Mostly Angels in the Sky

Donna Marie Jones¹

Family

TMG ID:72121, (20 Nov 1942 - 1 Nov 2007)

Relationship:

2nd cousin of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Howard Allen Jones¹ B: 19 Aug 1917, D: 5 Aug 1977

Mother*

Pearl Marie Strasser¹ B: 21 Oct 1915, D: 23 Aug 1980

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Donna Marie Jones was born on Friday, 20 Nov 1942, at Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 1 Nov 2007 at Reno, Washoe County, Nevada^G, at age 64 years, 11 months and 12 days.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Donna Marie Jones was the daughter of: Howard Allen Jones and Pearl Marie Strasser.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. McWain (née Jones).

Child of: Donna Marie Jones

Rickey Dean Velie McWain¹ B: 3 Apr 1960, D: 10 Aug 2004

Citations

[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, Michael Minor Minor Family Tree.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Rickey Dean Velie McWain¹

Family

TMG ID:72123, (3 Apr 1960 - 10 Aug 2004)

Relationship:

2nd cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Mother*

Donna Marie Jones² B: 20 Nov 1942, D: 1 Nov 2007

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Rickey Dean Velie McWain was born on Sunday, 3 Apr 1960, at Olympia, Thurston County, Washington^G.²
Died on Tuesday, 10 Aug 2004 at Everett, Snohomish County, Washington^G, at age 44 years, 4 months and 7 days.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Rickey Dean Velie McWain was the son of: Donna Marie Jones.²

Citations

[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, Michael Minor Minor Family Tree.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Elsie Pearl Jones¹

Family

TMG ID:72124, (6 Jul 1900 - 28 Jul 1994)

Relationship:

1st cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Perry Albert Jones¹ B: 23 Jan 1872, D: 25 Jul 1919

Mother*

Louisa Mary Dorey¹ B: 7 Jul 1881, D: 15 Mar 1973

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Elsie Pearl Jones was born on Friday, 6 Jul 1900, at Oklahoma^G.^2,3
Died on Thursday, 28 Jul 1994 at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G, at age 94 years and 22 days.^2,3
Interred on Monday, 1 Aug 1994 at Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G.^3,4

'Non-primary' Vitals

Elsie Pearl Jones was the daughter of: Perry Albert Jones and Louisa Mary Dorey.¹
Born: Elsie Pearl Jones was born in 1901, at Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Monday, 9 Sep 1918, her married name became Mrs. Howard (née Jones).⁵
Name-Married: on Monday, 4 Aug 1930, her married name became Mrs. Macek (née Jones).⁶

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Monday, 9 Sep 1918, Elsie, age 18 years, 2 months and 3 days, and Percy Allen Howard, age 20 years, 1 month and 19 days, son of: Talbert O. Miller and Ida (?), were married at Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas^G.⁵
Marriage	Monday, 4 Aug 1930, Elsie, age 30 years and 29 days, and Joseph G. Macek, age 26 years, 3 months and 24 days, son of: George Macek and Eva Katrencic, were married at 201 Pan American Building, Fifth and Boulder, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.^7,6

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 9 Sep 1918, Elsie, age 18 years, 2 months and 3 days, and Percy Allen Howard, age 20 years, 1 month and 19 days, son of: Talbert O. Miller and Ida (?), were married at Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas^G.⁵

Marriage

Monday, 4 Aug 1930, Elsie, age 30 years and 29 days, and Joseph G. Macek, age 26 years, 3 months and 24 days, son of: George Macek and Eva Katrencic, were married at 201 Pan American Building, Fifth and Boulder, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.^7,6

Memorable Moments & Stories

Anecdote: on Sunday, 7 Dec 1941, at Hickam Airfield, Hawaii^G, Joseph G. Macek (37 years old) and Elsie Pearl Jones (41 years old) Both were first-hand witnesses to the chilling events that took place early in the morning at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Sunday morning, December 7.⁵

Other Major Events

Immigration: on Wednesday, 31 Dec 1941, Elsie Pearl at age 41, Jones immigrated to San Francisco, San Francisco County, California^G, from Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii.⁸

