Luther Alfred Jones (son of William H Jones and Phoebe Allen Hammond)214 was born 22 Apr 1870 in Fairgrove, Tuscola, MI214, and died 20 Aug 1935 in Veterans Hospital / Knoxville, Marion, IA215. He married Maud Elizabeth Holcomb on 25 Dec 1905 in Decorah, Winneshiek, IA215, daughter of Charles Lovejoy Holcomb and Lillian Elizabeth Morrison.

Notes for Luther Alfred Jones:
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From the Decorah Journal (Decorah, IA), 28 Aug 1935, page 1.

"VFW conducted a funeral service at the grave at the Phelps Cemetery last Saturday for Luther Jones, aged 65 yrs., a member of the VFW and Spanish War Veterans. Three volleys of shots were fired over the grave by a firing squad and taps were blown."
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Notes from Luther Alfred Jones Army Discharge Paperwork:

Rank: Private, Troop B, 1st US Cavalry.
Term: 3 year enlistment.
Description: 5'5" tall, blue eyes, flax hair.
Character: Good.
Marksmanship 3rd Class, 1897.
Engagements: June 24, 1898 - Battle of Las Guasimas
July 1, 1898 Battle of San Juan Hill
July 3 - 17, 1898 - Siege of Santiago ending with it's surrender.
Wounds: None.
Physical Condition: Good.
Married or Single: Single.
Discharge: End of enlistment.
Remarks: Service was honest and faithful.

Notes from Iowa National Guard Discharge Paperwork:

Rank: Private, Company E, 53rd Iowa Regiment.
Term: 3 years enlistment.
Description: 5'5" tall, blue eyes, flax hair.
Discharge: Early discharge due to "permanent removal from company station"
Remarks: Character excellent, service honest and faithful.
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Luther Alfred Jones applied for a pension from the US Department of Interior based on his service as a Private in Company B, 1st US Cavalry during the Spanish War. He was entitled to a rate of $8 per month to begin on 04 Sep 1912. Pension being for Chronic Diarrhea and resulting disease of rectum. This pension was granted on 14 Oct 1912.
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More About Luther Alfred Jones:
Burial: Unknown, Phelps Cemetery / Decorah, Winneshiek, IA.215
Fact 2 (2): Member of the VFW and Spanish War Veterans..215
Fact 4 (2): 31 May 1904, Iowa National Guard, Private, Company E, 53rd Regiment. 3 year enlistment. Discharged on 03 Jan 1906..216
Military service: 25 Sep 1896, US Army, Private, Troop B, 1st US Cavalry. Served 3 years. Discharged on 24 Sep 1899..217
Occupation: Farmer .217
Religion: Olivet Methodist Church.218
Residence 1: 1930, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.219
Residence 2: 1870, Juniata, Tuscola, MI.220
Residence 3: 1880, Vernon Springs, Howard, Iowa.221
Residence 4: 1910, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.222
Residence 5: 1920, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa.223

More About Luther Alfred Jones and Maud Elizabeth Holcomb:
Marriage 1: 25 Dec 1905, Decorah, Winneshiek, IA.224
Marriage 2: 16 Jul 1929, Justice of the Peace marriage / Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA.225

Children of Luther Alfred Jones and Maud Elizabeth Holcomb are:
Roy Francis Jones, b. 13 Oct 1906226, d. 11 Feb 1975227.
+Charles Lynn Holcomb, b. 12 Feb 1909, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA (as Charles Lincoln Jones)228, d. 22 Apr 1981, Fresno, Fresno, California, United States of America229.
Ralph Bruce Jones, b. 08 Nov 1910, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA230, d. 13 Feb 1975, Moline Public Hospital / Moline, Rock Island, IL231.
+Pansy Ruth Jones, b. 22 Feb 1913, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA232, d. 14 Dec 1986, Home / Silvis, Rock Island, IL232.
Juanita M Jones, b. 08 Aug 1915, d. 12 Apr 1991.
Orval Luther Jones, b. 04 Nov 1917233, d. 19 Nov 1979, Milan, Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America234.
Lillian Phebe Jones, b. 1920235, d. Dec 1985.

**Luther was the nephew of David Bernat Jones who was the father of my Great-Grandmother Lottie Jones Hillaker.

***This extensive family history was conducted by Richard J. Nagle, a descendant of this family. He has a contributor page here at Find.a.Grave.