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Orville R JONES was born
April 1863
in Maine, USA.
Orville R JONES
was the child of
He married Mabel L BUTLER 15 August 1885 in Dover, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children. They divorced. Mabel L BUTLER was born 28 October 1862 in Maine, USA. She died 27 July 1934 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard).
Orville R JONES died 19 December 1937 in Sabattus, Maine, USA .
NOTE: Jessie Cobb worked for the Jones' family just months before her murder
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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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Marriage / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Orville R JONES
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Orville R JONES married
Mabel L BUTLER-- Date: 15 August 1885 Place: Dover, New Hampshire, USAmarried August 15, 1885 at Dover, New Hampshire
Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine, February 24, 1908
The Jones' divorced in 1908 in a high-profile case involving the custody of their youngest daughter, Wilma. Mr. Jones received the divorce on the grounds of cruel and abusive treatment on the part of Mrs. Jones. Custody of Wilma was awarded to Mr. Jones and Mrs. Jones was awarded $804 per year in alimony (Lewiston Evening Journal, March 2, 1908).
Children:
Amber L JONES (b.12 June 1888, Sabattus, Maine, USA d. 17 December 1958, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA ) 
Eva May JONES (b.12 June 1891, Wales, Maine, USA d. 18 January 1892, Wales, Maine, USA) Wilma Orvilla JONES (b.3 October 1897, Sabattus, Maine, USA d. 18 November 1991, Westbrook, Maine, USA )m. Butler Hillman PRATT 24 November 1921
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Orville R JONES
Grave Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sabattus, Maine
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Birth April 1863
, Maine, USA
1865 - April 9 - Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysees S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. 1865 - April 14 - Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: 1867 - March 30 – Alaska is purchased for $7.2 million from Alexander II of Russia, about 2 cent/acre ($4.19/km²), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward. The news media call this "Seward's Folly" 1869 - May 10 - The Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined their rails at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory and forged the destiny of a nation. (Golden Spike National Historic Site, Utah)
1870 - France declares war on Prussia and Emperor Napoleon III is overthrown 1870 - A cable dispatch on the 28th says the Pope has issued a special elimination against the Fenians, both in America and Ireland. 1870 to 1871 - Franco-Prussian War, ending in French defeat, loss of Alsace-Lorraine and end of the Second Empire 1872 - 'Yellowstone Wonderland' is established as first national park. 1875 - Civil Rights Act of 1875 1876 - May 10 - Centennial Exhibitiion 1876 - June 25 – American Indian Wars – Battle of the Little Bighorn: 1879 - Cleveland became the world's first city to be lighted electrically in 1879 when Charles Brush successfully demonstrated arc lights on the streets.1880 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name : Orville B. Jonesevent: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Webster, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 16
marital status : Single
occupation : Works In Mill
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Son
birthplace : Maine, United States
birthdate : 1864
spouse's name :
spouse's birthplace :
father's name : Reliah D. Jones
father's birthplace : ...Read MORE...
1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton. 1883 - November 18 – U.S. and Canadian railroads institute 5 standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. 1884 - May 1 – The eight-hour workday is first proclaimed by the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions in the United States. This date, called May Day or Labour Day, becomes a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country. 1884 - December 6 – The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date. 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor. 1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885). 1887 - February 2 – In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. 1890 - December 29 - Wounded Knee Massacre occurred - 7th Cavalry killed more than 250 Lakota men, women and children; Sitting Bull killed at Little Eagle; Indian wars ended 1892 - NO MORE BARGE OFFICE. Immigrants Will Hereafter Land at Ellis Island. 1893 - May 1 - World's Columbian Exposition 1894 - Pullman strike 1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike 1897 - September 1 – The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America. 1898 - U.S. battleship, Maine, blows up in Havana Harbor, Cuba, igniting the Spanish-American war. 1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain; the U.S. Congress announces that a state of war has existed since April 21 (later backdating this one more day to April 20). 1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
1885 Marriage / PartnerOrville R JONES and Mabel L BUTLER 15 August 1885, Dover, New Hampshire, USA
1888 Birth of ChildAmber L JONES was born 12 June 1888, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)
1891 Birth of ChildEva May JONES was born 12 June 1891, Wales, Maine, USA
1897 Birth of ChildWilma Orvilla JONES was born 3 October 1897, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)
1900 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Orville Jonestitles:
residence: Webster town, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Apr 1863
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse name: Mabel L Jones
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Maine
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Maine
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Male
marital...Read MORE...
