Earl Maxwell JONES
1893 - 1918 (25 years)
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Name Earl Maxwell JONES Born 28 Sep 1893 Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1900, 1910 West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Residence 1914 Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV [2] Occupation 1917 [1] streetcar conductor for Detroit United Railway in Michigan Military From 5 Mar 1918 to 25 Oct 1918 [3] Cpl, US Army, 13th Ambulance Co, 1st Div (WW I, died of wounds) - Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Nov 28 1918, in its entirety:
"The sad news came here Saturday that Earl Jones, son of Frank Jones of Morgansville, and who was well known in this section of the county, had died from wounds received in a battle in France. Word was also received that Alfred Haught, son of J. C. Haught, of Bristol, but who formerly resided in Doddridge County, had lost his life in France in the service of his country."
Died 25 Oct 1918 France [3] Buried Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, near Verdun, France [3] Person ID I75434 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 30 Oct 2018
Father Benjamin Franklin "Frank" JONES, Jr., b. 8 Jun 1859, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 17 Dec 1936, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 77 years) Mother Margaret Rebecca MAXWELL, b. 13 Feb 1863, Ohio , d. 22 Feb 1937, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 74 years) Family ID F19303 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Arah Winifred KINNEY, b. 14 Mar 1891, Harrison Co, WV , d. 10 Jan 1969, Riverside Co, CA (Age 77 years) Married 11 Jun 1914 Salem, Harrison Co, WV [4] Children 1. Elbert Maxwell JONES, b. 17 Jun 1915, Boonville, Cooper Co, MO , d. 13 Jun 1992 (Age 76 years)Documents 
75434_EarlMaxwellJones_ArahWinifredMcKinney_MarriageRecord_11Jun1914.jpg Family ID F32214 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Nov 28 1918, in its entirety:
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Event Map 
Born - 28 Sep 1893 - Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 
Residence - 1914 - Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV 
Married - 11 Jun 1914 - Salem, Harrison Co, WV 
Buried - - Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, near Verdun, France = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).
- [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.
- [S2582] West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, (http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html).
- [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=26043&Type=Marriage.
Identified as Earl Maxwell Jones, 21, b. Doddridge Co, res. Smithton, son of B. F. & Margaret R. Jones; and Arah Winifred Kinney, 23, b. & res. in Harrison Co. Married Jun 11 1914 in Salem, officiated by Charles B. Clark, a licensed minister.
- [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).