James B CRISWELL William Thomas JONES Nixie JONES Clara Leona JONES Herman JONES Sevella K JONES Leona CRISWELL Robert Bryan CRISWELL Alice RAY Mini tree diagram
Ida Myrtle CRISWELL

Ida Myrtle CRISWELL3,4,6,1,5,7,8,2

14th Dec 18943,4,1,5,2 - 7th Mar 19841,2

Life History

14th Dec 1894

Born in Arkansas.3,4,1,5,2

26th Aug 1920

Married William Thomas JONES in Arkansas County, Arkansas.4,6,2

about 1921

Birth of daughter Nixie JONES in Arkansas County, Arkansas.6

12th Jun 1922

Birth of daughter Clara Leona JONES in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.4,10,8,11,12

29th Apr 1925

Birth of son Herman JONES in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.13,14,4,8,15,16

before 1930

Death of daughter Nixie JONES in Arkansas County, Arkansas.9

21st Oct 1934

Birth of daughter Sevella K JONES in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.13,17

22nd Jan 1948

Death of William Thomas JONES in Arkansas County, Arkansas.18,2

7th Mar 1984

Died in Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas.1,2

after 7th Mar 1984

Buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas.1,2

Notes

  • Myrtle appears in 1900 as the child of James and Allice Criswell.  She is then found in the 1920 census at age 25.  She is not in the 1910 census with her family.

    Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    Myrtle Criswell, Age 25 (b abt 1895)
    Residence Saint Charles, Arkansas, Arkansas
    W T Jones, Age 45 (b abt 1845)
    Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas
    Marriage 26 Aug 1920 Arkansas County
    Marriage License Date 26 Aug 1920

    The 1930 census reports that Ida Myrtle was married to W T (William Thomas) Jones.  Myrtle is reported as age 35, and first married at age 25, indicating that they married in 1920.  This matches a report of William Thomas in the 1920 census, where he was reported as a widower.  The census date in 1920 was 1 January, although William's household was enumerated on 10 February.  So we can determine that William Thomas married Ida Myrtle Criswell after 1 January 1920, and probably after February 1920,  (For more information, see Notes for William Thomas Jones.)

    1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 29 April, Prairie Township, District 25, page 9A, Ethel and Chute Rd, Hse #155 Fam #156
    Jones, W T  Head  Owns M W 55  First married at age 20 AR VA USA Farmer [b abt 1885]
    Jones, Myrtle Wife F W 35  First married at age 25 AR AR AR Farm Laborer [b abt 1905]
    Jones, Thomas E Son M W 15 AR AR AR [b abt 1915]
    Jones, Levi Son M W 11 AR AR AR [b abt 1919]
    Jones, Clara Dau F W 7 TX AR AR [b abt 1923]
    Jones, Herman Son M W 4yrs 0mos AR AR AR [b March 1926]

    Because of the age and the information on the birth as analyzed above, we can tell that Levi here is the son of Thomas by his previous wife Cornie Cochran, born in March 1919.  (See also Notes for Levi Everett Jones and Cornie Cochran.)

    1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 4 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 6A, Belleview Rd, Hse #94, Owns $2000
    Jones, Tom Head M W 65 Grade 4 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Farmer
    Jones, Myrtle Wife F W 45 Grade 6 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Housekeeper
    - page 6B -
    West, Claria [Clara] Dau F W 17 Married Grade 8 b Arkansas same house in 1935 Housekeeper
    Jones, Herman M W 14 Single Grade 7 b Arkansas same house in 1935
    Jones, Sevella Dau F W 5 Single b Arkansas same house in 1935
    West, Willie Son-in-Law M W 26 Married Grade 7 b Arkansas same place in 1935

    We created the following memorial for Ida Myrtle on Find a Grave.

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    Ida Myrtle Criswell Jones
    Birth 14 Dec 1894 Arkansas, USA
    Death 7 Mar 1984 (aged 89) Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
    Burial Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA

    Ida Myrtle Criswell was the daughter of James B Criswell (Oct 1870-after 1940) and Alice Ray (Oct 1876-before Oct 1906).  On 26 August 1920 in Arkansas County, Arkansas, Myrtle married William Thomas "Willie" Jones, who was enumerated in the 1940 census as Tom Jones.  They were living at that time in the Ethel, Arkansas, area on Oak Flat School and Church Rd

    They had four children:
    Nixie Jones, b abt 1921, d before 1930
    Clara Leona Jones, b 12 Jun 1922, d 24 Apr 2003
    Herman Jones, b 29 Apr 1925, d 03 Apr 2012
    Sevella K Jones, b 21 Oct 1934, d 08 Jul 2014

    Myrtle was buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery south of Ethel, Arkansas.  Her husband Willie was buried in the Jones Family Cemetery nearby a little north of Ethel.

    Created by Orville Jenkins 4 Apr 2020
    --  Find a Grave Memorial 208695681, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208695681
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