John Jones made his home in a log house which is still standing. The Jones house is a vernacular log house of double-pen plan with front and rear porches and gable-end chimneys. Originally the two first=story rooms did not interconnect and could be reached only from the two porches. Likewise, at first the two loft rooms were also comletely separate and were reached by stairs from each of the first floor rooms. In 8147, Joh Jones planted planted a boxwood in the yard of his home that has attracted much attention through the years. In 1951, W.S.Taylor, then owner of the dJohn Jones property, was asked by the landscapers for Pres. Truman to allow the boxwood to be moved to the Whit House Lawn because of its unusual size. Mr. Taylor declined, fearing the boxwood might not survive the move. The boxwood is presently ten feet tall and approximately eight feet in circumference and is recognized as county historical site. Accompanying the house is a stone "upping" block in the fronbt yard which was erected in 1851. The block was used to stand on while mounting a horse.
John Jones made his home in a log house which is still standing. The Jones house is a vernacular log house of double-pen plan with front and rear porches and gable-end chimneys. Originally the two first=story rooms did not interconnect and could be reached only from the two porches. Likewise, at first the two loft rooms were also comletely separate and were reached by stairs from each of the first floor rooms. In 1847, John Jones planted a boxwood in the yard of his home that has attracted much attention through the years. In 1951, W.S.Taylor, then owner of the John Jones property, was asked by the landscapers for Pres. Truman to allow the boxwood to be moved to the White House Lawn because of its unusual size. Mr. Taylor declined, fearing the boxwood might not survive the move. The boxwood is presently ten feet tall and approximately eight feet in circumference and is recognized as a county historical site. Accompanying the house is a stone "upping" block in the front yard which was erected in 1851. The block was used to stand on while mounting a horse.
The Denny family came to Surry, NC from Albemarle Co. VA around 1773
Mother was probably Ann RICE b. abt 1732 in VA.
Marriage Notes for T. J. Snyder and Alice Della GRIFFITH-358390
Line in Record @F01286@ (MRIN 16) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
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May have been boarding with Coley Badgett according to the 1900 fed census....shows his b. as Oct 1881 and Celia's b. as Dec 1882.