Joseph Alonzo & Henrietta (Ellis) Jaynes/Janes

Sherwood, Clark Co., Wisconsin

Contributed by Crystal Wendt & The Clark Co., WI History Buffs

 

 

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

  • Janes Family Cemetery Records (including tombstone photos)

  • Ziemendorf Cemetery Records (including tombstone photos)

  • Obit: Janes, Joseph (? - 1914)

  • Sparks, Sylvia (Marriage – 1907)

  • Sherwood Township, Clark Co., Wis.  Maps (The Janes lived in Sec. 24)

  • Clark Co. Civil War Veterans

  • Veterans and Widows Census 1885, Clark County, Wisconsin (Joseph A. Janes)

    • 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

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    Source: 1880 Census, family and courthouse records.

     

     

     

     

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