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Chesna Iris JONES

Chesna Iris JONES

Female 1885 - 1968  (82 years)

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  • Name Chesna Iris JONES 
    Born 15 Oct 1885  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1884, but birth record shows it as Oct 15 1885.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900, 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1915  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1920  Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1936  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation teacher  [6] 
    Died 3 Jul 1968  [2, 3] 
    Buried Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I75432  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2020 

    Father Benjamin Franklin "Frank" JONES, Jr.,   b. 8 Jun 1859, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1936, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Margaret Rebecca MAXWELL,   b. 13 Feb 1863, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1937, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F19303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edwin Lee JONES,   b. 23 Jul 1884, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1952, Caddo Parish, LA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 29 May 1915  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1967, Iran Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    +2. Silas Franklin "Frank" JONES,   b. 12 Feb 1922, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 2013  (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F32213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

    2. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S643] Obituary of father.

    6. [S691] West Union Herald, 12/7/1905.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.