Luke David JONES

Samuel married Mrytle Adaline MCGUFFIN. Mrytle (daughter of John David MCGUFFIN and Margaret BLANTON) was born on 24 Aug 1903 in Green County, TN; died on 16 Nov 1966 in Green County, TN; was buried in Mt hope Cemetery Greene County, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Margaret BLANTON on 27 May 1900 in Greene County, TN. Margaret was born on 16 Jun 1875 in Mosheim, TN; died on 17 Apr 1937 in Mosheim, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

GENERAL: Doc. No. McG-1985-1, p. 6. Typewritten narrative entitled Tennesse McGuffins by Audrey Taylor McGuffins Phelps: John R McGuffin, my great, great grandfather, married Nancy Cook. He was born in Ireland
and she in Virginia. They lived in Greene county until after the Civil War, then moved to Sweetwater in Monroe County, Tenn. They are buried there. They had five daughters and one son, Mary, Catherine, Elizabeth, Margaret, S(?)harlott and Jonathon R. They were all born in Virginia. Jonathon R was born in 1830 and died in 1865. He was a sergeant in the Confederate Army and died with two other soldiers in a skirmish 12 miles from his home in Greene County, TN. All three were buried in a common grave near a place called Roaring Springs, TN. He was Married to Ellen Tellena Self of Sullivan county. Their children were: John David June 20, 1857 James Jason July 19, 1859 Margaret Angeline Nov. 27, 1860 Lewis Harmon Jan. 16, 1862 Albert Perry Dec. 5, 1863

CENSUS: Doc. No. McG-1990-9, p. 18. Excerpt of 1860 Federal Census. 1860 U.S. Census, Green County, Tenn. (Town/Township: Blue Springs); family number 1373. District 23. LDS Family History Center Microfilm 0024553.
Enmnerated on Dec. 14 or 16. Names listed in this household during this census were: Johathon McGuffin, age 27, male, occupation of farmer, value of personal property was $600, value of real estate of $0, birthplace was listed Virginia. Ellen, age 21, female, birthplace of Tennessee. John, age 3, male, birthplace of Tennessee. James, age 1, male, birthplace of Tennessee.

MARRIAGE: Doc. No. McG-1990-14, p. 25. Copy of Greene County marriage record of Jonathon McGuffin and Ellen T. Self. Copy from the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City, utah. Record no. 117 Jonathon McGuffin to
Ellen T. Self Sept. 4th. "(Illigible word) 8th Dier 1857. (Illigible word) The rites of matrimony was solomonized between the within persons September 7, 1856 by me. (two illigible initials) Page (two illegible initials)"

MARRIAGE: Doc. No. McG-1996-44, p. 67. Notes from telephone conversation between Ellen Johnson Powell and Christine Bebee Keener about vital statistics Ellen obtained from microfilm records of vital statistics of
Tennessee at the downtown public library in Chattonooga, Tennessee. Jonathon R McGuffin and Ellen Self were married Sept 7, 1856, at Green County, Tennessee.

MILITARY: Doc. No. McG-1996-54, p. 78. Handwritten notes of Selma McGuffin Long that possibly refer to military records of John R McGuffin: "Green Co. John McGuffin, 1 Stgt, Comp 1, 29 infantry, 18th ca(illegible), Confederate Archives Div., Tenn. State, Larring 741 2561." (from the Pauline McGuffin Cavin collection)

Jonathan joined the 29th Regiment of the TN Infantry of the Confederacy Army, in Henderson, TN on August 21, 1861. His name was spelled Jon, Jonathan and Johnathan on various pay vouchers and muster rolls. He was promoted to Sergeant on November, 1, 1862. One Muster roll shows him in Dalton, GA on Jan 15, 1864. He is thought to have fought with his childhood friend and Capitan, Jackson Decator Bushong, through-out the South before returning with him to East TN near the end of the war where they both died in a skirmish on April 4, 1865 (see Album Section)..

Jonathan married Ellen Tellena SELF on 07 Sep 1856 in Greene County, TN.. Ellen (daughter of Claiborne SELF and Margaret FRAZIER) was born on 24 Dec 1838 in TN.; died on 23 Feb 1905 in Greene County, TN.; was buried in Big Springs Cemetery Mosheim Greene County, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

OCCUPATIONS AND RESIDENCES: Doc. No. McG-1985-1, p. 6. Typewritten family history information from Audrey Taylor McGuffin Phelps. Ellen Tellena Self was listed as of Sullivan County, Tenn.

DEATH: Doc. No. McG-1990-5, p. 10. Additions and corrections to a family group sheet by Alberta Tedder. Ellen Tellena Self was buried in the old Self Cemetery at Roaring Springs (Greene county) Tenn. Doc. No. Sel£-2015-1, p. 1. The Find a Grave Index indicated Big Springs Cemetery in Mosheim, Greene County,Tennessee.

GENERAL: Doc. No. McG-1990-7, p. 12. Handwritten notes on Carson Newman College by Alberta Tedder. She wrote: Jonathon David McGuffins wife, Ellen T. Self's family gave some land for a small school named Mossey Creek-something like a vocational school. My sister, Ellen, said Granddad McGuffin took a carpentery course there and later taught the course. The McGuffins lived near by. The school was later called Mossey Creek College for the Mossey Creek which flowed through the land. The name later changed to Carson College and the woman's school which was Newman College. Later it was combined and called Carson-Newman.

CENSUS: Doc. No. McG-1990-9, p. 18. Excerpt of 1860 Federal Census. (See notes in file of Johnathan).

CENSUS: Doc. No. McG-1990-10, p. 19. Excerpt of 1870 Federal Census. 1870 u.s. Census, Green County, Tenn.
(Civil District No. 22) (Post Office: Midway); p. 12, line 13, dwelling number 79. Enumerated on Aug. 17 or 18,
1870. LDS Family History Center Microfilm 0553030. Listed in this 'dwelling were the following: Ellen McGuffin, age 32, female, white, occupation of keeping house, value real estate of $0, value of personal estate of $383,
I place of birth was listed as Tennessee, there was a slash ( /) in the colum of cannot write. John D., aqe 12, male, white, occupation of at school, place of birth was listed as Tennessee, slash in the column of attended school within the year, plus (+) in the column for cannot write. James, age 10, male, white, at school, place of birth was listed as Tenn., slash in the column for attended school within the year, plus in the column of cannot write. Lewis, age 9, male, white, place of birth was listed as Tennessee. Margaret A., age 9, female, white, place of birth was listed as Tennessee. Albert, age 6, male, white, place of birth was listed as Tennessee. In

Civil District No. 23 (Post Office: Midway) in Dwelling 80, was a James Self and family. In Dwelling mnnber 83 was a Claiborn Self and family. In this same census on page no. 13, (Post Office: Midway) in dwelling nmnber 97
was a Harrison Self and family.

MARRIAGE: International Genealogical Index (IGI) LDS Family History Library. Batch M5 19242. Serial Sheet 0129 Tennessee. Ellen T. Self married Jonathan R. McGriffin, Sept. 7, 1856, Green County.

BIRTH: Doc. No. McG-1996-34, p. 55. General family information from Audrey McGuffin Phelps records by Alberta Johnson Teddder. Ellen Tellena Self was born 1838 in Tennessee.

MARRIAGE: Doc. No. McG-1996-34, p. 55. Ellen Tellena Self married Jonathan McGuffin on September 7, 1856.