EDWARD CLIFFORD JONES, SR. (HUGH ANDREW3, HUGH2, AMOS1) was born 10 November 1872 in Castleton, Harford County, Maryland, and died 12 September 1939 in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. He first married MARY FLOREDE ECKESS, the daughter of Jacob C. Eckess and Lucy Henderson, on 05 May 1897 in Rock Cave, Upshur County, West Virginia. She was born 04 July 1875 in Rock Cave, Upshur County, West Virginia and died 12 January 1933 in Stuart, Florida. He then married Myrtle Lyon Deckelman on 24 November 1934.

Notes: Grandfather Jones moved from Castleton, Hartford County, Maryland in 1894 to serve as manager of the Beaver Creek Lumber Co. store at Davis, Tucker County, West Virginia. In October of 1900 and in partnership with Albert Gorell, he opened a general store in Mannington, West Virginia. Mr. Gorrell withdrew after two years and this store was later sold to his brother, Hugh Roy Jones. Grandfather Jones then opened a new store at nearby Fairmont in 1906. Grandmother Jones died at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ben F. Eckess, in Stuart, Florida and was buried 16 January 1933 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Fairmont, West Virginia.

Children of EDWARD C. JONES, SR. and MARY FLOREDE ECKESS:

EDWARD CLIFFORD JONES, JR. was born 06 March 1899 in Hambleton, Tucker County, West Virginia, and died 31 December 1978 in Sarasota, Florida. He married Laura Jane Henderson, the daughter of Edward Foster Henderson and Ivy Pauline Null, on 01 January 1936 in Fairmont, West Virginia. She was born 03 January 1915 in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia and died 12 October 1986 in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia.

HUGH ECKESS JONES was born 29 November 1900 in Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia and died 19 January 2000 in Florida. He married Lillian Kathryn Hall, the daughter of Daniel Hall and Isa Cox, on 19 July 1925. She was born 16 December 1901 and died 15 March 1984.

JOHN PAUL JONES was born 18 November 1902 in Mannington, Marion County, West Virginia and died 29 September 1966 in Phillipi, West Virginia. He married Celia Marie Hall on 28 April 1928, the daughter of Daniel Hall and Isa Cox. She was born 29 January 1907 and died 28 April 1982.

 

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