Willie Mae (Rooks) Jones (1921 - 1996)

Born 11 Mar 1921 in Adel, Cook, Georgia, United States

Wife of Elvin Lynnial Jones — married 2 Jul 1938 in Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, United States

Died 17 Dec 1996 at age 75 in LaFayette, Walker, Georgia, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Karen Herndon [send private message]

Biography

Willie was born in 1921 to Walter Hamilton Rooks and Alice Bonnell Sharp. She had at least 3 siblings: Demas Arley, Buster Junior, and Betty Catherine.

• Fact: Residence (1930) Haines City, Polk, Florida
• Fact: Residence (1935) Haines City, Polk, Florida

She married in 1938 to Elvin Lynnial Jones, son of John Frederick Jones and Sarah Alice Nixon. She was about 17 years old. They had at least 4 children together:

1. Lynnial Jerome Jones

1. Elvin L Jones

• 1940 census record not found
• Fact: Residence (1945) Haines City, Polk, Florida
• Fact: Residence (17 Dec 1996) Lafayette, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (17 Dec 1996) Walker, Georgia
• Fact: Obituary (19 Dec 1996) Florida

Willie passed away in 1996 at the age of 75.

• Fact: Burial (1996) Forest Hill Cemetery, Haines City, Polk, Florida

Links

Obituary, Published in The Tampa Tribune, 19 Dec 1996, page 43, Media
FamilySearch PID: KHLY-6ZP
Find A Grave: Memorial #53242044 Headstone Photo: Yes

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SBJG-HT2 : accessed 12 January 2020), Willie Mae Rooks in household of Walter Rooks, Haines City, Polk, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 40, sheet 9B, line 67, family 228, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 330; FHL microfilm 2,340,065.
• "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNK3-7LK : 2 February 2018), Willie Mae Rooks in household of W H Rooks, Haines City, Polk, Florida; citing line 25, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,170.
• "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23Z4-PQT : 12 July 2019), E Lynial Jones and Willie Mae Rooks, 1938; citing Marriage, Osceola, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,132,047.
• "Florida Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJGC-T81 : 28 November 2014), Willie Mae Rooks, 1938; from "Florida, Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida; and Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research.
• "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRZZ-B7D : 12 July 2019), E Lynial Jones and Willie Mae Rooks, 2 Jul 1938; citing Marriage, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,115,728.
• "Florida, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C5-P5HY : 16 August 2019), Willie May Jones in entry for Elvin Lynnial Jones, 16 Oct 1940; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Ancestry; citing Haines City, Polk, Florida, United States, Draft Registration, NARA NAID 7644725. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, n.d.
• "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4S8-K22 : 24 December 2014), Willie M Jones, 17 Dec 1996; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Walker, Georgia, certificate number 056898, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
• "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNNK-M8V : 9 August 2017), Willie Mae Jones, Haines City, Polk, Florida; citing line 42, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,207.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPV1-DQM : 19 May 2014), Willie Jones, 17 Dec 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK59-WQDH : accessed 12 January 2020), Willie Mae Jones, Florida, United States, 19 Dec 1996; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Tampa Tribune, The, born-digital text.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 January 2020), memorial page for Willie Mae Rooks Jones (11 Mar 1921–17 Dec 1996), Find A Grave Memorial no. 53242044, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Haines City, Polk County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Donna McPherson (contributor 46906329).

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 January 2020, 21:03), entry for Willie Mae Rooks(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KHLY-6ZP); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/240180781922/facts : accessed 12 Jan 2020), profile for Willie Mae Rooks.

Acknowledgement

Rooks-192 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 17 Feb 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.