Brief Life History of Amos Jordan
When Amos Jordan Jones was born on 18 September 1906, in Forsyth, North Carolina, United States, his father, David Alexander Jones, was 32 and his mother, Ida Elizabeth Huls, was 33. He married Bonnie Ruth Eastridge on 16 September 1929, in Walkertown, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Horse Pasture, Henry, Virginia, United States for about 1 years. He died on 4 February 1985, in Salem, Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Virginia, United States.
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- Amos J Jones, "United States 1950 Census"
- Amos G Jones, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1918 · Fort Bragg Established
Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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