Edwin Lee JONES

1884 - 1952  (68 years)

• Name	Edwin Lee JONES
  Birth	23 Jul 1884	Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900, 1910	West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Residence	1915	Kanawha Co, WV   [4]
  Census	1920	Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV
  Census	1930, 1940	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA
  Education	West Union High School (1906), Ohio State University  [5, 6]
  Occupation	civil engineer for gas company  [1, 7, 8, 9]
  Residence	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA   [6]
  Death	8 Oct 1952	Caddo Parish, LA   [3, 10, 11]
  Burial	Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV   [12]
  Person ID	I56534	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Silas Ogden JONES,   b. 11 Jun 1841, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV d. 26 Aug 1929, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Hannah Synix "Hattie" ARMSTRONG,   b. 29 Apr 1846, Maryland d. 9 May 1912, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F23398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Chesna Iris JONES,   b. 15 Oct 1885, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV d. 3 Jul 1968 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1915	Doddridge Co, WV   [4]
  Notes	Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Dec 7 1905, in its entirety: "Miss Chesna Jones, who has been teaching at Folsom, has returned to Smithton." 1920 Census, Kanawha Co, WV (city of Charleston), enumerated on Jan 6 1920 at 1587-1/2 Washington Street: Edwin L. Jones, 34, civil engineer; wife Chesna I, 33; son Edwin R Jr, 2. 1930 Census, Caddo Co, Louisiana (city of Shreveport), enumerated on Apr 8 1930 at 1324 Camille Street: Edwin Lee Jones, 46, b. WVa, civil engineer for gas company; wife Chesna I, 45, b. WVa; son Robert Lee, 13, b. WVa; son Silas F, 8, b. Louisiana; lodger Harry D. Fowler, 49, b. Arkansas, married, civil engineer for gas company.
  Children	1. Robert Lee JONES,   b. 9 May 1917, West Virginia d. 26 May 1967, Iran (Age 50 years) + 2. Silas Franklin "Frank" JONES,   b. 12 Feb 1922, Louisiana d. 31 Mar 2013 (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F32213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		56534_JONES_EdwinLee_1884-1952_Obit.jpg
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• Sources

  [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database). [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). [S638] Headstone (year only). [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. [S691] West Union Herald, 12/26/1957. [S14] Obituary. [S2354] 1920 Census, Kanawha County, WV. [S1898] 1930 Census. [S127] 1940 Census. [S1707] Obituary - Hospital. [S2741] Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com). [S934] Findagrave.com.