Teresa
My name is Lee Killian. I am the great great grandson of Jonas Killian. I hope you got my e-mail. It is interested that you're descended Marion Killian. My grandfather Vernon Killian had a cousin named Lola Killian Lowe who lived in Catawba county. I knew her and visited old St. Paul's church in Newton with her my father, wife and children. Are you related to Lola? I think the two most likely candidates for Jonas' father are David Killian who was married to Jonas' aunt Christina Deitz and Solomon Killian who appears next door to Jonas on the 1850 census. Jonas is mistakenly refered to as James Killian and wife Roxanna in the 1850 census. Lola told me that she thought Jonas was buried at Miller's Lutheran Church. (ELCA) This church is located in Hickory next to two other Lutheran churches that are affiliated with the Missouri synod branch of the Lutheran church. My brother Ron and I have been searching records about Jonas for the past 40 years. We are still not certain who his father is, but his mother is definitely Sally Deitz. I have tons of information on Jonas I would love to share with you. Please let me hear from you.
Lee Killian
lkillianjr@carolina.rr.com