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Leona Jones 1920–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1920

Birth Location: Mokane Calla, Missouri

Death Date: 29 November 1997

Death Location: Defiance, St. Charles, Missouri, USA

Father: Andy Rorark

Mother: Jessie Rorark

Spouse(s): Clyde Jones

Children(s): Betty Jones

In 1920, Leona Jones entered the world in Mokane Calla, Missouri, born to Andy Rorark And Jessie J Rorark. Leona Jones married Clyde L Jones, and had children including Betty Mae Jones, Fa E Koelling, Jacki Mcdowell, Pamala Jones. Leona Jones passed away in 1997 in Defiance, St. Charles, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1920, Leona Jones entered the world in Mokane Calla, Missouri, born to Andy Rorark And Jessie J Rorark.
  • Leona Jones married Clyde L Jones, and had children including Betty Mae Jones, Fa E Koelling, Jacki Mcdowell, Pamala Jones.
  • Leona Jones passed away in 1997 in Defiance, St. Charles, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andy Rorark
1881–1952
Birth Location: Crawford, Osage, Missouri
AR
Jessie Rorark
1889–1972
Birth Location: St Louis, Missouri, USA
JR

Spouses(s)

Clyde Jones
1919–1999
Birth Location: Missouri
CJ

Children(s)

Betty Jones
1940–2024
Birth Location: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America
BJ

Leona Jones's Ancestors

Self
Leona Jones
1920–1997
Birth Place: Mokane Calla, Missouri
Parents
Andy Rorark
1881–1952
Crawford, Osage, Missouri
Jessie (J) Rorark
1889–1972
St Louis, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
William Roark
1845–1910
MO., Missouri, USA
Amelia ("Emily") Gilmore
1849–1929
Osage County, Linn, MO., Missouri, USA
James (E) Forster
1866–1956
Steedman, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Mary Baker
1863–1944
St Charles, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Baker
1839–1903
Emily Roark
1843–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leona Jones's Descendants

1.
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Leona Jones (28 Feb 1920–29 November 1997) m. Clyde (L) Jones (29 Jan 1919–14 Oct 1999)
  1. 1. Betty (Mae) Jones 1940–2024 m. Ben (Clinton) Bond 1937–2023

Leona Jones's Timeline

17 Records

1920
abt 1920
Birth of Leona Jones in Missouri
Missouri
1920
28 Feb 1920
Birth of Leona Jones in Mokane, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Mokane, Callaway, Missouri, USA
1920
28 Feb 1920
Birth of Leona Jones in Mokane, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Mokane, Callaway, Missouri, USA
1920
28 Feb 1920
Birth of Leona Jones in Mokane Calla, Missouri
Mokane Calla, Missouri
1920
28 Feb 1920
Birth of Leona Jones in Mokane Calla, Missouri
Mokane Calla, Missouri
1920
28 Feb 1920
Birth of Leona Jones in Mokane Calla, Missouri
Mokane Calla, Missouri
1921
27 February 1921
Age 1
Birth of Leona Jones in Mokane, Callaway, Missouri, USA
Mokane, Callaway, Missouri, USA
1921
27 Feb 1921
Age 1
Birth of Leona Jones in Mokane Calla, Missouri
Mokane Calla, Missouri
1921
28 Feb 1921
Age 1
Birth of Leona Jones in Mokane Calla, Missouri
Mokane Calla, Missouri
1930
1930
Age 10
Leona Jones resided here in Saint Ferdinand, Saint Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Saint Ferdinand, Saint Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Leona Jones resided here in Saint Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Saint Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Leona Jones resided here in Rural, St Louis, Missouri
Rural, St Louis, Missouri
1940
1940
Age 20
Leona Jones resided here in Normandy, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Normandy, St Louis, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Leona Jones resided here in Bonhomme, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Bonhomme, St Louis, Missouri, USA
1969
1969-1970
Age 49
Leona Jones resided here in Missouri
Missouri
1997
29 Nov 1997
Age 77
Death of Leona Jones in Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri, USA
1997
29 November 1997
Age 77
Death of Leona Jones in Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri, USA
Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 February 1921
    Event Place: Mokane, Callaway, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1921
    Event Place: Mokane Calla, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2003, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Birth Index, 1920-1999
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Normandy, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02153; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 95-257
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 2 Dec 1997; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; ,0.7016564,0.50438505,0.8796434&xid=3355
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bonhomme, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 6188; Page: 31; Enumeration District: 95-103

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1920
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Mokane, Callaway, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Mokane, Callaway, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Mokane Calla, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Mokane Calla, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1921
    Event Place: Mokane Calla, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Mokane Calla, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Saint Ferdinand, Saint Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Saint Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, St Louis, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Normandy, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02153; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 95-257

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Normandy, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Normandy, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02153; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 95-257

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bonhomme, St Louis, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bonhomme, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 6188; Page: 31; Enumeration District: 95-103

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1969-1970
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wentzville, St. Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 2 Dec 1997; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; ,0.7016564,0.50438505,0.8796434&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1997
    Event Place: Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 2 Dec 1997; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; ,0.7016564,0.50438505,0.8796434&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 November 1997
    Event Place: Wentzville, St Charles, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Defiance, St. Charles, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Publication Date: 2 Dec 1997; Publication Place: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; ,0.7016564,0.50438505,0.8796434&xid=3355
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