Orville R JONES

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April 1863 , Maine, USA

Died

19 December 1937 , Sabattus, Maine, USA

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Retiah O JONES Frances A UNKNOWN

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Born: April 1863 in Maine, USA

Father: Retiah O JONES

Mother: Frances A UNKNOWN

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Orville R 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. Mabel L 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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Orville R JONES married

Mabel L BUTLER
Marriage date: 15 August 1885
Marriage place: Dover, New Hampshire, USA

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married 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 of Orville R JONES and Mabel L BUTLER

Amber L JONES

Born: 12 June 1888, Sabattus, Maine, USA
Died: 17 December 1958, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Eva May JONES

Born: 12 June 1891, Wales, Maine, USA
Died: 18 January 1892, Wales, Maine, USA

Wilma Orvilla JONES

Born: 3 October 1897, Sabattus, Maine, USA
Died: 18 November 1991, Westbrook, Maine, USA

Married: Butler Hillman PRATT 24 November 1921 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1863
April 1863
Maine, USA

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name : Orville B. Jones
event: 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 : Maine, United States
mother's name : Frances Jones
mother's birthplace : Maine, United States
page : 476
page character : A
entry number : 6102
nara film number : T9-0475
gs film number : 1254475
digital folder number: 004241441
image number: 00955
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Reliah D. Jones M 51 Maine, United States
wife Frances Jones F 50 Maine, United States
son Orville B. Jones M 16 Maine, United States
daughter Emma F. Jones F 7 Maine, United States
nephew Henry C. Moses M 35 Maine, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Marriage / Partner
Orville R JONES and Mabel L BUTLER 15 August 1885, Dover, New Hampshire, USA

He was 22 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Birth of Child
Amber L JONES was born 12 June 1888, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Orville R was 25 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 Birth of Child
Eva May JONES was born 12 June 1891, Wales, Maine, USA

Orville R was 28 years old.

1892 Death of Child
Eva May JONES died 18 January 1892, Wales, Maine, USA

Orville R was 28 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Birth of Child
Wilma Orvilla JONES was born 3 October 1897, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Orville R was 34 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Orville Jones
titles:
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 status: Married
years married: 15
estimated marriage year: 1885
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0033
sheet number and letter: 12B
household id: 233
reference number: 84
gsu film number: 1240588
image number: 00278
Household Gender Age
Orville Jones M
spouse Mabel L Jones F
child Amber L Jones F
child Wilmer O Jones F
Jessie Cobb F
Fred Laurenger M
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908
Sabattus News
Last 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.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, March 24, 1908

1909
Jones Case in Court
Little 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 mother is poisoning the child's mind against him while Mrs. Jones claimed that this was not the case. The child herself said that she would rather be with her mother...

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Tuesday morning, March 9, 1909

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Orvill R Jones
birthplace: 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 Maine
Charlotte M Bange F 26y Maine
son Archie R Bange M 24y Maine
Orvill R Jones M 47y Maine
Jessie Woodbury F 30y Canada
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

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

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

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

1920 Sabattus Village, Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Orville R Jones
residence: , 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 Maine
wife Emma F Campbell F 48y Maine
dau Rena Campbell F 21y Maine
son Roy J Campbell M 23y Maine
dau Sadie Campbell F 16y Maine
son Elmer W Campbell M 14y Maine
Orville R Jones M 56y Maine
Wilma O Jones F 22y Maine
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 Marriage of Child
Wilma Orvilla JONES married 24 November 1921, Brunswick, Maine, USA to Butler Hillman PRATT

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Orville R Jones
event: 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: 46
nara publication: T626, roll 828
film number: 2340563
digital folder number: 4584728
image number: 00400
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Wilton S Campbell M 57 Maine
wife Emma F Campbell F 57 Maine
son Elmer Campbell M 25 Maine
brother-in-law Orville R Jones M 67 Maine
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1934 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mabel L BUTLER died 27 July 1934, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

Orville R JONES - Grave Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sabattus, Maine

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Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sabattus, Maine

Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Sabattus, Maine

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Death — 1937
19 December 1937
Sabattus, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 74.

1938 Estate
Children Win Right to Bulk of Orville Jones' Large Estate
Relations 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 the terms of the decision of Judge Lancaster filed, Thursday, in Probate Court. The children protested in a hearing, Feb. 18, against an interpretation of the will which would leave most of the estate to Elmer Campbell, Auburn, Saydie and Roy Campbell, Sabattus, as children of Mr. Jones' sister...

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, March 25, 1938

FINAL RESTING PLACE