James Randolph Jones Sr (1917 - 1944)

Born 18 Sep 1917 in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Nov 1944 at age 27 in Germany

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Biography

SSgt James Jones Sr was Killed in Germany on 10 Nov 1944 during World War II.

James was born in 1917 to James Solomon Jones and Lizzie Mae McGlocklin. He had at least 3 siblings: William Melvin, Weldon W, and Abden Davis.

• Fact: Residence (1920) English, Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1930) Elim, Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1935) Same House, Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1940) Militia District 155, Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1940-1942) Norwood, Warren, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (1940) Norwood, Georgia
• Fact: Citizenship United States

He married before 1943 to Mary Elizabeth Church, daugther of James Thomas Church and Birdie M Ratcliff. He was about 25 years old in 1943. They had at least 1 child together:

1. James Randolph Jones Jr

James was killed in Germany during WWII at the age of 27.

• WWII deceased return from Henri-Chapelle, Eupen, Belgium (Source: US National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962)
• Fact: Burial (2 Dec 1947) Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb, Georgia

Links

FamilySearch PID: LBMF-KX3
Find A Grave: Memorial #59130491 Headstone Photo: Yes

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJX5-LHZ : accessed 8 January 2020), James Jones in household of Solomon Jones, English, Warren, Georgia, United States; citing ED 124, sheet 10A, line 28, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 283; FHL microfilm 1,820,283.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3ZTM-RPZ : accessed 8 January 2020), James Jones in household of Seaborn Jones, Elim, Warren, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 2A, line 46, family 34, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 390; FHL microfilm 2,340,125.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K753-CXM : 28 July 2019), James Jones in household of James S Jones, Militia District 155, Warren, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 149-5, sheet 10A, line 28, family 179, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 720.
• "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QZ-QG3J : accessed 8 January 2020), James Randolph Jones, 1940-1942; citing Norwood, Warren, Georgia, United States, Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FamilySearch digital folder 005427277.
• Ancestry.com. U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland. record for James R. Jones, 1944, Georgia.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 January 2020), memorial page for James R Jones (18 Sep 1917–10 Nov 1944), Find A Grave Memorial no. 59130491, citing Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 January 2020, 19:38), entry for James Randolph Jones Sr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LBMF-KX3); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/240180204992/facts : accessed 8 Jan 2020), profile for James Randolph Jones Sr.

Acknowledgement

Jones-64858 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 14 Feb 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.