Ira West JONES & Sallie NIXON

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Ira West JONES
Sallie NIXON

Please Note: our subject did not marry Inez WEEKS; her husband was Wilson Conger JONES.

Husband: Ira West JONES
Birth: 9 Nov 1893 or 1894, Tchula, Holmes Co., MS
Death: 31 Jan 1938, Tchula, Holmes Co., MS
Disposition: buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lexington, Holmes Co., MS
Occupations: grocer, proprietor of billiard parlor
Father: Ira JONES, b. 24 Jan 1866, AL; d. 16 Aug 1916, MS; bur. Odd Fellows Cem.
Mother: [Sarah] "Sally/Sallie" P. CHRISTMAS, b. 20 Dec 1869, MS; d. 28 Jun 1954, MS; bur. Odd Fellows Cem.

Marriage: 1 Jan 1914, Holmes Co., MS

Wife: [Sarah] Sallie [E. or L.] NIXON
Birth: 11 Aug 1892, Holmes Co., MS
Death (nursing home): 6 Aug 1977, Columbus, Muscogee Co., GA
Disposition: buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lexington, Holmes Co., MS
Occupation: homemaker
Father: George F. NIXON, b. Jul 1868, MS
Mother: Claudia L. SMITH, b. Feb 1870, MS

Children — born in Tchula, Holmes Co., MS:

1. Pauline Nixon JONES, b. 24 Oct 1914; d. 11 Apr 2001, Atlanta, De Kalb Co., GA; m1. Myron Alvin CASTEEL (1906- ); m2. Mr. TILGHMAN

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Sources:

1. D.L. Murray & N.R. Murray. 1995. Marriage Index: AR, MO, MS, TX, 1766-1981 (the "Hunting for Bears" collection; Broderbund CD-5):

JONES, Ira NIXON, Sallie 1914-Jan-01 Holmes, MS

2. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Ira W. JONES (æ 5, b. Nov 1894, MS) is living in the Town of Tchula, Beat 5, Holmes Co., MS (p. 308A), with his parents, Ira JONES (æ 34, b. Jan 1866, AL) & Sally P. (æ 30, b. Dec 1869, MS), plus others [this record is very faded and hard to read]. Sally L. NIXON (æ 7 b. Aug 1892, MS) is living in Holmes Co., MS (p. 258B), with her parents, George F. NIXON (æ 31, b. Jul 1868, MS) & C.L. (æ 30, b. Feb 1870, MS), plus others.

3. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find Ira or his parents. Sallie E. NIXON (æ 17, b. MS) is living in Tchula Town (Beat 5), Holmes Co., MS (p. 196A), with her parents, George F. NIXON (æ 41, b. MS) & Claudia L. (æ 40, b. MS), plus siblings.

4. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #9 of 40): Tchula Town, [Tchula Twp. (Beat 5)], Holmes Co., MS, Roll T625_877, p. 94A, SN 5A, SD 3, ED 59, enumerated 11 Feb 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27

f 117 121 Jones Ira Head O F M W 26 M Y Y MS MS MS Merchant Grocery

_____ Sallie Wife F W 24 M Y Y MS MS MS None

_____ Pauline Dau F W 5 S MS MS MS None

Ware Homer Boarder M W 24 W Y Y MS MS MS Clerk Grocery

5. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 19): Tchula Town, Beat 5, Holmes Co., MS, Roll 1149, p. 13B, SN 8B, ED 26-20, SD 4, enumerted 7 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 30

207 213 Jones Ira Head O 4000 Y N M W 36 M 20 N Y MS MS MS Y Proprietor Billiard Parlor O N

_____ Sallie N Wife F W 37 M 21 N Y MS MS MS Y None

_____ Pauline Dau F W 15 S Y Y MS MS MS Y None

6. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 27): Main Street, Tchula Town, Beat 5, Holmes Co., MS, Roll T627_2029, p. 418A, SN 2A, SD 3, ED 26-24, enumerated 3 Apr 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

LOC HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

* 21 O 500 N Jones Sally N Head F W 40 Wd N 8 Mississippi Same house N N N N H 0 0 N

Casteel Myron Son in Law M W 32 M N H-4 Mississippi Canton Madison Mississippi Y - - - - 48 Civil engineer highway inspector ??? GW 52 1000

_______ Pauline Daughter F W 25 M N C-3 Mississippi Same house N N N N H 0 0 N

*Main Street

7. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at FindaGrave.com):

Name	`Ira West Jones`	`Sallie Nixon Jones`	`Ira Jones`	`Sallie Christmas Jones`
Birth	`9 Nov 1893`	`11 Aug 1892` `Holmes Co., MS`	`24 Jan 1866`	`20 Dec 1869`
Death	`31 Jan 1938`	`6 Aug 1977` `Columbus, Lowndes Co., MS`	`16 Aug 1916`	`28 Jun 1954`
Note		`[see obit]` `parents: George NIXON & Claudia N. SMITH;` `daughter: Mrs. Pauline TILGHMAN of Pine Mtn., GA`		`"Wife of Ira Jones"`
Burial	`Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lexington, Holmes Co., MS`
Inscription	`ERECTED BY MAMMA` `SON` `IRA WEST JONES` `NOV 9, 1893` `JAN 31, 1938`	`SALLIE NIXON JONES` `AUG. 11, 1892` `AUG. 6, 1977`	`FATHER` `IRA JONES` `JAN. 24, 1866` `AUG. 16. 1916` `[masonic symbol]`	`MOTHER` `SALLIE CHRISTMAS` `JONES` `DEC. 20, 1869` `JUNE 28, 1954`
Memorial #	`53633688`	`53633692`	`53633687`	`53633691`

8. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18. Microfilm Series M1509 (4277 rolls), NARA, Washington, DC (card images and index online at Ancestry.com):

Microfilm Roll: 1682925

1 Name in full | Age in yrs: Ira Jones | 23

2 Home Address: Tchula Miss

3 Date of Birth: Nov 9 1893

4 Are you (1) a natural born citizen… Nat Born

5 Where were you born: Tchula Miss

6 If not a citizen, of what country…

7 What is your present trade, occupation… Merchant

8 By whom employed:

Where employed: Tchula

9 Have you [dependents]?: Wife + Child

10 Married or Single | Race: Married | Caus

11 What military service have you had?

12 Do you claim exemption from draft? No

Signature: Ira Jones

1 Height | Build: Med | Med

2 Color of Eyes | Color of Hair | Bald: Brown | Brown | _

3 Physically Disabled:

Date of Registration: unreadable

9. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at Ancestry.com):

Name SSN Last Residence Last Benefit Birth Death Issued

Sallie Jones 428-36-9229 Columbus, Muscogee, GA 31907 Lexington, Holmes, MS 39095 11 Aug 1892 Aug 1977 MS

10. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com).

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