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	26 Apr 1910, Broadway Street, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Perry Albert Jones, Louisa Mary Dorey, Alberta May Jones and Everett Devore Jones⁹
Census-1920	8 Jan 1920, 611 S Twenty-second Street, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas^G	Talbert O. Miller, Ida (?) and Percy Allen Howard¹⁰
Census-1930	10 Apr 1930, 808 E 9^th Street, Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma^G, boarding with George W. and Opal L. Dewey	¹¹
Census-1950	6 Apr 1950, 113 Danbury Street Apt. 13B, Washington, District of Columbia^G	Joseph G. Macek¹²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

26 Apr 1910, Broadway Street, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Perry Albert Jones, Louisa Mary Dorey, Alberta May Jones and Everett Devore Jones⁹

Census-1920

8 Jan 1920, 611 S Twenty-second Street, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas^G

Talbert O. Miller, Ida (?) and Percy Allen Howard¹⁰

Census-1930

10 Apr 1930, 808 E 9^th Street, Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma^G, boarding with George W. and Opal L. Dewey

¹¹

Census-1950

6 Apr 1950, 113 Danbury Street Apt. 13B, Washington, District of Columbia^G

Joseph G. Macek¹²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1930	Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma^G	stenographer Indian Agency¹¹

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1930

Pawhuska, Osage County, Oklahoma^G

stenographer Indian Agency¹¹

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Milit-Draft	Military: on Saturday, 7 Sep 1918 Elsie Pearl Jones was listed as the person who will always know Percy Allen Howard's address.¹³
Obituary	Obituary: on Tuesday, 18 Jan 2000, Elsie Pearl Jones was mentioned in the obituary of Everett Devore Jones in Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Others mentioned: Velma Louise Conklin, Alberta May Jones, Dorey Lucille Jones and Neva Marie Jones.⁷

Activity

Details

Milit-Draft

Military: on Saturday, 7 Sep 1918 Elsie Pearl Jones was listed as the person who will always know Percy Allen Howard's address.¹³

Obituary

Obituary: on Tuesday, 18 Jan 2000, Elsie Pearl Jones was mentioned in the obituary of Everett Devore Jones in Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Others mentioned: Velma Louise Conklin, Alberta May Jones, Dorey Lucille Jones and Neva Marie Jones.⁷

Known Address(es)

Address: circa Sep 1918, Percy Allen and Elsie Pearl (née Jones) Howard lived at: 1835 N 12^th Street, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas^G.¹³

Newspaper Items & Articles

Thursday, 8 Jan 1942, an article about Joseph G. Macek and Elsie Pearl (née Jones) Macek appeared in: Mrs. Macek Was An Eye-Witness of Pearl Harbor Raid, Recalls Sights
Also mentioned in the article: Arthur J. Schumann and Mary F. Macek.⁵

Citations

[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, pcfothergill08 Ross Miller Jnes.
[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S4288] Obituaries - Macek, Elsie Pearl, The Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, 30 Jul 1994. Hereinafter cited as Tulsa World.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.
[S263] FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization, online <https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a>, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995. Hereinafter cited as FamilySearch.
[S960] Obituary, Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, 18 Jan 2000. Hereinafter cited as Tulsa World.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Lists of U.S. Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S3506] 3 Apr 1950, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, N/A Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

Last Edited

5 Oct 2023

Alberta May Jones¹

Family

TMG ID:72125, (14 Oct 1906 - 6 Jan 1991)

Relationship:

1st cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Perry Albert Jones¹ B: 23 Jan 1872, D: 25 Jul 1919

Mother*

Louisa Mary Dorey¹ B: 7 Jul 1881, D: 15 Mar 1973

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Alberta May Jones was born on Sunday, 14 Oct 1906, at Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 6 Jan 1991 at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G, at age 84 years, 2 months and 23 days.^1,2

'Non-primary' Vitals

Alberta May Jones was the daughter of: Perry Albert Jones and Louisa Mary Dorey.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: her nickname was "May"^3,4,2
Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Aton (née Jones).
Name-Married: on Sunday, 28 Dec 1958, her married name became Mrs. Rodgers (née Jones).⁵

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Alberta and Thomas Catlet Aton, son of: Nelson C. Aton and Lelia Lewis, were married.¹
Marriage	Sunday, 28 Dec 1958, Alberta, age 52 years, 2 months and 14 days, and Theodore Rodgers Jr., age 48 years, 10 months and 10 days were married at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.^1,5

