Descendants of Jesse (Sgt. Rev.) Bolling

Generation No. 1

1.  JESSE (SGT. REV.)¹ BOLLING was born 22 May 1768 in Wilkes County, NC, and died 10 Mar 1841 in Quicksand Creek, Breathitt Co.  Ky..  He married POLLY GREEN 1810 in Clay County Kentucky.  She was born 1758.

Notes for JESSE (SGT. REV.) BOLLING:

Jesse Bolling served with George Washington at Valley Forge, Pa. 

He was county judge for Perry Co., Kentucky in 1821 to 1838. 

Child of JESSE BOLLING and POLLY GREEN is:

2.        i.    JOHN E.² BOLLING, b. 1785, North Carolina; d. 1838, Perry County, Kentucky.

Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN E.² BOLLING (JESSE (SGT. REV.)¹) was born 1785 in North Carolina, and died 1838 in Perry County, Kentucky.  He married SUSAN SIZEMORE, daughter of GEORGE SIZEMORE and AGNES CORNETT.  She was born 1784 in Virginia, and died 1862 in Perry County, Kentucky.

More About SUSAN SIZEMORE:

Burial: John E. Bolling Cemetary Buckhorn Lake, Ky

Children of JOHN BOLLING and SUSAN SIZEMORE are:

3.        i.    HENRIETTA (HETTY)³ BOLLING, b. 1805, Middle Fork of the Kentucky River; d. 1855, Mouth of Asher's Branch, Clay County, Kentucky.

           ii.    MARY BOLLING, b. 07 Dec 1802.

          iii.    BLEVINS BOLLING, b. 1800.

         iv.    ALICE BOLLING, b. 1810.

         v.    AGNES BOLLING, b. 1812.

         vi.    MAHALA BOLLING, b. 1822.

Generation No. 3

3.  HENRIETTA (HETTY)³ BOLLING (JOHN E.², JESSE (SGT. REV.)¹) was born 1805 in Middle Fork of the Kentucky River, and died 1855 in Mouth of Asher's Branch, Clay County, Kentucky.  She married DILLON ASHER II 20 Apr 1816 in Clay County, Kentucky, son of JOHN ASHER and EMILY.  He was born 1797 in Tennessee, and died 1859 in Mouth of Asher's Branch, Clay County, Kentucky.

Children of HENRIETTA BOLLING and DILLON ASHER are:

4.        i.    MARY (POLLY)⁴ ASHER, b. 1842, Mouth of Asher's Branch, Clay County, Kentucky.

           ii.    JANE "JENNY" ASHER, b. 1817; m. LILBURN WOODS.

          iii.    JOHN G ASHER, b. 02 May 1820; m. JANE STEWART.

         iv.    BLEVINS ASHER, b. 1822; m. RUTH MUNCY.

         v.    STOKLEY ASHER, b. 1824; m. SALLY NAPIER.

         vi.    ROBERT ASHER, b. 1828; m. JUDA NAPIER.

        vii.    LEVI ASHER, b. 1832; m. NANCY HOWARD.

       viii.    JAMES ASHER, b. 1836; m. RACHAEL MORGAN.

         ix.    SUSAN ASHER, b. 1838.

          x.    SALLY ASHER.

Generation No. 4

4.  MARY (POLLY)⁴ ASHER (HENRIETTA (HETTY)³ BOLLING, JOHN E.², JESSE (SGT. REV.)¹) was born 1842 in Mouth of Asher's Branch, Clay County, Kentucky.  She married EDMOND (EDWARD) "DICK" JONES 1858, son of JOSHUA HOSKINS and MARTHA JONES.  He was born 1835 in Bull Creek, Clay Co-Leslie Co. Kentucky, and died Abt. 1911 in Jones Fork of Bull Creek Hyden, Kentucky.

Notes for EDMOND (EDWARD) "DICK" JONES:

Different accounts show his name as Richard or Richard Dick.  No real basis can be found for these names.  In the various censuses he is shown as either Edmond or Edward and his military service record shows his name as Edward.

Private in 47th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry, Co. H

Served with his brother-in-law Jim Asher.

More About EDMOND (EDWARD) "DICK" JONES:

Event 1: Name appears in Censuses and Military records as either Edmond or Edward

Children of MARY ASHER and EDMOND JONES are:

           i.    JACKSON⁵ JONES, d. Thousand Sticks, Ky..

Notes for JACKSON JONES:

He was shot while sitting at a window in his house in Thousand Sticks, Kentucky.   It is thought it was over a property boundry line.

           ii.    MARGARET JONES, m. NEFF STUBBLEFIELD.

5.       iii.    MARTHA JONES.

         iv.    ARTRICIA JONES, b. 1859; m. FELIX ASHER.

         v.    ABIJAH JONES, b. 1860.

         vi.    MARY JANE JONES, b. 1862; m. RENIE ASHER.

6.     vii.    VINA JONES, b. 1864.

       viii.    HARVEY JONES, b. 1868.

         ix.    HUEY JONES, b. 1870.

