Family Group Sheet
NameThomas Jones
BirthJan 1888, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherThornton W. Jones (1836-<1910)
MotherLouisa Eliza Phipps (?1869-1957)
Marriage29 May 1913, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseRosa Kidd
BirthMay 1891, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherLeander Cox Kidd (1855-1933)
MotherNancy E. Phipps (1861-1932)
Children
1 MElmer Jones
Birth25 May 1914, Boyd Co., Kentucky
Birth6 Aug 1915, Rowan Co., Kentucky
3 FLena May Jones (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Rosa Kidd
The birthdate of May 1891 is from the 1900 census, but it is not reliable.
Notes for Thomas & Rosa (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 8, p. 59, records the marriage on 29 May 1913 of Thomas Jones, age 24, residence Hilda, born in Morgan Co., Ky, son of Thornton & Louisa Jones, pipe fitter, and Rosa Kidd, age 21, residence Hilda, born in Rowan Co., daughter of Lee & Amanda Kidd, at George M. Hall’s by W. T. Hall, witnesses Carl Ealam and Linda Hall. It is recorded as the second marriage for Thomas and the first for Rosa.
Census
1920 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy precinct, enumerated 3 Jan, lists on p. 2A as family #14:
Kidd, Lee C., 67, farmer; Nancy E., wife, 59; Birt, son, 27; Jones, Rosy, dau, 23, widowed; Collins, James, grandson, 21; Kidd, Samuel, brother, 69, widowed; Jones, Elmer, grandson, 5; Willie Lee, grandson, 4 5/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 2B as family #32/33:
Jones, Rosa, 37, age at first marriage 15, widowed; Elmer J., son, 15; Willie Lee, son, 14; Lena May, dau, 4/12; Curtis, Jim, lodger, 16. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 11B as family #168:
Jones, Rosa, 55, widowed; Elmer, son, 23; Lena Mae, dau, 10; Curtis, Charley, labor, 28, farm hand; Collins, James, labor, 43, farm hand; Casidty, Jewell, servant, 23. All born in Kentucky, all living in same house in 1935.
The next two households are headed by Rosa’s brothers Bert and Clarence.
Kidd, Lee C., 67, farmer; Nancy E., wife, 59; Birt, son, 27; Jones, Rosy, dau, 23, widowed; Collins, James, grandson, 21; Kidd, Samuel, brother, 69, widowed; Jones, Elmer, grandson, 5; Willie Lee, grandson, 4 5/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 2B as family #32/33:
Jones, Rosa, 37, age at first marriage 15, widowed; Elmer J., son, 15; Willie Lee, son, 14; Lena May, dau, 4/12; Curtis, Jim, lodger, 16. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pine Grove precinct, enumerated 18 April, lists on p. 11B as family #168:
Jones, Rosa, 55, widowed; Elmer, son, 23; Lena Mae, dau, 10; Curtis, Charley, labor, 28, farm hand; Collins, James, labor, 43, farm hand; Casidty, Jewell, servant, 23. All born in Kentucky, all living in same house in 1935.
The next two households are headed by Rosa’s brothers Bert and Clarence.
