West Virginia Pioneers
Rachel Ann Jones
1902 - 1987 (84 years)-
Name Rachel Ann Jones Nickname Annie Born 14 May 1902 West Virginia, USA [1, 2] Gender Female Died 20 Feb 1987 [2] Buried Mt Moriah aka Hunt & Jarvis Cemetery, Ambler Ridge, Roane Co, WV Notes
From the 2/22/1987 Charleston Gazette:
Mrs. Rachel Annie Harper, 84, of Walton, Roane County, died Feb 20, 1987, at home after a short illness. She was born at Harmony and was a member of Shady Dale United Brethren Church, Harmony.
Surviving: daughters, Mrs. Emogene Elmore and Mrs. Mary Jones both of Clendenin, Miss Phyllis Harper of Walton and Mrs. Virginia Hollis of Gaithersburg, MD; sons, James Harper of Columbus, OH, and Ayward Jones of Racine, OH; sisters, Mrs. Emma Harper of Pinch and Mrs. Gatha Rhodes of Harmony; brother Emery Jones of Harmony; 14 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Service will be 1 pm Monday at Walton union Church with the Rev. Larry Jones officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Amblers Ridge, Walton. Friends may call from 6 to 9pm today at Knight-Young-Matics Funeral Home Clendenin.
Person ID I58390 WVPioneers Last Modified 7 Aug 2009
Father John Perry Jones, b. 9 Jul 1855, West Virginia, USA , d. 7 Aug 1933 (Age 78 years) Mother Rebecca Catherine Hunt, b. Dec 1864, West Virginia, USA , d. 18 Mar 1931 (Age ~ 66 years) Married 30 Nov 1884 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
1900 Harper, Roane, WV all born WV
John P Jones 6/1854 m 15y
Rebecca C 12/1864 m 15y 9-8 children
Effie 9/1885
Emma 10/1886
Benjamin H 9/1888
Walter 12/1889
Roy 1/1891
Wilson 5/1894
William H 5/1896
James E 7/1898
1910 Harper, Roane, WV # 59-60 all WVWVWV
Jones, John P 54 m1 - 26
Rebecca C 48 m1 - 26 13-11 children
Effie da 24
Benjamin H son 21
Walter son 20
Roy son 19
Wilson son 15
William H son 13
Emory son 11
Otho son 9
Rachel A 7
Gatha F da 2
1920 Wolf Camp, Roane, WV # 145
Jones, John P 64
Rebecca C 58
Walter 30
Wilson 25
Harvey 23
James E 21
Otho 19
Rachel A 17
Gathie F 11
1930 Harper, Roane, WV all born WV
Jones, W Harvey 33 S
Gatha sis 21 S
James E bro 32 S
Otho bro 29 S
J Perry father 74 m age 28
Rebecca C mother 68 m age 22
Ayward C nephew 6
Family ID F12482 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Glay Harper, b. 14 May 1906, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. 21 Mar 1960 (Age 53 years) Married 17 Aug 1928 Roane County, West Virginia, USA [3] Children 1. Opal Emogene Harper 2. Mary Frances Harper 3. Phyllis Catherine Harper, b. 16 Jul 1932, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown 4. Virginia May Harper 5. James Curtis Harper Family ID F15790 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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1930 Harper, Roane, WV # 14 all WVWVWV
Jones, W Harvey 33 s
Gatha F sis 21
James E bro 32
Otho bro 29
J Perry father 74 md age 28
Rebecca C mother 68 md age 22
Ayward C nephew 6
Children 1. Ayward Coolidge Jones, b. 9 May 1924, Roane County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F15796 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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