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Alberta and Thomas Catlet Aton, son of: Nelson C. Aton and Lelia Lewis, were married.¹

Marriage

Sunday, 28 Dec 1958, Alberta, age 52 years, 2 months and 14 days, and Theodore Rodgers Jr., age 48 years, 10 months and 10 days were married at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.^1,5

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	26 Apr 1910, Broadway Street, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Perry Albert Jones, Louisa Mary Dorey, Elsie Pearl Jones and Everett Devore Jones⁶
Census-1920	7 Jan 1920, 104 Cherokee Street, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Louisa Mary Dorey, Everett Devore Jones, Dorey Lucille Jones, Neva Marie Jones and Louis Dorey³
Census-1940	3 Apr 1940, 3420 Admiral Court, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G	Thomas Catlet Aton⁷

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

26 Apr 1910, Broadway Street, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Perry Albert Jones, Louisa Mary Dorey, Elsie Pearl Jones and Everett Devore Jones⁶

Census-1920

7 Jan 1920, 104 Cherokee Street, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Louisa Mary Dorey, Everett Devore Jones, Dorey Lucille Jones, Neva Marie Jones and Louis Dorey³

Census-1940

3 Apr 1940, 3420 Admiral Court, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G

Thomas Catlet Aton⁷

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Milit-Draft	Military: on Wednesday, 16 Oct 1940 Alberta May Jones was listed as the person who will always know Thomas Catlet Aton's address.⁸
Obituary	Obituary: on Tuesday, 18 Jan 2000, Alberta May Jones was mentioned in the obituary of Everett Devore Jones in Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Others mentioned: Velma Louise Conklin, Elsie Pearl Jones, Dorey Lucille Jones and Neva Marie Jones.⁹

Activity

Details

Milit-Draft

Military: on Wednesday, 16 Oct 1940 Alberta May Jones was listed as the person who will always know Thomas Catlet Aton's address.⁸

Obituary

Obituary: on Tuesday, 18 Jan 2000, Alberta May Jones was mentioned in the obituary of Everett Devore Jones in Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Others mentioned: Velma Louise Conklin, Elsie Pearl Jones, Dorey Lucille Jones and Neva Marie Jones.⁹

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Thomas Catlet (age 27) and Alberta May (née Jones) (age 28) Aton lived at: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.⁷
Address: circa Oct 1940, Thomas Catlet and Alberta May (née Jones) Aton lived at: 3420 E Admiral Court, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.⁸

Citations

[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, pcfothergill08 Ross Miller Jnes.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
[S263] FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization, online <https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a>, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995. Hereinafter cited as FamilySearch.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S263] FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization, online <https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a>, Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945. Hereinafter cited as FamilySearch.
[S960] Obituary, Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, 18 Jan 2000. Hereinafter cited as Tulsa World.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2019

Thomas Catlet Aton^1,2,3

Family

TMG ID:72126, (27 Sep 1907 - 21 Jan 1989)

Father*

Nelson C. Aton⁴ B: 27 Mar 1870, D: 3 Nov 1922

Mother*

Lelia Lewis⁴ B: 2 Nov 1877, D: 2 May 1968

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Thomas Catlet Aton was born on Friday, 27 Sep 1907, at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri^G.^2,3,5
Died on Saturday, 21 Jan 1989 at Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma^G, at age 81 years, 3 months and 25 days.⁵

'Non-primary' Vitals

Thomas Catlet Aton was the son of: Nelson C. Aton and Lelia Lewis.⁴

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thomas and Alberta May Jones, daughter of: Perry Albert Jones and Louisa Mary Dorey, were married.¹
Marriage	Saturday, 25 Aug 1956, Thomas, age 48 years, 10 months and 29 days, and Ruth Livingston Bishop were married at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.⁶

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thomas and Alberta May Jones, daughter of: Perry Albert Jones and Louisa Mary Dorey, were married.¹

Marriage

Saturday, 25 Aug 1956, Thomas, age 48 years, 10 months and 29 days, and Ruth Livingston Bishop were married at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.⁶

