Verna Jones was born on December 23, 1921 in Dutton, Madison, Arkansas, United States.[1] His parents were Troy Jones and Minnie Acord.[2] He married Helen Adams[3] Together they had 2 children:
He registered for Arkansas First Draft Registration when he was 20, living in McCleary, Grays Harbor, WashingtonWith his sister Faye and brother-in-law Mack Combs. He was described as 5'9", 160 pounds, brown hair and light complexion.[5]
He enlisted on September 19, 1942 at Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas when he was 21.[6]
He died on September 21, 1977 in Multnomah, Multnomah, Oregon, United States[7][8]
Sources
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLZL-R26 : 10 January 2021), Verna Jones, Sep 1977; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMLV-8P1 : accessed 24 August 2022), Verna Jones, Madison, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll ; FHL microfilm .
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↑ "Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLQB-Z1H : 2 March 2020), Verna Jones, from 1940 to 1945; citingDraft Registration; citing , NARA Record Group 147 (Southwest Region, Fort Worth, Texas: National Archives and Records Administration, 2013).
↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8PB-DVD : 5 December 2014), Verna Jones, enlisted 19 Sep 1942, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
↑ "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ4Y-SZN : 11 December 2014), Verna Jones, 21 Sep 1977; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Multnomah, Oregon, certificate number 77-14780, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem. (5)
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27056434/verna-jones: accessed May 5, 2024), memorial page for Verna “Jonesy” Jones (23 Dec 1921–21 Sep 1977), Find A Grave: Memorial #27056434, citing Crawfordsville Union Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Linn County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Linda (contributor 46779986).
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQK8-YJM : 8 January 2021), Verna Jones in household of Troy Jones, Pettigrew, Madison, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 44-8, sheet 4A, line 2, family 57, 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 153.
DNA
Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Jones) Coursey and RLJ, her 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Troy Jones and Minnie Acord, the grandparents of both Linda (Jones) Coursey and RLJ. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st cousin, based on sharing 805.8 cM across 27 segments.
Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Jones) Coursey and LJCP, her 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Troy Jones and Minnie Acord, the grandparents of Linda (Jones) Coursey and great grandparents of LJCP. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1C1R, based on sharing 457 cM across 15 segments.
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