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Thurman A. JONES

Thurman A. JONES

Male 1888 - 1967  (79 years)

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  • Name Thurman A. JONES 
    Born 10 May 1888  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Age 19 in 1907 marriage record would put birth in about 1888. But the 1930 Census shows his age as 38 and indicates that his age was 17 at the time of his first marriage. Death record specifies birth date as May 10 1888.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Meade District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1935  Toll Gate, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1940  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 5] 
    Residence Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Died 3 Sep 1967  Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Buried Jones Family Cemetery, Leeson Run, near Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Tyler Co, WV (Meade District), enumerated on May 13 1910:
      Thurman Jones, 20, farm laborer, married 2 yrs; wife Maude, 17, mother of one child (still living); dau Arzella, 1 yr zero months.

      No entry was found for Thurman Jones in the 1920 Census, two years after the death of his first wife. His children were found in the home of their maternal grandparents, John E. & Ella Pyles, although the relationships were indicated otherwise in the census.
      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Jan 9 1920:
      John E. Pyles, 47, farm laborer; wife Ella Pyles, 35; nephew Vella Jones, 11; nephew Guy Jones, 7; niece Ruth Jones, 3 yr 1 mo.

      Local Cabin Run news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, January 24, 1929, in its entirety:
      "Thurman Jones' baby died last Saturday with pneumonia fever and was buried Sunday at 2:30, its parents who are down with the flu were unable to attend the funeral."
      (Note: The deceased child was Ralph Earl Jones, b. Oct 11 1927, d. Jan 20 1929, whose death record states cause of death as measles and flu.)

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on Apr 2 1930 at Cabin Run Road:
      Thurman Jones, 38, farm overseer, age 17 at time of first marriage; wife Belle, 32, age 15 at first marriage; son Guy, 17; dau Vergie, 8; son Thurman, 6; son Freddie, 4; son Kenneth, 4 months.

      1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central District), enumerated on May 11 1940 (location originally specified as Greenwood, which was crossed out):
      Thurman A. Jones, 52, farmer; wife Belle, 45; dau Virgie M, 19; son Thurman Jr, 16; son Royce F, 14; son Leonard K, 10; son Avery A, 7; son Franklin D. G., 2; father Darwin C, 86, widowed. Residence as of Apr 1935 entered as Toll Gate in Ritchie County for all except Franklin (left blank) and Darwin (entered as Pullman).
    Person ID I12828  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2012 

    Father Darwin C. (Winford Scott) JONES,   b. 3 Oct 1853, Pleasants Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Louisa Jane BELLVILLE,   b. CA 1852, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1923, Joy (Cabin Run), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Family ID F29696  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Zelma Maud PYLES,   b. 2 Aug 1892, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1918  (Age 26 years)  [8] 
    Married 22 Nov 1907  Wick, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
    +1. Leonard Anzella "Zellie" JONES,   b. 12 Sep 1908, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1983  (Age 75 years)
     2. Guy Royce JONES,   b. 31 Jul 1912,   d. 14 Nov 1960, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +3. Leoma Ruth JONES,   b. 18 Nov 1916, North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1934, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
    Family ID F4569  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Belle HEINEY,   b. 8 May 1896, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1960, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1922  North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Virgie M. JONES,   b. CA 1922
     2. Thurman JONES, Jr.,   b. 15 Aug 1923, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1993, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Royce Frederick JONES,   b. 24 Nov 1925, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Ralph Earl JONES,   b. 11 Oct 1927, Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1929, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     5. Leonard Kenneth JONES,   b. CA 1929, Toll Gate, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Avery A. JONES,   b. CA 1933
     7. Franklin G. D. JONES,   b. CA 1938
    Family ID F29697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    12828_JONES_ThurmanA_1888-1967_DeathRecord.jpg    		12828_JONES_ThurmanA_1888-1967_DeathRecord.jpg
    12828_ThurmanJones_ZelmaMaudPyles_MarriageRecord_22Nov1907.jpg    		12828_ThurmanJones_ZelmaMaudPyles_MarriageRecord_22Nov1907.jpg
    12828_ThurmanJones_BelleHiney_MarriageRecord_24Apr1922.jpg    		12828_ThurmanJones_BelleHiney_MarriageRecord_24Apr1922.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2078] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    5. [S2642] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District).

    6. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    9. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.
      There are two records for this marriage, one being a single-line entry in a ledger-style record book, and the other being a single full-page certificate. In both, the participants are identified as Thurman Jones, 19, b. & res. in Tyler Co; and Zelma Maud Pyles (also referred to a Z. Maud Pyles at one point), 16, b. & res. in Tyler Co. Married Nov 22 1907 at Wick. Additionally, the ledger entry identifies his parents as D. C. & L. Jones, and her parents as John E. & J. Pyles. (Note: Identities of their parents is at variance with information found in other records.)

    10. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 283.
      Identified as Thurman Jones, widowed, 35, b. Tyler Co, res. Wilsonburg WV, son of Scott & Louisa Jones; and Belle Hiney, widowed, 27, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of John & Sarah Dure..... (illegible). Married Apr 24 1922 "at North View School house." (Note: Information pertaining to wife's birthplace and parents is at variance with corresponding information in other records and is considered of questionable accuracy.)