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Mary Abigail Jones (James)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Indian Territory, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States
Death: after 1905
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Benjamin James, Jr. and Mary Ann James
Wife of Benjamin Franklin Smallwood, Chief to the Choctaw Nation; J.D. Harvey; Charles Stewart Vinson and Reason Jones
Mother of Julius Jones
Sister of Elizabeth Betsy James; John James; Robert James; George James; Susanna James and 10 others

Managed by: Erin Ishimoticha
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About Mary Abigail Jones

1855 - as per her father's Will, daughter Abigail received two negros named Lily and Milton.

marriage info from "A Family History of Jeremia Gardner"., by Leroy Gardner 1970

1885 Census Atoka County, Choctaw Nation- Page 14-15 Benjamin Smallwood 55 MI, 60 acres under cultivation, 7 horses, 15 cattle, 200 hogs, 100 bushels of corn Abigail Smallwood 48 FI

Dawes record - Choctaw #4077 Surname First Name Type Sex Age Blood %

James  Benjamin  P (Parent)  M     
James  Mary  P (Parent)  F     
Nelson  Rachael  P (Parent)  F     
Vinson  Hiram  P (Parent)  M     
Vinson  Malinda  P (Parent)  F     
Vinson  Charles S  BB (By Blood)  M  56  1/4 
Vinson  Mary A  BB (By Blood)  F  55  3/4 
Vinson  Rhoda  BB (By Blood)  F  13  3/8 

1900 Census ED 181 Township 1 S. Range 10 E., Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (Atoka County) Head Chas S Vinson M 57 Indian Territory, parent sborn GA & MS Wife Mary Vinson F 57 Indian Territory, mother of 2, 0 living, parents born AL & MS, married in 1894, parents both Choctaw, Mary is living right next to her brother Henry Clay James on this census.* Updated from RootsWeb's WorldConnect via Reason Jones by SmartCopy: Mar 3 2015, 0:07:32 UTC

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1888-1889 Benjamin Smallwood First wife: Sinai LeFlore. One known child, Daniel, who died 1898 [before enrollment].

Second wife: Annie Burney, a Chickasaw, who died in 1863; seven children, of which five are known. See blog on the four daughters: Lorinda, Mary Jane, Amelia, and Elmira.

Third wife: Mary Abigail ‘Abbie’ James, daughter of Benjamin James, who later married Judge Charles S. Vinson, Atoka in 1892.

https://choctawspirit.wordpress.com/2017/10/31/lost-in-time-the-fir...

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Mary Abigail Jones's Timeline

1843
November 1843
Indian Territory, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States
1859
1859
1905
1905
Age 61