The Jones Family
The Jones Family, color
Levy Jones and Jessie Brewer Jones are shown here. The identity of the child isn’t certain. Jessie was a sister of Bettie Brewer Noyes (this blog’s line) and daughter of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Fowler Brewer.
The original photo is courtesy of Jim and Dieanna Swearngin.
Levy Jones and Jessie Brewer Jones
Levy Jones and Jessie Brewer Jones, color
A very cool photo of Jessie Brewer Jones and her husband Levy Jones, courtesy of Dieanna and Jim Swearngin.
Jessie was a daughter of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Louise Jane Fowler, and sibling of this blog’s Elizabeth “Bettie” Brewer who married Ray Noyes and resided in Liberal, Missouri.
Jessie was born 1888 Jan 10 in Barton County, Missouri, and died 1981 June 22 in Yakima, Washington. John Levy Jones, born 1883 Dec 28 in Missouri to Willieam C. Jones and Lutesia “Luttie” Steeley, died 1952 Dec 28 in Yakima. Both are buried in the Tahoma Cemetery.
They were married about 1905 in Everton, Dade, Missouri.
Levy and Jessie had four children:
1. Herman Chester Jones b. 1906 Sep 22 in Arcola, Dade, Missouri, died 1977 March 9 in Selah, Yakima, Washington.
2. Herbert Leo Jones b. 1910 Oct 28 in Missouri, died 1989 March 7 in Yakima, Washington. 1947 Aug 27 in Selah, Yakima, Washington he married Edna Lambeth, born 1919 March 1, died 2006 Oct 10. She is buried at West Hills Memorial Park in Yakima.
3. Burton Jones b. 1917 Sep 24 in Missouri, died 1975 Nov 6 in Yakima, Washington.
4. Mary Katherine Jones b. 1921 May 9 in Missouri.
Jessie and Levy are in the 1910 Pilgrim, Dade, Missouri census, living amongst his family:
District 0071, Pilgrim, Dade, Missouri
30/31 JONES Aughty 34 md 2 times 6 years b. MO parents b. MO farmer
Emma wife 25 md once b. MO father b. IN mother b. MO
31/52 JONES Levy 26 md once b. MO paretns b. MO farmer
Jessie wife 22 md once 4 years 1 child b. MO father b. KY mother b. IL
Herman son 3 b. MO parents b. MO
32/33 JONES Wm C. 64 md twice 28 years b. MO father b. KY mother b. MO farmer
Lulu wife md once 28 years 5 children 5 living b. MO parents b. MO
Elbert son 22 b. MO parents b. MO farm laborer
Elva daughter 18
Deltha daughter 17
33/34 JONES Thomas J. 59 md once 40 years
Elvira Walace wife 56 md once 40 years 12 children, 10 surviving
Clarence son 20
Earl son 18
Roy son 15
Ethel daughter 12
The 1920 census again shows them in Pilgrim, Dade, Missouri, living near Lewis Brewer, Jessie’s brother:
66/68 BREWER Lewis Own 39 b. MO father b. IN mother b. IL Farmer
Eva P. 34 b. MO parents b. MO
Clyde E. 16 b. MO parents b. MO73/75 JONES Levy Rent 37 b. MO parents b. MO Farmer on General Farm
Jessie 32 b. MO father b. IN mother b. IL
Herman 13 b. MO parents b. MO
Herbert 9 b. MO parents b. MO
Berton 2 and 3/12 b. MO parents b. MO
The 1930 census shows them in North, Dade, Missouri:
Year: 1930; Census Place: North, Dade, Missouri; Roll: T626_1185; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 0132.
29/29 JONES Levi Rent 46 married at 21 b. MO parents b. MO Farmer on General Farm
Jessie 41 married at 17 b. MO father b. US mother b. IL
Herbert 19 b. MO parents b. MO
Burton 12 b. MO parents b. MO
Mary C. 9 b. MO parents b. MO
Jessie’s certificate of death shows she was at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home when she died, her next of kin being her daughter, Mrs. Mary Smith, who was living at Rt. 4, Box 4334 in Selah, Washington. She was buried June 25, 1981, with Shaw & Sons Funeral Home at 201 N. 2nd St. in Yakima taking care of the funeral.
The funeral home sheet shows the officiating minister was Rev. Wendel D. Jensen, the organist was Mr. Reuben Ausink, the vocalist Eric Hillstrom. Songs were “Will the Circle be Unbroken” and “When We All Get to Heaven”.
Pallbearers were Junior Jones, Jason Jones, Bob Smith, Darell Smith, Percy Bauguess and John Ferguson.
