Minnie May Hershey (1893-1976)

Minnie May Hershey was born on June 16, 1893 in Wabash County, Illinois.  She was the daughter of Charles W. Hershey and Laura Belle Swift.  Minnie’s family moved from Illinois to Arkansas around 1898.  Minnie’s mother died in 1899 and her father remarried two years later to a widow named Laura Gordon. 

Minnie married Joseph Allen Jones on July 4, 1915 in Scotland, Van Buren County, Arkansas.  She was 22 years old and he was 25 years.  Joe was born on May 15, 1891 in Scotland, Van Buren County, Arkansas, the son of Benjamin Franklin Jones and Susan E. Suggs. 

Joe and Minnie were the parents of six children:

June M. Jones                      born May 31, 1916

Marlin R. Jones                    born November 23, 1918

Keith Wallace Jones           born September 3, 1921

Charles Dexter Jones         born 1923

Benjamin F. Jones              born June 3, 1926

Evelyn Jeannie Jones        born November 26, 1928

Joe registered for the draft for the First World War on June 5, 1917 in Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas.  He claimed exemption from service due to having to support his family.  Joe was described as tall and slender, with blue eyes and brown hair.  He did not serve in the war.

In 1920, Joe and Minnie and their children were living and working on a farm in Plumerville, Conway County, Arkansas.

By 1930, the family had moved to Craig, Van Buren County, Arkansas.  They rented a home there and Joe continued to work as a farmer to provide for his family.  They stayed in Van Buren County until at least 1942.

Joseph Allen Jones died in January 1976 in Florence, Lane County, Oregon.  He was buried in the Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.  He was 84 years old at his death.

Minnie Mae Hershey Jones died the same year, on November 3, 1976 in Florence.  She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Lane Memorial Gardens in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon.  She was 83 years old at her death.

Notes for Minnie May Hershey

Birth & Death:  “Minnie Jones,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

1900 US Census:  “Minnie Hershey,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Lick Mountain, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240055. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census:  “Minnie Hershey,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Walker, Faulkner, Arkansas; Roll: T624_49; Page: 15A; Enumeration District:0025; FHL microfilm: 1374062.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Marriage:  “Minnie Hershe,” Ancestry.com. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

1920 US Census:  “Minnie M Jones,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Plumerville, Conway, Arkansas; Roll: T625_57; Page: 10A; Enumeration District:6; Image: 984.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

1930 US Census:  “Minnie M Jones,” Year: 1930; Census Place: Craig, Van Buren, Arkansas; Roll: 97; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 101.0; FHL microfilm: 2339832.  Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

1940 US Census:  “Minnie M Jones,” Year: 1940; Census Place: Craig, Van Buren, Arkansas; Roll: T627_178; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 71-9.  Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Burial:  “Minnie Mae Jones,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 26 April 2015

Notes for Joseph Allen Jones

Birth & Death:  “Joe Jones,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.

1900 US Census:  “Joseph A Jones,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Craig, Van Buren, Arkansas; Roll: 78; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0140; FHL microfilm: 1240078.  Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

1910 US Census:  “Joseph A Jones,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Craig, Van Buren, Arkansas; Roll: T624_66; Page: 6B; Enumeration District:0122; FHL microfilm: 1374079.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

WWI Draft Card:  “Joe Allen Jones,” Registration State: Arkansas; Registration County: Faulkner; Roll: 1530386.  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

WWII Draft Card:  “Joe Allen Jones,” The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; State Headquarters: Arkansas.  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Burial:  “Joe Allen Jones,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) Accessed 26 April 2015