Orestus Alvin Jones
b. 5 October 1890, d. 27 May 1974
- Father: William Peguese Jones b. 8 January 1860, d. 10 February 1913
- Mother: Ardella Louise Bishop b. 7 August 1867, d. 24 July 1961
- Orestus Alvin Jones was born on 5 October 1890 in Brazos County, Texas.
- William Peguese Jones and Ardella Louise Bishop appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Brazos County, Texas. Other members of the household included Orestus Alvin Jones, Leonard William Jones, Raymond Bishop Jones, Chester Arthur Jones and Ardella Rebecca Jones.
- William Peguese Jones and Ardella Louise Bishop appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Brazos County, Texas. Other members of the household included Orestus Alvin Jones, Raymond Bishop Jones, Chester Arthur Jones and Ardella Rebecca Jones.
- He married Mary Caroline Todd, daughter of Harley F. Todd and Nancy Pate, circa 1916.
- Orestus Alvin Jones registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Brazos County, Texas, while living with his wife in Bryan, self-employed there farming.
- He served in the military during World War I, according to the 1930 census.
- Orestus Alvin Jones and Mary Caroline Todd appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Brazos County, Texas, at Durr's Bridge Road. Other members of the household included Margie Rebecca Jones.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
- Orestus Alvin Jones became a widower at the 22 March 1924 death of his wife Lydia Teague.
- He married Willie Lucinda Weedon, daughter of James H. Weedon and Margaret Marietta Cook, circa 1925.
- Orestus Alvin Jones and Willie Lucinda Weedon appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Brazos County, Texas. Other members of the household included Margie Rebecca Jones.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
- Orestus Alvin Jones became a widower at the 27 March 1941 death of his wife Willie Lucinda Weedon.
- He officially witnessed the death of Willie Lucinda Weedon on 27 March 1941 at the Wilkerson Clinic in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.
- Orestus Alvin Jones died on 27 May 1974 at age 83 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, at Leisure Lodge Nursing Home . His death was officially witnessed by Lurannah Teague.
- He was interred at Bright Light Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 31 Aug 2013
Family 1: Mary Caroline Todd b. 2 December 1892, d. 24 March 1922
- Margie Rebecca Jones b. May 1918