Matthew Lawrence Jones (1909 - 1987)

Born 5 Apr 1909 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Wertie Catherine (Harvey) Jones — married 26 Oct 1929 (to before 1 May 1951) in Covington County, Mississippi, USA

Husband of Gladys C. (Hamilton) Jones — married 1 May 1951 in Jackson County, Missouri, USA

Died 11 Feb 1987 at age 77 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Matthew Lawrence Jones was born on Apr 05, 1909 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (see research notes) as the fourth child of Wallace William Jones and Ellen Douglas Beavers.

He had eight siblings, namely: Lela Caroline, Charlie Rasberry, Laura Elizabeth, Margaret May, Sarah Jane, Thomas Cecil, Tennie Frances, and Infant Sister.

He died on Feb 11, 1987 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (St. Joseph Health Center; Age at Death: 77) (see obituary).

When he was 20, he married Wertie Catherine Harvey, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Harvey and Kate Catherine Sullivan, on Oct 26, 1929 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1] They divorced between the 1950 census and May 01, 1951.

When he was 42, he married Gladys C. Hamilton on May 01, 1951 in Jackson County, Missouri, USA. ^[2]

Matthew Lawrence Jones lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 1; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Polkville, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 4, Smith, Mississippi in 1930 (Age: 21; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 31; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in D'Lo, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1950 (StreetAddress: Poplar St; 41 Age: 41; Carpenter Occupation: Carpenter; ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 64-19; HoursWorked: 40; Industry: Builds Houses; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Wk; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; Head RelationToHead: Head; Married MaritalStatus: Married). Race: (White)

He was buried in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Mount Washington Cemetery). ^[3]

Matthew Lawrence Jones and Werty Catherine Harvey had the following children:

1. Matthew Doyle Jones was born in Mississippi, USA.
2. Peggy Delores Jones was born on Nov 06, 1946 in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 10, 2006 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA (Medical College of Georgia; Age at Death: 59). She married Jyll P. Maddox on Jul 25, 1970 in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
3. Don Lawrence Jones was born in Mississippi, USA.

Matthew Lawrence Jones and Gladys C. Hamilton had no children.

Obituary

MATTHEW L. JONES

Matthew L. Jones, 77, of a nursing home at 6301 E. 125th St., Grandview, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Health Center. He was born in Greenwood, Miss., and lived in this area for 38 years. Mr. Jones had been a custodian for the Kansas City School District. He was a Baptist.

He lives his wife, Gladys C. Jones of the home; three sons, Bryan Overcast, El Dorado Springs, Mo., and Doyle Jones and Don Jones of Montgomery, Ala.; a daughter, Delores Maddox, Greenwood, S.C.; five sisters, Lela Lofton, Mize, Miss., Margaret Gill, Semmes, Ala., Laura Parkman, Polkville, Miss., Jannie Lingle, Pelahatchie, Miss., and Tennie Bishop, Magee, Miss.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sheil Independence Avenue Chapel; burial in Mount Washington Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. ^[4]

Research Notes

Matthew Lawrence Jones name is listed on the 1910 census as Lawrence M Jones, on the 1920 census as Mathew L Janes [i.e. Jones], on his obituary and headstone Matthew L Jones. His obituary lists his birth place in Greenwood, Mississippi but this information differs from family knowledge as all children being born in Smith County, Mississippi. Census records also support Smith County, Mississippi. Bishop-4082 11:22, 27 April 2017 (EDT)

Sources

1. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H5BV-HLPZ : 7 February 2020), Weartie Harvey in entry for Mathew Jones, 26 Oct 1929; citing Marriage, Covington, Mississippi, United States, 00602, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2237064:1171 Name: Matthew L Jones Race: White Age: 41 Birth Date: 5 Apr 1910 Marriage Date: 1 May 1951 Marriage Place: Jackson, Missouri, USA Spouse: Gladys Overcast
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82353950/matthew-l-jones: accessed 26 December 2022), memorial page for Matthew L. Jones (5 Apr 1909–11 Feb 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82353950, citing Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by k75evad (contributor 47379698).
4. ↑ Unknown Publication - old newspaper clipping

• Headstone Photo
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5MG-S3G : accessed 13 June 2016), Matthew Jones, Feb 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJN5-ZQ87 : accessed 13 June 2016), Matthew L Jones, Residence, Kansas City, Missouri, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-J9Y : accessed 13 June 2016), L Mathew Jones, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-12A, sheet 13A, family 213, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2065.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-8PB : accessed 13 June 2016), Mathew Jones, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTN-43W : accessed 13 June 2016), Mathew L Janes in household of Wallas W Janes, Polkville, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,894.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDP-97H : accessed 13 June 2016), Lawrence M Jones in household of William W Jones, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 12A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,772.