Jul-28-2018
Husband: John Savannis Jones
Born: 1853 1,2 (see note 1) Died: 1928 1 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1880, 1900, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 4 Father: Keener B. Jones (1829 - ) Mother: Mary B. Richards (1828 - )
Wife: Columbia F. Jones 5,6,7 Married: Aug- 7-1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
Born: 1857 1,2 (see note 2) Died: 1929 1 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 3 Census: 1880, 1900, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Mansfield H. Jones (1832 - 1921) Mother: Catharine ___
F Child 1: Mary Catherine "Mollie" Jones Also known as: Mollie Jones 9,10 Born: Aug-31-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,1,9 Died: Jan- 8-1953 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 11,1 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 10,12 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Census: 1880, 1910, 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Hiram William Collins b. Oct-18-1866 d. Jan-22-1949 Also known as: William Hiram Collins 13 Married: Jul-21-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
M Child 2: Haymond Mansfield Jones Census name: Mansfield H. Jones Born: Nov-17-1878 in Ritchie Co, WV 10,4,9,1 Died: Mar-19-1955 near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10,1 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10,9 Census: 1880, 1940 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 10 Occupation: 1920 laborer for County Roads 15 Wife: Fanie Jeffries b. Sep-11-1906 d. Jun-19-2004 Also known as: Faney Jeffries 9 Married: Oct-12-1921 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 9
M Child 3: Creed L. Jones Born: Sep-27-1883 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10,4 Died: Dec-20-1959 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Buried: in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10,9 Census: 1940 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: Carnegie Gas Co. 10 Occupation: 1940 bailer, oil & gas wells 16 Wife: Alta West b. ca 1893 Married: Jul-24-1911 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 9
F Child 4: Hattie L. Jones Born: Oct-27-1888 3,17 Died: Apr- 9-1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,17 Buried: in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 17 Cause of death: struck by automobile 18 Occupation: garment factory worker 18 Husband: Clarence W. Wade b. Apr-27-1894 d. Feb-20-1989
M Child 5: Bert Jones Also known as: Albert Jones 15 Born: Nov-11-1889 19,1 Died: Feb- 2-1970 19,20,1 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 3 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 19 Occupation: farmer 21 Wife: Stella B. Wade b. Jul-23-1891 d. Apr-25-1985 Census name: Estella B. Wade 22 Married: ca 1911 21
F Child 6: Ingabee Jones Born: Mar- 9-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 19,9 Died: Jun- -1976 19 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 9,19 Husband: Ernest Bunner b. Aug-21-1891 d. May- -1973 Also known as: Earnest Bunner 9,23 Married: Dec-31-1911 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 9
F Child 7: Ella Jones Census name: Ellen Jones Born: Jan-17-1894 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,4,1 Died: Jan-16-1979 12,1 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1940 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1916 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Ray Kelley b. Apr-12-1889 d. 1964 Married: Oct-11-1916 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 9
F Child 8: Stella A. Jones Born: Jul-22-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 24,19 (see note 3) Died: Apr-26-1971 25,19 Buried: in Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 3,12 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 26,27 Husband: Archie William Thomas b. May- 5-1896 d. Nov-14-1943 Married: Nov-17-1916 in Ritchie Co, WV 28 Husband: Homer Critchfield b. Sep-25-1892 d. Apr-14-1964 Also known as: Homer Crihfield 29 Married: Jun- 2-1947 in Ritchie Co, WV 24
F Child 9: Victoria Jones Census name: Victora Jones 4 Born: Sep- -1899 4 Census: 1900 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
Sources: (1) Headstone (year only) (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (4) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (5) Marriage record of daughter. (6) Death record of daughter. (7) Death record of son. (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as John S. Jones, 22, of Ritchie Co, son of Keener B. & Mary; and Columbia Jones, 20, of Ritchie Co, dau of Mansfield & Catharine. Married Aug 7 1876. (9) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1384046&Type=Death. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Birth record of son. (14) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 85, Line 64 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11541443&Type=Marriage. (15) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (16) 1940 Census, Ritchie County, WV. (17) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (18) Obituary. (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999), Identified as Bert Jones, age 81, d. Feb 2 1970, son of John S. & Columbia Jones. Informant: Stella Jones. (21) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). (22) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (DeKalb District) (23) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (24) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003) (25) Headstone. (26) Death record of husband. (27) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (28) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Archie Thomas, 20, b. Ritchie Co, res. Tyler Co; and Stella Jones, 20, of Ritchie Co. Married Nov 17 1916. (29) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Jan 1851 in 1900 Census, but date on headstone is 1853. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1856, but date on headstone is 1857. Note (3) SSDI has birthdate as Jul 22 1897, but headstone shows it as Jul 22 1896, and age 20 at time of Nov 1916 marriage would also put birth year at 1896.Name Index