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Margaret Mae Lemmon, daughter of George H. and Sarah (Wright) Lemmon, was born in a sod house on October 18, 1893, at Cozad, Nebraska. At age four, she moved with her parents to Iowa, living first near Audubon and later at Guthrie Center. As a young woman, she homesteaded in Musselshell County, Montana. She was baptized in the Baptist faith in 1937. SEE ALSO: George H. and Sarah (Wright) Lemmon

Mae's family can be traced to the 1750's in Ireland and includes numerous Revolutionary War veterans from Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Her grandparents, Isaac W. and Eunice Lavina (Zion) Wright, were pioneer settlers east of Audubon. In 1878, the Wrights purchased the land from the railroad; Mae later raised her family there. SEE ALSO: Isaac W. and Eunice Lavina (Zion) Wright

Ted and Mae were the parents of six children: Floyd of the Friendship Home in Audubon (May 11, 1918); Bernice Barratt (Duane) of Irwin, Iowa (November 19, 1920); Boyd (Ina McCoy) of Pendleton, Oregon (May 13, 1922); Fauntella Rutherford (Donald) of Elgin, Oregon (May 31, 1927); and Audrey Jensen (Leo C.) also of the Friendship Home (February 9,1929).

Both Floyd and Boyd served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Floyd was drafted in July, 1942, and was a private first class in the 95th Division. He served from 1944 - 1945 in the European Theatre, mainly in France. Boyd was drafted in 1945 and served stateside from 1945 - 1946.

Another daughter, Doris Bonnalyn, died of diphtheria, in 1927 at age two and a half. She was born June 7, 1924, and is buried in City Cemetery in Roundup, Montana.

The Jones family lived in Montana until 1930 when they moved to Audubon where they farmed for 36 years. After returning from World War II in 1945, Floyd farmed with his father until the family moved to Audubon in 1966.

Ted and Mae celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their new home in 1966. After Mae's death on January 26, 1968, Ted continued to make his home with his son, Floyd, until Ted's death on April 20, 1985.

Ted was a member of the Audubon Christian Church, American Legion and the World War I Barracks. He enjoyed attending the Guthrie County Fair and the Pendleton Roundup in Pendleton, Oregon, each year. In 1978, Ted accepted the Century Farm Award for his family at the Audubon County Fair.

The Joneses are buried in Maple Grove Cemetery.

Obituary not found at genealogybank.com or newspaperarchive.com, June 6, 2018.

Birth	18 Oct 1893	Cozad, Dawson Co., Nebraska
Marriage	27 Dec 1916	Roundup, Musselshell Co., Montana - Ted Jones
Death	26 Jan 1968	Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa
Burial		Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon Co., Iowa

Spouse	Ted Jones (1894 - 1985)
Child	Floyd Lemmon Jones (1918 - 2004)
Child	Bernice M. Jones (1920 - 2004)
Child	Boyd T. Jones (1922 - 2004)
Child	Doris Bonnalyn Jones (1924 - 1927)
Child	Sarah Ann Fauntella Jones (1927 - 2010)
Child	Audrey Byrd Jones (1929 - 2006)

Father	George Hice Lemmon (1856 - 1948)
Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Wright (1860 - 1948)
Sibling	Robert R. Lemmon (1878 - 1954)
Sibling	Charles Wesley Lemmon (1882 - 1944)
Sibling	Effie J. Lemmon (1887 - 1963)
Sibling	George Sherman Lemmon (1889 - 1974)
Sibling	Arthur J. Lemmon (1896 - 1972)