Eugene Kinckle Jones (1885 - 1954)

Born 30 Jul 1885 in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Died 11 Jan 1954 at age 68 in Queens, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Eugene Jones is Notable.

Eugene Kinckle Jones was a leader of the National Urban League and one of the seven founders (commonly referred to as Seven Jewels) of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity at Cornell University in 1906.

Eugene was born in 1885 in Richmond, VIrginia and was the son of Joseph and Rosa Kinckle Jones. ^[1]

He married Blanche Watson in 1909.^[2]

Their children were:

• Eugene K. Jones, Jr.
• Adele Rosa Jones

He served as Executive Director (President) of the National Urban League from 1918 to 1940.

He died in 1954 and was interred at Flushing Cemetery.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJR-QS9 : accessed 24 December 2021), Eugene Jones in household of Joseph E Jones, Precinct 3 Richmond city Ward Monroe, Henrico, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 73, sheet 7B, family 162, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,738.
2. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXG8-3PX : 18 October 2021), Eugene K Jones and Blanche R Watson, 11 Mar 1909; citing Clark, Indiana, United States, Marriage License, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476599.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90978979/eugene-kinckle-jones : accessed 24 December 2021), memorial page for Eugene Kinckle Jones Sr. (30 Jul 1885–11 Jan 1954), Find A Grave: Memorial #90978979, citing Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Catahoula Hound (contributor 47660788).

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q5407392, en:Wikipedia