She was 93, and her usual residence had been Box 272 in Selah, Washington, having resided there since 1937.
She had 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren, and was preceded in death by her husband and 3 sons.
She was a member of the Selah Covenant Church.
Levy, a farmer, had died 1952 Dec 18 at 10:50 a.m., and was buried Wed., Dec 31, 1952 at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. Lloyd Tornell, of the Mission Covenant Church of Selah officiating. Mrs. Helen Herr was the organist. Singers were Mrs. Tena Williams and Leonard Dahl. The pallbearers were Linvil Pyle, Tom Smith, Jack Ellis, Earl Dixon, Junior Jones and Lennie Lantrip.
At the time of his death, sons Herman and Herbert, and daughter Mary Catherine Smith were all living in Selah, while Burton was in Yakima.
Brother Elbert was in Everton, Missouri, as were his sisters Mrs. Elvie Wright and Miss Delpha Jones. His sister Mrs. Pearl Perona was in Crowburg, Kansas.
He had 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
Lewis Brewer, b. 1880 May 19th in Barton county, Missouri, was a sibling of Bettie Brewer Noyes, and son of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana L. Jane Fowler. This photo, contributed by Jim and Dieanna Swearngin, would likely have been taken in Dade County, Missouri, where Lewis lived. He died May 19, 1932 so we’re looking a date some time in the 1920s I imagine.
Lewis Brewer with mule team
Lewis married Pearl Eva Jones on 1902 July 4 in Everton, Dade, Missouri. She died 1966 May 10. Their son was Clyde E. Brewer b. 1904 in Missouri.
The 1920 census shows Lewis in Pilgrim, Dade, Missouri, living not far from his sister Jessie Brewer Jones, married to Levy Jones.
66/68 BREWER Lewis Own 39 b. MO father b. IN mother b. IL Farmer
Eva P. 34 b. MO parents b. MO
Clyde E. 16 b. MO parents b. MO73/75 JONES Levy Rent 37 b. MO parents b. MO Farmer on General Farm
Jessie 32 b. MO father b. IN mother b. IL
Herman 13 b. MO parents b. MO
Herbert 9 b. MO parents b. MO
Berton 2 and 3/12 b. MO parents b. MO
The 1930 census again shows Lewis in Pilgrim, Dade, Missouri. He appears to be living next to his nephew, Davie Brewer, born about 1902, who was a son of Daniel Brewer and Rose E. Trent. Daniel Brewer was a son of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana L. Jane Fowler.
Year: 1930; Census Place: Pilgrim, Dade, Missouri; Roll: T626_1185; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 0154.
40/40 BREWER David head Own 29 married at 24 b. MO parents b. MO Farmer not a veteran
Flossie B. wife 29 married at 24 b. MO parents b. MO
Anna B. daughter 4 b. MO parents b. MO
Alpise J. daughter 3 b. MO parents b. MO
41/41 BREWER Lewis Own 50 married at 22 b. MO parents b. MO Farmer, not a veteran
Pearl wife 45 married at 17 b. MO parents b. MO
Clyde E. son 26 b. MO parents b. MO
If this is Lewis Brewer’s land, I’m wondering if that hill in the background isn’t instead an Indian mound. The shape is suggestive of one.
This photo of a family gathering, supplied by Nancy Benton, is of an event which would have occurred before 1939 as Delana Fowler Brewer is shown and she died November 4, 1939 at Oscaloosa in Dade County, Missouri.
The first photo is the original.
Brewer-Spurling-Jones Family Gathering
Just wanted to show that because I needed to mock up a lower part of the photo in order to not cut out the gentleman on the left.
Original. Courtesy Nancy Benton.
Below, to add some definition, I did a quick color job, nothing detailed as the photo is too lo-fi.
Brewer-Spurling-Jones family gathering, tinted
Now for identifications supplied by Nancy Benton. The third man over in the back row (with the hat) is Charles Bryant, b. 1890, husband of Pansy Ruth Noyes. In front of him is Delana Fowler Brewer, b. 1854, the matriarch of this clan photo. The woman behind the smallest girl is Edith Gilmore Brewer b. abt. 1894, wife of Robert Walter Brewer, b. 1890, a son of Delana’s. Next to her is Bettie Brewer Noyes, daughter of Delana, b. 1877. Between and behind them is Pansy Noyes Bryant, b. 1895. The man next to Pansy (looking over Bettie’s left shoulder) is Walter Brewer and Jessie Brewer Jones, another daughter of Delana’s, b. 1888, is to the right of Bettie.
