Husband: Keener B. Jones
Born: Mar-24-1882 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Feb-14-1950 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3,4,5
Buried: in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5,3
Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 3
Father: Marshall M. Jones (1850 - 1932)
Mother: Mary Katherine Elder (1856 - )
Wife: Lora Bessie Cross 2 6,7
Also known as: Bessie Cross 8,9,10,7,11
Married: Nov-22-1903 in Ritchie Co, WV 12
Born: May- 5-1885 5,2,13
Died: Jan-10-1970 in Ritchie Co, WV 13,5
Buried: in EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5
Resided: 1963 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 10
Father: John Cross (1860 - 1939)
Mother: West Virginia Riddle (1867 - 1960)
M Child 1: Draper Jones 10 Born: Dec-31-1907 in Ritchie Co, WV 14,15,16 Died: Sep-22-1991 17 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 5,18 Census: 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1927 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Wife: Cecil Jeffries b. Feb- 2-1910 d. Aug- 2-2002 Also known as: Cecille Jeffries 19 Married: Mar-20-1927 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 20
F Child 2: Aretta Jones 10 Born: Aug-14-1909 14 Died: May-15-1999 21 Resided: in Salem, WV 22 Husband: Luther Carmichael
F Child 3: Florence Gay Jones 10 Born: Mar-31-1915 14 Died: Sep- -1995 14 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Census: 1940 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Donald D. Mahaney b. Jun-27-1915 d. Jan- 9-1989 Married: Mar-26-1938 in Ritchie Co, WV 23
F Child 4: Minnie Gay Jones Born: Feb-25-1918 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 14,24,25 Died: Apr-17-1988 14,24 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 14 Resided: 1956 in Barberton, Summit Co, OH 25 Husband: Willie Argle Smith b. ca 1917 Also known as: Argle Smith 9 Married: Sep-13-1936 in Ritchie Co, WV 26 Divorced: Jan-23-1956 in Summit Co, OH 27 Husband: Harry Ross Nay b. Jun-13-1915 d. Dec- 1-1989 Married: Feb-18-1956 in Summit Co, OH 25
F Child 5: Oma Open Jones Born: Nov- 4-1920 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 28 Died: Apr- 4-2005 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 28 Buried: at Gnats Run Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 28 Resided: in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 28 Resided: formerly at Gnats Run (Pennsboro), Ritchie Co, WV 28 Husband: Clifford A. Jones b. Nov- 9-1917 d. Sep- 2-1989 Married: Sep-24-1938 in Ritchie Co, WV 29 (see note 2) Husband: Charles Oates d. bef Apr 2005
M Child 6: Cecil Jones 10 Born: Jun-14-1923 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 28 Died: Jun-24-2010 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 30 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 28,31 Census: 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: owner/operator of the Little Ritz in Greenwood 28 Occupation: glass worker at Pennsboro Glass (32 yrs) 28 Military: U.S. Army, World War II 28,32 Wife: Lessie Lee Jones b. May-10-1931
M Child 7: Curtis Lewis "Curtie" Jones 33 10 Also known as: Curtie Jones 10,28 Born: Jun-19-1928 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 28 Died: Feb-26-2006 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 28 Buried: in Buck Run (aka Dotson) Cemetery, near Pennsboro (Co Rd 74/9), Ritchie Co, WV 28 Resided: in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 28 Occupation: West Virginia Handicraft of Ellenboro (owner/operator); formerly with Star Lumber and Pennsboro Glass Co. 28 Wife: Betty Lou Dotson b. Jun-30-1931 d. Sep-16-2016 Married: Sep- 6-1947 in Ritchie Co, WV 34
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) (2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1941-1955, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Dec 1998) (5) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (6) Obituary of wife's sister. (7) Obituary of daughter. (8) Marriage record of daughter. (9) Marriage record of son. (10) Obituary of sister. (11) Obituary of son. (12) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Keener Jones, 23, of Ritchie Co; and Lora Bessie Cross, 17, of Ritchie Co. Married Nov 22 1903. (13) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (14) Social Security Death Index. (15) Headstone (year only) (16) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (18) Findagrave.com. (19) Death record of daughter. (20) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Draper Jones, 19, b. Ritchie Co, res. Pennsboro; and Miss Cecil Jeffries, 16, b. Ritchie Co, res. Pennsboro. Married Mar 20 1927 in Pennsboro, officiated by Orton H. Carder, a minister of the United Brethren Church. Informant for marriage license: K. B. Jones. MR p. 282 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11544535&Type=Marriage. (21) Social Security Death Index, Name spelled Aretta in sister Oma's obituary, in brother Curtis' obituary, and in son Darrell's obituary, but Arretta in SSDI. (22) Social Security Death Index, Name spelled Aretta in sister Oma's obituary, in brother Curtis' obituary, and in son Darrell's obituary, but Arretta in SSDI. (23) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (24) Headstone. (25) Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980 [online database], Ancestry.com & Summit County Probate Court. (26) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Willie Argle Smith, 19, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Minnie Jones, 18, of Ritchie Co. Married Sep 13 1936. (27) Record of wife's remarriage. (28) Obituary. (29) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Clifford A. Jones, 22, b. Tyler Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Bert & Stella; and Oma Jones, 21, b. Tyler Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Keener & Bessie. Married Sep 24 1938. (30) Obituary - Nursing home. (31) Obituary of brother. (32) Military Grave Marker. (33) Obituary of wife. (34) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1945-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Dec 2003), Identified as Curtie Lewis Jones, b. Jun 19 1926 in Ritchie Co, res. Ritchie Co, son of Keeler (sic) B. & Bessie (Cross) Jones; and Betty Lou Dotson, b. Nov 9 1926 in Ritchie Co, res. Ritchie Co, dau of Tom & Addie Maggie Dotson. Married Sep 6 1947. Event Notes Note (1) Although his death record states birth date as Mar 24 1884, and his headstone shows birth date as Mar 24 1882, neither of those birth years appears to be correct. The 1900 Census gives his age as 20, born in March 1880, and his Nov 1903 marriage record gives his age as 20, again putting his birth in 1880. Name on headstone: Kenner B. Jones. Note (2) Wife's obituary stated that she was predeceased by her husband Charles Oates, but made no mention of her first marriage to Clifford A. Jones.