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Dessie October Jones 1894–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1894

Birth Location: Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 14 May 1984

Death Location: Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA

Father: James Jones

Mother: Parthenia Clark

Spouse(s): Walter Eurssey

Children(s): Bonnie Eurssey, Mavis Eurssery

The story of Dessie October Jones began in 1894 in Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA. Dessie October Jones married Walter Lee Eurssey, and had children including Bonnie Lee Eurssey, Mavis Jane Eurssery. Dessie October Jones passed away in 1984 in Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dessie October Jones began in 1894 in Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA.
  • Dessie October Jones married Walter Lee Eurssey, and had children including Bonnie Lee Eurssey, Mavis Jane Eurssery.
  • Dessie October Jones passed away in 1984 in Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA.

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Children(s)

Dessie Jones's Ancestors

Self
Dessie Jones
1894–1984
Birth Place: Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Parents
James Marcus Lafayette Jones
1857–1942
Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Parthenia (Elizabeth) Clark
1860–1918
Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
James (Smith) Jones
1810–1857
South Carolina, USA
Levinah Smith
1818–1887
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Levi Smith
1781–1850
Nancy Lee
1789–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leonard Smith
1747–1829
Nancy Littlefield
1754–1820

Dessie Jones's Descendants

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Dessie (October) Jones (19 Oct 1894–14 May 1984) m. Walter (Lee) Eurssey (22 Dec 1899–10 Jul 1954)
  1. 1. Bonnie (Lee) Eurssey 1930–2006 m. Gene Forshee 1928–2014
  2. 2. Mavis (Jane) Eurssery 1925–2013 m. Hadden (Jack Dempsey) Curtis 1921–2000

Dessie Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1894
19 Oct 1894
Birth of Dessie October Jones in Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA
1984
14 May 1984
Age 90
Death of Dessie October Jones in Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA
Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1984
    Event Place: Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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