Ruth Emily Swafford^{[1, 2]}

1918 - 2003  (85 years)

• Name	Ruth Emily Swafford
  Born	2 Jul 1918	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	District 4, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	12 Aug 2003	Morristown Hamblen Hospital   [4]
  Buried	15 Aug 2003	Pollard Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I178693	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John A. Swafford,   b. 6 Dec 1894, Rhea County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Nov 1957, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Lucy Underwood,   b. 7 Jul 1894,   d. 20 Nov 1970  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F144582	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ernest F. Jones,   b. 23 Aug 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 22 May 1976  (Age 62 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1934	Blount County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Lou Jones,   b. 11 Dec 1938, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Jan 2018  (Age 79 years) + 2. Mickey Jones + 3. Cecil Francis Jones,   b. 20 Mar 1941,   d. 10 Dec 2013  (Age 72 years)   4. Roger Dale Jones,   d. Bef 10 Jan 2018   5. Jo Ann Jones,   b. Abt 1937, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years)   6. Dorothy Jones   7. Bonnie Jones
  Family ID	F67777	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Jul 1918 - Tennessee Married - 23 Nov 1934 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 15 Aug 2003 - Pollard Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 6 Feb 1999. Travis Paul Wittenbarger obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 10 Dec 2013. Cecil Francis Jones obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Ruth E Jones Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 4, Knox, Tennessee, United States Sex: Female Age: 21 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1919 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Knox, Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Earnest F Jones Head Male 26 Tennessee Ruth E Jones Wife Female 21 Tennessee Jo Ann Jones Daughter Female 3 Tennessee Mary L Jones Daughter Female 1 Tennessee Laura B Jones Mother Female 52 Tennessee Hugh C Jones Brother Male 20 Tennessee Hellen L Jones Sister Female 16 Tennessee Lorine J Jones Sister Female 14 Tennessee Fay W Jones Sister Female 11 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 14 Aug 2003. JONES , RUTH EMILY - age 85, of Knoxville, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at Morristown Hamblen Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Jones grandson, Travis Wittenbarger granddaughter, Robin Jones sister, Birte Williams and parents, John and Lucy Swafford. Survived by children, Cecil and Roberta Jones , Roger Jones , Joann and Bobby Ogle, Mary Lou Lauderdale, Dot and Ron Takacs, Bonnie and Earl Keck, Mickey and Kenny Wittenbarger 12 grandchildren 12 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild sister, Johnie and Clarence Glenn sister-in-law, Helen Sikes special friends, Phyllis and Mike Sikes and Sherry and Sabastian Glenn other friends to include her church family and many others too numerous to name. Pallbearers will be Roger Glenn, Mike Sikes, Jim Sikes, Jim Martin, J.D. Colinger and Clifford McFarland. The funeral service will be held Friday August 15, 2003 2:00 p.m. at Stoney Point Baptist Church with Rev. Bufford Wilson and Rev. Randy Troutman officiating. Interment will follow in Pollard Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, August 14, 2003 from 8:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Evergreen Chapel Funeral Home. Evergreen Chapel and Memorial Gardens in charge of arrangements. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 5226641). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Ernest Jones Event Type Marriage Event Date 23 Nov 1934 Event Place Blount, Tennessee, United States Event Place (Original) Blount County, Tennessee Gender Male Spouse's Name Ruth Swofford Spouse's Gender Female Page Im 2281 Bk 27 P 272