Dixie Mae Jones

Dixie Mae Jones

• Father: Joseph A. Jones b. May 1867
• Mother: Josephine Bourke b. 14 October 1871, d. 3 July 1966

• Dixie Mae Jones was born on 24 January 1897 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
• Joseph A. Jones and Josephine Bourke appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Travis County, Texas. Other members of the household included Dixie Mae Jones, William Joseph McCracken, Emily Honor McCracken and Melvin Dewey Jones.
• Joseph A. Jones and Josephine Bourke appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Bend, San Saba County, Texas, living next to Josephine's parents, William and Emily Bourke.. Other members of the household included Dixie Mae Jones, Melvin Dewey Jones, Emily Honor McCracken, William Joseph McCracken and William M. Kempe.
• She married Raymond Henry Jackson, son of John Jackson, on 14 February 1914 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
• Joseph A. Jones and Josephine Bourke appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at 1225 Clinton Avenue. Other members of the household included Dixie Mae Jones, Melvin Dewey Jones, Raymond Henry Jackson, George Richard Jackson, William Joseph McCracken, William M. Kempe, Emily Honor McCracken, Dixie Ruth Kempe, William Dewey Kempe and Emily Angeline Smith. William Kempe and family also were enumerated in Wichita County, likely because the Tarrant enumeration occurred on 15 January and later, on 23 March, in Wichita County.
• She officially witnessed the death of George Richard Jackson on 9 August 1938 in San Saba, San Saba County, Texas.
• The following appeared on 12 June 1958 in The San Saba News: Holiday weekend visitors in the homes of Mrs. J. A. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jackson included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kempe and their three grandsons, Max Dyson and Robbie and Don Perry, of Fort Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baird and daughter, Jo Dora, of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Felts and daughters, Ramona and Cathy, and Charlie Smith of Pecos; Dorothy and Paul Douglas Jackson from Alamogordo, N. M. Mrs. Baird and daughter remained with her aunt and grandmother.
• The following appeared on 17 October 1963 in The San Saba News: Mrs. J. A. Jones was honored with a surprise dinner on her 92nd birthday Sunday, Oct. 13, in the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jackson.
       Present for the occasion were her son, J. W. McCracken, a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kemp, all of Ft. Worth.
       Grandchildren attending were Mr. and Mrs. Al Pulsifer, Elwood and Roy Dornell; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baird and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Al Perry, Robbie and Don, all of Ft. Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kemp and Emily; and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Kemp and Lauri all of Arlington.
       Others attending were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cude and daughter of San Antonio; Mrs. Maude Boyd, Mrs. Grace Timberlake and daughter, Mrs. VOllie Winslow and Mrs. Dick Smelser of San Saba.
• The following appeared on 22 February 1968 in the San Saba News & Star: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 14, held in the Community building at Mill Pond Park. The all day gathering was attended by approximately 50 friends and relatives.
       The main table was laid with a. . . .
       Out of town guests who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jackson and children of Alamogordo, N. M; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kemp and Mary Louise of Fort Worth; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Burke of Kerrville and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fitzpatrick of Houston.
       The couple received many nice gifts and had a very enjoyable day spent in visiting with old friends and relatives and playing games in the afternoon.
       Mr. and Mrs. Jackson was married Feb. 14, 1918 in the home of Mrs. Jackson's sister, Mrs. Kemp of Fort Worth, by Rev. W. W. Rivers, a Baptist minister.
       Mrs. Jackson is the former Dixie Jones, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jones of San Saba. Jackson, who is a retired painter, was born in San Saba County to the late Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson, and has lived most of his life in San Saba. Mrs. Jackson also has lived in San Saba for many years. They are members of the Methodist Church.
       The couple have two living children, Paul Jackson of Alamogordo, N. M. and Mrs. Raymond (Nellie Belle) Felts of Hollywood, Calif. Their oldest son, George, died in 1938. They have seven grandchildren and four great grandsons.
• Dixie Mae Jones became a widow at the 17 October 1972 death of her husband Raymond Henry Jackson.
• She officially witnessed the death of Raymond Henry Jackson on 17 October 1972 in San Saba, San Saba County, Texas.
• The following appeared on 17 October 1972 in the Brownwood Bulletin: (San Saba) Funeral for Raymond Henry Jackson, 75, of San Saba was to be at 2:30 p.m. today in Howell-Doran Funeral Home with burial in Chappel Cemetery.
       Mr. Jackson was dead on arrival at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in San Saba Memorial Hospital.
       Born Nov. 1, 1896 in San Saba County, he married Dixie Mae Jones Feb. 14, 1914 at Fort Worth.
       A lifelong resident of San Saba County and a Methodist, he was a retired mechanic.
       Survivors include his wife; one son, Paul Jackson of Alamogordo, N.M; one daughter, Mrs. Nellie Belle Johnson of California; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
• Dixie Mae Jones died in October 1985 at age 88.

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2011