7.       x.    ELIJAH (LIGE) JONES, b. 1880, Leslie County Kentucky; d. 22 Mar 1954, Hazard, Ky..

Generation No. 5

5.  MARTHA⁵ JONES (MARY (POLLY)⁴ ASHER, HENRIETTA (HETTY)³ BOLLING, JOHN E.², JESSE (SGT. REV.)¹)  She married JOHN MARTIN. 

Child of MARTHA JONES and JOHN MARTIN is:

           i.    DOROTHY⁶ MARTIN, b. Abt. 1908; m. OMAR JONES; b. Abt. 1908; d. Abt. 1980.

Notes for DOROTHY MARTIN:

Omar Jones was Dorothy Martin's first cousin.

Notes for OMAR JONES:

Dorothy Martin was Omar's 1st cousin.

6.  VINA⁵ JONES (MARY (POLLY)⁴ ASHER, HENRIETTA (HETTY)³ BOLLING, JOHN E.², JESSE (SGT. REV.)¹) was born 1864.  She married JACK HIBBARD. 

Child of VINA JONES and JACK HIBBARD is:

           i.    WILLIE⁶ HIBBARD.

7.  ELIJAH (LIGE)⁵ JONES (MARY (POLLY)⁴ ASHER, HENRIETTA (HETTY)³ BOLLING, JOHN E.², JESSE (SGT. REV.)¹)¹ was born 1880 in Leslie County Kentucky, and died 22 Mar 1954 in Hazard, Ky..  He married (1) MARTHA COUCH in Hazard, Kentucky.    He married (2) LILLY BRITTAIN in Clay Co. Ky. (mouth of Big Creek), daughter of CARLO BRITTAIN and ADELINE MARCUM.  She was born 1884 in Red Bird River, Clay County Kentucky, and died 1926.

Notes for ELIJAH (LIGE) JONES:

Lige Jones was nicknamed "Chippy".  He was a champion fiddler and was in much demand for square dancing events around Eastern Kentucky.  For a period of time Lige was a tipper foreman for Wisconsin coal company and after that he worked for and retired from L & N Railroad.

More About ELIJAH (LIGE) JONES:

Event 1: Champion Fiddler in Eastern Ky

Fact 2: Buried Riverside Cemetary, North Hazard, Ky

More About LILLY BRITTAIN:

Cause of Death: cancer

Medical Information: Cancer, Diabetes

Children of ELIJAH JONES and MARTHA COUCH are:

           i.    RAY⁶ JONES.

           ii.    SHAFTER JONES.

Children of ELIJAH JONES and LILLY BRITTAIN are:

          iii.    SHERMAN⁶ JONES¹, b. 18 Oct 1906, Thousand Sticks Leslie County Kentucky; d. 14 Nov 1997, Jackson, Ky.(Buried in Campton, Ky); m. BESSIE WOOTON; b. 09 Mar 1906, Dry Hill, Leslie County, Kentucky; d. 29 Nov 1975, Lexington, Kentucky(Buried in Campton, Ky).

Notes for SHERMAN JONES:

Sherman worked for L & N Railroad from 1926 to 1936.  Following that he worked for the Post Office as Assistant Post Master in Hazard, Kentucky for about 30 years.

More About SHERMAN JONES:

Event 1: Buried in Campton, Ky

Notes for BESSIE WOOTON:

Bessie played accordian and guitar before she married Sherman.

         iv.    OMAR JONES, b. Abt. 1908; d. Abt. 1980; m. DOROTHY MARTIN; b. Abt. 1908.

Notes for OMAR JONES:

Dorothy Martin was Omar's 1st cousin.

         v.    JAMES E. (JIMMY) JONES, m. ARIZONA (ZONIE) TURNER.

         vi.    CARLO JONES, b. 14 Feb 1911; d. 06 Feb 1931; m. SALLY STEWART.

Notes for CARLO JONES:

Had a motorcycle accident in Louisville, Ky. and broke his neck.  Sherman Jones went and got him and tried to nurse him back to health in his house in Wabbaco, Ky.  He drove a nail in the ceiling so Carlo could raise himself up occasionally.  The nail was still there years later.

        vii.    ODA (ODIE) JONES, b. 23 Oct 1915; m. WARD NAPIER; d. Abt. 1995, Lexington, Ky.

       viii.    CORNELIUS (CORN) (BLACKIE) JONES, d. 05 Feb 2002, Prospect, Tn; m. (1) RITA; b. Boston, Ma; m. (2) WANDA.

         ix.    JESSE JONES, m. CARL GOINS.

          x.    OLA (OLIE) JONES, b. 05 Dec 1902; d. 28 Dec 1990; m. JOHN DANIEL ABNER; b. 19 May 1902; d. 25 Mar 1961.

         xi.    EDNA JONES, m. ROE BOWLING.

         xii.    CHARLES JONES, d. California; m. VERLENE.

Endnotes

1.  Curtis Pigman.