Sarah E. Jones ^{2 3 4}

   Another name for Sarah was "Nellie" Jones.^{1 5}

  General Notes:

The 1912 marriage record for "Monroe Wiltfong" lists the bride's name as "Nellie Jones" but also as this marriage being her second marriage. Her maiden name was also listed as Jones, thus accounting for some family files listing her as Sarah Jones Jones. I'm not sure if this is an erroneous listing of the record with multiple errors or if Sarah E. Jones was actually previously married to someone named Jones. I can find no such record of a previous marriage for Sarah Jones.

The birth year given for Nellie Jones on the marriage record would also mean that she was born in 1857 instead of 1848 as expected for Sarah Jones. Sarah could not have been born in 1857 because she was listed with her parents on the 1850 US Census. Either this Nellie was a different person or the birth year is incorrect on the marriage record.

Because of the birth year, one would suspect that this Nellie Jones was not the same person as Sarah Jones except that the marriage record does list the parents as the same parents for Sarah Jones.
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  Noted events in her life were:

1. 1850 US Census, 19 September 1850, Clinton Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States. ² 1850 US Census
Page 8B, Dwelling 121, Family 121, Roll 739
Clinton Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Sarah E. Jones..2..IN

(Living with parents.)

2. 1860 US Census, 30 June 1860, Three Oaks Township, Berrien, Michigan, United States. ³ 1860 US Census
Page 80, 81, Dwelling 693, Family 688
Three Oaks Township, Berrien County, Michigan
Sarah E. Jones..12..OH

(Living with parents.)

3. 1870 US Census, 4 June 1870, Kankakee Township, LaPorte, Indiana, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 6, Dwelling 45, Family 45, Roll 334
Kankakee Township, La Porte County, Indiana
Sarah Jones..22..OH..At Home

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - Her birth location is believed to be Indiana instead of Ohio.

4. Cemetery: Sauktown Cemetery, After 2 March 1919, LaPorte, Indiana, United States. ⁵ Find A Grave Memorial 180322807

Sarah married Elias Monroe Wiltfong, son of Samuel Wiltfong and Barbara Hostetler, on 19 November 1912 in Saint Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States.¹ (Elias Monroe Wiltfong was born on 1 March 1862 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States,¹ died on 6 July 1939 in Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States and was buried after 6 July 1939 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Marriage Image, 19 November 1912, Saint Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States.

  Marriage Notes:

Name: Monroe Wiltfong
Name Note: of Millcreek, Ind.; Day Laborer
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Nov 1912
Event Place: St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original): St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Ethnicity: American
Race: white
Birth Year (Estimated): 1862
Birthplace: Ind
Father's Name: Samuel
Mother's Name: Hostetler
Spouse's Name: Nellie Jones Jones
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 55
Spouse's Race: white
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Spouse's Birthplace: Ohio
Spouse's Father's Name: Hiram
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lightfoot
Reference ID: p338 CN1555

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC6J-WJ9 : 17 January 2020), Lightfoot in entry for Monroe Wiltfong, 1912.
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