William Estus Jones (1922 - 1964)

Born 12 Apr 1922 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eula Bell (Gregory) Jones — married 30 Nov 1946 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Died 18 Jul 1964 at age 42 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

William Estus Jones was born on Apr 12, 1922 in Mississippi, USA as the ninth child of William E. Jones and Martha Roach.

He had nine siblings, namely: George W, Exes, Dovie Estell, Dollie, Essie Belle, Bettie, John Wesley, Alonzo Clinton, and Leon.

He died on Jul 18, 1964 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Simpson General Hospital; Age at Death: 42). ^[1]

When he was 24, he married Eula Bell Gregory on Nov 30, 1946 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

William Estus Jones lived in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (StreetAddress: All North I. C. Rail Road M Mize Tawn Beat 3; Age: 6; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0008; RegistrationDistrict: 0008; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son).

He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1940 (Age: 53; Occupation: Worker; AttendedSchool: No; ClassofWorker: Wage or salary worker in private work; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 65-9; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 3rd grade; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: No; IsEmployed: Yes; PublicEmergencyWork: No; SeekingWork: No; WeeksWorked: 0; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son). Race: (White)

He was buried in Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Macedonia Cemetery). ^[3]

William Estus Jones and Eula Bell Gregory had the following children (plus other living ones):

1. Diane Jones was born on Feb 02, 1956. She died on Dec 10, 2015 in Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 59).
2. Richard Lee Jones was born on Apr 08, 1959 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 12, 1986 in Copiah County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 27).
3. Infant Son Jones was born and died on May 17, 1961.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for William Estus Jones Sr
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DW4N-MJZM : 30 September 2020), Miss Eula Bell Gregory in entry for Mr William E Jones, 30 Nov 1946; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 01014, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #79600622

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-DW8 : 4 January 2021), Ester Jones in household of Martha Jones, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-9, sheet 3B, line 47, family 56, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. 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:X9M8-9P2 : accessed 29 August 2021), William E Jones in household of Martha R Jones, Mize, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 2A, line 3, family 29, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.