The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Forrest Edward Hershey^1,2

M, #22451, b. 4 March 1906, d. 10 August 1989

Parents

Father	Ornon Edward "Orney" Hershey (b. November 1874, d. 7 January 1925)
Mother	Cora Ellen Neher (b. 6 January 1878, d. 4 March 1962)

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BASIC FACTS

Forrest Edward Hershey was born on 4 March 1906 in Los Angeles Co., California.^2,3 He died on 10 August 1989, at age 83, in San Diego Co., California.

Forrest Edward Hershey had reference number 22725. He was enumerated on the census in Los Angeles County, California (1910.) His Social Security Number was 549-18-5088.⁴

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S734] 1910 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S2722] Birth Records - California, California Birth Index 1905 - 1995 (Ancestry.Com)
[S3974] Death Records - California, California Death Index 1940 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)

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June Marguerite Hershey^1,2

F, #22452, b. 27 June 1909, d. 26 July 2000

Parents

Father	Ornon Edward "Orney" Hershey (b. November 1874, d. 7 January 1925)
Mother	Cora Ellen Neher (b. 6 January 1878, d. 4 March 1962)

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Family: Unknown Swander

Son	Stephen Hershey Swander

BASIC FACTS

June Marguerite Hershey was born on 27 June 1909 in Los Angeles Co., California.^2,3 She died on 26 July 2000, at age 91, in Tarrant Co., Texas.⁴

June Marguerite Hershey had reference number 22726. She was enumerated on the census in Los Angeles County, California (1910.) Her Social Security Number was 567-72-1514, issued: California, last residence: Burleson, Johnson Co., Texas.⁵

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S734] 1910 Census, California, Los Angeles County
[S2722] Birth Records - California, California Birth Index 1905 - 1995 (Ancestry.Com)
[S4025] Death Records - Texas, Texas Death Index (1903 - 2000) (Ancestry.com)
[S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

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Unknown Swander¹

M, #22453

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Family: June Marguerite Hershey (b. 27 June 1909, d. 26 July 2000)

Son	Stephen Hershey Swander

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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Stephen Hershey Swander¹

M, #22454

Parents

Father	Unknown Swander
Mother	June Marguerite Hershey (b. 27 June 1909, d. 26 July 2000)

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Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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Harvey J. Kable^1,2,3

M, #22455, b. 15 July 1880, d. 13 April 1931

Parents

Father	John Arthur Kable
Mother	Elizabeth Ann Speicher

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Family: Pearl Vera Hershey (b. 16 May 1882, d. 2 July 1962)

Son	Forrest Theodore Kable+ (b. 13 May 1907, d. 15 July 1976)
Son	Justin M. Kable+ (b. 17 December 1910, d. 3 September 1966)
Daughter	Virginia Kable

BASIC FACTS

Harvey J. Kable was born on 15 July 1880 in Lanark, Carroll Co., Illinois.¹ He and Pearl Vera Hershey were married on 7 May 1903 in Mount Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois.¹ He died on 13 April 1931, at age 50, in Mount Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois.¹

Harvey J. Kable had reference number 22729. He was enumerated on the census in Ogle County, Illinois (1910 - 1930.) He was a Manager - printing office (1920); printer - printing plant (1930.)³ HISTORY - The Kable Brothers Company, from Kable Brothers Company; Harry G. Kable, Mount Morris; Rockford Register Star, Dec. 2, 1980

