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Jerry Lee Jones 1924–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Sep 1924

Birth Location: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 Jan 1983

Death Location: Polk County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jerry Sr

Mother: Rosa Trantham

Spouse(s): Jewell Burger

Children(s): Junior Jones, Donald Jones

The story of Jerry Lee Jones began in 1924 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA. Jerry Lee Jones married Jewell Evelyn Burger, and had children including Donald Ray Jones, Jake Jones, Junior Edgar Jones, Ronald Lee Jones. Jerry Lee Jones passed away in 1983 in Polk County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jerry Lee Jones began in 1924 in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jerry Lee Jones married Jewell Evelyn Burger, and had children including Donald Ray Jones, Jake Jones, Junior Edgar Jones, Ronald Lee Jones.
  • Jerry Lee Jones passed away in 1983 in Polk County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jerry Jones's Ancestors

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Jerry Jones
1924–1983
Birth Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jerry Jones Sr
1899–1982
North Carolina
Rosa (Adeline) Trantham
1902–1978
Cherokee County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Jones
1863–1955
Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
America (Ellen) Jones
1864–1946
Shoal Creek, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Sherman (E.) Tranthams
1867–1951
cherokee co,nc
Lydia (Lucinda) Benfield
1867–1945
Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Payton Jones
1836–1916
Tempa Fowler
1841–1905
John Ledford
1830–1903
Lucinda Coleman
1835–1912
Jeptha Trantham
1820–1892
Sarah Helton
1841–1889
Absalom Benfield
1837–1907
Martha Morgan
1842–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jerry Jones's Descendants

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Jerry (Lee) Jones (10 Sep 1924–5 Jan 1983) m. Jewell (Evelyn) Burger (January 7, 1928–January 29, 2003)
  1. 1. Junior (Edgar) Jones 1943–1943
  2. 2. Donald (Ray) Jones 1951–1971

Jerry Jones's Timeline

2 Records

1924
10 Sep 1924
Birth of Jerry Lee Jones in Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
1983
5 Jan 1983
Age 59
Death of Jerry Lee Jones in Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Polk County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1924
    Event Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1983
    Event Place: Polk County, Tennessee, USA

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