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James Clyde JONES

James Clyde JONES

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  • Name James Clyde JONES 
    Born 16 Jul 1887  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Education West Virginia University (1910) 
    Occupation 1912  [3] 
    lawyer 
    Occupation 1915  [4] 
    manager & editor of West Union Record newspaper 
    Occupation 1916  [5] 
    Mayor of West Union (took office May 1916) 
    Occupation 1917  [1] 
    merchant & restaurant owner 
    Occupation 1918  [6] 
    lawyer in Morgantown 
    Residence 1912, 1918  Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    • Not with family in 1920 Census. Wife's marital status married. In the 1930 Census, she was divorced, but in the 1940 Census widowed.
    Notes 
    • "James Clyde Jones, son of James R. and Columbia (Langfitt) Jones, was born in Smithton, West Virginia, July 16, 1887. He was educated in the public schools in Smithton, and after serving one year as clerk in a store, attended the Doddridge county high school. He next went to Smithton, and worked on the pipe line. In 1907 he entered the West Virginia University, where he graduated in the spring of 1910. He was admitted to the bar January 1, 1911, receiving a certificate from the supreme court in February.
      "Mr. Jones served as assistant editor of the 'Daily New Dominion' for eight months, and was for a time district manager of the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, and district manager of the Casualty Company of America. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Smithton, and assistant superintendent of the Sunday school, serving also several years as secretary of the same. In politics he is a Democrat. He is a member of the American Order of United Workmen, of the Modern Woodmen of America.
      "He married, January 28, 1912, Ina Edith Clark, a native of Star City, West Virginia, daughter of George M. and Mary E. Clark. Mr. Clark is deceased."
      SOURCE: "Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley," (1912, reprinted 1978), by Bernard Butcher, pp. 560-561.

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Sep 14 1916, in its entirety:
      "Mayor Clyde Jones, who recently bought an interest in the Shannon Transfew Co., sustained a sprained knee by falling off of one of their wagons last week, and is able to be up town by the aid of crutches."

      News article, "West Union Record," Thursday, Jan 4 1917, in its entirety:
      RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS CAUSES SEVERAL REMOVALS
      The shifting of county officers has caused some changes in locations of individuals in the last week. Sheriff Nutter has vacated the sheriff's residence and will occupy the Foley property on Court Street, while Glenn Ford, office deputy for the new sheriff, will live in the county residence.
      Prosecuting Attorney A. F. McCue turns his office in the court house over to the new prosecutor, J. O. Wilcox, and will expound Blackstone from his old office in the Doddridge County Bank Building, while Mayor J. Clyde Jones has taken as a law office the rooms in the Stuart building occupied by Mr. Wilcox. [7]
    Person ID I97752  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2018 

    Father James Robinson JONES,   b. 25 Aug 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1918, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Columbia L. LANGFITT,   b. CA 1865,   d. 29 Aug 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 24 years) 
    Family ID F11324  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ina Edith CLARK,   b. 9 Sep 1891, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1967, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1912  Star City (Morgantown), Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Divorced Bef Apr 1930  [8] 
    Children 
     1. James Clyde JONES, Jr.,   b. 29 Jun 1916, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1945, Iwo Jima Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
    Family ID F11371  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jul 1887 - Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jan 1912 - Star City (Morgantown), Monongalia Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1912, 1918 - Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S2263] Monongalia County Marriage Records, Morgantown, WV.

    4. [S1897] West Union Record, 2/5/1915.

    5. [S1897] West Union Record, 1/27/1916.

    6. [S643] Obituary of father.

    7. [S1251] Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV, Bernard L. Butcher, (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), pp. 560-561.

    8. [S2332] 1930 Census, Monongalia County, WV.