Other Major Events

Military: on Wednesday, 16 Oct 1940, at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G, Thomas Catlet Aton at age 33, registered for the military draft for World War II and listed as his contact: Alberta May Jones.³

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	23 Apr 1910, Royal Heights Roads, Joplin Twp., Jasper County, Missouri^G	Nelson C. Aton, Lelia Lewis, Clifford Berry Vaughan, James Nelson Aton, Lelia Aton and Burr Lewis Aton⁴
Census-1920	12 Jan 1920, Oneida Street, Quapaw Twp., Ottawa County, Oklahoma^G	Nelson C. Aton, Lelia Lewis, Clifford Berry Vaughan, James Nelson Aton, Lelia Aton, Burr Lewis Aton, Wanda Aton and John Sylvester Aton⁷
Census-1940	3 Apr 1940, 3420 Admiral Court, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G	Alberta May Jones²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

23 Apr 1910, Royal Heights Roads, Joplin Twp., Jasper County, Missouri^G

Nelson C. Aton, Lelia Lewis, Clifford Berry Vaughan, James Nelson Aton, Lelia Aton and Burr Lewis Aton⁴

Census-1920

12 Jan 1920, Oneida Street, Quapaw Twp., Ottawa County, Oklahoma^G

Nelson C. Aton, Lelia Lewis, Clifford Berry Vaughan, James Nelson Aton, Lelia Aton, Burr Lewis Aton, Wanda Aton and John Sylvester Aton⁷

Census-1940

3 Apr 1940, 3420 Admiral Court, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G

Alberta May Jones²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1940	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G	dealer gasoline service station²

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1940

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G

dealer gasoline service station²

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Thomas Catlet (age 27) and Alberta May (née Jones) (age 28) Aton lived at: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.²
Address: circa Oct 1940, Thomas Catlet and Alberta May (née Jones) Aton lived at: 3420 E Admiral Court, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.³

Citations

[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, pcfothergill08 Ross Miller Jnes.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S263] FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization, online <https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a>, Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945. Hereinafter cited as FamilySearch.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S85] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Death Index (http://tinyurl.com/jqkwdlq: RootsWeb, various). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
[S263] FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization, online <https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a>, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995. Hereinafter cited as FamilySearch.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2019

Theodore Rodgers Jr.¹

TMG ID:72127, (18 Feb 1910 - 1 Mar 1979)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Theodore Rodgers Jr. was born on Friday, 18 Feb 1910, at Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma^G.^1,2
Died on Thursday, 1 Mar 1979 at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G, at age 69 years and 11 days.^1,2
Interred after 1 Mar 1979 at Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G.²

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Ted"^1,2

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Theodore and Ila Voss were married.³
Marriage	Sunday, 28 Dec 1958, Theodore, age 48 years, 10 months and 10 days, and Alberta May Jones, age 52 years, 2 months and 14 days, daughter of: Perry Albert Jones and Louisa Mary Dorey, were married at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.^1,4

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Theodore and Ila Voss were married.³

Marriage

Sunday, 28 Dec 1958, Theodore, age 48 years, 10 months and 10 days, and Alberta May Jones, age 52 years, 2 months and 14 days, daughter of: Perry Albert Jones and Louisa Mary Dorey, were married at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.^1,4

Citations

[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, pcfothergill08 Ross Miller Jnes.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, woodcircle Fletcher, Hollon, Stufflebean Family Tree.
[S263] FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization, online <https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a>, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995. Hereinafter cited as FamilySearch.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2019

Everett Devore Jones¹

Family

TMG ID:72128, (12 Dec 1909 - 16 Jan 2000)

Relationship:

1st cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Perry Albert Jones² B: 23 Jan 1872, D: 25 Jul 1919

Mother*

Louisa Mary Dorey² B: 7 Jul 1881, D: 15 Mar 1973

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Everett Devore Jones was born on Sunday, 12 Dec 1909, at Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G.²
Died on Sunday, 16 Jan 2000 at Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G, at age 90 years, 1 month and 4 days.³
Interred after 16 Jan 2000 at Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G.⁴

Obituary & Burial

An Obituary for Everett Devore Jones appeared on Monday, 17 Jan 2000, in Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Obituary
TULSA WORLD
Deaths

Jones, Everett D., 90, retired from the Tulsa Board of Education, died Sunday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rose Hill Cemetery. Butler- Stumpff.

