Ebon Milton JONES

1853 - 1924  (70 years)

• Name	Ebon Milton JONES
  Birth	31 Jul 1853	near Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Burnet County, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Precinct 6
  Residence	Jul 1860: P.O. Front Royal, Warren, Virginia Jun 1900: Wynnewood, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Apr 1910: 1103 Broadway N., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Jan 1920: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas at death: 1516 Broadway, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas  [3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Religion	Church of Christ, Scientist
  Occupation	Farmer, Wholesale Grocer, Wholesale Saddler, Businessman
  Cause of death	Heart Failure
  Death	2 Jun 1924	Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 9]
  	at 9:45 a.m. in his store
  Burial	5 Jun 1924	City of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I3745	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2008

  
  

  Family	Florence SPITLER,   b. 26 Mar 1861, Bastrop County, Texas, USA d. 4 Apr 1942, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	7 Sep 1879	Burnet County, Texas, USA   [10]
  	by B. E. Bowman
  Children	1. William Jett JONES,   b. 2 Jun 1880, Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA d. 9 Jul 1941, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA (Age 61 years)   2. John Milton JONES,   b. 25 Oct 1882, Texas, USA d. 24 Sep 1938, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA (Age 55 years) + 3. Bryan Heard JONES,   b. 13 Nov 1885, Texas, USA d. 30 Aug 1939, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA (Age 53 years)   4. Allie Ebba JONES,   b. Jul 1888, Texas, USA d. 14 Feb 1959, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA (Age 70 years)   5. Allen Maitland JONES,   b. 23 or 25 May 1892, Burnet, Burnet, Texas, USA d. 29 Apr 1955, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F2653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2008

  
  

• Headstones

  Jones, Ebon Milton

  
  

• Notes

  E. M. was born and raised in Virginia, remaining there until 1879 when he moved to Texas. He later moved to Oklahoma City where he was in business for about 20 years. He moved to Lubbock, Texas eight years before his death. In Lubbock he engaged in business and owned extensive business property in the city and farm property in the county. He was also a partner with a Mr. Miller in a furniture business in Lawton, Oklahoma. His death occurred in his store in Lubbock as he was talking with two of his sons and O. B. Hewitt. In observance of his death the Lubbock Retail Merchant’s Association ordered all business houses in the city to close promptly at 10 a.m. the morning of his burial and to be remained closed for forty-five minutes. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] conducted by Robert C. Barritt, Headstone survey, 3 Apr 2007. [S656] Tuesday, 3 Jun 1924, p. 8; Thursday, 5 Jun 1924. [S12] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, ED 136, p. 18. [S11] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Burnet County, Texas, ED 38, p. 5A, line 1. [S9] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, p. 996. [S13] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, ED 200, p. 1. [S14] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, Lubbock County, Texas, ED 173, p. 21. [S656] Thursday, 5 Jun 1924. [S281] An Index to Death Records: Texas 1903-1940. [S395] Marriage Records, Vol. E, p. 157.