William Tinsley “Will” Jones

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William Tinsley “Will” Jones

Birth
Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA
Death
19 Oct 1936 (aged 60)
Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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William was born in Harrison, AR. His father was Joseph Jones, born Dec. 24, 1841 and died in 1900. Joseph is buried in Furr (Coal Creek) (Creek Mine) Cemetery near Henryetta, OK. Williams's mother was Minnie Smith. Minnie and Joseph married in Falls Church, VA in 1862. They may have lived in Georgia when the Civil War started in 1961.

William Tinsley Jones married Mary Francis "Fannie" Murray. She was born Dec. 19, 1879 in Jacksboro, TX. She died in 1911. Buried in Coal Creek (Furr) (Creek Mine) Cemetery near Henryetta several feet from her husband Will.

They had the following children:
1. Maggie Jones. Born Ukn. Died Ukn.
2. Arthur Jones. Born Ukn. Died Ukn.
3. Grace Jones. Born 1905. Died 1907. Buried in Coal Creek Cemetery.
4. Myrtle Jones. Born Ukn. Died 1956.
5. Elzie Jones born 1903, died 2 Dec. 1973. Buried in Council Hill Cemetery near Henryetta, OK. Father of sons Bobby and Billy Jones and Kenneth Jones.

William Tinsley Jones married his second wife, Roma Isabel Pirkey on Mar. 19, 1921. She died Aug. 31, 1976. They had the following children:
1. Carl Louis. Born Apr. 1, 1922. Died 1996.
2. Carrie Lois. Born Apr. 1, 1922
3. John Kenneth. Born Oct. 31, 1923. Died 1994.
4. Wilma Ruth. Born Dec. 25, 1924. Died Jan. 15, 1932. Buried in Salem, OK Cemetery. Find a Grave #21667694.
5. Weldon Travis. Born Feb. 11, 1926.
6. Paul Eugene. Born Nov. 3, 1927. Died July 28, 1978.
7. James Roland. Born and died May 8, 1929.
8. Joseph Oland. Born and died May 8, 1929.
9. Mildred Pauline Jones Moore. Born Aug. 14, 1931. Still alive in 2013.
10. Raymond Loyal. Born Apr. 25, 1934. Died Dec. 27, 2012.

His siblings were: C. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jones (buried in Coal Creek Cemetery); James Jones (may be buried in Hendersonville, TX); Henry Jones buried in Coal Creek; Benjamin Franklin Jones buried in West Lawn Cemetery in Henryetta, OK; Rosetta "Rosie" Jones (may be buried in Hichita, OK cemetery); and Mattie Virginia Jones Moncrief Myers. Born Feb. 18, 1882. Died Oct. 15. 1964. Buried in West Lawn Cemetery in Henryetta, OK.

Please note that the author just found out from my husband's family members who have been to the cemetery many times that Coal Creek (Furr) Cemetery is also known as Creek Mine Cemetery. There is a separate listing in Find a Grave for Creek Mine Cemetery with many of the same people listed as might be expected. It is located between Sections 14 and 23,T11N, R12E of Okmulgee County, OK.
William was born in Harrison, AR. His father was Joseph Jones, born Dec. 24, 1841 and died in 1900. Joseph is buried in Furr (Coal Creek) (Creek Mine) Cemetery near Henryetta, OK. Williams's mother was Minnie Smith. Minnie and Joseph married in Falls Church, VA in 1862. They may have lived in Georgia when the Civil War started in 1961.

William Tinsley Jones married Mary Francis "Fannie" Murray. She was born Dec. 19, 1879 in Jacksboro, TX. She died in 1911. Buried in Coal Creek (Furr) (Creek Mine) Cemetery near Henryetta several feet from her husband Will.

They had the following children:
1. Maggie Jones. Born Ukn. Died Ukn.
2. Arthur Jones. Born Ukn. Died Ukn.
3. Grace Jones. Born 1905. Died 1907. Buried in Coal Creek Cemetery.
4. Myrtle Jones. Born Ukn. Died 1956.
5. Elzie Jones born 1903, died 2 Dec. 1973. Buried in Council Hill Cemetery near Henryetta, OK. Father of sons Bobby and Billy Jones and Kenneth Jones.

William Tinsley Jones married his second wife, Roma Isabel Pirkey on Mar. 19, 1921. She died Aug. 31, 1976. They had the following children:
1. Carl Louis. Born Apr. 1, 1922. Died 1996.
2. Carrie Lois. Born Apr. 1, 1922
3. John Kenneth. Born Oct. 31, 1923. Died 1994.
4. Wilma Ruth. Born Dec. 25, 1924. Died Jan. 15, 1932. Buried in Salem, OK Cemetery. Find a Grave #21667694.
5. Weldon Travis. Born Feb. 11, 1926.
6. Paul Eugene. Born Nov. 3, 1927. Died July 28, 1978.
7. James Roland. Born and died May 8, 1929.
8. Joseph Oland. Born and died May 8, 1929.
9. Mildred Pauline Jones Moore. Born Aug. 14, 1931. Still alive in 2013.
10. Raymond Loyal. Born Apr. 25, 1934. Died Dec. 27, 2012.

His siblings were: C. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jones (buried in Coal Creek Cemetery); James Jones (may be buried in Hendersonville, TX); Henry Jones buried in Coal Creek; Benjamin Franklin Jones buried in West Lawn Cemetery in Henryetta, OK; Rosetta "Rosie" Jones (may be buried in Hichita, OK cemetery); and Mattie Virginia Jones Moncrief Myers. Born Feb. 18, 1882. Died Oct. 15. 1964. Buried in West Lawn Cemetery in Henryetta, OK.

Please note that the author just found out from my husband's family members who have been to the cemetery many times that Coal Creek (Furr) Cemetery is also known as Creek Mine Cemetery. There is a separate listing in Find a Grave for Creek Mine Cemetery with many of the same people listed as might be expected. It is located between Sections 14 and 23,T11N, R12E of Okmulgee County, OK.

Bio by: Nancy (Price) (Witherspoon) Allen