Since the early 1900s Mount Morris has been characterized as a printing town. This has been due entirely to the Kable twins and their printing business. Without the business, Mount Morris would never have become the town it is now. Harry G. and Harvey J. Kable contributed immensely to the growth of the town not only with financial support but by donating their time to start organizations that money cannot buy. It all started with their first printing press in 1898 and grew into a large-scale production factory.
In 1898, when Harvey J. Kable graduated from Mount Morris College, he decided to quit his job printing the Mount Morris News and join his brother in printing another town newspaper. They took over the abandoned country print shop of Charles T. Coggins and began their printing careers at the age of eighteen, printing the Mount Morris Index.
They called their business the Kable Brothers Company, and they were awarded their first contract in the summer of 1904. They also printed forty thousand copies of the eight-page monthly The Mystic Worker. It was more than they could handle. They were still setting the type by hand, and the lone press was operated manually. They were able to solve those problems with their usual resourcefulness.
Being a business with potential for further growth, the Kable Brothers Company was able to sell stocks. With the money invested in their company, the brothers bought a gasoline-powered printer, which made possible a field of printing that few until then had exploited. Unlike other printers of their time, the Kable Brothers Company was able to operate profitably from the beginning. Whenever they needed to buy more equipment or acquire more space, it was no problem financially.
One year after acquiring The Mystic Worker, Kable Brothers made a contract to print the Columbian Knights' official paper. Each year the company contracted for many more publications of the kind. The Kable Brothers Company was known across the land as a specialist in the printing of fraternal society publications. Those publications were the backbone of the business up until about 1925, but other items were printed, including catalogs, circulars, leaflets, pamphlets, booklets, and the occasional book.
The Kable Brothers Company also contributed to the growth of the town. Before the turn of the century Mount Morris was an average midwestern country town. But from 1898 to 1938 when most Ogle County towns recorded a falling population, Kable was able to help workers either buy or build homes in Mount Morris. The new workers in the printing business helped Mount Morris more than double in population. In 1930, a large tract of land was laid out in lots just for Kable Company workers. It became known as the Kable Addition.
Harry G. and Harvey J. Kable did not just help the town grow, they improved life in the community. They backed a program of street, water, and lighting improvements, which turned the village into a modern town. They also played in a community band that became known as the Kable Band, which celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary in the summer of 1996. They even showed interest in the youth of the community by helping establish a Boy Scout troop. "Economically the community has benefited greatly by the presence of a company that service built, but that company takes greater pride in directly or indirectly providing the things that money cannot buy," reads a company history.
The twins' company definitely was a very special business. Even through the Depression years of 1931 to 1936 and Harvey J. Kable's death in 1931, the company kept its wheels turning and its employees eating. The result was that Mount Morris, Illinois, and Hershey, Pennsylvania, were nationally known for having felt the Depression least of all among the cities and towns where a single company was prominent.
By 1940, due largely to the Kable Brothers Company, Mount Morris had become what citizens would call a dream town. The company provided job security not only for the inhabitants of Mount Morris, but for workers living within a thirty-mile radius of Mount Morris. The employees of the company received a paycheck enough to live a fulfilling life with many luxuries.
How much the community benefited from the company was demonstrated on May 10, 1974. On that day photo engravers at the company began a strike. A week later the book binders joined them on the picket line. This strike continued for six and a half years, one of the longest in northern Illinois' history. The enrollment in the Mount Morris schools declined in the strike years. Many community leaders feared Mount Morris would become a ghost town when many of the Kable employees found work elsewhere and moved away. After the strike ended, everything began to look much brighter for the community. The strike seriously depressed the community's economy.
The printing business of Harvey J. and Harry G. Kable has grown from printing a town newspaper to printing hundreds of publications from all over the country. Without this business, Mount Morris would never have become the prosperous town it is today. Both financially and in other ways, the community has benefited from the work of the two brothers.

GRAVE MARKER

HARVEY J. KABLE
1880 - 1931.

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S1624] 1930 Census, Illinois, Ogle County
[S1168] 1920 Census, Illinois, Ogle County

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John Arthur Kable^1,2

M, #22456

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Family: Elizabeth Ann Speicher

Son	Harvey J. Kable+ (b. 15 July 1880, d. 13 April 1931)

BASIC FACTS

John Arthur Kable had reference number 22730.

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S6203] Genealogy prepared by Jason Gervase (email address)

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Elizabeth Ann Speicher¹

F, #22457

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Family: John Arthur Kable

Son	Harvey J. Kable+ (b. 15 July 1880, d. 13 April 1931)

BASIC FACTS

Elizabeth Ann Speicher had reference number 22731.

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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Forrest Theodore Kable^1,2,3,4

M, #22458, b. 13 May 1907, d. 15 July 1976

Parents

Father	Harvey J. Kable (b. 15 July 1880, d. 13 April 1931)
Mother	Pearl Vera Hershey (b. 16 May 1882, d. 2 July 1962)

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Family: Bernice I. Bruner

Daughter	Diane Lee Kable (b. 13 February 1935, d. 27 August 1970)
Daughter	Joan Kable
Daughter	Judith Kable

BASIC FACTS

Forrest Theodore Kable was born on 13 May 1907 in Mount Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois.¹ He died on 15 July 1976, at age 69, in Hennepin Co., Minnesota.¹ He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois.¹

Forrest Theodore Kable had reference number 22732. His Social Security Number was 334-07-7187.¹ He was enumerated on the census in Ogle County, Illinois (1910, 1920, 1940.) He was a Salesman - printing company (1940.)³ Information taken from "Index To Some Obituaries Taken From The Mt. Morris Newspapers, Mt. Morris, Illinois (1964-1980). FHL 977.332/m1 VHi

Forrest attended the University of Illinois and the University of Michigan.

GRAVE MARKER

FORREST T.
KABLE
1907 - 1976.

