Clyde Chester Jones (1900 - 1945)

Born 29 Jul 1900 in Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Feb 1945 at age 44 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Clyde Chester Jones was born on Jul 29, 1900 in Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA ^[1] as the fourth child of James Wiley Jones and Clara Elizabeth Kennedy.

He had four siblings, namely: Arthur Glen Sr, Imogene Myrtle, Eula Madge, and Lois Estelle. He also had two half-siblings, namely: Sarah Elizabeth Jones and Wallace William Jones.

He died on Feb 08, 1945 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, USA (VA Hospital; Age at Death: 44). ^[2]

Clyde Chester Jones lived in Sabine Pass, Jefferson, Texas, USA in 1910 (Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Hardin, Texas between 1917–1918 (Age: 17).

He lived in Justice Precinct 8, Hardin, Texas, USA in 1920 (Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). Race: (White)

He served in the US Army between Oct 30, 1920 and Oct 20, 1921. Then again in the US Army between May 01, 1924 and Aug 02, 1943. ^[3]

He was buried in Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, USA (Oak Bluff Memorial Park). ^[4]

Clyde C. Jones

Of Nederland

Dies Thursday

Clyde C. Jones, 44, resident of Nederland, died at 5:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the veteran's hospital at Alexandria, La., following a lingering illness. He was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the Baptist church.

The body will arrive in Nederland today. Services will be held in the Davis Funeral home with Rev. J. M. Garner, pastor of the First Baptist church in Nederland, officiating, at a time not determined at press time.

Mr. Jones is survived by three sisters, Mrs. J. V. Green, Mrs. O. Clotiaux and Miss Lois Jones, all of Nederland; one half-sister, Miss Sarah Matthewson; one brother, Glynn Jones, of Silsbee; half-brother, Wallace Jones of McGee, Miss.; and a grandmother, Mrs. B. N. Lowry, of Beaumont. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXD-V88 : 13 March 2018), Clyde Chester Jones, 1917-1918; citing Hardin County, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,953,522. TEXT: Name: Clyde Chester Jones Race: White Birth Date: 29 Jul 1900 Street address: P. O Box 17 Residence Place: Batson, Hardin, Texas, USA Physical Build: Slender Height: Tall Hair Color: Light Eye Color: Dark Blue Relative: J. W. Jones
2. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBC-VB7 : 10 March 2018), Clyde C Jones, 08 Feb 1945; citing Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, certificate number 5182129, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,220,969.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012) TEXT: Name: Clyde C Jones Birth Date: 29 Jul 1900 Death Date: 8 Feb 1945 Cemetery: Blocks Cemetery AKA Oak Bluff Memorial Park Cemetery Location: Port Neches, Texas Enlistment Date: 10-30-20 Discharge Date: 10-20-21 Enlistment Date: 05-01-24 Discharge Date: 08-02-43 US Army
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK5-HX9P : 13 December 2015), Clyde Chester Jones, 1945; Burial, Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, United States of America, Oak Bluff Memorial Park; citing record ID 47656142, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ Obituary for Clyde C. Jones, Published by Port Neches Chronicle Friday, February 9, 1945, p. front

• Military Grave Marker
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHBG-ZB6 : accessed 19 June 2018), Clyde C Janes in household of James W Janes, Justice Precinct 8, Hardin, Texas, United States; citing ED 45, sheet 5A, line 9, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1811; FHL microfilm 1,821,811.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2S1-2S7 : accessed 18 June 2018), Clide Jones in household of John W Jones, Sabine Pass, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 87, sheet 5B, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1568; FHL microfilm 1,375,581.