Luman was a son of the Cleveland shipbuilder George Washington (G. W.) Jones and his wife Sarah Rhodilla Tenney. He was named for his mother's brother, Dr. Luman Tenney. Luman was married in 1888 to Nellie Baldwin of Collinwood (now part of Cleveland), Ohio, and they had four sons. By 1910 they were separated, with Nellie in Cleveland and Luman in Nampa, Idaho, living with his brother Alonzo Webber Jones and his sister Sarah Roxena (Jones) Woodruff.
In 1920 Nellie lists herself as divorced and Luman, still living with his sister Sarah (Alonzo died in 1918), lists himself as widowed.
Sarah died in 1922 and Alonzo, a farmer, died suddenly of a stroke on 31 Jan 1923. His death certificate listed him as widowed even though Nellie lived until 1930 and the informant, their son Gaylord L. Jones, must have known his mother was alive.
Luman was buried on 4 Feb 1923 with Alonzo and Sarah.
Strangely, his burial was not recorded in the usual place in the cemetery records, and no one arranged for a headstone. Cemetery management did not think grave 3 had been used, but I assured them that he had to be there; he was the plot owner, he had no living relatives in Nampa, and his death certificate says he was buried in Nampa. It would be odd indeed if he were anywhere except in the plot he owned and in which he had already buried his brother and sister. The newspaper in which his obituary was included, unfortunately, is missing. Soundings of the grave by cemetery management revealed that it had in fact been used, and the person there can only be Luman.
I hope to arrange for a memorial to be erected to him sometime in 2020 that matches well with those of his brother and sister, and also perhaps says something about their parents and family and why they all gave up on their old home in Cleveland and moved so far away.
In 1920 Nellie lists herself as divorced and Luman, still living with his sister Sarah (Alonzo died in 1918), lists himself as widowed.
Sarah died in 1922 and Alonzo, a farmer, died suddenly of a stroke on 31 Jan 1923. His death certificate listed him as widowed even though Nellie lived until 1930 and the informant, their son Gaylord L. Jones, must have known his mother was alive.
Luman was buried on 4 Feb 1923 with Alonzo and Sarah.
Strangely, his burial was not recorded in the usual place in the cemetery records, and no one arranged for a headstone. Cemetery management did not think grave 3 had been used, but I assured them that he had to be there; he was the plot owner, he had no living relatives in Nampa, and his death certificate says he was buried in Nampa. It would be odd indeed if he were anywhere except in the plot he owned and in which he had already buried his brother and sister. The newspaper in which his obituary was included, unfortunately, is missing. Soundings of the grave by cemetery management revealed that it had in fact been used, and the person there can only be Luman.
I hope to arrange for a memorial to be erected to him sometime in 2020 that matches well with those of his brother and sister, and also perhaps says something about their parents and family and why they all gave up on their old home in Cleveland and moved so far away.
Luman was a son of the Cleveland shipbuilder George Washington (G. W.) Jones and his wife Sarah Rhodilla Tenney. He was named for his mother's brother, Dr. Luman Tenney. Luman was married in 1888 to Nellie Baldwin of Collinwood (now part of Cleveland), Ohio, and they had four sons. By 1910 they were separated, with Nellie in Cleveland and Luman in Nampa, Idaho, living with his brother Alonzo Webber Jones and his sister Sarah Roxena (Jones) Woodruff.
In 1920 Nellie lists herself as divorced and Luman, still living with his sister Sarah (Alonzo died in 1918), lists himself as widowed.
Sarah died in 1922 and Alonzo, a farmer, died suddenly of a stroke on 31 Jan 1923. His death certificate listed him as widowed even though Nellie lived until 1930 and the informant, their son Gaylord L. Jones, must have known his mother was alive.
Luman was buried on 4 Feb 1923 with Alonzo and Sarah.
Strangely, his burial was not recorded in the usual place in the cemetery records, and no one arranged for a headstone. Cemetery management did not think grave 3 had been used, but I assured them that he had to be there; he was the plot owner, he had no living relatives in Nampa, and his death certificate says he was buried in Nampa. It would be odd indeed if he were anywhere except in the plot he owned and in which he had already buried his brother and sister. The newspaper in which his obituary was included, unfortunately, is missing. Soundings of the grave by cemetery management revealed that it had in fact been used, and the person there can only be Luman.
I hope to arrange for a memorial to be erected to him sometime in 2020 that matches well with those of his brother and sister, and also perhaps says something about their parents and family and why they all gave up on their old home in Cleveland and moved so far away.
In 1920 Nellie lists herself as divorced and Luman, still living with his sister Sarah (Alonzo died in 1918), lists himself as widowed.
Sarah died in 1922 and Alonzo, a farmer, died suddenly of a stroke on 31 Jan 1923. His death certificate listed him as widowed even though Nellie lived until 1930 and the informant, their son Gaylord L. Jones, must have known his mother was alive.
Luman was buried on 4 Feb 1923 with Alonzo and Sarah.
Strangely, his burial was not recorded in the usual place in the cemetery records, and no one arranged for a headstone. Cemetery management did not think grave 3 had been used, but I assured them that he had to be there; he was the plot owner, he had no living relatives in Nampa, and his death certificate says he was buried in Nampa. It would be odd indeed if he were anywhere except in the plot he owned and in which he had already buried his brother and sister. The newspaper in which his obituary was included, unfortunately, is missing. Soundings of the grave by cemetery management revealed that it had in fact been used, and the person there can only be Luman.
I hope to arrange for a memorial to be erected to him sometime in 2020 that matches well with those of his brother and sister, and also perhaps says something about their parents and family and why they all gave up on their old home in Cleveland and moved so far away.
Gravesite Details
Luman was the owner of this plot, but has no stone nor is his burial in the cemetery records. Yet I am confident he is in grave 3. Worked with cemetery management to research.
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