George Jerome Jones (1852-1920)

George Jerome Jones was born on July 23, 1852 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  He was the son of Jerome Bertram Jones and Elizabeth Merritt.

George married Melissa Emery on May 11, 1875 in McCracken County, Kentucky.  He was 23 years old and she was 21 years.  Melissa was born about 1854 in Illinois.  There is very little information about Melissa.  I have not found any, other than this marriage record.

George married Annie Jane Delvin in 1877 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  He was 25 years old and she was 15 years.  Annie was born on September 3, 1862 in Paducah, the daughter of Frank D. Delvin and Sarah J. Adams.

George and Annie were the parents of eleven children:

Gracie Lee Jones                 born December 18, 1882

Goldie Beach Jones                        born September 18, 1884

Frank Bertram Jones           born March 2, 1886

George Jones                       born January 1889

Clarence Jones                    born September 1889

Algernon Jones                   born October 1890

Sarah Elizabeth Jones       born February 18, 1892

Florance Jones                    born June 1894

Emily Lucie Jones               born April 4, 1895

Edward Jones                      born December 1898

Janie Ellen Jones                born November 5, 1900

After their marriage, George and Annie settled their family in a home in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  George worked as a blacksmith to provide for his family.

By 1900, George and his large family were living in a home on Broad Street in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  George and Annie stayed in that home to raise their family.

George Jerome Jones died on January 18, 1920 in his home in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  He was buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah.  He was 67 years old at his death.

Annie Jane Delvin Jones died on May 14, 1945 in Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky.  She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah.  She was 82 years old at her death.

Notes for George Jerome Jones

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1860 US Census:  Year: 1860; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: M653_383; Page: 939; Image: 603; Family History Library Film: 803383. 

Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Marriage to Melissa: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Marriage Records, 1852-1914 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1880 US Census:  Year: 1880; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 430; Family History Film: 1254430; Page:129D; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 0262.  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 

Marriage to Annie:  1900 US Census

1900 US Census:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Paducah Ward 6, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: 540; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1240540.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census:  Year: 1910; Census Place: District 7, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T624_493; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0130; FHL microfilm: 1374506.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

1920 US Census:  Year: 1920; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T625_588; Page: 4A; Enumeration District:133; Image: 549.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Burial:  Ancestry.com. Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi : accessed 18 January 2013.

Notes for Annie Jane Delvin

Birth & Death:  Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

1870 US Census:  Year: 1870; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: M593_487; Page: 129B; Image: 262; Family History Library Film: 545986.  Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1940 US Census:  Year: 1940; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Roll: T627_1334; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 73-11.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Burial:  Ancestry.com. Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi : accessed 18 January 2013.