World's own Service, 17 Jan 2000.³
An Obituary for Everett Devore Jones appeared on Tuesday, 18 Jan 2000, in Tulsa World, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Obituary
JONES Everett D. , 90, passed away January 16, 2000.

He was born in Cleveland, OK on August 22, 1909 to Perry and Louisa Jones. Everett retired from the Tulsa Board of Education. He was preceded in death by: his wife, Velma Jones; sisters, May Rodgers, Elsie Macek, Dorey Looper and Marie Johnson. Graveside service will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 18 at Rose Hill Memorial Park. Butler-Stumpff, 587-7000.

World's own Service, 18 Jan 2000.
Others mentioned: Velma Louise Conklin, Alberta May Jones, Elsie Pearl Jones, Dorey Lucille Jones and Neva Marie Jones.³

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Everett Devore Jones was born on Sunday, 22 Aug 1909, at Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G.⁵
He was the son of: Perry Albert Jones and Louisa Mary Dorey.²

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: He was also known as Everette²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	circa 1929, Everett and Velma Louise Conklin were married.⁶

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

circa 1929, Everett and Velma Louise Conklin were married.⁶

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1910	26 Apr 1910, Broadway Street, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Perry Albert Jones, Louisa Mary Dorey, Elsie Pearl Jones and Alberta May Jones¹
Census-1920	7 Jan 1920, 104 Cherokee Street, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G	Louisa Mary Dorey, Alberta May Jones, Dorey Lucille Jones, Neva Marie Jones and Louis Dorey⁷
Census-1930	2 Apr 1930, 409 S Lansing Street, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G	Velma Louise Conklin⁶

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

26 Apr 1910, Broadway Street, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Perry Albert Jones, Louisa Mary Dorey, Elsie Pearl Jones and Alberta May Jones¹

Census-1920

7 Jan 1920, 104 Cherokee Street, Cleveland, Pawnee County, Oklahoma^G

Louisa Mary Dorey, Alberta May Jones, Dorey Lucille Jones, Neva Marie Jones and Louis Dorey⁷

Census-1930

2 Apr 1930, 409 S Lansing Street, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G

Velma Louise Conklin⁶

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Apr 1930	Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G	grocery clerk grocery store⁶

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1930

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma^G

grocery clerk grocery store⁶

Citations

[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.
[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, pcfothergill08 Ross Miller Jnes.
[S960] Obituary, Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, 18 Jan 2000. Hereinafter cited as Tulsa World.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S129] Ancestry.com, online http://tinyurl.com/pcf6tp, various (various), updated as of various, Oliveoil48 Alexander - IN, IL, KS.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2019

William Jones¹

Family

TMG ID:72129, (c 1843 - )

Relationship:

Great-granduncle of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Wilkinson Jones¹ B: c 1811, D: 13 Nov 1857

Mother*

Elizabeth Hopwood¹ B: 1 Oct 1813, D: 21 Mar 1884

Primary Birth & Death

Born: William Jones was born circa 1843, at Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

William Jones was the son of: Wilkinson Jones and Elizabeth Hopwood.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	22 Jul 1850, Sharon Twp., Franklin County, Ohio^G	Wilkinson Jones, Elizabeth Hopwood, Alexious Leander Jones, Joshua Jones, Daniel Jones and Luther Jones¹
Census-1880	15 Jun 1880, Salisbury Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois^G	Elizabeth Hopwood²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

22 Jul 1850, Sharon Twp., Franklin County, Ohio^G

Wilkinson Jones, Elizabeth Hopwood, Alexious Leander Jones, Joshua Jones, Daniel Jones and Luther Jones¹

Census-1880

15 Jun 1880, Salisbury Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois^G

Elizabeth Hopwood²

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jun 1880	Salisbury Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois^G	farmer²

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1880

Salisbury Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois^G

farmer²

Citations

[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.

