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Viola Dorcus Jones 1896–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1896

Birth Location: Bluffdale, TX, Or Huckabay, Erath Co.

Death Date: 25 May 1992

Death Location: Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Thomas Jones

Mother: Melinda Jones

Spouse(s): David Fly, Clarence Sample

Children(s): Roy Sample, Alvin Sample, James Sample, Lonnie Sample

Viola Dorcus Jones was born in 1896 in Bluffdale, TX, Or Huckabay, Erath Co., the child of Thomas Jefferson Jones And Melinda Jane Janie Jones. In 1930, Viola Dorcus Jones resided in Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA. Viola Dorcus Jones married Clarence Lee Sample, David Samuel Fly, and had children including Alvin Rufus Sample, James Fay Sample, Lonnie W Sample, Roy Edmond Sample. Viola Dorcus Jones passed away in 1992 in Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Viola Dorcus Jones was born in 1896 in Bluffdale, TX, Or Huckabay, Erath Co., the child of Thomas Jefferson Jones And Melinda Jane Janie Jones.
  • In 1930, Viola Dorcus Jones resided in Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA.
  • Viola Dorcus Jones married Clarence Lee Sample, David Samuel Fly, and had children including Alvin Rufus Sample, James Fay Sample, Lonnie W Sample, Roy Edmond Sample.
  • Viola Dorcus Jones passed away in 1992 in Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Viola Jones's Ancestors

Self
Viola Jones
1896–1992
Birth Place: Bluffdale, TX, Or Huckabay, Erath Co.
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Jones
1855–1946
Corinth, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Melinda (Jane "Janie") Jones
1854–1932
Nashville, Howard, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Wesley) Jones
1832–1901
Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane) Copeland
1838–1908
Bedford, County, Tennesse
Great-Grandparents
Richard Copeland
1814–1890
Sarah McClure
1817–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elder 1812
1793–1865
Sarah Copeland
1789–1857
William IV
1785–1849
Elizabeth McMillen
1793–1883

Viola Jones's Descendants

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Viola (Dorcus) Jones (25 Aug 1896–25 May 1992) m. David (Samuel) Fly (10 Feb 1900–27 Dec 1994) m. Clarence (Lee) Sample (25 Jun 1871–7 Nov 1922)
  1. 1. Roy (Edmond) Sample 1918–2006
  2. 2. Alvin (Rufus) Sample 1920–1993
  3. 3. James (Fay) Sample 1916–1990 m. Juanita (Pearl) Sample 1922–
  4. 4. Lonnie (W) Sample 1923–

Viola Jones's Timeline

3 Records

1896
25 Aug 1896
Birth of Viola Dorcus Jones in Bluffdale, TX, Or Huckabay, Erath Co.
Bluffdale, TX, Or Huckabay, Erath Co.
1930
1930
Age 34
Viola Dorcus Jones resided here in Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA
1992
25 May 1992
Age 96
Death of Viola Dorcus Jones in Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
Fort Bend County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1896
    Event Place: Bluffdale, TX, Or Huckabay, Erath Co.
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1992
    Event Place: Fort Bend County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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