Mom's Side of the Family

Ben and Sally Jones Family

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Joseph Jones - grandfather of Norine Jones Allen - great grandfather - our great great grandfather

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

They had the following children

1. Cordella Elizabeth Jones McLeland - wife of Ike W. McLeland  and later Elmer Capps

2. James "Jim" Jones, DOB 1872 - DOD 1887.  Shot in an ambush.  May be buried in Hendersonville, TX

3. Henry T. Jones - killed in gunfight with Frank H. Speake near Checotah, OK

 4. William Tinsley Jones - husband of Mary Frances "Fannie" Murray Jones, then Roma Isabel Pirkey

5. Benjamin  "Ben" Franklin Jones - maternal grandfather - husband of Sarah Melissa "Sally" Murray Jones

Sarah Melissa "Sally" Murray Jones - maternal grandmother - her mother was Melissa Francis (Fuller) Murray and father was Andrew Jackson Murray.  After Mr. Murray died Melissa married Frank H. Speake on Dec. 7, 1888.

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.

7. Mattie Virginia Jones Moncrief - 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.  Their children were Thomas Marshal Moncrief DOB June 30, 1898 - DOD Oct. 21, 1970.  William Arthur Moncrief - DOB Aug. 21, 1900, DOD UK.  Lalla Pearl Moncrief - DOB Jan. 20, 1903, DOD Oct. 31, 1975.  Naomi Rosezetta Moncrief - DOB Feb. 3, 1906, DOD UK. Cordellia Elizabeth Moncrief - DOB Aug. 27, 1908, DOD UK.  John Monroe Moncrief, DOB Jan. 4, 1911, DOD UK.  Cora Thelma Moncrief - DOB June 14, 1913, DOD UK.  Coy Edgar Moncrief - DOB Sept. 28, 1915, DOD Sept. 1, 1982.  Savannah Georgia Moncrief - DOB July 19, 1920, DOD UK.  Edna Virginia Moncrief - DOB Nov. 9, 1923.  Margie Ailiene Moncrief - DOB April 12, 1926.

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

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.

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.

6. Ourrine Jones - twin sister of our mother

7. Norine Jones Allen - our mother

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

9. Goldie Virginia Jones Heckethorne - sister of our mother - wife of Mark Heckethorne - children were Dean Heckethorne, Kathryn Heckethorne, Dorthy Heckethorne, and Henry Heckethorne.

10. Ada Kiarley Jones - DOB Mar. 22, 1910 - DOD Unknown - died as an infant - sister of our mother

Jones Family listed by Cemetery - some repeats from above

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

  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

 Cordella Elizabeth Jones McLeland - daughter of Joseph Jones and Minnie Smith Jones - wife of Ike W. McLeland  and later Elmer Capps

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

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.

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

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 - not added by my wife Nancy

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" Melissa Francis Murray Fuller Speake - wife of Andrew Jackson Murray, then wife of Frank H. Speake

Talitha Eliza Murray Ballew - not added by my wife Nancy - Talitha was daughter of Melissa Francis Fuller Murray and Andrew Jackson Murray.

Talitha’s husband James Edward Ballew – not added by my wife Nancy

Ada Druseler Murray Dorris  - Husband Joe Dorris – infant Jessie Lee Dorris - Ada was daughter of Melissa 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 – prob. child of  M. Susan Speake Cochran Smith, lying next to her

Gerty Cemetery, Gerty OK

 Henry Jackson Murray - married Sadie - parents were Andrew Jackson Murray and Mary Frances Fuller Murray Speake