1900 - March 15 – The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. 1900 - June 1 – American temperance agitator Carrie Nation begins her crusade to demolish saloons. 1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII. 1903 - Marconi sends and receives the first wireless transatlantic communication 1903 - June 16 - Ford Motor Company is incorporated in Detroit, Michigan 1903 - October - First World Series 1903 - December 17 – Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first documented, successful, controlled, powered, heavier-than-air flight. 1904 - April 30 – The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri (closes December 1). 1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal 1906 - April 7 – Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.1908
Sabattus NewsLast Friday Orville R. Jones obtained the custody of his ten year old daughter Wilma, who since the trial has been living with her mother at the Jones home in the village. Mr. Jones has been living at the home of his sister, Mrs. Judson Bangs and the little girl was taken there. It is understood that although the child was not willing at first to go with her father she finally agreed to do so after some persuasion.
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1909
Jones Case in CourtLittle Wilma Says That She Would Rather Live With Mother Than Father
Interesting Testimony Yesterday in Famous Sabattus Case at the Supreme Court
Whether Wilma O. Jones, the 11-year old daughter of O. R. Jones of Sabattus will be better off if the court decrees that her mother, the divorced wife of Mr. Jones, shall not see the child at all, is the question which confronts Justice Savage. Mr. Jones contends that the...Read MORE...
1910 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Orvill R Jonesbirthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Brother-in-law
residence: Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
marital status: Divorced
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
family number: 52
page number: 3
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Judson Bange M 54y Vermont
wife Clara E Bange F 54y Maine
son Linn A Bange M 27y...Read MORE...
1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic 1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated. 1913 - December 23 – The Federal Reserve System is created as the central banking system of the United States by Woodrow Wilson's signature of the Federal Reserve Act. 1914 - Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation. 1914 - August 1 - World War I begins: Germany declares war on Russia and France and invades Belgium 1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call, 1915 - May 7 – WWI: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 civilians en route from New York to Liverpool. 1916 - On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14. 1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. 1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany. 1917 - June 5 – WWI: Conscription begins in the United States. 1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time (DST goes into effect on March 31). 1918 - October 31 – The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire. 1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification. 1919 - June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of Nations 1919 - October 28 – Prohibition in the United States is authorized:1920 Sabattus Village, Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Orville R Jonesresidence: , Androscoggin, Maine
estimated birth year: 1864
age: 56
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Uncle
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Divorced
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
film number: 1820638
digital folder number: 4300993
image number: 00246
sheet number: 8
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Wilton S Campbell M 46y...Read MORE...
1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1924 - June 2 - Congress Granted Citizenship to All Native Americans Born in the U.S. 1929 - February 11 - Independent State of Vatican City created by Lateran Treaty 1929 - St Valentine's Day Massacre 1929 - October 24–29 – Wall Street Crash of 1929: Three multi-digit percentage drops wipe out more than $30 billion from the New York Stock Exchange (10 times greater than the annual budget of the federal government).1930 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Orville R Jonesevent: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
gender: Male
age: 67
marital status: Divorced
race: White
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1863
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Brother-in-law
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
enumeration district number: 0047
family number: 65
sheet number and letter: 8A
line number:...Read MORE...
1930 - February 18 - Pluto is discovered 1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem. 1931 - May 1 - The Empire State Building Opens 1932 - May 20–May 21 – Amelia Earhart flies from the USA to Derry, Northern Ireland in 14 hours 54 minutes. 1933 - March, The Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "Bank holiday", closing all United States banks and freezing all financial transactions. 1933 - April 5 - President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a national emergency and issues Executive Order 6102, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to own substantial amounts of monetary gold or bullion. 1933 - April 19 – The United States officially goes off the gold standard. 1933 - November 8 – New Deal: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million of the unemployed. 1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition. 1935 - Dust Bowl: The great dust storm in the United States hits eastern New Mexico and Colorado, and western Oklahoma the hardest. 1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law. 1935 - September 30 - Roosevelt Dedicates Boulder Dam (later to be known as Hoover Dam)
1934 Death of Spouse/PartnerMabel L BUTLER died 27 July 1934, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)
1938 Estate
Children Win Right to Bulk of Orville Jones' Large EstateRelations Between Jones and Daughters, Wilma Pratt and Amber Jones Lee Showed "Continuing, Growing Concern for Their Welfare" Judge Lancaster Rules - Sabattus Man's Estate Estimated at $60,000
The bulk of the estimated $60,000 estate left by the late Orville R. Jones of Sabattus will go to his daughters, Mrs. Wilma Pratt, Falmouth and Mrs. Amber Lee, Springfield, Mass. according to...Read MORE...
Orville is buried at: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sabattus, Maine
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