Laura Ann Jones

           Laura Jones 4 ( Hiram Jones 3, George Jones 2, William Jones1 ) was born September 19, 1879 in Missouri, and died January 30, 1973 in Oxford, Arkansas, buried Oxford Cemetery.  She married (1) Granville "Grant" Johnson , March 22, 1894 in Engle, Izard County Arkansas, son of James Johnson and Susan Cheney.  She married (2) Alex Woods circa 1909.  She married (3) Thomas J. Foust circa 1912 in Arkansas.

Children of Laura Jones and Granville "Grant " Johnson are:

                  i.         Hobart Johnson, born September 09, 1897 in Missouri; died June 1966
                             in Michigan.

                 ii.        Jane Johnson, born November 24, 1899 in Arkansas; died May 1974 in
                             Oxford, Akransas, Izard County, buried Oxford Cemetery.

My Line     iii.       Noah Elmer "Doc" Johnson, born May 21, 1902 in Melbourne,
                            Arkansas, Izard County; died May 15, 1964 in Tulare, California, buried
                            Woodville Cemetery.

                 iv.       Lena Johnson, born circa 1908 in Izard County Arkansas; died circa
                            1995  in Wenatchee, Washington.

Children of Laura Jones and Thomas Foust are:

                  i.         Evelyn Foust, born circa 1913 in Oxford, Arkansas.  She married Hollis
                             Glenn Newsom, born 1909 in Arkansas, died June 18, 1998 in Tulare County
                             California.

                 ii.        Bernice Foust, born circa 1916 in Oxford, Akransas.  She married Burg Cooper
                             in Izard County Arkansas.

                iii.        Shelby Foust , born February 17, 1918 in Oxford, Arkansas; died June 24, 1997
                             in Tulare  California.  He married Virginia Jones in Arkansas.  She died
                             February 1993, in Tulare, California.

Notes :
Eva moved with her family to California around 1935.
Bernice moved with her family to Memphis.
Shelby moved his family to California around 1950, where he remained until his death in 1997.


1880 Douglas County Missouri  Census -    Jackson Township      -   page 540
 
289/302 JONES Hiram W M 19 ------ M Farming  
MO
MO
IN


Mary E W F 19 wife M Keeping House  
MO
TN
IN


Laura A W F 7/12 dau

 
MO
MO
MO

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1900 Izard County Arkansas Census Record  -  Claiborne Township
 

25/25 JOHNSON Grant head M W Oct 1973 26 6

MO MO MO
Farm Laborer


Laura wife F W Sep 1879 20 6 3 2 MO MO MO


Hobart son M W Sep 1897 2


MO MO MO


Jane dau F W Nov 1898 1


AR MO MO

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1910 Izard County Arkansas Census Record  -  Claiborne Township
 
129/129 JONES Sim head M W 25 M1 4
AR MO MO


Fannie wife F W 24 M2 4 3 ch/2 living AR AR AR


Dee M daughter F W 6


AR AR AR


Hubard son M W 3


AR AR AR

WOOD Laura sister F W 30 WD
5 ch/ 4 living MO MO MO

(JOHNSON) Hobart nephew M W 12


MO MO MO

(JOHNSON) Janie niece F W 10


AR MO MO

(JOHNSON) Elmer J nephew M W 8


AR MO MO

(JOHNSON) Lena J niece F W 2


AR MO MO

At this time Laura had been married and divorced from Alex Woods  and the JOHNSON children are incorrectly listed as WOOD.

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1920 Izard County Arkansas Census Record  -  Newhope Township
 

72/77 FOUST Thomas head M W 79 TN US TN farmer


Laura wife F W 40 MO MO MO


Evaline dau F W 7 AR TN MO


Bernice dau F W 3 7/12 AR TN MO


Shelby son M W 1 10/12 AR TN MO


Joseph son M W 40 TN TN TN farmer

JOHNSON Lena step-dau F W 11 AR MO MO

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1930 Izard County Arkansas Census Record  -  Newhope Township
 

180/185 FOUST Laura Head Own F W 52 Wd
MO MO MO


Bernice dau
F W 14

AR TN MO


Shelby son
M W 12

AR TN MO

HODGE Dewey step-bro
M W 24 S
AR AR AR

In  hh 181/186 :  Laura's daughter, Evelyn Foust,  and husband, Glenn Newsom;
In hh 183/188:   her son, Hobart Johnson and wife, Ethel,  and family;
In hh 177/182 :  the family of her daughter, Jane Johnson, and husband Aaron McVey, and family;
In Newberg Township, hh 72/73:   her son, Noah Elmer Johnson and family.

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Laura continued to live in Izard County until her death in 1973.



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