Person:Charles Jones (79)

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Charles Edwin Jones
b.7 Nov 1871 Maquon, Knox, Illinois, USA
d.12 Nov 1944 Chicago, Cook, IL
Parents and Siblings
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m. 24 Nov 1870
  1. Charles Edwin Jones1871 - 1944
  2. Daniel JonesAbt 1874 -
  3. Minnie I. JonesAbt 1876 -
  4. Bertha May Jones1882 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 Dec 1889
  1. Fred Edwin Jones1891 - 1976
  2. Irene Nina Jones1893 - 1970
  3. Bessie Melvina Jones1898 - 1993
  4. Daniel William Jones1901 - 1962
  5. Robert Arthur Jones1906 - 1982
  6. Charles Edwin Jones1914 - 1997
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Charles Edwin Jones
Gender Male
Birth[1] 7 Nov 1871 Maquon, Knox, Illinois, USA
Marriage 17 Dec 1889 Knox, Illinois, USAto Nellie Amy Elkins
Residence[2] 1944 3531 W. Van Buren St., Chicago, Cook, IL
Death[2] 12 Nov 1944 Chicago, Cook, IL
Burial[3] Acadia Park Cem, Norwood, Cook, IL

Refer to "Descendants of Charles Edwin Jones" for additional info on descendants (in Jones file) sent by Dennis Tierney.

The following is from Bruce E. Jones, bkjones10@aol.com, July 8, 2009: His occupation in Maquon was with the Burlington Railroad and working at a grain elevator. When he came to Chicago I found three occupations from census info and my grandfather's BC. In 1906 he was a tunnel worker where he helped build the underground tunnels that delivered coal and other misc. merchandise into the basements of the downtown high rise buildings. These are the same tunnels that caused the Great Chicago Flood in the 1990s! He was also listed as a "Paper Hanger" (Wallpaper) and a "Storekeeper". My Dad remembers Charles running a grocery store on Chicago Avenue and Pulaski on the west side of Chicago and the family lived in the apartment above it. Rumor has it that he used his connections to family and friends in Maquon to get his produce cheap :-)

Son Charles reportedly said that Charles Edwin was a stern disciplinarian who did not talk much.

From Bruce E. Jones: Here is the info I transcribed from the Death Certificate:

State of Illinois Dwight H. Green, Governor Department of Public Health - Division of Vital Statistics

CORONER'S CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

Place of Residence: Illinois, Cook, Chicago - 3531 W. Van Buren St. Length of Time at Place of Death: 8 years Usual Occupation: (Grain) Elevator Operator - Mills Industry Co. Wife: Nellie - 73 years old Father: Melvill (sp?) Jones Mother: Mary Walker Informant/Witness: Fred E. Jones (His oldest son...) Place of Burial: Acacia Park Cemetery - Norwood, Cook, IL Birth Date: Unknown (Abt. 70) Birthplace: Unkown Date of Death: November 12, 1944 Cause of Death: Organic Heart Disease

Funeral Director: James J. Ferran Funeral Home: John Deir Funeral Home - 4050 Harrison Cook County Coroner: A.L. Brodie - 3158 Rooselvelt Road Deputy Coroner: Mandel Fisher Filed: November 15, 1944

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dennis Tierney at (dennis.tierney@att.net) in msg posted 12/17/00 on Rootsweb.com Knox Co. Il Query Forum.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bruce E. Jones, bkjones10@aol.com in email of july 8, 2009.
  3. ↑ Charles Edwin Jones, Cert. of Death, Cook Co. Coroner, A.L. Brodie, filed Nov 15, 1944.
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