Sylvester E. "Festus" JONES

1868 - 1959  (90 years)

• Name	Sylvester E. "Festus" JONES
  Born	11 Oct 1868	Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV   [1, 2]
  	Birth date on death record is 1 Feb 1865. But he was age 1 in the 1870 Census, enumerated on 12 July 1870, and age 22 in his June 1890 marriage record. Findagrave reports his birth date as 11 Oct 1868, basis for which is not clear. No headstone is reported for him by Findagrave or by the "Ritchie County Cemeteries" book.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900  [3]
  	farm worker
  Census	1870, 1900, 1920	Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV
  Occupation	1920  [4]
  	oil field worker
  Census	1930	Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV
  Occupation	1930  [5]
  	farm worker
  Residence	Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV   [6]
  Died	2 Feb 1959	Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV   [1, 6]
  Buried	EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV   [6]
  Person ID	I62688	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Keener B. JONES,   b. CA 1829, Tyler Co, (W)VA ,   bur. (NO DATES), EUB Church Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV
  Mother	Mary B. RICHARDS,   b. CA 1828
  Family ID	F18859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fannie N. JEFFRIES,   b. 3 May 1873, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 3 Apr 1947, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  (Age 73 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1890	Ritchie Co, WV   [7]
  Notes	1900 Census, Ritchie Co, WV (Clay District), enumerated on Jun 13 1900: Festus E. Jones, age & birth date blank, farm laborer, married 9 yrs; wife Fania N, 27, b. May 1873, mother of 5 children (all still living); son Ben A, 9, b. Mar 1891; dau Fay, 7, b. Oct 1892; son Georgia, 6, b. May 1894; son Manuel, 2, b. Nov 1897; dau Cory, one month, b. Apr 1900. [8]
  Children	+ 1. Lanora Fay JONES,   b. Oct 1892, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 16 Sep 1967, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  (Age ~ 74 years) + 2. Manuel Francis JONES,   b. 13 Nov 1897, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 27 Mar 1989  (Age 91 years) + 3. Alta JONES,   b. 1904, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 1972  (Age 68 years) + 4. Haymond Arthur JONES,   b. 13 Jan 1908, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 3 Oct 1990  (Age 82 years) + 5. Gail JONES,   b. 12 Sep 1913, Ritchie Co, WV ,   d. 24 Feb 2003, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F26054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  62688_JONES_Sylvester-E--Festus--_1868-1959_DeathCertificate.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S934] Findagrave.com. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. [S2140] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). [S2115] 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). [S2055] 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District). [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2715024&Type=Death. [S1821] Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 71. Identified as Sylvester E. Jones, 22, b. & res. in Ritchie Co; and Fannie A. Jeffries, 18, b. & res. in Ritchie Co. Married Jun 26 1890. [S1590] Death record of daughter.