummond was enumerated with
Thomas Morgan Jones on the census of 1 June 1880 at Eden, Iowa, as Malinda Jones. Listed as age 23 years old, 'keeping house' with father and mother born in Indiana.
10 Malinda Elizabeth Drummond was enumerated with
Thomas Morgan Jones on the census of 12 June 1900 at Clear Creek Township, Iowa, as Malinda Jones. Listed as 43 years old, married 25 years, has bore eleven children all living, born January 1857 in Illinois in March 1854, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana, can read and write and speak English.
3 Malinda Elizabeth Drummond was enumerated with
Thomas Morgan Jones on the census of 19 April 1910 at Edenville Town, Iowa, as Malinda Jones. Listed as 53 years old, married 35 years, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana, can read and write and speak English, occupation 'none'.
11 The Jones family gathered together around 1911.
1 Malinda Elizabeth Drummond was enumerated with
Thomas Morgan Jones on the census of 11 February 1920 at Indian Creek Township, Iowa, as Malinda Jones. Listed as 63 years old, able to read and write, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana and mother born in Indiana, speaks English, occupation 'none'.
12 She died on 17 April 1923 at Collins, Iowa, at age 66.
1 She was buried in the Collins Cemetery located in Collins Township, Iowa.
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