Mom's Side of the Family

Ben and Sally Jones Family

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Joseph Jones - grandfather of Norine Jones Allen - our great grandfather. Buried in Coal Creek (Furr) (Creek Mine) Cemetery near Henryetta, OK. (DOB 1841-DOD 1900)

 Mary Minnie Smith Jones - grandmother of Norine Jones Allen and wife of Joseph Jones - our great great grandmother.  Buried in Coal Creek (Furr) (Creek Mine) Cemetery near Henryetta, OK.

They had the following children

1. Cordellia Elizabeth Jones McLeland (DOB 1865-DOD 1947), wife of Isaac (Ike) W. McLeland DOB 1863-DOD 1936.  Buried in  Coal Creek Cemetery, Henryetta, OK.  This cemetery is also know as Furr Cemetery and Creek Mine Cemetery. 

2. James (Jim) Jones, (DOB 1872 - DOD 1887).  Shot in an ambush.  May be buried in Jacksboro, TX.  Could not be located on Find a Grave.

3. Henry T. Jones - killed in gunfight with Frank H. Speake near Checotah, OK. (DOB 1877 - DOD 1907).  Buried in Coal Creek (Furr) (Creek Mine) Cemetery near Henryetta, OK.

 4. William Tinsley Jones - husband of Mary Frances (Fannie) Murray Jones, then Roma Isabel Pirkey. (DOB 1875 - DOD 1936).

5. Benjamin  (Ben) Franklin Jones - maternal grandfather - husband of Sarah Melissa "Sally" Murray Jones. (DOB March 7, 1880, Jacksboro, TX - DOD April 23, 1945).  Buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Henryetta, OK.

Sarah Melissa (Sally) Murray Jones - maternal grandmother - her mother was Mary Francis (Fuller) Murray and father was Andrew Jackson Murray DOB 1854 GA - DOD 1888 Jacksboro, TX.  After Mr. Murray died Mary married Frank H. Speake on Dec. 7, 1888. (DOB 1884-DOD 1924).  Buried in Coal Creek (Furr) (Creek Mine) Cemetery near Henryetta, OK.

6. Rosetta (Rosie) Jones - DOB and DOD unknown.  May be buried in Hichita Cemetery near Henryetta.  Her husband was killed.  They had a son Jesse, born May 17, 1891 who was raised by Will Jones.  Jesse married Lena and had a son Lee A. Jones born June 26, 1920.  He died Jan. 21, 1962.  Lee married Hazel Gilstrap.  He died July 9, 1991.

Martha Faye Moncrief - DOB Feb. 18, 1955 - DOD Sept. 29, 2011. Daughter of Delbert H. and Mary F. Moncrief.

Benjamin Franklin Jones and Sarah Melissa Murray Jones, married March 8, 1901 at Henryetta, OK had the following children

1. William James (Roy) Jones - DOB June, 1901 - DOD 1948 - brother of our mother - married Cecile S. Roper in 1919.  Children were Harilion Jones (wife's last name Reynolds), Gilbert Francis Jones (married Lois M. Curnett Feb. 10, 1945) - WWII vet in Army, and Robert Jackson Jones - WWII vet in Army.

2. Minnie Rosetta Jones - DOB Dec. 27, 1902 - DOD 1909 - probably died in the Duncan, OK area - sister of our mother - daughter of Ben and Sally Jones

3. Netta (Nettie) Mae Jones Allen - sister of our mother. (DOB June 23, 1905 - DOD July 22, 1989).  Buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA.

4. Robert Jackson Jones - (DOB June 30, 1908 - DOD Aug. 20, 1960) - brother of our mother -  married Cecile S. Roper Jones.  Children were Betty Inez Jones, Buford Jones, Lewis Emerson Jones (wife was Marie), and Yvonne April Jones. Buried in Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, CA.

5. Alvin (Alvie) Franklin Jones - (DOB June 9, 1912 - DOD May 27, 1974) - brother of our mother -  married Helen Arlene Kephart Aug. 5, 1942.  Had children Harley Jones, Charles Benjamin Jones, Patricia Joann Jones, Kenneth Leeroy Jones, Grayce Ellen Jones, and Michael Dean Jones.  Buried in Hayward, CA.

6. Ourrine Jones - twin sister of our mother .(DOB August 2, 1915 - DOD 1916).  Buried in Coal Creek (Furr) (Creek Mine) Cemetery near Henryetta, OK.

7. Norine Jones Allen - our mother. (DOB 1915 - DOD 1944).  Buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., CA.

Norine was married to  Joseph (Joe) E. Allen - father - children were Carmon Lee Allen, Arnold Ray Allen, Joyce Francis Allen Harber, and Clyde Edward Allen.

8. Eligha "Don" Jones - brother of our mother - had son Don Jones. (DOB, September 17, 1918 - DOD1999).  Buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles Co., CA.  Wife is Norma.

9. Goldie Virginia Jones Heckethorne - sister of our mother - wife of Mark Heckethorne - children were Dean Heckethorne, Kathryn Heckethorne, Dorthy Heckethorne, and Henry Heckethorne. (DOB September 6, 1922 - DOD March 4,1952). Buried in Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., CA.

