Individual Details

Ruth Leeds JONES

(30 May 1916 - 17 Mar 2009)

Events

Birth	30 May 1916	West Branch, Springdale Twp., Cedar, Iowa, USA
Census	1 Jan 1920	Springdale, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Residence	1935	West Branch, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Education	Bef 1938	Westtown Friends School, West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Marriage	10 Oct 1938	West Branch, Johnson, Iowa, USA - John Edward "Edward" NEWLIN
Alt name	10 Oct 1938	Ruth Leeds NEWLIN
Residence	Bef 2001	Mountain Home, Baxter, Arkansas, USA
Death	17 Mar 2009	Mercy Hospice, Johnston, Polk, Iowa, USA
Obituary	20 Mar 2009	Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Burial	23 Mar 2009	Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, USA
Obituary	25 Mar 2009	West Branch Times, West Branch, Iowa, USA
Occupation
Occupation
Reference No		2698
ChildParent

Families

Spouse	John Edward "Edward" NEWLIN (1915 - 2001)
Child	Jean Marie NEWLIN (1943 - )
Child	Larry Kent NEWLIN (1947 - 1970)

Father	Howard Townsend JONES (1884 - 1936)
Mother	Jessie Hannah BLACKBURN (1881 - 1965)
Sibling	Martha Blackburn JONES (1908 - )
Sibling	Esther Fowler JONES (1909 - 2008)
Sibling	William P. JONES (1912 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth L. JONES (1913 - )
Sibling	Charles Robert JONES (1916 - )
Sibling	Alfred Howard JONES (1919 - )
Sibling	Elinor Frieda JONES (1922 - 2013)

Notes

Census

Name: Ruth L Jones
Age: 3
Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1920: Springdale, Cedar, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Howard T Jones
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Name: Jesse B Jones
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Howard T Jones 36
Jesse B Jones 39
Martha B Jones 12
Esther F Jones 10
William P Jones 8
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Elizabeth L Jones 6
Charles R Jones 4
Ruth L Jones 3
Alfred H Jones 0
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Residence

On a farm

Obituary

Ruth Jones Newlin, 92, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Ruth was born May 30, 1916, in West Branch, IA to Howard and Jessie Jones. Ruth graduated from Westown Friends School in Pennsylvania. She worked for W.T. Grant Department Store, Ardan's, and was a homemaker for many years. Ruth enjoyed gardening, sewing, camping and spending time with her grandchildren. She lived for 15 years in Mountain Home, Arkansas prior to her husband death in 2001. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Jean Crabbs; her six grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild all of the Des Moines area; and her sister, Elinor Cloe of Davenport, IA. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Newlin; her son, Larry; three brothers; three sisters; and one great-grandchild. Memorial services will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 23, 2009 at St. Paul Presbyterian Church, 6426 Merle Hay Road in Johnston, visitation will be 3-5 P.M. Sunday, at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Presbyterian Church in loving memory of Ruth.

Obituary

Ruth Jones Newlin, 92, Johnston
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Ruth Jones Newlin, 92, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston.

Ruth was born May 30, 1916, in West Branch, Iowa, to Howard and Jessie Jones. She attended grade school in West Branch, followed by two years of high school at Scattergood Friends School and then graduated from Westown Friends School in Pennsylvania. She worked for W.T. Grant Department Store, Ardan’s, and was a homemaker for many years. Prior to marriage to John Edward Newlin on Oct. 10, 1938, Ruth worked for her parents at Jones Dry Goods Store in West Branch. Ruth enjoyed gardening, sewing, camping and spending time with her grandchildren. She lived for 15 years in Mountain Home, Ark., prior to her husband’s death in 2001.

Ruth is survived by her daughter, Jean Crabbs; her six grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild, all of the Des Moines area; and her sister, Elinor Cloe of Davenport, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Newlin; her son, Larry; three brothers; three sisters; and one great-grandchild.

Memorial services were held Monday, March 23, 2009, at St. Paul Presbyterian Church, 6426 Merle Hay Road in Johnston. Visitation was Sunday at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul Presbyterian Church in loving memory of Ruth.

Endnotes

1. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.

2. Kevin Howley [khowley@aol.com], online http://www.blackburn-tree.org/, ([13138 Lincoln Ave], Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA), The Blackburn Family Association, Inc., database, (http://www.blackburn-tree.org/ : accessed 2 May 2013), Huntington Woods, Michigan. Entry for Ruth Leeds Jones, 2013..

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4. Henry Helps, 21Apr 1920 Census, , Roll: T625_492; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 51. , "1920 U.S. Federal Census,", online database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com : accessed 5 Jun 2013), entry for Ruth L. Jones, Springdale, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T625_482; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 922..

5. , Census, , , "1940 U.S. Federal Census,", online database, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Apr 2013), entry for Edward Newlin, Highland, O'Brien, IA, p.16, 1 Apr 1940.Roll: T627_1187; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 71-19..

6. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.

7. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.

8. , Iowa City Press Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa), newspaper, Iowa City, Iowa, "Ruth Jones Marries J. E. Newlin Saturday in Quaker Service," Iowa City Press Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, dated 3 Nov 1938, page 7. Marriage announcement for John Edward Newlin and Ruth Leeds Jones. Digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1.

9. , Iowa City Press Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa), newspaper, Iowa City, Iowa, "Ruth Jones,West Branch, Is Bride of Edward Newlin," Iowa City Press Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, dated 15 Oct 1938, page 7. Marriage announcement for John Edward Newlin and Ruth Leeds Jones. Digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 May 201.

10. , West Branch Times, Online, West Branch, Iowa, USA.

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12. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.

13. , Iowa City Press Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa), newspaper, Iowa City, Iowa, "Ruth Jones Marries J. E. Newlin Saturday in Quaker Service," Iowa City Press Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, dated 3 Nov 1938, page 7. Marriage announcement for John Edward Newlin and Ruth Leeds Jones. Digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1.

14. , Iowa City Press Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa), newspaper, Iowa City, Iowa, "Ruth Jones,West Branch, Is Bride of Edward Newlin," Iowa City Press Citizen, Iowa City, Iowa, dated 15 Oct 1938, page 7. Marriage announcement for John Edward Newlin and Ruth Leeds Jones. Digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 May 201.

15. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.

16. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.

17. , , Social Security Administration. "U. S. Social Security Death Index", (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com), "Social Security Death Index," database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Apr 2013), Provo, Utah, USA, 2011. Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951. Entry for Ruth J. Newlin,. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Death Index.

18. : , by ; ; , . Online Death-Record.com; , Death-Record.com, database, (www.death-record.com : accessed 12 Apr 2013), entry for Ruth Newlin..

19. , United States Obituary Collection, , United States Obituary Collection, database on-line, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 Apr 2013), Provo, UT, USA, 2006. Citing Newspaper: Des Moines Register; Publication Date: 20 Mar 2009; Publication Place: Des Moines,.

20. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.

21. , West Branch Times, Online, West Branch, Iowa, USA.

22. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.

23. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.

24. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.

25. Cemetery Photos and Data: , by williamknight57; ; findagrave.com, . Online www.findagrave.com; John Alden Headstone; Printout dated 29 May 2017, Findagrave.com, Virtual Cemetery, digital images (www.findagrave.com :accessed 8 Feb 2013) photograph gravestone for Ruth Jones Newlin. Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. Compiled by Katie Lou, 2012, #9902168.