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S6203] Genealogy prepared by Jason Gervase (email address)
[S2106] 1940 Census, Illinois, Ogle County
[S1168] 1920 Census, Illinois, Ogle County

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Justin M. Kable^1,2,3,4

M, #22459, b. 17 December 1910, d. 3 September 1966

Parents

Father	Harvey J. Kable (b. 15 July 1880, d. 13 April 1931)
Mother	Pearl Vera Hershey (b. 16 May 1882, d. 2 July 1962)

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Family: Velma Mae Galor (b. 21 January 1917, d. 10 April 2007)

Son	Philip Harvey Kable
Daughter	Valerie Ann Kable
Daughter	Justina K. Kable

BASIC FACTS

Justin M. Kable was born on 17 December 1910 in Mount Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois.¹ He and Velma Mae Galor were married on 4 August 1934 in Cook Co., Illinois.⁵ He died on 3 September 1966, at age 55, in Mount Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois.¹ He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Mount Morris, Ogle Co., Illinois.¹

Justin M. Kable had reference number 22733. He was enumerated on the census in Ogle County, Illinois (1920, 1930); Cook County, Illinois (1940.) He was an Office manager - printing plant (1940.)⁴ GRAVE MARKER

JUSTIN M. KABLE
1910 - 1966.

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S1624] 1930 Census, Illinois, Ogle County
[S1168] 1920 Census, Illinois, Ogle County
[S2091] 1940 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S8925] Marriage Records - Illinois "Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930 - 1960

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Virginia Kable^1,2,3,4,5

F, #22460

Parents

Father	Harvey J. Kable (b. 15 July 1880, d. 13 April 1931)
Mother	Pearl Vera Hershey (b. 16 May 1882, d. 2 July 1962)

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Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S2106] 1940 Census, Illinois, Ogle County
[S1624] 1930 Census, Illinois, Ogle County
[S1168] 1920 Census, Illinois, Ogle County
[S2091] 1940 Census, Illinois, Cook County

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Clyde L. Godwin¹

M, #22461

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Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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Bernice I. Bruner^1,2

F, #22462

Parents

Father	Ernest Ashford Bruner
Mother	Gertrude Helena Leupkes

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Family: Forrest Theodore Kable (b. 13 May 1907, d. 15 July 1976)

Daughter	Diane Lee Kable (b. 13 February 1935, d. 27 August 1970)
Daughter	Joan Kable
Daughter	Judith Kable

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S6010] Genealogy prepared by georg_buenting (Ancestry.com)

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Diane Lee Kable^1,2

F, #22463, b. 13 February 1935, d. 27 August 1970

Parents

Father	Forrest Theodore Kable (b. 13 May 1907, d. 15 July 1976)
Mother	Bernice I. Bruner

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BASIC FACTS

Diane Lee Kable was born on 13 February 1935 in Illinois.^3,4 She was born on 26 August 1970 in California.¹ She died on 27 August 1970, at age 35, in Los Angeles Co., California.^5,4

Diane Lee Kable had reference number 22737. Her Social Security Number was 324-28-3097.⁴ She was enumerated on the census in Ogle County, Illinois (1940.) Information taken from "Index To Some Obituaries Taken From The Mt. Morris Newspapers, Mt. Morris, Illinois (1964-1980). FHL 977.332/m1 VHi.

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S2106] 1940 Census, Illinois, Ogle County
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
[S3974] Death Records - California, California Death Index 1940 - 1997 (Ancestry.com)
[S6713] Genealogy prepared by marthakableanders (Ancestry.com)

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Unknown Aguilar¹

M, #22464

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Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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Joan Kable^1,2

F, #22465

Parents

Father	Forrest Theodore Kable (b. 13 May 1907, d. 15 July 1976)
Mother	Bernice I. Bruner

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Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S2106] 1940 Census, Illinois, Ogle County

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Velma Mae Galor^1,2,3,4

F, #22466, b. 21 January 1917, d. 10 April 2007

Parents

Father	Clarence Leroy Galor
Mother	Fannie Mae Bellows

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Family: Justin M. Kable (b. 17 December 1910, d. 3 September 1966)

Son	Philip Harvey Kable
Daughter	Valerie Ann Kable
Daughter	Justina K. Kable

BASIC FACTS

Velma Mae Galor was born on 21 January 1917 in Polo, Ogle Co., Illinois.^5,3 She and Justin M. Kable were married on 4 August 1934 in Cook Co., Illinois.⁶ She died on 10 April 2007, at age 90, in Peoria, Maricopa Co., Arizona.³

Velma Mae Galor had reference number 22740. She was enumerated on the census in Ogle County, Illinois (1920); Cook County, Illinois (1940.)

