Eli Roy Jones (1900 - 1995)

Born 6 Jun 1900 in Alabama, USA

Husband of Eva Naomi (Thompson) Jones — married 6 May 1923 in Center Star, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

Died 3 Mar 1995 at age 94 in Alabama, USA

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Biography

Eli Roy Jones, son of Charles Jones and Susie Yarborough

Middle Name: Roy, per draft registration

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1900, per SS death index and cemetery headstone

Birth Place: Alabama, per census. (probably born in Lauderdale Co., AL)

Death Date: 3 Mar 1995, per SS death index and cemetery headstone

Death Place: assume Alabama, based on last SS residence and burial

EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:

1) Eli has childhood census with mother in 1910 & 1920

2) Eli & wife, are living next door to Eli's mother in 1940

3) Eli's draft registration names mother as "Susie Jones"

4) Death recd of Eli's mother has maiden Yarborough, and spouse Charlie Jones

5) The SS record of Eli's brother Thomas, names father as Charles T Jones

SS DEATH:

Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

Name: Eli R. Jones

SSN: 424-18-2832

Last Residence: 35645 Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama, USA

BORN: 6 Jun 1900

Died: 3 Mar 1995

State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

BURIAL:

Find A Grave Memorial# 7826668 (headstone pictured)

Inscription: Eli Jones

Birth: Jun. 6, 1900

Death: Mar. 3, 1995

Burial: Antioch Church of Christ Cemetery, Antioch, Lauderdale County, AL

Created by: Scrappy

Record added: Sep 02, 2003

DRAFT REGISTRATION:

Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Name: Ely Roy Jones

Registration Place: Lauderdale Co., Alabama

Registration Date: 12 Sep 1918

Residence: Killen, Lauderdale, Alabama

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1900

Occupation: farmer

Nearest Relative: Susie Jones, mother

Description: medium height & build, blue eyes, brown hair

MARRIAGE:

Ancestry.com. Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1942

Name: Eli Jones

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: Over 21

Birth Date: 1902

Marriage Date: 6 May 1923

Marriage Place: Center Star, Lauderdale Co., Alabama

Spouse: Oma Thompson

FHL Film Number: 1029806

Reference ID: P 326

Notes:

Their shared cemetery headstone also says married 6 May 1923

CENSUS:

1910 census: Center Star, Lauderdale, Alabama

Mrs Susie Jones ... 43 ... TN,TN,TN

Henny Jones ......... 21 ... TN,TN,TN

Myrtle Jones ......... 16 ... TN,TN,TN

Jessie Jones .......... 12 ... AL,TN,TN

Eli Jones .................. 9 ... AL,TN,TN <--------

1920 census: Center Star, Lauderdale, Alabama

Susie Jones .......... 53 ... AL,AL,AL ... widowed, farmer

Myrtle Jones ........ 25 ... AL,AL,AL

Elie Jones ............. 19 ... AL,AL,AL ... son <--------

1930 census: Center Star, Lauderdale, Alabama

Eli Jones .............. 29 ... AL,AL,AL ... farmer

Oma Jones .......... 24 ... AL,AL,AL ... married at age 18

Eunice Jones ......... 5 ... AL,AL,AL

Villard Jones ......... 3 ... AL,AL,AL

Elvice Jones .......... 1 ... AL,AL,AL

1940 census: Center Star, Lauderdale, Alabama

Eli Jones ............... 39 ... AL ... farmer

Oma Jones ........... 34 ... AL

Eunice Jones ....... 15 ... AL

Villard Jones ........ 13 ... AL

Elvis Jones ........... 11 ... AL

Arvel Jones ............ 5 ... AL

Shelia Jean Jones .. 3 ... AL

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