When I did the blog on the "Strained Relationship" I had approximate birth dates for Elizabeth and Gilbert Jones based mainly on Census Data. I have since acquired digital copies of their burial records, thanks to the Muncie Public Library (IN). Those burial records give the date of death as well as age at death in y/m/d so, based on that info I will now provide the most precise dates of birth for these two people. BTW--still haven't ascertained how Elizabeth (Varner) Jones fits in the Varner family puzzle yet, but I haven't given up.
Elizabeth (Varner) Jones died 12/13/1874 at 79y 9m 22d which makes her date of birth 2/21/1795.
Gilbert A. Jones died 10/21/1883 at 95y 4m 20d which makes his date of birth 6/1/1788. (Calculations made using the Tombstone Calculator at http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html)
I used the Muncie Public Library online resource that gives access to digital copies of original documents in Muncie and Delaware Co. IN pertaining to burial records, obituaries, deed transfers and other helpful docs. (http://www.munpl.org/default.asp?PageIndex=537)
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