Leroy Waldo Jones (1902 - 1993)

Born 20 Aug 1902 in Wood River, Alberta, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Annie (Beranek) Jones — married Apr 1930 in Ponoka, Alberta, Canada

Died 1993 at about age 90 in Ponoka, Ponoka County, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Leroy Waldo Jones was born 20 August 1902 in the Wood River Community east of Ponoka, Alberta. He was the son of William Jones and Elsie Glass.^[1] Leroy grew up on the family farm where he is listed in the census records for 1906,^[2] 1911^[3] and 1916.^[4]

In 1919, his parents rented out their farm and relocated to Hugo, California due to his mother's health.^[5] Leroy returned to Alberta with his father and 2 brothers, and in 1922, he was working for a neighbour, H. Pritchard.^[1] Leroy and his brother Richard are listed on the farm in the 1926 Census.^[6]

In April 1930, Leroy married Annie Beranek in Ponoka^[7][8] and they settled in the Wood River area where they raised 2 children and farmed for many years. ^[1] Leroy passed away in 1993 and is buried in the Forest Home Cemetery in Ponoka.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Mecca Glen Memories, Mecca Glen Centennial Committee, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada, 1968. Will and Elsie Jones by Leroy Jones, pp 168-170.
2. ↑ 'Canada Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906" Leroy Jones in the home of W.T. Jones, Strathcona, Alberta (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1906&op=pdf&id=e001213971)
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1911" Leroy W Jones in the household of William T Jones, Alberta (http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1911/pdf/e001930691.pdf)
4. ↑ "Canada, Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916" Leroy Jones in the household of William Thomas Jones, Alberta (http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/006003/t-21954/pdf/31228_4363983-00620.pdf)
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL3-W1R : 31 January 2021), Leroy W Jones in entry for William T Jones, 1920.
6. ↑ "Canada Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926" Leroy Jones household, Wetaskiwin, Alberta (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=census1926&op=pdf&id=e011266481)
7. ↑ "Provincial Archives of Alberta - Marriages" Bridegrooms, Leroy W. Jones, 1930 (https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/sites/default/files/2018-10/grooms-jo-1919-1935.pdf )
8. ↑ Keeping Up With The Joneses researched and compiled by W. Griff Jones in 1983.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #153194515

Acknowledgements

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 04 June 2018, 02:01), entry for Leroy Waldo Jones(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LZ1N-M3P); contributed by various users.
• James Genealogy compiled from the personal knowledge of Ted James and his wife, Hazel (Backstrom) James; Edna (James) Rieck; Howard Morris and Genevive (Morris) Williams. All are descendants of William James and Mary (Francis) James.