Jones, Ruben

1895 - 1969  (74 years)

• Name	Jones, Ruben
  Birth	29 Apr 1895	Alabama   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	JONE.R009
  _FGRAVE	18792583
  Military Service	World War I, Corporal, United States Army
  		Corporal (abbreviated as Corporal), United States Army (1905-Sep 1920)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	18 May 1969	Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
  Burial	Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I42449	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2022

  
  

  Family	Stanford, Anna F.,   b. 1893, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 13 Nov 1941, Clark County, Illinois (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Jones, Ellen Rachel.,   b. 7 May 1922, McLean County, Illinois d. 20 Jan 1997, Indiana (Age 74 years)   2. Jones, R.N.   3. Jones, Arthur Stanford,   b. 18 Oct 1926, Illinois d. 16 Nov 1995 (Age 69 years)   4. Jones, Harold Emmett.,   b. 19 Jan 1927, Arkansas d. 13 Jan 1998 (Age 70 years)   5. Jones, E.A.   6. Jones, F.C.
  Family ID	F16529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Apr 1895 - Alabama Death - 18 May 1969 - Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana Burial - - Foster Hill Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Ruben Jones, 72, Terre Haute,IN, formerly of south of Clay City, passed away Monday in Terre Haute. He movea to Terre Haute 27 years ago. Surviving are his wife, Minnie; three daughters, Mrs. Joel Jordan of Farmersburg, Ind., Mrs. Faye Noel of Farmersburg, Ind., Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Terre Haute, Ind.; three sons. Arthur of Las Vegas, Nev., Harold and Norton, both of Terre Haute; two step-children; Gail Stanford of Clay City is a nephew. Services will be in Terre Haute. The body will be brought to the Mt.Zion cemetery west of Clay City for burial where graveside services will be held. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, May, 1969.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2970] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 05, page 2b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).