Annie Jones was born in 1892 in Virginia to Alma O Jackson, age 38, and George William Burnett, age 36.

She may have eagerly read the daily news hoping to hear more about Dr. Barnum Brown’s fantastic fossil discoveries in 1897.

She married John Columbus Jones in Sabine, Texas, in 1910 when she was 18 years old and was in Texas at the turn of the 20th century when the state suddenly became known for its “black gold.”

She was living in Sabine, Texas, in 1910 when the boll weevil devastated nearby cotton fields and may have been entertained by The foreign performers, trained animals, and incredible stunts of the Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus.

6 APR 1917 America Enters World War I - When the United States declared war on Germany in 1917, Annie Jones was probably living in Sabine, Texas.1

8 JAN 1919 1919 Paris Peace Conference - she probably read newspaper accounts about the Paris Peace Conference while living in Justice, Texas and she witnessed in 21 MAY 1919 Women Gain the Constitutional Right to Vote. In 1920, Annie Jones may have voted for the first time while she was living in Justice, Texas.

She may have been part of the majority that celebrated in Panola, Texas when the 21st Amendment ended national alcohol prohibition on December 5, 1933 and The government programs started by the first “New Deal” in 1933 may have assisted her before and during the great depression in which she likely faced hardships like joblessness and scant resources while living in Panola, Texas in 1935.

While living in Justice, Texas, in 1940, she would have felt the social changes that accompanied World War II. 8 DEC 1941 The United States enters World War II - she lived in Justice, Texas, when the United States declared war on Japan just one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor that killed 2,400 Americans.

12 APR 1945 First Inauguration of Harry S. Truman - she was likely shocked when Harry S. Truman suddenly became president of the United States in 1945 and on 14 AUG 1945 At the close of World War II she might have taken part in V-J Day celebrations while living in Justice, Texas.

Annie Jones passed away on August 9, 1969, in Houston, Texas, when she was 77 years old. She now resides at Concord Cemetery, Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, Texas, USA

Gedcom Sources

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