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George Dewey Jones 1897 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1897

Birth Location: Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 13 Jan 1943

Death Location: Houston, Harris Co. Texas

Father: Joseph Jones

Mother: Martha Mathis

Spouse(s): Roberta Speer

Children(s): William Jones, William Jones, Myrtle Jones, Sarah Jones, George Jones

The story of George Dewey Jones began in 1897 in Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, USA. George Dewey Jones married Roberta Helen Speer, and had children including William "Billie" Louise Jones, William Jones, Myrtle Veleta Jones, Sarah Bea Jones, George Robert Jones. George Dewey Jones passed away in 1943 in Houston, Harris Co. Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of George Dewey Jones began in 1897 in Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, USA.
  • George Dewey Jones married Roberta Helen Speer, and had children including William "Billie" Louise Jones, William Jones, Myrtle Veleta Jones, Sarah Bea Jones, George Robert Jones.
  • George Dewey Jones passed away in 1943 in Houston, Harris Co. Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jones
1861 – 1933
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Mathis
1872 – 1938
Birth Location: Aetna, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Roberta Speer
1896 – 1971
Birth Location: Marquez, Leon, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

William Jones
1918 – 1996
Birth Location: Marquez, Leon, Texas, USA
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William Jones
1919 –
Birth Location: Texas
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Myrtle Jones
1919 – 2011
Birth Location: Concord, Leon, Texas, USA
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Sarah Jones
1922 – 2015
Birth Location: Concord, Leon, Texas, USA
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George Jones
1930 – 2007
Birth Location: Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, USA
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George Jones's Ancestors

Self
George Jones
1897 – 1943
Birth Place: Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Anderson Jones
1861 – 1933
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Anne) Mathis
1872 – 1938
Aetna, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Montague) Jones
1822 – 1906
Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Laura Rivers
1829 – 1908
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Jones Rivers
1797 – 1875
Sally Underwood
1810 – 1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Rivers
1755 – 1829
Rhoda Harwell
1755 – 1810

George Jones's Descendants

1.
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George (Dewey) Jones (12 Jan 1897 – 13 Jan 1943) m. Roberta (Helen) Speer (13 Nov 1896 – 11 Sep 1971)
  1. 1. William ("Billie" Louise) Jones (13 Oct 1918 – 11 Apr 1996)
  2. 2. William Jones (abt 1919 – )
  3. 3. Myrtle (Veleta) Jones (6 Dec 1919 – 20 Nov 2011) m. Roy ("Slim" Francis) Gilmore (15 Nov 1903 – Oct 1985)
    1. 1. Sandra (Yvonne) Gilmore (29 Oct 1939 – 06 Jan 2000)
    2. 2. Carolyn Gilmore (Oct 1947 – ) m. Kowal
  4. 4. Sarah (Bea) Jones (8 Aug 1922 – 10 May 2015)
  5. 5. George (Robert) Jones (23 Oct 1930 – 13 Jan 2007)

George Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1897
12 Jan 1897
Birth of George Dewey Jones in Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
1943
13 Jan 1943
Age 46
Death of George Dewey Jones in Houston, Harris Co. Texas
Houston, Harris Co. Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1943
    Event Place: Houston, Harris Co. Texas
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