Individual Details

Ohio Births. Lewis Jones, b. 29 Jan 1895 in Licking, Licking Co, OH to Ira Jones and Maggie Swick.

1900 Census. Newark City Ward 7, Licking Co, Ohio, Hh 32
177 Jefferson St
Ora J. Jones, b. Aug 1854, 46, married 17 years, b. Ohio, father b. Wales, mother b. OH, Day Labor
Maggie, wife, b. Feb 1857, 43, 5 children - 4 are living, b. Ohio
Della, son, b. Aug 1880, 19, Railroad Laborer
Lolie M., dau, b. Oct 1885, 14, Cigar Packer
Lizzie, dau, b. Nov 1890, 9
Lewis, son, b. Jan 1895, age 5

1910 Census. Newark Ward 3, Licking, OH, Hh 170
181 Jefferson St
Ory Jones, 55, married once for 27 years, general labor
Margaret M., wife, 53, married twice, this time for 27 years, 5 children - 4 are living
Pan Henry Fleming, Boarder, 84, widowed, b. VA
Lewis Jones, son, 15, works in stove foundry

5 Jun 1917 World War I Draft Registration
Louis Wetzel Jones of 1818 Jefferson, Newark, Ohio was born 29 Jan 1895 in Thornport, Ohio. (Perry County). He is a baseball player, Gettysburg. His father & mother are dependent on him for support and he claims exemption. Tall, medium build, blue eyes, light hair.

Enlisted 27 Oct 1917, Newark, Ohio. Listed in Veterans Administration master index.

1920 Census. Newark Ward 4, Licking, OH, Hh 93
255 Wilson St
Ora M. Jones, female, 62, widowed [actually this is Maggie, not Ora - he died 1919)
Louis W., son, 24, Polisher, Stove Plant

In 1930, Mag Jones was living with daughter Lola Felix in Newark.

Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking, OH. Stones are pictured on FindAGrave
Ora J. Jones 1853-1919
Maggie M. Jones - 1857-1942


Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas), Sunday, August 4, 1929
Former Baseball Player is Killed
Louis Jones, Ex-Western and American Leaguer, Run Down by Train.
Fort Smith, Aug 3. Louis W. Jones formerly one of the best known baseball players in the Western Association and one time American Associaion player, was killed instantly here this afternoon, when he was run down by a Missouri Pacific freight train in the yards. Jones, who had retired from baseball two season ago, was a brakeman on the train.
Jones was one of the most popular players on the Fort Smith club in 1921. Since that year he had played on five different teams in the association, and was one of the oldest players in the circuit when he retired.
Jones was walking down the track and did not hear the train backing down upon him. He fell beneath a boxcar, the wheels cutting across the body, killing him instantly.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maurine Jones, Fort Smith; his mother, Mrs. Maggie Jones; two sisters, Mrs. Art Comer, and Mrs. Leo Selix (sic - Felix), and a half brother, Elmer Dillard, all of Newark, O. The body will to sent o Newark for burial.
Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas), Sunday, August 4, 1929
Former Baseball Player is Killed
Louis Jones, Ex-Western and American Leaguer, Run Down by Train.
Fort Smith, Aug 3. Louis W. Jones formerly one of the best known baseball players in the Western Association and one time American Associaion player, was killed instantly here this afternoon, when he was run down by a Missouri Pacific freight train in the yards. Jones, who had retired from baseball two season ago, was a brakeman on the train.
Jones was one of the most popular players on the Fort Smith club in 1921. Since that year he had played on five different teams in the association, and was one of the oldest players in the circuit when he retired.
Jones was walking down the track and did not hear the train backing down upon him. He fell beneath a boxcar, the wheels cutting across the body, killing him instantly.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maurine Jones, Fort Smith; his mother, Mrs. Maggie Jones; two sisters, Mrs. Art Comer, and Mrs. Leo Selix, and a half brother, Elmer Dillard, all of Newark. The body will to sent o Newark for burial.

Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) Monday, August 5, 1929
Former A. A. Star is Victim of Accident near Fort Smith.
Springfield, MO., Aug 5 - Louis W. Jones, for many years a start infielder in the Western Association and American Association, was killed instantly near Fort Smith, Ark., when a Missouri Pacific train ran over him according to word received here.
Jones, for many years a figure in the Western Association, established an all-time league record two years ago when he hit four home runs in one game to decide the championship for Ardmore, OK.

Buried Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Licking Co, Ohio

Birth	29 Jan 1895	Licking County, Ohio
Marriage	22 Oct 1921	Crawford County, Arkansas - Alice Maurine Dixon
Death	3 Aug 1929	Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Spouse

Alice Maurine Dixon (1901 - 1987)