I think the man on the far right would be Levy Jones, b. 1883, husband of Jessie Brewer Jones.
All the individuals to our left of Delana are unidentified, as is the woman with the curly dark hair standing to the right of Delana. The two girls in front are unidentified. The man standing hidden behind the two women in the middle of the photo is unidentified. The young man limbing the house is unidentified, as is the young man behind Jessie Brewer Jones.
The Spurlings are Mary Katherine Brewer Spurling, b. 1872, another daughter of Delana’s. She married three times, to a George Spurling, and they had a son named Earl, and also to a man named Rhodes (this was before 1939) and a Robert L. Trent. I don’t know the order of the marriages.
If Mary Katherine Brewer Spurling is in the photo, she is in her 60s and is either going to be the woman on the far left or the woman standing to the right of Delana (just left of center of the photo).
Dorothy Noyes McKenney (a daughter of Bettie Brewer Noyes) and her husband, Lloyd, aren’t in the photo. Also, Ray Noyes, husband of Bettie Brewer Noyes, wasn’t identified by Nancy Benton as being in the photo.
The reunion was perhaps to honor Delana, who died at the age of 85 in 1939. I don’t know the location of the photo but it is likely in Dade county, Missouri.
Another photo from the same gathering shows Bettie Brewer Noyes, sister Jessie Brewer Jones, their mother Delana, and an unknown individual. I imagine it is one of Delana’s sons, possibly Robert Walter who is seen in the family group picture as well but his face is obscured in the second row.
Courtesy of Nancy Benton
The digital file of this photo came to me via Dieanna and Jim Swearngin. They were uncertain of who the woman in the photo was. Fortunately, I have a photo of Rachel Jane Brewer Henderson from this era and it matches her in appearance. David Nathaniel Brewer b. 1850 Oct 31 at Pleasant, Steuben, Indiana, was a sibling of Rachel Jane Brewer b. 1852 Oct 6 at Terra Haute, Vigo, Indiana. She married Atwell Henderson 1866 in Moutrie, Illinois and they settled in Chautauqua County, Kansas. David married Delana L. Jane Fowler 1869 March 1 at Osage Mission, Neosho, Kansas and they settled first in Central, Barton county, Missouri and then in Dade county, Missouri. I’m currently uncertain where this photo might have been taken, but as it passed down through the Levy Jones and Jessie Brewer Jones family it may have been taken in Dade county where Jessie and Levy lived.
Courtesy of Jim and Dieanna Swearingen
Above is the original photo. As with almost all my files, it was a small digital file but I thought it might be nice to try touching it up just a little in order to distinguish David and Rachel just a little from the surroundings.
David Nathaniel Brewer and Rachel Jane Brewer Henderson, retouched
Another photo appears to be from the same day and shows three unidentified men.
Image courtesy Dieanna and Jim Swearingen
I did a little fixing up of it.
Brewer men
My guess is that Lewis Brewer is the individual in the middle, b. 1880, son of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Fowler Brewer.
Here is a group shot of David and Delana’s family showing Lewis Brewer. He is the man in the middle of the top row. To learn more about the below photo click here.
Family of David Nathaniel Brewer and Delana Louise Jane Fowler
David Nathaniel Brewer was the father of my great-grandmother, Bettie Brewer Noyes.
Delana Brewer and family, circa 1924
This photo is courtesy Nancy Benton who supplied identification. Left to right: Levy Jones with hands on son Herbert’s shoulder, Delana Brewer, Mary Brewer Spurling with Katherine (child of Mary or Jessie) in front; Jessie Brewer Jones; Bettie Brewer Noyes with Lena Minor in front; Mary Lou Noyes and Dorothy Noyes.
Delana Brewer and family, tinted, c. 1924
Delana Fowler Brewer was the wife of David Nathaniel who’d died in 1921 in Greenfield, Dade, Missouri. Levy Jones was a son-in-law, husband of daughter Jessie. Mary Brewer was another daughter, as was Bettie Brewer Noyes, wife of Ray Noyes. Mary Lou and Dorothy were daughters of Bettie Noyes. Lena Minor was a granddaughter of Bettie Brewer Noyes by Cora Vera Noyes and John J. Minor, Cora’s first husband.
Wonderfully enough, Jim and Dieanna Swearngin sent me a photo from the same reunion that had come down through Dieanna’s family which shows everyone gathered in front of the porch.
Image courtesy Dieanna and Jim Swearingen
From the look of the front porch, I think this photo was taken at the Ray Noyes home in Liberal, Missouri.