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Family HistoryFamily History - Ruth Abigail Jones


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Ruth Abigail Jones and eight of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Ruth Abigail Jones,1 born 1914 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, the daughter of Daniel Jefferson Jones and Alice Edna Crippen;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 19 March 1989 in Isabella County, Michigan.1 Ruth married, 19 September 1929 in Wood County, Ohio, Seyler Arthur Flynn6, 7 (born 8 February 1906 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, the son of Adam H. Flynn and Emma Walsh;3, 5, 6, 7 Seyler died 5 July 1966 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan6). Ruth and Seyler are buried in Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan.1, 6

Children of Ruth Abigail Jones and Seyler Arthur Flynn:

 2i. Arlene Ruth Flynn, born 15 February 1931 in Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan;8 died 17 February 1931 in Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan.8 Arlene is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan.8
+3ii. Joann Delores Flynn, born 27 July 1933 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan; died 18 January 1978 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan. Married Warren Dale Cross.
+4iii. Carol Lee Flynn, born 16 November 1934 in Michigan. Married Douglas William Campbell.
+5iv. Bud Eugene Flynn, born 8 December 1936 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan; died 15 November 2005 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan. Married Ruth Ann Kile.

  1. Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, Ruth Abigail Jones Flynn, born: 1814 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan; died: 19 March 1989 in Isabella County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, husband, and three children).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Isabella County, Fremont Township, E.D. 201, Sheet No. 8A-B, Daniel J. Jones, 29, Michigan, farmer, general farm; wife Alice E. Jones, 29, Arkansas; daughter Gladys E. Jones, 10, Michigan; daughter Laura L. Jones, 8, Michigan; son Mylo J. Jones, 7, Michigan; daughter Ruth Jones, 5, Michigan; son Clinton Jones, 3 4/12, Michigan.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Isabella County, Mount Pleasant, E.D. 34-14, Sheet No. 19A, Seyler Flynn, 35, Michigan, yardman, retail lumber co.; Ruth Flynn, 25, Michigan, assemble [unreadable], auto manufacturing; Joann Flynn, 6, Michigan; Carol Flynn, 5, Michigan; Buddy Flynn, 4, Michigan.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Emmet County, Harbor Springs, E.D. 24-13, Sheet No. 5, Rudolph Peters, 44, Pennsylvania, managing retail grocery store; wife Gladys Peters, 40, Michigan, retail grocery store clerking; daughter Nancy Peters, 10, Florida; sister [sic, step-sister] Ruth Flynn, 35, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Isabella County, Mount Pleasant, E.D. 37-19, Sheet No. 6-7, S. A. Flynn, 45, Michigan, foreman, wholesale lumber co.; wife Ruth Flynn, 35, Michigan; daughter Joan Flynn, 16, Michigan; son Eugene Flynn, 14, Michigan; daughter Carol Flynn, 15, Michigan.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, Seyler Arthur Flynn, born: 8 February 1906 in Michigan; died: 5 July 1966 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, four siblings, two wives, and three children).
  7. Ohio, County Marriages 1789-2013/2016, Wood County, Seyler Flynn, age 22 on 8 February 1929 [so born: 8 February 1907] in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; occupation: Driver; father: Gerould Flynn; mother: Emma Walsh; not previously married; Ruth Jones, age 21 on 19 September 1929 [so born: 19 September 1908] in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; father: Daniel Jones; mother: Alice Crippen; not previously married; married on 2 November 1929 in Wood County, Ohio.
  8. Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, Arlene Ruth Flynn, born: 15 February 1931 in Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan; died: 17 February 1931 in Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note with facts from her death certificate; and provides the names and links for her parents and two siblings).
Second Generation
3. Joann Delores Flynn2 (Ruth1), born 27 July 1933 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan;1, 2, 3 died 18 January 1978 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan.1 Joann married, 1953, Warren Dale Cross4 (born 20 March 1922 in Gladwin, Gladwin County, Michigan, the son of William James Cross and Della E. Wells;4 Warren died 13 February 1990 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan4). Joann is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan.1

Child of Joann Delores Flynn and Warren Dale Cross:

 6i. David Lee Cross, born 1 September 1952 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan;5 died 5 October 2008 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan.5 David is buried in Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan.5

