Husband: David Haynes Jones
Born: Nov-14-1853 in Marion Co, WV 1,2,3 Died: Jul-30-1930 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 3 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 3,4 Father: Elias Jones Mother: Sarah Ann Summers Other spouse 2
Wife: Susan Gaston
Married: May-26-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Born: Jan- 6-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5,1,6
Died: Dec- 3-1890 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 3 (see note 1)
Buried: in Gaston-Hart Cemetery, Upper Run, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Father: Samuel Morris Gaston (1825 - 1911)
Mother: Elizabeth Law (1825 - 1882)
F Child 1: Minnie Elizabeth Jones Also known as: Minnie Eliza Jones Born: Aug- 4-1884 in Holbrook, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,9 Died: Dec-10-1967 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 8,2,9 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10,9 Husband: Elva Maxson b. Aug-17-1872 d. Jul-27-1953 Married: Jul-20-1905 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
M Child 2: Ernest Elias "Ernie" Jones Born: Mar-27-1887 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 2 Died: Sep-18-1948 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 10 Wife: Ava Zetta Pride b. Dec-19-1894 d. Aug-26-1963 Also known as: Eva Pride Married: Aug-15-1915 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
M Child 3: James Morris Jones Born: Mar- 5-1888 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 13,14,8,15 Died: Apr-19-1954 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 8,16,15,13,17 (see note 2) Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 8,15,14,13 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 8,10,13 Census: 1930 in Castleberry, Conecuh Co, AL Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 18,19 Military: U.S. Navy 16 Wife: Stella Pearl Nutter b. Aug- 7-1898 d. Jan-20-1999 Married: Nov-11-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,20,21
M Child 4: Howard Harrison Jones Born: Jan-23-1889 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 8,15 (see note 3) Died: Aug-20-1948 near Hinton, Summers Co, WV 8,22,16 (see note 4) Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 8,15 Resided: in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 8,13 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1917 in Hillsboro, Pocahontas Co, WV 23 Occupation: educator & State Delegate Military: 2nd Lt, U.S. Army Air Corps, World War I 24 Wife: Miriam Hill b. Jul-17-1898 d. Nov-30-1991 Married: Apr-23-1919
M Child 5: Bert David Jones Born: Jul-31-1890 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 8 Died: Dec- 6-1956 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 8 Buried: in Beverly Hills Memorial Park, Westover, Monongalia Co, WV 2 (see note 5) Resided: in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 10 Resided: 1914 in Marion Co, WV Occupation: B&O Railroad Engineer 2 Wife: Florence Ardelia Shreve b. Jul- 9-1895 d. Nov-12-1981 Married: Oct-20-1914 in Webster Springs, Webster Co, WV 25
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 208. (2) Marilynn Davis Jones, Fairmont, WV 26554. (3) Headstone. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/vitals/birth.txt. (6) Headstone, - Marker inscribed to read "Susan - Wife of D. Jones - Died Dec 3 1890 - Aged 34 Ys 10 Ms 27 Ds." (7) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Child identified as Minnie Eliza Gaston, the fifth child born to her mother. We have found no other evidence of any previous child, and no basis for this child's last name being that of her mother. Her parents had been married for well over a year at the time of her birth. Father: David Hanes [sic] Jones, age 31, b. Marion Co. Mother: Susan Gaston, age 28. Delayed birth record was filed on Jan 22 1945 by M. S. Gaston, relationship given as uncle. This would be Susan's 81-year-old brother Morris Samuel Gaston. It is possible that his recording of the child's last name as Gaston rather than Jones was an error, and that he mistakenly entered "five" as the child's birth order number in confusion with the total number of children that the mother ultimately had. (Her obituary, however, stated that she was predeceased by 5 brothers and 2 sisters, not identified by name.) It is also noted that while Minnie's obituary stated her birthplace as Doddridge County, the community of Holbrook is within Ritchie County on the border with Doddridge County; Ota Reed Fraker, a first cousin, gives Minnie's birthplace as "near Berea," also in Ritchie County. In her marriage record (per Wes Cochran's "Ritchie County Marriages 1843-1915"), Minnie was identified as Minnie E. Jones, age 20, born in Ritchie County. BR Del Bk 1, p. 64-E. (8) Obituary. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Obituary of brother. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (12) Ota Reed Fraker (1882-1970) in her 15-page genealogy of the descendants of her maternal grandparents, Samuel Morris & Elizabeth Law Gaston, misleadingly entitled "Genealogy or Family Tree of John Gaston, Sr." (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 90-A. (15) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (16) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 178. (17) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James Morris Jones, b. May 5 1888 in Doddridge Co, son of David Jones & Susan Gaston, d. Apr 20 1954 at Smithburg, age 67, burial at Masonic Cemetery in West Union. Place of birth is considered to be in error, as obituary and other sources state Berea in Ritchie Co, and no birth record for him was found in Doddridge Co. DR Bk 5, p. 90-A. (18) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (19) 1930 Census. (20) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (21) Obituary of husband. (22) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Cousin Ota Reed Fraker, in her Gaston genealogy, incorrectly reports his death date as Aug 20 1949. (23) Doddridge County Republican, 1/11/1917. (24) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 176. (25) Webster County Marriage Records, Webster Springs, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Inscription does not give birthdate, but states age at death on Dec 3 1890 as 34y 10m 27d. Previous reporting of death date of Dec 31 1890 resulted from a misreading of the headstone. Note (2) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, p. 178, gives death in 1954 in Smithburg. "West Union WV Cemeteries" reports headstone reading of Apr 19 1954, and researcher Marilynn Davis Jones also specifies Apr 19 1954, while Ota Reed Fraker reports Apr 19 1957, clearly incorrect. But Doddridge County Death Record and WV State Death Certificate both state Apr 20 1954 in Smithburg. Obituary specifies day of week as Monday at 11 p.m., which would coincide with Apr 19 1954. Note (3) Birth date reported as Jan 23 1889 in "History of Doddridge County" (p. 177) and by first cousin Ota Reed Fraker. Obituary and headstone state Jan 27 1889. Death certificate, while not specifying birth date, states age at birth as 59y 6m 29d, which calculates to a birth date of Jan 22 1889. Death certificate states place of birth as Doddridge County, while all other sources indicate Ritchie County. Note (4) Suffered a heart attack at Camp Thomas Lightfoot, near Hinton, Summers Co, WV. He was serving as an instructor in the camp, operated by a southern West Virginia coal company for the benefit of its employees' children. (obit) Note (5) Daughter-in-law Marilynn Davis Jones reports his burial at Beverly Hills Cemetery, Morgantown, WV, while his obituary states that "interment was made in Fairmont."