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Worley JonesAge: 61 years18851947

Name
Worley Jones
Given names
Worley
Surname
Jones
Birth December 8, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageGrace Olive HallView this family
January 29, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Blanch Marie Jones
September 17, 1912 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 32 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 28, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Marriage of a childMerl Cephus CarterBlanch Marie JonesView this family
February 19, 1931 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Gerald Lee “Jack” Carter
July 27, 1931 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death April 20, 1947 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Grass Creek Cemetery
Family with Grace Olive Hall - View this family
himself
Worley Jones
Birth: December 8, 1885Pulaski, Indiana, United States
Death: April 20, 1947Cass, Indiana, United States
wife
Grace Olive Hall
Birth: July 22, 1893Marshall, Indiana, United States
Death: January 5, 1977Knox, Starke, Indiana, United States
Marriage: January 29, 1910Fulton, Indiana, United States
3 years
daughter
Blanch Marie Jones
Birth: September 17, 1912 26 19Wayne, Fulton, Indiana, United States
Death: March 20, 1997Michigan City, LaPorte, Indiana, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Worley Jones - Household

Prairie, White, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Jones, WorleyheadMW37MYesYesINININYesFarmerFarm LaborW
Jones, Grace OwifeFW28MYesYesINININYesNone
Jones, Geraldine MdaughterFW9SINININNone
Jones, Blanch MdaughterFW7SINININNone