My grandparents on my mother’s side were Joe Carroll Jones
and Ava Ella McNair. They had 5 children, including my mother, Carolita Jones
Quillin. Mother was most interested in helping me gather family information.
Her brother, Martin Franklin Jones, was also interested in helping me
throughout the years. There will be several Jones Family posts of the
information gathered from them.
The following are recollections of Martin Frank Jones 2013
There is a copy of all the
genealogy work that Edith Bridges gave Martin Frank in a big Bible. He does not know where that Big Bible is….
The following was a sheet of
paper in his Bible. It appears to be an
obituary for Mattie Bell Bridges Jones.
Dated June 1, 1971 (I’m not sure
who wrote it)
"Mrs.
M.H. Jones (Mattie B.) was born May 5, 1878, at Delton, Georgia. She passed from this life at the age of 93 at
Abilene, Texas May 31, 1971. She was married to Martin Harmon Jones on
June 28, 1896, at Whitewright, Texas.
Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husband and two sons, Hugh S.
Jones and Wm. Albert Jones. She is
survived by two sons, J. Carroll Jones of Crowell and George T. Jones of
Houston, Tx. Three sisters: Mrs. Fay Lyles of Savoy Tx; Mrs Ida Campbell
of Roby, Tx; and Mrs. Lucy Ford of Merkel, Tx; 17 Grands, 36 great grands and 4
great-great-grands.
"People
who knew Mrs. Jones knew her as a woman with many friends who loved people and
loved to help them.
"Mrs.
Jones moved to Foard County and the Thalia community in 1906 with her
family. She moved to Crowell in
1959. She resided at the Shady Oak’s
Lodge at Abilene, Tx from 1969 until her death.
"Mrs.
Jones was a longtime Christian. She
belonged to the First Baptist Church at Crowell at the time of her
departure. She was among the most
faithful members for many years at the First Baptist at Thalia before moving to
Crowell."
Joe Carroll Jones and his mother, Mattie Bell Bridges Jones. On a Sunday before church. Crowell, Texas. c. 1964
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