4. Carol Lee Flynn2 (Ruth1), born 16 November 1934 in Michigan.2, 3, 6 Carol married Douglas William Campbell (born 16 June 1935 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, the son of William Hugh Campbell and Bethel L. Acker;7 Douglas died 27 April 2001 in St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan7). Douglas is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan.7

Children of Carol Lee Flynn and Douglas William Campbell:

+7i. Roxanne Ruth Campbell, born 2 January 1955. Married Rickie Lynn Gibson.
 8ii. Terry Lee Campbell, born 9 June 1956 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan;8 died 31 December 2013 in St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan.8
+9iii. Kelly Jo Campbell, born 22 March 1960. Married Wesley Eugene Hitchcock, Jr..

5. Bud Eugene Flynn2 (Ruth1), born 8 December 1936 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan;2, 3, 9 died 15 November 2005 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan.9 Bud married, 12 September 1959 in Houghton Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan, Ruth Ann Kile9 (born 1939, parents not determined;10 Ruth died 15 April 1993 in Midland, Midland County, Michigan10). Bud and Ruth are buried in Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan.10, 9

  1. Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, Joann Delores Flynn Cross, born: 27 July 1933 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan; died: 18 January 1978 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan (from record, which includes a note from her death record; and provides the names and links for her parents, two siblings, husband, and one child).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Isabella County, Mount Pleasant, E.D. 34-14, Sheet No. 19A, Seyler Flynn, 35, Michigan, yardman, retail lumber co.; Ruth Flynn, 25, Michigan, assemble [unreadable], auto manufacturing; Joann Flynn, 6, Michigan; Carol Flynn, 5, Michigan; Buddy Flynn, 4, Michigan.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Isabella County, Mount Pleasant, E.D. 37-19, Sheet No. 6-7, S. A. Flynn, 45, Michigan, foreman, wholesale lumber co.; wife Ruth Flynn, 35, Michigan; daughter Joan Flynn, 16, Michigan; son Eugene Flynn, 14, Michigan; daughter Carol Flynn, 15, Michigan.
  4. Find a Grave (website). (Cremated), Warren Dale Cross, born: 20 March 1922 in Gladwin, Gladwin County, Michigan; died: 13 February 1990 in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and two wives).
  5. Find a Grave (website). Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, David Lee Cross, born: 1 September 1952 in Detriot, Wayne County, Michigan; died: 5 October 2008 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents).
  6. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Oak Grove Cemetery, St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan, Douglas W. Campbell, born: 16 June 1935 in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan; died: 27 April 2001 in St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan (from record, which includes notes naming his parents and [second] wife; details from his social security application and 1940 US Census entry; and provides the names and links for his parents and two siblings.
  8. Obituary, legacy.com; Terry Lee Campbell, died; 31 December 2013 in St. Louis, Michigan; born: 9 June 1956 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, sisters, nieces, nephews, and a close friend.
  9. Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, Bud Eugene Flynn, born: 8 December 1936 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan; died: 15 November 2005 in Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan (from record, which includes a copy of his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, two siblings, and one wife).
  10. Find a Grave (website). Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, Ruth Flynn, born: 1939; died: 15 April 1993 in Midland, Midland County, Michigan (from record, which includes the name and link for her husband).
Third Generation
7. Roxanne Ruth Campbell3 (Carol,2 Ruth1), born 2 January 1955.1 Roxanne married, 1973 in Gratiot County, Michigan, Rickie Lynn Gibson2 (born 30 January 1955, parents not determined1).

9. Kelly Jo Campbell3 (Carol,2 Ruth1), born 22 March 1960.1 Kelly married, 1978 in Gratiot County, Michigan, Wesley Eugene Hitchcock, Jr.3 (born June 1956, parents not determined1).

  1. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  2. Gratiot County, Michigan, marriage index (website: gratiotmi.com/search), Gibson, Rickie Lynn and Campbell, Roxanne Ruth, married in 1973.
  3. Gratiot County, Michigan, marriage index (website: gratiotmi.com/search), Hitchcock, Wesley Eugene, Jr., and Campbell, Kelly Ruth, married in 1978.