Partial obituary text from Legacy.com: "Ellery R. Jones 1923 - 2004 CHICOPEE - Ellery R. Jones, 80, of Chicopee, formerly of El Paso St., Springfield, died Tuesday April 20, 2004 in Mercy Medical Center, Springfield. Born in Chicopee Falls on July 8, 1923, he was the son of Thomas and Eva (Suprenant) Jones. "
He enlisted in the Army at Springfield, Massachusetts, United States on 07 Nov 1942 "for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law". His Education Level was 3 years of high school, his Civilian Occupation was Clerk, general office, he was Single, without dependents, he entered as a Private in the Quartermaster Corps. [1]
At the 1940 US Census [2] the family resided at Springfield, Massachusetts and the home residents were:
Household Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas Jones Head M 41 New Hampshire [assume father]
Eva Jones Wife F 36 Massachusetts [assume mother]
Ellery Jones Son M 16 Massachusetts
John Jones Father M 71 Wales [assume grand-father]
Per this reference [3]his family is:
Kenneth Jones Son Male
Russell Jones Son Male
Jeannine M Dumas Jones Wife Female
Ronald Jones Son Male
Thomas Jones Father Male
Eva Suprenant Jones Mother Female
Sources
↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8LF-L83 : 5 December 2014), Ellery R Jones, enlisted 07 Nov 1942, Springfield, Massachusetts, 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, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4KX-7B3 : accessed 16 October 2017), Ellery Jones in household of Thomas Jones, Ward 3, Springfield, Springfield City, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 22-58, sheet 7A, line 16, family 132, 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 1708.
↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWK-LC1K : 15 September 2016), Ellery R Jones, Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, 22 Apr 2004; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Republican, The, born-digital text.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB4Z-N6T : 20 May 2014), Ellery R Jones, 20 Apr 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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