Born about in Alabama, United States
Daughter of Thomas Russ
and Anna Bell (Brock) Russ
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Coyt Leroy Jones
— married
2 Apr 1934 in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Mother of
Everett LeRoi (Jones) Baraka
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Feb 2018
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Biography
Anna (Russ) Jones is a part of US Black heritage.
Anna was the mother of famous poet, essayist and playwright Amiri Baraka.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFTL-DRQ : accessed 8 February 2018), Louise Russ in household of Thomas Russ, Beaver Falls Ward 4, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 19, sheet 10B, line 58, family 240, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1531; FHL microfilm 1,821,531.
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4DG-W3M : accessed 8 February 2018), Lois Russ in household of Thomas E Russ, Newark (Districts 1-250), Essex, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 96, sheet 16B, line 78, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1335; FHL microfilm 2,341,070.
- "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24DG-P2B : 20 March 2015), Coyt Leroy Jones and Anna Lois Russ, 02 Apr 1934; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,684,966.
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4BR-XGQ : accessed 1 February 2018), Lois A Jones in household of Coyt L Jones, Ward 15, Newark, Newark City, Essex, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 25-473, sheet 61B, line 64, family 138, 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 2426.
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