Gordon Neumon Jones (1943 - 1945)

Born 6 Sep 1943 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Ancestors

Died 24 Sep 1945 at age 2 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

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Biography

Gordon Jones has Irish ancestors.

Gordon Jones was born 6 Sep 1943, during WW II, at Detroit, Michigan. He died 24 Sep 1945 at age two. His parents were Neumon and Margaret Jones. He was the first child, a son. This was a traumatic loss for the parents.

He was a happy and healthy toddler. He had a cleft palate. He died went placed under anesthesia for the corrective surgery.

Palatoplasty is a surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct the palate in a person with a cleft palate. The basic goals of the procedure are to close the abnormal opening between the nose and mouth, to help the patient develop normal speech, and to aid in swallowing, breathing and normal development of associated structures in the mouth. Any person with any degree of a cleft palate is a candidate for palatoplasty. The procedure is usually performed on infants. The ideal age for the patient is between six and twelve months of age. If the surgery is carried out much beyond three years of age, speech development may not be optimal. 80% of the time, development of the palate and speech is normal after only one procedure.

Sources

• Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952.

Margaret Leggott mentioned in the record of Gordon Jones Name Margaret Leggott Sex Female Husband Neumon Jones Son Gordon Jones Other information in the record of Gordon Jones from Michigan Death Certificates Name Gordon Jones Event Type Death Event Date 24 Sep 1945 Event Place Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Gender Male Age 2 Marital Status Single Birth Date 06 Sep 1943 Birthplace Detroit, Michigan Birth Year (Estimated) 1943 Father's Name Neumon Jones Mother's Name Margaret Leggott (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFWF-3X3)

• Citing this Record

"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFWF-3X3 : 12 December 2014), Margaret Leggott in entry for Gordon Jones, 24 Sep 1945; citing Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,915.

• Palatoplasty.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palatoplasty)