Vella (Brown) Jones (1915 - 1985)

Born 13 Feb 1915 in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of James William Brown and Hansine Nicoline (Hansen) Brown

Descendants

Utah

Biography

This profile is part of the Brown Name Study.

This profile is part of the Jones Name Study.

This profile is part of the Hess Name Study.

Vella Brown was born on February 13, 1915 in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, daughter of James William Brown (1876–1930) and Hansine Nicoline Hansen (1880–1917).

In 1920, Vella (5) was living in Utah with Vella Brown (undefined). ^[1]

Vella (18) married Merl George Hess (26) (born on February 11, 1907 in Alturas, Modoc, California, United States) on November 9, 1933.^[2]

In 1940, Vella (25) was living in household of Merle Hess (33) in United States with her husband, Merle (33); and their children, Richard (5), and Merlene (2). ^[3]

Vella registered for the draft for World War II. ^[4]

Vella (32) married David Edward Jones (27) (born on September 15, 1919 in Bluffdale, Salt Lake, Utah) on September 8, 1947.

Vella died on December 22, 1985, aged 70. She is commemorated at Redwood Memorial Cemetery, West Jordan, Utah.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 17; Digital film/folder number: 004968923; FHL microfilm: 1821868; Image number: 226; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03120-5
   FamilySearch Record: M8P2-J34 (accessed 13 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJH-ZFB
   Vella Brown (4 years 11 months), single boarder, in household of Vella Brown (4 years 11 months) in Utah, Utah, United States. Born in Utah.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 005242033; FHL microfilm: 005242033; Image number: 885
   FamilySearch Record: QL4L-SPCR (accessed 13 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-L175-T2N
   Vella Browne marriage to Merl G Hess on 9 Nov 1933 in Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 29; Digital film/folder number: 005461132; Image number: 511; Sheet number: 4; Sheet letter: A
   FamilySearch Record: VYHQ-TG9 (accessed 13 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-CC85
   Vella Hess (25), wife, in household of Merle Hess (33) in United States. Born in Utah.
4. ↑ "Nevada, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
   citing Draft Registration, Klamath Falls, , Oregon, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Nevada,10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 7644724. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri
   FamilySearch Record: Q2BZ-B25J (accessed 13 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSF5-W94D-6 Image number 00502
   Name: Villa Hess.
5. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
   FamilySearch Record: V95X-WJQ (accessed 13 September 2023)
   Vella Jones death Dec 1985 (born 13 Feb 1915) residing in Salt Lake, Utah.
6. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200985982/vella-jones: accessed), memorial page for Vella Brown Jones (13 Feb 1915–22 Dec 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200985982, citing Redwood Memorial Cemetery, West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; Maintained by 8115 (contributor 46933521).
7. ↑ Burial: "BillionGraves Index"
   citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Redwood Memorial Estates, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
   FamilySearch Record: VTWH-7HQ (accessed 13 September 2023)
   http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/person/708746
   VELLA B JONES burial (died on 22 Dec 1985) in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

See also:

• Legacy NFS Source: Vella Brown - Published information: birth: 13 February 1915; Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States
  

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Published information: birth: 13 February 1915; Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States

• Birth of son Richard Gordon Hess:

"United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
FamilySearch Record: 6KWT-FXSG (accessed 13 September 2023)
Richard Gordon Hess born to Vella Browne.

• Life History of Vella Brown by Herself
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 27 August 2021, 01:09), entry for Vella Brown (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KWZ9-P35 ); contributed by various users.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between ST and John Browne, her Their most-recent common ancestors are James Brown and Hansine Hansen, the great great grandparents of ST and great grandparents of John Browne. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousin 1x removed , based on sharing 60 cM across 4 segments.