West Virginia Pioneers
Robert Alva Jones
1881 - 1936 (55 years)-
Name Robert Alva Jones Born 24 Jun 1881 West Virginia, USA [1, 2] Gender Male Died 21 Oct 1936 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA [2] Notes
Death Record
Name: Robert Alva/Jones
Sex: Male
Death Date: 21 Oct 1936
Death Place: Kanawha, West Virginia
Age at Death: 55y
Cemetery: Jones Cem
Birth Date: 6/24/1881
Birth Place: Island Branch, WV
Marital Status: Mar
Spouse: Marcenia/Davis Jones
Occupation: Farmer
Mother: Marcenia/Davis
Father: Geo. McDonald/Jones
Father's Birth Place: Elizabeth, Wirt Co, WV
Informant: Donald Jones
Robert Alva Jones
Birth: Jun. 24, 1881
Death: Oct. 21, 1936
Family links:
Parents:
George McDonald Jones (1854 - 1935)
Martha Frances Monroe Jones (1858 - 1937)
Spouse:
Marcenia O Jones (1882 - 1968)*
Siblings:
Allen Stewart Jones (1876 - 1940)*
Robert Alva Jones (1881 - 1936)
Leota Ethel Jones Davis (1886 - 1972)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Jones-Island Branch
Kanawha County
West Virginia, USA
Created by: Kenny Davis
Record added: Jun 26, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 112915698
Person ID I92110 WVPioneers Last Modified 12 Jul 2017
Father Dr George McDonald Jones, b. 9 May 1854, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA , d. 25 Oct 1935, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA (Age 81 years) Mother Martha Francis Monroe, b. 16 Mar 1858, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA , d. 28 Oct 1937, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 79 years) Married 19 Jul 1875 Wirt County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 7/19/1875
Place: Wirt, West Virginia, United States
George M C Jones, 21, Nicholas, Wirt, Allen K & Delilah
Martha F Monroe, 17, Gilmer, Wirt, Robert & Drusilla
1880 Poca, Kanawha, WV #162 all WVWVWV
Jones, Geo M 26 farmer
Martha 22
Allen S 4 son
Albert 1 son
1900 Emma Belle, Kanawha, WV #4
Jones, George Mc 5/1854 m 25y VA VA WV physician
Martha F 3/1857 m 25y 10-9 children WVWVWV
Albert J son 6/1879 s WV
Robert A son 6/1882
Jeanette da 5/1883 WV
Cleveland da 9/1885
Leota da 7/1888
Mary E da 6/1892
Lula V da 5/1893
Ida F da 8/1895
Pearl P da 4/1899
1910 Poca, Kanawha, WV # 8
Jones, George MC 55 m1 - 35y WV VA WV
Martha F 52 m1- 35y 13-10 children WVWVWV
Ellen M da 16 WVWVWV
Ida F da 14 WVWVWV
Grace P da 11 WVWVWV
Lanham, John M boarder 50 WVWVVA
1920 Emma Bell, Kanawha, WV #115
Jones, Dr Geo Mc 65 VA VA WV
Martha 61 WVWVWV
Nona V neice 5 WV
Clendenin, Dexter, sil 34 WVWVWV
Gracie P da 21 WVWVWV
Opie gd 1 7/12 WVWVWV
1930 Poca, Kanawha, WV #43
Jones, George Mc 75 md age 21 WV VA VA
Martha F 72 md age 17 WVWVWV
Nona adpt child 14 WVWVWV
Dr. George McDonald Jones MD physician and surgeon at Island Branch, Kanawha County, W.Va. is known professionally and in a business way over a wide territory and owns 700 acres of fine land in Kanawha County and other smaller tract in Jackson County.He was born in Craig County, VA May 9, 1854 and is a son of Allen K. Jones and Delilah McCLUNG. Dr. Mc Jones was educated in the schools of Craig and Nicholas counties and entered upon the practice of medicine in 1871 in Greenbrier County, managing also in the drug business and coming to his present location in 1875. He has been very successful in his practice, and there are among his patients those who affirm that his cheery voice and smiling countenance in the sick room are tonics and themselves and greatly assist in the curing of ills. He is a valued member of the Kanawha County Medical Society. He devotes his time to his practice, having his land under the care of a tenant, who carries on general farming and also handles cattle. Dr. Mc Jones was married to Miss Martha F. Monroe, and they have ten children. Allen Stewart, Albert Johnson, Robert Alvia, Janetta Estella Cleveland, Leota, Lula Victoria, Mary Ellen, Ida F. and Gracie P. Allen Jones and Robert Alvia Jones are farmers and dealers in stock. Rev. Albert Johnson Jones is a farmer and Minster of the gospel. Dr. George Mc Donald Jones votes with the Democratic party, but has never taken an active interest in politics. He is financially interested in the Leatherwood, Riverside, Jackson & Kanawha Short Line Telephones. (ref: History of Charleston and Kanawha County, by W. S. Laidley,Published 1911)
Estella's death record shows:
Mother: Martha Francis/Monroe
Mother's Birth Place: Monroe Co
Father: Dr. George McDonald/Jones
Father's Birth Place: Greenbrier Co
But their marriage record shows Nicholas & Gilmer.
Family ID F19278 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marcena Opie Davis, b. Nov 1882, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 16 Mar 1968 (Age ~ 85 years) Married 18 Oct 1903 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [4] Notes
Marriage Record
Date: 10/18/1903 at Benjamin Davis in Jackson co
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
Robert Alva Jones, 22, Kanawha Co, WV; Kanawha Co
Marcena Davis, 21, Jackson Co, Jackson co
Informant - Albert Jones
1910 Poca, Kanawha WV
Jones, Robert A 28 m1- 7y WV WV WV
Marcenia wife 26 m1- 7y 2-3 children WV US WV
George Jones son 6 WV WV WV
Martha T da 4 WV WV WV
Lovel H son 0/12 WV WV WV
1920 Poca, Kanawha, WV
Jones, Robert 38 WV VA WV
Marsena wife 36 WV WV WV
Geo Mc son 15 WV WV WV
Martha L da 13 WV WV WV
Lovel H son 10 WV WV WV
Maggie A da 5 W VW VWV
O Cornwell son 1 10/12 WV WV WV
1930 Poca, Kanawha, WV
Jones, Robert 48 WV WV WV
Cenia wife 47 WV VA WV
Maggie da 14 WV WV WV
Cornwell son 12 WV WV WV
Walden son 8 WV WV WV
Garnie da 6 WV WV WV
Russell son 4WV WV WV
1940 Poca, Kanawha, WV
Jones, Marcenie O 58 wd WV 1935: lived same house
Otha C son 22
Waldon M son 19
Garnie V da 17
Russell E 13
Children 1. George McDonald Jones, b. 20 Jul 1904, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. 14 Jun 1988 (Age 83 years) 2. Martha L Jones, b. 1906, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 3. Lovel H Jones, b. 1910, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 4. Maggie A Jones 5. Otho Cornwell Jones 6. Walden M Jones 7. Garnie V Jones 8. Russell E Jones Family ID F28234 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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