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John Wesley JONES

John Wesley JONES

Male 1877 - 1931  (54 years)


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  • Name John Wesley JONES
    Birth 30 Jul 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1880, 1900  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1902  Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    glass factory worker 
    Occupation 1918  [1] 
    laborer at Ideal Window Glass Co. 
    Residence 1915, 1918  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Census 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    shipping clerk at glass plant 
    Census 1930  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation laborer  [7] 
    Occupation 1930  [8] 
    packer at glass plant 
    Death 12 Nov 1931  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Cause: "died suddenly - probably heart disease" 
    Burial (UNMARKED)  Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Death record gives burial location only as West Union. This is almost certainly the IOOF Cemetery at Blockhouse Hill, where his parents are buried and where his wife was buried four years later. No marker is found for either him or his wife.
    Person ID I81239  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2021

    Father Montello JONES,   b. Mar 1844, Madison Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1924, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years)
    Mother Emeretta PINNELL,   b. Jul 1842, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1915, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 73 years)
    Family ID F17659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Edna PERNELL,   b. 1 Jun 1884, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1935, Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [9, 10]
    Marriage 25 Dec 1902  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 9 1910:
      John W. Jones, 29, laborer in glass factory, married 7 yrs; wife Emma E, 25, married 7 yrs, mother of 4 children (2 still living); son Roy L, 5; son Stuart, 3. All born in West Virginia.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 3 1920:
      John Jones, 42, shipping clerk at glass plant; wife Emma, 36; son Roy, 15; son Dearl, 11; dau Clara, 9; son Joe F, 6; son James W, 4y 3m; dau Mary, 10 months.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District, City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 11 1930 at 1108 N. 15th Street:
      John W. Jones, 52, packer in glass plant, monthly rent $25, home has a radio; wife Emma E, 45; son Roylee, 26, single, packer in glass plant; son Darel D, 22, single, laborer in glass plant; dau Clara M, 19, single; son Joseph F, 17 layer tender in glass plant; son James W, 16; dau Mary E, 12; dau Agnes S, 6.
    Children 
    +1. Roy Lee JONES,   b. 12 Dec 1904, Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1972, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    >2. Darrell Donald JONES,   b. 8 Mar 1907, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1995, Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    >3. Clara Marie JONES,   b. Jun 1910, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1989 (Age ~ 79 years)
     4. Joe Franklin JONES,   b. 29 May 1912, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1974 (Age 61 years)
     5. James Wesley JONES,   b. 16 Oct 1914, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1973, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    >6. Mary Elizabeth JONES,   b. 6 Mar 1919, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 2003 (Age 84 years)
    >7. Agnes Cynthia Samantha JONES,   b. 4 Jun 1923, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 2004, Beech Grove, Marion Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Documents
    81239_JohnWesleyJones_EmmaEPernell_MarriageRecord_25Dec1902.jpg    		81239_JohnWesleyJones_EmmaEPernell_MarriageRecord_25Dec1902.jpg
    Family ID F57501  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    81239_JONES_JohnWesley_1877-1931_DeathCertificate.jpg    		81239_JONES_JohnWesley_1877-1931_DeathCertificate.jpg
    999999_Ideal-Window-Glass-Factory_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV_SanbornMap_July1916.jpg    		999999_Ideal-Window-Glass-Factory_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV_SanbornMap_July1916.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S2299] Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11212904&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    5. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S1853] 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=1936599&Type=Death.

    8. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    9. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    10. [S1620] Death record of husband.