Last Edited

30 Jul 2022

Daniel Jones¹

Family

TMG ID:72130, (c 1847 - 16 Oct 1865)

Relationship:

Great-granduncle of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Wilkinson Jones¹ B: c 1811, D: 13 Nov 1857

Mother*

Elizabeth Hopwood¹ B: 1 Oct 1813, D: 21 Mar 1884

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Daniel Jones was born circa 1847, at Ohio^G.¹
Died on Monday, 16 Oct 1865 at Fancy Creek, Sangamon County, Illinois^G, Details as recorded: died at age 18 years, 4 months, 26 days. Year is an estimation.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Daniel Jones was the son of: Wilkinson Jones and Elizabeth Hopwood.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	22 Jul 1850, Sharon Twp., Franklin County, Ohio^G	Wilkinson Jones, Elizabeth Hopwood, Alexious Leander Jones, Joshua Jones, William Jones and Luther Jones¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

22 Jul 1850, Sharon Twp., Franklin County, Ohio^G

Wilkinson Jones, Elizabeth Hopwood, Alexious Leander Jones, Joshua Jones, William Jones and Luther Jones¹

Citations

[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

14 Sep 2022

Luther Jones¹

Family

TMG ID:72131, (c 1848 - )

Relationship:

Great-granduncle of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Wilkinson Jones¹ B: c 1811, D: 13 Nov 1857

Mother*

Elizabeth Hopwood¹ B: 1 Oct 1813, D: 21 Mar 1884

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Luther Jones was born circa 1848, at Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Luther Jones was the son of: Wilkinson Jones and Elizabeth Hopwood.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	22 Jul 1850, Sharon Twp., Franklin County, Ohio^G	Wilkinson Jones, Elizabeth Hopwood, Alexious Leander Jones, Joshua Jones, William Jones and Daniel Jones¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

22 Jul 1850, Sharon Twp., Franklin County, Ohio^G

Wilkinson Jones, Elizabeth Hopwood, Alexious Leander Jones, Joshua Jones, William Jones and Daniel Jones¹

Citations

[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.

Last Edited

30 Jul 2022

Margaret Ann Roll^1,2,3

Family

TMG ID:72132, (17 Aug 1846 - 8 Apr 1917)

Father*

Pierson Roll² B: 31 Jul 1811, D: 25 Feb 1886

Mother*

Catherine Spencer² B: 29 Aug 1830, D: 1 Oct 1900

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Margaret Ann Roll was born on Monday, 17 Aug 1846, at Sangamon County, Illinois^G.³
Died on Sunday, 8 Apr 1917 at Saint John's Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois^G, at age 70 years, 7 months and 22 days. Details as recorded: died at age 67 years, 7 months and 21 days.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Margaret Ann Roll was the daughter of: Pierson Roll and Catherine Spencer.²
Born: Margaret Ann Roll was born on Saturday, 18 Aug 1849, at Illinois^G.^1,2

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Thursday, 16 Apr 1863, her married name became Mrs. Jones (née Roll).^1,2,3

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thursday, 16 Apr 1863, Margaret, age 16 years, 7 months and 30 days, and Joshua Jones, son of: Wilkinson Jones and Elizabeth Hopwood, were married at Sangamon County, Illinois^G.^1,3

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 16 Apr 1863, Margaret, age 16 years, 7 months and 30 days, and Joshua Jones, son of: Wilkinson Jones and Elizabeth Hopwood, were married at Sangamon County, Illinois^G.^1,3

Children of: Margaret Ann Roll and Joshua Jones

William P. Jones¹ B: 19 Jul 1866
James Black Jones¹ B: 11 Jun 1867
Percy Melville Jones³ B: c 1869
Willard M. Jones⁴ B: Nov 1869
Kitty Jones⁴ B: 6 May 1875, D: 1952
Sallie Jones^3,5 B: 1879
Grover Jones² B: 17 Aug 1885

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1870	1 Jul 1870, Post Office: Sacket, Sacket, Sangamon County, Illinois^G	Joshua Jones, William P. Jones and James Black Jones¹
Census-1880	15 Jun 1880, Salisbury Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois^G	Joshua Jones, William P. Jones, James Black Jones, Willard M. Jones and Kitty Jones⁴

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

1 Jul 1870, Post Office: Sacket, Sacket, Sangamon County, Illinois^G

Joshua Jones, William P. Jones and James Black Jones¹

Census-1880

15 Jun 1880, Salisbury Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois^G

Joshua Jones, William P. Jones, James Black Jones, Willard M. Jones and Kitty Jones⁴

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Jul 1870	Sacket, Sangamon County, Illinois^G	keeping house¹
circa Jun 1880	Salisbury Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois^G	keeping house⁴

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jul 1870

Sacket, Sangamon County, Illinois^G

keeping house¹

circa Jun 1880

Salisbury Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois^G

keeping house⁴

Citations

[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Doidge Web Site. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940.

