Joseph Alonzo &
Henrietta (Ellis) Jaynes/Janes
Sherwood, Clark Co.,
Wisconsin
Joseph A. and Henrietta
(Ellis) Janes (sometimes spelled Jaynes) were farmers who resided in
section 24 of Sherwood Forest Township (later
shortened to Sherwood), Clark Co., Wisconsin. Joseph was born in 1845 in
Pennsylvania and she was born Jan. 17, 1852 in New York State as were her parents.
Joseph enlisted at Eagle Point,
Wisconsin and fought for the union during the Civil War as a Corporal in Company
E of Wisconsin's 7th Infantry.
For many years, Mr. Janes drove the
stage on the mail line which ran through Shortville to Nevins. He was
active in county affairs and one of the most respected pioneers of Sherwood
township. When he died January 22, 1914, his funeral was held just two
days later in Granton, Wisconsin and he was laid to rest in the Sherwood
township cemetery. Henrietta died twenty years later, September 9, 1934,
and buried beside him.
While living in Wisconsin, they became
the parents of Edward L. (b. 1872); Henrietta "Nellie" (b. 6 Nov. 1874-d.
30 Aug. 1943); Sarah M. (b. 1877) &
David F. (b. 1879); Flora (b. 21 Feb. 1884 - 13 Jan. 1944)
Edward L. Janes married Ida M. Wedde,
Nov. 7, 1895 in Portage, WI.
David Janes married Sylvia Sparks (b.
10 Sep 1888, d. 13 Apr 1921) in Sherwood, Clark, WI about 1909. Sylvia
Sparks Janes is buried in the Sherwood Cemetery.
May 31, 1893, Henrietta Janes married
Fredrick W. Ziemendorf (b. 27 Mar, d. 28 Jun 1937), the son of Frederick &
Augusta (Riemer) Ziemendorf in Sherwood, Clark, Wisconsin.
Census Records
|
1880 Federal Census - Sherwood Forest, Clark County, Wis. |
|
Nmae |
Race |
Sex |
Age |
Relation |
Occupation |
Birth Place |
Father birth place |
Mother birth place |
|
Jaynes, Joseph A. |
w |
m |
35 |
head |
farmer |
Pennsylvania |
Not Known |
Not Known |
|
Jaynes, Henrietta |
w |
f |
27 |
wife |
|
Wisconsin |
New York |
New York |
|
Jaynes, Edward L. |
w |
m |
8 |
son |
|
Wisconsin |
Pennsylvania |
Wisconsin |
|
Jaynes, Nellie H. |
w |
f |
5 |
daug |
|
Wisconsin |
Pennsylvania |
Wisconsin |
|
Jaynes, Sarah M. |
w |
f |
3 |
daug |
|
Wisconsin |
Pennsylvania |
Wisconsin |
|
Jaynes, David |
w |
m |
1 |
son |
|
Wisconsin |
Pennsylvania |
Wisconsin |
|
1900 Federal Census - Sherwood, Clark Co., Wis. |
|
Name |
Relation |
Race |
Sex |
Birth Month |
Birth Year |
Age |
Martial Status |
Martial Years |
Kids Born |
Kids Living |
Birth Place |
Father birth place |
Mother birth place |
Occupation |
|
Janes, Jospeh |
head |
w |
m |
Nov. |
1845 |
54 |
m |
30 |
|
|
New York |
New York |
Unknown |
Farmer |
|
Janes, Henrietta |
wife |
w |
f |
Jan. |
1852 |
48 |
m |
30 |
7 |
5 |
Wisconsin |
New York |
New York |
|
|
Janes, David F. |
son |
w |
m |
April |
1879 |
21 |
s |
|
|
|
Wisconsin |
New York |
Wisconsin |
Farmer |
|
Janes, Flora E. |
daug |
w |
f |
Feb. |
1884 |
16 |
s |
|
|
|
Wisconsin |
New York |
Wisconsin |
|
|
1905 State Census - Sherwood, Clark Co., Wis. |
|
Names |
Relation |
Race |
Sex |
Age |
Martial Status |
Birth Place |
Parents Birth Place |
Occupation |
|
Janes, Joseph A. |
head |
w |
m |
59 |
m |
New York |
New York |
Farmer |
|
Janes, Henrietta |
wife |
w |
f |
53 |
m |
Wisconsin |
New York |
Housekeeper |
|
Janes, Flora E. |
daug |
w |
f |
21 |
s |
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |
? |
Military Records
General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
Name: Joseph A. Janes
Residence: Eagle Point, Wisconsin
Enlistment Date: 15 Feb 1864
Side Served: Union
State Served: Wisconsin
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 15 February 1864.
Enlisted in Company E, 7th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 15 Feb 1864.
Mustered Out Company E, 7th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 3 Jul 1865.
Widow: Henrietta Janes
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Alternate Name: Joseph A./Janes
Film Number: M559 roll 15
Related Links
Obit: Janes, Joseph (? - 1914)
Sparks, Sylvia (Marriage - 1907)
Sherwood Township, Clark Co., Wis. Maps (The Janes lived in Sec.
24)
Researchers Notes:
Jennie May Jaynes b. 1868, Black
Brook, Polk, WI to David Jaynes and Sarah Teachart. Jennie's possible sister
is Ida Jaynes, b 1858(?). There was a Teachart family in South Bend, Indiana
in 1870.
Storey
and Candace (Jaynes) Woodworth
Source: 1880 Census,
family and courthouse records.
