Grady Maurice Jones1

b. 1898, d. 29 November 1962
Birth1898 Grady Maurice Jones was born in 1898 in Texas.1 
Marriagebefore 1920 He married Mary Eba Gardner, daughter of Ralph Jeremiah Gardner and Lillian Holmes, before 1920.2,1 
Cens-192024 Feb 1920  Following their marriage Mary and Grady lived with Mary's parents in Tarrant County, Texas. Mary's 11 year old brother Ralph Jr. was also part of the household.2 
Cens-19302 Apr 1930  Sometime between 1920 and 1930 Mary and Grady moved to Ft. Worth where Grady worked as the superintendant of a flour mill. Their only child, Grady M. Jr. had been born in 1925. Mary's father was listed as the head of the household; Mary's mother was deceased. The family home, valued at $5,000, was located at 3913 East First St.3 
1954  In 1954 Grady purchased the Johnson Feed Store in Irving.4 
  He and Mary renamed it the Grady Jones Feed Store. 
Death29 Nov 1962 Grady died on 29 Nov 1962.1 
Burial He was buried at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving, Dallas County, Texas. 

Family

Mary Eba Gardner b. 5 Jan 1900, d. 27 Apr 1966
Child
  • Grady Maurice Jones Jr.5,6 (24 Jun 1925 - 1 Feb 1971)
Last Edited30 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address.
  2. [S2971] Ralph Gardner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Tarrant Co., Texas, pop. sched., Precinct 4, ED 164, sheet 14A (p. 204 stamped), dwelling 277, family 279, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: Ralph Gardner, 50, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. AL, laborer for furniture co., Lilliam, wife, 44, b. NC; Grady Jones, son-in-law, 21; Mary E. Jones, dau, 19; R.J. Jr. son, 11; home is farm.
  3. [S2970] Ralph J. Gardner household, 1930 U.S. cens., Tarrant Co., Texas, pop. sched., Ft. Worth, ED 220-76, sheet 182 stamped, dwelling 29, family 30, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2012. Household includes: Ralph J. Gardner, 60, widowed, owns home, valued at $5,000, 25 at first marriage, owns radio, b. TX, father b. VA, mother b. AL, laborer in furniture factory; Grady Jones, son-in-law, 32, first marr at 25, b. TX, father b. TN, mother b. TX, superintendant at flour mill; Mary E., dau, 30, marr at 23, b. TX, parents b. TX; Grady M., grandson, 4 10/12 b. TX; resid at 3913 East First St.
  4. [S2972] The Jack Johnson Papers, Irving Public Library (http://cityofirving.org/library/archives/accessions/… : accessed July 2012.
  5. [S2250] "Texas State Death Certificates", database with digital images, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Jul 2012). Grady Maurice Jones Jr. certificate #8410 (digital image); family information provided by Virginia Lawson Jones.
  6. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; some Gardner family data provided by Mrs. Grady Jones of Irving, TX.