Virgil Jackson Jones Sr. (1919 - 1963)

Born 31 Oct 1919 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 May 1963 at age 43 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Virgil Jackson "Buck" Jones was born on Oct 31, 1919 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA as the fifth child of James Robert Jones and Laura Alzedia Carney. ^[1]

He had nine siblings, namely: Vergie Mae, Pearlie Jane, Hollis Willie Ray, Myrtle Lee, Henry Ance, Annie Laura, Martha Edna, Margaret Ella, and Robert Calvin.

He died on May 30, 1963 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (State Sanatorium; Age at Death: 43). ^[2]

When he was 20, he married Gladys Louise Kendrick, daughter of William David Kendrick and Lillie Mae Grimes, between 1940–1941 (1940 Census Gladys is listed in her family and son Virgil Jr was born in late 1942).

Virgil Jackson "Buck " Jones cause of death was tuberculosis. Individual Note: (Had TB for long time and was a patient at the Sanatorium, Magee, MS) He served in the military (U.S. Army) (Virginia, Pvt CO C 25 OM Training BN World War II). His Social Security Number was issued in Mississippi, USA

He lived in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 0 [2/12] ; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son).

He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1930 (Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son). Military: Feb 20, 1943 in Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA (Camp Shelby).

Virgil Jones Sr. is buried in Goodwater Cemetery.

Virgil Jackson "Buck" Jones and Gladys Louise Kendrick ^[4] had the following children:

1. Ocie Ozell Rhynes (Virgil's step-child) was born on Feb 18, 1938 in Franklin County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Nov 14, 1971 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (State Sanatorium; Age at Death: 33). ^[5]
2. Virgil Jackson "Jonesy" Jones Jr was born on Nov 10, 1942 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 04, 2007 (Age at Death: 65). ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Virgil Jackson Jones [Buck Jac Jones] [Virgil Jones] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 31 Oct 1919 Birth Place: Collins, Mississippi Father Name: Jim Jones Mother Name: Laura Caney Death Date: May 1963 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: 18 May 1982: Name listed as VIRGIL JACKSON JONES; : Name listed as BUCK JAC JONES; 04 Jan 1988: Name listed as VIRGIL JONES
2. ↑ Obit Virgil Jackson Jones Sr Clipped from The Magee Courier, 06 Jun 1963, Thu, Page 7
3. ↑ See Findagrave - Virgil Jackson "Buck" Jones
4. ↑ Obit Gladys Louise Kendrick Jones Clipped from The Magee Courier, 15 Sep 2005, Thu, Page 6
5. ↑ Obit Ocie Rhynes Clipped from The Magee Courier, 18 Nov 1971, Thu, Page 6
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Virgil Jones Jr [Virgil Jackson Jones Jr] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 10 Nov 1942 Birth Place: MT Olive Cov, Mississippi Death Date: 4 Dec 2007 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: May 1958: Name listed as VIRGIL JONES JR; 08 Oct 2003: Name listed as VIRGIL JACKSON JONES; 12 Dec 2007: Name listed as VIRGIL J JONES
7. ↑ Obituary for Virgil J. Jones Jr.

• Headstone
• Military Marker, Inscription: Virginia, Pvt CO C 25 OM Training BN, World War II
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3CL-JWG : 19 May 2014), Virgil Jones, May 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMVG-CZR : 5 December 2014), Virgil J Jones, enlisted 20 Feb 1943, Cp Shelby, Mississippi, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-ZKZ : 8 December 2015), Virgil J Jones in entry for James R Jones, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNR5-8N8 : 14 December 2015), Virgil Jones in household of Jim Jones, Collins, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 1A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,872.

Acknowledgments

Research by his niece Myrtis Bishop, September 28, 2014. Jones-26225 was created by Myrtis Bishop through the import of Jones-Wm-desc.ged on Jul 26, 2014. Uncle Buck was always in the hospital with TB. He was a quiet, gentle man and very special. Bishop-4082 20:00, 23 July 2016 (EDT)