Laura Loucette Jones

Other Events:

• Census: 1870, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; Pikeville P.O.
• Census: 1880, Beat 1, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 245
• Residence: 1870, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; With parents Alvin N and Sarah J (Franks) Jones and six siblings
• Residence: 1880, Beat 1, Marion, Alabama ; With parents Alvin N and Sarah J (Franks) Jones and six siblings

Notes:

Buried:
Guin City Cemetery

Laura — Andrew White Anthony. Andrew (son of William Pickens Anthony and Mary Logan) was born 13 Mar 1865, Fayette Co., Alabama; died 17 Nov 1934, Guin, Marion, Alabama; was buried 18 Nov 1934, Guin, Marion, Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Dist. 12, Warren, Tennessee
• Census: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; Aston's Store P.O.
• Census: 1870, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; Pikeville P.O.
• Census: 1880, Beat 1, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 1-245
• Census: 1900, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 67
• Occupation: 1850, Dist. 12, Warren, Tennessee; Farm laborer
• Occupation: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; Farmer
• Occupation: 1870, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; Farmer
• Occupation: 1880, Beat 1, Marion, Alabama; Farmer and Merchant
• Occupation: 1900, Guin, Marion, Alabama; Produce dealer
• Occupation: 18 Jun 1908, Marion Co., Alabama; "Justice Peace"
• Residence: 1850, Dist. 12, Warren, Tennessee; With parents Matthew and Mary Jones, nine siblings and a farm hand
• Residence: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; With wife Sarah J (Franks) and a son
• Residence: 1867, Pikeville Precinct, Marion, Alabama; Election district 32
• Residence: 1870, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; With wife Sarah J (Franks) and seven children
• Residence: 1880, Beat 1, Marion, Alabama; With wife Sarah J (Franks) and seven children
• Residence: 1900, Guin, Marion, Alabama; With wife Nancy C (Pate) and sister-in-law Emaline Pate

Notes:

In the 1860's a similar establishment (a kind of inn at a stagecoach stop) was located out in what we call Yampertown or Twin Road, about five miles east of Guin. A Mr. Franks (Samuel) owned this establishment and it was often frequented by drovers taking their cattle, horses, and sheep to markets down south. An amusing story comes from this stop. It is told that a drove of cattle on the way to market from Tennessee stopped here to spend the night. One of the drovers was a twelve year old boy by the name of Jones who was attracted to one of the pretty daughters of Mr. Franks. Jones went on to the market and returned to Tennessee. A few years later, however, he came back to marry one of the girls - Mrs. Sylvester S. Thompson of Guin being one of their granddaughters. Mr. Jones became a leading citizen of this area as he served as a state representative at one period of time.

--excerpt from "Guin: Crossroads to Northwest Alabama" by Blanche Guin. 2nd edition, 1989.

Buried:
Guin City Cemetery

Died:
"This man was suffering with a Nephritis when this colera morbus set in under which he sank quickly"

Alvin — Sarah Jane Franks. Sarah was born 11 Jan 1833, Marion Co., Alabama; died 1885, Marion Co., Alabama; was buried Marion Co., Alabama. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; Aston's Store P.O.
• Census: 1870, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; Pikeville P.O.
• Census: 1880, Beat 1, Marion, Alabama; Enumeration District 1-245
• Occupation: 1870, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; Keeping house
• Residence: 1860, Eastern Dist., Marion, Alabama; With husband Alvin N Jones and a son
• Residence: 1870, Western Dist., Marion, Alabama; With husband Alvin N Jones and seven children
• Residence: 1880, Beat 1, Marion, Alabama; With husband Alvin N Jones and seven children

Notes:

Buried:
Franks Cemetery

Her father was Elijah D. Franks. Her mother was Nancy Franks. He was the first owner of the land that this cemetery is on. He and his wife Nancy, are probably buried here, but their graves are unmarked.

Sarah's grave is only marked by a rock and has no dates on it.