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Robert Alva Jones

Male 1881 - 1936  (55 years)


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  • Name Robert Alva Jones 
    Born 24 Jun 1881  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Oct 1936  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1935, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Martha Francis Monroe,   b. 16 Mar 1858, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1937, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1875  Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1968  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1903  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1988  (Age 83 years)
     2. Martha L Jones,   b. 1906, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Lovel H Jones,   b. 1910, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   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

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.