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S1168] 1920 Census, Illinois, Ogle County
[S3176] Comment posted on Ancestry.com by pchs66historian, May 5, 2013
[S2091] 1940 Census, Illinois, Cook County
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
[S8925] Marriage Records - Illinois "Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930 - 1960

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Philip Harvey Kable^1,2

M, #22467

Parents

Father	Justin M. Kable (b. 17 December 1910, d. 3 September 1966)
Mother	Velma Mae Galor (b. 21 January 1917, d. 10 April 2007)

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Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S2091] 1940 Census, Illinois, Cook County

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Valerie Ann Kable¹

F, #22468

Parents

Father	Justin M. Kable (b. 17 December 1910, d. 3 September 1966)
Mother	Velma Mae Galor (b. 21 January 1917, d. 10 April 2007)

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Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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George W. King¹

M, #22469, b. June 1858, d. 13 October 1902

Parents

Father	Jacob King
Mother	Linda Rodabaugh

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Family: Annie May Stuff (b. 17 May 1868, d. 25 October 1922)

Son	George King (b. about 1888)
Daughter	Alice King (b. about 1890)

BASIC FACTS

George W. King was born in June 1858 in Hancock Co., Ohio.¹ He and Annie May Stuff were married on 13 October 1888 in Polo, Ogle Co., Illinois.¹ He died on 13 October 1902, at age 44, in Florida.¹

George W. King had reference number 22743.

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[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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Jacob King¹

M, #22470

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Family: Linda Rodabaugh

Son	George W. King+ (b. June 1858, d. 13 October 1902)

BASIC FACTS

Jacob King had reference number 22744.

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[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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Linda Rodabaugh¹

F, #22471

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Family: Jacob King

Son	George W. King+ (b. June 1858, d. 13 October 1902)

BASIC FACTS

Linda Rodabaugh had reference number 22745.

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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George King¹

M, #22472, b. about 1888

Parents

Father	George W. King (b. June 1858, d. 13 October 1902)
Mother	Annie May Stuff (b. 17 May 1868, d. 25 October 1922)

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BASIC FACTS

George King was born about 1888 in Illinois.¹

George King had reference number 22746. 1910 Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois Census.

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[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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Alice King¹

F, #22473, b. about 1890

Parents

Father	George W. King (b. June 1858, d. 13 October 1902)
Mother	Annie May Stuff (b. 17 May 1868, d. 25 October 1922)

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BASIC FACTS

Alice King was born about 1890 in Illinois.¹

Alice King had reference number 22747. 1910 Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois Census.

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[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)

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William L. Keefer¹

M, #22474, b. 18 February 1860, d. 7 March 1956

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Family: Annie May Stuff (b. 17 May 1868, d. 25 October 1922)

Daughter

Lucile Keefer (b. about 1906)

BASIC FACTS

William L. Keefer was born on 18 February 1860 in Perry Co., Pennsylvania.² He was born on 19 February 1860 in Perry Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3,4 He and Annie May Stuff were married on 31 August 1905 in Florida.¹ He died on 7 March 1956, at age 96, in Glendale, Maricopa Co., Arizona.³ He died on 7 March 1956, at age 96, in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona.^1,5,2 He was buried in Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, Maricopa Co., Arizona.² He was buried in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona.¹

William L. Keefer had reference number 22748. He was a Postmaster.³ He was enumerated on the census in Niagara County, New York (1920.) GRAVE MARKER

WILLIAM L. KEEFER
FEB 18 1860
MAR 7 1956.

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S8402] Grave Marker - William L. Keefer, Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, Maricopa Co., Arizona
[S3904] Death Certificate - William L. Keefer
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
[S6203] Genealogy prepared by Jason Gervase (email address)

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Albert Clayton Jones¹

M, #22475, b. 14 April 1872, d. 19 August 1939

Parents

Father	Isaac Jones
Mother	Katherine "Katie" Kefauver

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Family: Susan Hershey Stuff (b. 14 February 1870, d. 13 December 1949)

Son	Russell O. Jones+ (b. 20 November 1896, d. December 1973)
Daughter	Carol R. Jones (b. 12 December 1904)
Son	Elmer H. Jones+ (b. 19 March 1908, d. 21 January 1966)

BASIC FACTS

Albert Clayton Jones was born on 14 April 1872 in Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland.² He was born on 14 April 1873 in Washington Co., Maryland.¹ He and Susan Hershey Stuff were married on 20 March 1895 in Polo, Ogle Co., Illinois.^3,2 He died on 19 April 1939, at age 67, in Sterling, Whiteside Co., Illinois.² He died on 9 August 1939, at age 67, in Illinois.¹ He died on 19 August 1939, at age 67, in Sterling, Whiteside Co., Illinois.⁴ He was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Dixon, Illinois.¹

Albert Clayton Jones had reference number 22749. 1900, 1910, 1920 Pine Creek, Ogle Co., Illinois Census.

Citations

[S6381] Genealogy prepared by Judith Hart (email address)
[S7581] Genealogy prepared by Wayne Lucore (email address)
[S6203] Genealogy prepared by Jason Gervase (email address)
[S3982] Death Records - Illinois Statewide Death Index (on-line), Source Medium: Book