10. Ada Pearl Jones - (DOB Mar. 22, 1910 King Township, Stephens Co., OK - DOD Unknown) - died as an infant - sister of our mother

Jones Family listed by Cemetery - some repeats from above

Jones in Coal Creek (Furr) (Creek Mine) Cemetery, near Henryetta, OK

  Joseph Jones - grandfather of Norine Jones Allen

 Minnie Smith Jones - grandmother of Norine Jones Allen and wife of Joseph Jones

Henry T. Jones - son of Joseph Jones and Minnie Smith Jones

 William Tinsley Jones - husband of Mary Frances (Fannie) Murray Jones, then Roma Isabel Pirkey - also son of Joseph Jones and Minnie Smith Jones

 Sarah M. (Sally) Jones - wife of Benjamin Franklin Jones

 Mary Francis (Fannie) Murray Jones - wife of William Tinsley Jones

 Ourrine Jones - twin sister of Norine Jones Allen

  Grace Jones - daughter of William Tinsley Jones and Mary Frances (Fannie) Murray

Cordellia Elizabeth Jones McLeland (DOB 1865-DOD 1947) - wife of Isaac (Ike) W. McLeland (DOB 1863-DOD 1936).

Rose Hills in Whittier, CA 

Netta (Nettie) Mae Jones Allen - sister of Norine Jones Allen and daughter of Benjamin Franklin Jones and Sarah Melissa Murray

 Eligha Don Jones - brother of Norine Jones Allen and son of Benjamin Franklin Jones and Sarah Melissa Murray

Inglewood Park, Inglewood, CA near L.A. 

Norine Jones Allen - mother

Goldie Virginia Jones Heckethorne - sister of Norine Jones Allen

Tahlequah City Cemetery, Tahlequah, OK – Speake family

Franklin James Speake, son of Frank H. Speake and husband of Naomi Beatrice Allison Speake

Laura Mae Speake Colby (not listed in cemetery record, but family record says she is buried there).  Her husband Howard is buried there.  She was the daughter of Mary Francis Murray-Speake.

Howard Colby   husband of Laura Mae Speake Colby

Naomi Beatrice Allison Speake - wife of Franklin J. Speake and mother of Mary Virginia Speake

Thomas (Tom) Ellis Speake - husband of Ruth Ann Tackett Speake.  Son of Frank J. and Naomi Speake.

Joe C. Clevenger - husband of Mollie Ann Speake Clevenger - name not added by my wife Nancy

Mollie Ann Speake Clevenger    wife of Joe C. Clevenger - daughter of Mary Francis Murray-Speake.

Mary Susan Speake Cochran Smith

Mary Virginia Speake    daughter of Franklin J. Speake and Naomi Beatrice Speak

Tommie Speake (infant) - son of Melissa Fuller Murray Speake and Frank H. Speake

Mary Francis Murray Fuller Speake - wife of Andrew Jackson Murray, then wife of Frank H. Speake - DOB March 29, 1854, DOD December 6, 1935.

Talitha Eliza Murray Ballew - Talitha was daughter of Melissa Francis Fuller Murray and Andrew Jackson Murray.

Husband of Talitha   James Edward Ballew

Ada Druseler Murray Dorris  - Husband Charlie Dorris (infant) Jessie Lee Dorris - Ada was daughter of Mary Francis Fuller Murray and Andrew Jackson Murray.

Jessie Lee Dorris (infant) grandson of Ada Druseler Murray Dorris

Ruth Ann Tackett Speak wife of Thomas (Tom) Ellis Speake

Sherri Deann Cochran   probable child of  M. Susan Speake Cochran Smith, lying next to her

Gerty Cemetery, Gerty OK

 Henry Jackson Murray DOB February 14, 1978, DOD 1939 - married Sadie - parents were Andrew Jackson Murray and Mary Frances Fuller Murray Speake

West Lawn Cemetery, Henryetta, OK

Carl Sherman Jones, son of Carl Louis Jones and Etta Mae Counterman Jones, DOB 7-22-45, DOD 5-29-11.

Benjamin  (Ben) Franklin Jones - maternal grandfather - husband of Sarah Melissa "Sally" Murray Jones, DOB 1883 - DOB 1945.

Mattie Virginia Jones Moncrief Myers - DOB Feb. 18, 1882.  DOD Oct. 15, 1964.  She married James Edgar Moncrief June 7, 1897.  His DOB Oct. 16, 1861.  DOD Dec. 29, 1933.  He is buried in Highland Cemetery, Inola, OK.  After Mr. Moncrief passed away she married Mr. Myers.

Cpl. Wilbur "Bill" H. Parker, son of Myrtle Jones, DOB Sept. 24, 1920-DOD April 23, 1943 - KIA WWII.

PFC Clifford McLeland, DOB 1907 - DOD 1961 - son of "Lizzie" Cordellia Elizabeth Jones McLeland and Isaac (Ike) W. McLeland

John Kenneth Jones, son of William Tinsley and Roma Isabel Pirkey Jones, DOB Oct. 31, 1923 - DOD Sept. 1, 1992.

Carl Louis Jones, son of William Tinsley and Roma Isabel Pirkey Jones, DOB April 1, 1922 - DOD Sept. 23, 1995