Jemima Jones

Female 1855 - 1920


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  • Born  13 Feb 1855  Cardiff, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Female 
    Buried  23 Nov 29 Or 1920  Provo Cemetry, Provo, Ut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died  20 Nov 1920  Provo, Provo, UTAH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _CRE  15 Feb 2015 
    • 15:48:04
    Notes 
    • Ancesteral file has the notation near Cardiff, G. Also has a note on the death line that it might have been 1920 or 1929
      1920 census has a Jemina Carruth residense in the State Mental Hospital of Utah

      There are several stories concerning James and Jemimah. One is that they did not get along very well and were either separated or divorced. At some point Jemiimah went to live with her father taking the second son David with her. No record of divorce has been found. The other is that Jemimah drove the wagon which carried James casket to the burial ground. On the way she was thrown out of the wagon and her head was run over by the wagon. She spent much of her remaining life in the mental hospital in Provo, UT.
    Person ID  I17756  Moon Anderson Family History & Genealogy
    Last Modified  15 Feb 2015 

    Father  David Jones,   b. 20 Jul 1812, Santolas Or Santalous, Monmouthshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1902, Murray, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Jemimah Reese,   b. 10 Oct 1818, Lanvabon, G., South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  11 Apr 1840  Llandaff, G., South Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F6978  Group Sheet

    Family  James Carruth,   b. 30 Jun 1816, Houston, Renfrew, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1877, Murray, Salt Lake, UTAH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  11 Apr 1870  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James William Carruth,   b. 4 Jul 1871, Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Ut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1963, Marion Co., OR Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. David Jones Carruth,   b. 12 May 1874, Sandy, Salt Lake, UTAH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1949, VERNAL, UINTAH, UTAH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F6961  Group Sheet

  • Histories
    Jemima Jones Carruth
    Jemima Jones Carruth
    Letter from State Hospital


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