Reference

LZB4-XLN

Last Edited

24 Sep 2023

James Black Jones^1,2,3

Family

TMG ID:72133, (11 Jun 1867 - )

Relationship:

1st cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Joshua Jones¹ B: c 1842, D: 19 Sep 1891

Mother*

Margaret Ann Roll¹ B: 17 Aug 1846, D: 8 Apr 1917

Primary Birth & Death

Born: James Black Jones was born on Tuesday, 11 Jun 1867, at Illinois^G.^1,2

'Non-primary' Vitals

James Black Jones was the son of: Joshua Jones and Margaret Ann Roll.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

1 Jul 1870, Post Office: Sacket, Sacket, Sangamon County, Illinois^G

Joshua Jones, Margaret Ann Roll and William P. Jones¹

Census-1880

15 Jun 1880, Salisbury Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois^G

Joshua Jones, Margaret Ann Roll, William P. Jones, Willard M. Jones and Kitty Jones⁴

Citations

[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Doidge Web Site. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Family Tree.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.

Reference

9QG5-9T3

Last Edited

24 Sep 2023

Sarah Jones¹

Family

TMG ID:72134, (c 1852 - 12 Sep 1870)

Relationship:

Great-grandaunt of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Wilkinson Jones¹ B: c 1811, D: 13 Nov 1857

Mother*

Elizabeth Hopwood¹ B: 1 Oct 1813, D: 21 Mar 1884

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Sarah Jones was born circa 1852, at Ohio^G.¹
Died on Monday, 12 Sep 1870 at Fancy Creek, Sangamon County, Illinois^G, Details as recorded: died at age 18 years, 8 months, 25 days.²
Interred after 12 Sep 1870 at Fisk Cemetery, Fancy Creek, Sangamon County, Illinois^G.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Sarah Jones was the daughter of: Wilkinson Jones and Elizabeth Hopwood.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

1 Jul 1870, Sacket, Sangamon County, Ohio^G

Elizabeth Hopwood¹

Citations

[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

14 Sep 2022

Kitty Jones¹

Family

TMG ID:72135, (6 May 1875 - 1952)

Relationship:

1st cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Joshua Jones¹ B: c 1842, D: 19 Sep 1891

Mother*

Margaret Ann Roll¹ B: 17 Aug 1846, D: 8 Apr 1917

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Kitty Jones was born on Thursday, 6 May 1875, at Illinois^G.^1,2
Died in 1952 at age 76 years.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Kitty Jones was the daughter of: Joshua Jones and Margaret Ann Roll.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Burns (née Jones).²

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Kitty and (?) Burns were married.²

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

15 Jun 1880, Salisbury Twp., Sangamon County, Illinois^G

Joshua Jones, Margaret Ann Roll, William P. Jones, James Black Jones and Willard M. Jones¹

Citations

[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.
[S4176] MyHeritage: Genealogy and Family History Website, online <https://tinyurl.com/3xx6y94j>, Doidge Web Site. Hereinafter cited as MyHeritage.

Last Edited

22 Sep 2023

Pierson Roll¹

Family

TMG ID:72137, (31 Jul 1811 - 25 Feb 1886)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Pierson Roll was born on Wednesday, 31 Jul 1811, at Essex County, New Jersey^G.¹
Died on Thursday, 25 Feb 1886 at Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois^G, at age 74 years, 6 months and 22 days.¹
Interred after 25 Feb 1886 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois^G.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 8 May 1845, Pierson, age 33 years, 9 months and 8 days, and Catherine Spencer, age 14 years, 8 months and 9 days were married.¹

Child of: Pierson Roll and Catherine Spencer

Margaret Ann Roll+¹ B: 17 Aug 1846, D: 8 Apr 1917

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

31 Jul 2022

All additions, modifications, suggestions and comments are welcome.

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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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