Life History

Notes

• Claud Jones is reported in the 1910 census as a Hired Man on the farm of widow Minnie Lee Green Thompson.  Family sources report that Claud and Minnie married in 1911.  In the 1920 census Claud is Head of the household, and Minnie his wife.  His name is given here as Claud J, and in 1930 it is James L.  It would appear his name was Claud James Jones.  Perhaps the L stood for a third given name.  Cindy Pannel, another Green researcher reporets his other name as Lewis.
  
  1910 Federal Census, McClain County, Oklahoma, 2 May, hopping Township, District 185, page 2A, Hse/Fam #7
  Thompson, Minnie Head F Ind (1/8 Chickasaw)  35 Widow 5 children/5 living OK US OK Own Income Owns Farm
  Thompson, Robert Lee Son F Ind (1/16 Chickasaw)  16 Single OK TX OK Farm Laborer Can Read and Write
  Thompson, Charlie Son M Ind (1/16 Chickasaw)  14 OK TX OK Farm Laborer Can Read and Write
  Thompson, Richard Son M Ind (1/16 Chickasaw)  19 Single OK TX OK Farm Laborer Can Read and Write
  Thompson, Emma A Dau F Ind (1/16 Chickasaw)  13 Single OK TX OK No Occupation Can Read and Write
  Thompson, Jessie M Dau F Ind (1/16 Chickasaw)  10 Single OK TX OK No Occupation Can Read and Write
  Jones, Claud Hired Man M White 31 Single TX US US Farm Laborer Can Read and Write
  
  Note that Minnie is a widow.  Minnie Lee married Claud (James C or James L) Jones in November 1910.  The were married across the Red River from where they lived in McClain County, Oklahoma, in Paris.Texas, the county seat of Lamar County, close to the River.
  
  Marriage Record for J. C. Jones
  Spouse Minnie Thompson
  16 Nov 1910 Lamar County, Texas
  --  RootsWeb Marriage Records, http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/marriages/cgi-bin/marriage.cgi?main_id=11049&database=Marriage%20Records&return_to=http://userdb.rootsweb.com/marriages/&submitter_id=
  
  1920 Federal Census, McClain County, Oklahoma, 3 January, Hopping Township, District 78, page 1B, Hse/Fam #16
  Jones, Claud J Head  Owns Farm M W 35 OK TX TX Farmer [b abt 1885]
  Jones, Minnie  Wife F W 38 OK OK OK [b abt 1882]
  Jones, George Son M W 8 Single OK OK OK [b abt 1912]
  Thompson, Charley Step-Son M W 23 Single OK TX OK [b abt 1897] Farmer
  
  The 1930 census reprots the name of Minnie's husband as James L Jones.
  
  1930 Federal Census, McClain County, Oklahoma, 15 April, Moncrief Township, District 8, page 8B, Hse #121, Fam #126
  Jones, James L Head Rents M W 51 First Married at 31 yrs old TX TX TX Farmer [b abt 1879]
  Jones, Minnie L Wife F W 55 First Married at 19 yrs old OK TX OK [b abt 1875]
  Thompson, Charles W Stepson M W 34 Widowed OK TX OK Laborer [b abt 1896]
  Jones, George D Son M W 19 Single OK TX OK [b abt 1911]
  Thompson, Lawanda B Step-GrandDau F W 7 Single OK OK US [b abt 1923]
  
  It appears that Claud died about 1935.
  
  "Far left tombstone of John William Thompson (husband of Minnie Lee Green Thompson Jones). Middle tombstone of Francis Colbert East (mother of Minnie Lee Green Thompson Jones). Far right presumed tombstone of 2nd husband Claude Jones. The name and dates are hand scribed and very faint but at the time I could make out the name jones and maybe what looked like a "C". The date has to be before 1935-36 as Minnie moved west to Calif around that time. This has to be Claud Jones' marker."
  --  Cindy Pannell, Comment on a cemetery photo on Ancestry.com, New Johnsonville Cemetery, Marietta, McClain County, Oklahoma, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22836742/person/1386484846/fact/77353838878
  
  I added a memorial for James on Find a Grave.  If we have misidentified him, perhaps the posting of this memorial will elicit new information on his burial location.
  
  James Claud Lewis "Claud" Jones
  Birth 1879 Texas
  Death 1935 Byars, McClain County, Oklahoma
  Claud (Claude) Jones is the husband of Minnie Lee Green Thompson Jones (1874 - 1938). He is buried next to his mother-in-Law Francis Colbert Green East. Dates are not readable on is hand-carved stone. Approximate dates are provided from other sources. C Jones is readable. Thanks to Cindy Pannell for the cemetery information
  Burial New Johnsonville Cemetery, Byars, McClain County, Oklahoma
  Created by Orville Jenkins Feb 13, 2015
  Find A Grave Memorial# 142554364, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=142554364

Sources

• 1. Ancestry Discussion Boards
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. 1930 Federal Census, McClain County, Oklahoma
  • 15 April, Moncrief Township, District 8, page 8B, Hse #121, Fam #126
• 4. 1910 Federal Census, McClain County, Oklahoma
  • 2 May, Hopping Township, District 185, page 2A, Hse/Fam #7
• 5. 1920 Federal Census, McClain County, Oklahoma
  • 3 January, Hoppipng Township, District 78, page 1B, Hse/Fam #16
• 6. RootsWeb Marriage Records
  • http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/marriages/cgi-bin/marriage.cgi?main_id=11049&database=Marriage%20Records&return_to=http://userdb.rootsweb.com/marriages/&submitter_id=
• 7. Gravestones of California
• 8. 1920 Federal Census, McClain County, Oklahoma
  • 3 January, Hopping Township, District 78, page 1B, Hse/Fam #16
• 9. California, Death Index, 1905-1939