Gertrude Anna Jones1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19157, (1873 - )
FatherZachariah Jones4 (1840 - 1916)
MotherSusan B. Willis5 (1843 - 1911)

Key Events:

Birth: Apr 1873, Missouri6,7,8,9
Marriage: about 1892, William F. Pool (May 1868 - 6 Feb 1932)10,11
Divorce: before Oct 1911, William F. Pool (May 1868 - 6 Feb 1932)12,13
Marriage: 23 Oct 1911, Marshfield, Webster Co., Missouri, Stephen Matney (15 Dec 1859 - 13 Jan 1939)14,15
Divorce: 15 Sep 1916, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri, Stephen Matney (15 Dec 1859 - 13 Jan 1939)16,17
Marriage: 4 Sep 1917, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri, William Joseph Morris (11 Jan 1893 - 24 Sep 1959)18,19
Divorce: 1 Dec 1929, Washoe Co., Nevada, William Joseph Morris (11 Jan 1893 - 24 Sep 1959)20,21
ChartsDescendants of Jacob K. and Christiana Ohl Riegel

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Gertrude Anna Jones was born in Apr 1873 in Missouri.6,7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Gasconade Twp., Wright Co., Missouri, in the household of her parents, Zachariah Jones and Susan B. Willis.4
     Gertrude married first William F. Pool, about 1892.10,11
     Gertrude and William appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Pleasant Valley Twp., Wright Co., Missouri, enumerated 20 Jun 1900, reporting they rented their farm. Their children Lelah and Guy were listed as living with them.22
     Gertrude and William appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Pleasant Valley Twp., Wright Co., Missouri, at Commerce St., enumerated 5 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their home, free of mortgage. Their children Lelah and Guy were listed as living with them.23
     Gertrude and William were divorced, apparently by Oct 1911 as she remarried then, but no record of the divorce has been found.12,13
     Gertrude married second Stephen Matney, son of Elias Matney and Susan Copley, on 23 Oct 1911 in Marshfield, Webster Co., Missouri, with J. A. Clifton, probate judge, officiating. He had previously been married to Belle Moore.14,15
     Gertrude filed for divorce from Stephen 21 Jul 1916 in circuit court in Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri, alleging he had been a habitual user of intoxicants for the last year and had beat and cursed her and forced her to leave home. She also alleged non-support. A divorce decree was granted 15 Sep 1916 by default.16,17
     When her divorce was granted, she requested protection until she left the city shortly afterward, as she feared an attack on her life. The request was granted.24
     Gertrude married third William Joseph Morris, son of William A. Morris and Margaret Jennie Reigle, on 4 Sep 1917 in Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri, with G. F. C. Corb, justice of the peace, officiating. They had obtained their marriage license in neighboring Newton Co.18,19
     Gertrude and William moved to Colorado by 1920. They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Limon, Lincoln Co., Colorado, at Greer Hotel, enumerated 8 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home.25
     William filed for divorce from Gertrude 3 Sep 1929 in Washoe Co., Nevada, on grounds of extreme cruelty. The decree was granted 1 Dec 1929.20,21
     No further record of her has been found.
     
Research Note, 30 Aug 2023:
Various online trees claim, without sources, that she was the Anna G. Whiles (nee Jones) who died 16 Dec 1947 in San Diego Co., California. She claimed to have been born 13 Apr 1895, in Mansfield, Missouri, and was the wife of Aubrey Clifford Whiles. No record of their marriage has been found, nor any other record establishing she was Gertrude.26,27

Children:
     Children with William F. Pool:

  • Lelah J. Pool28,29 (13 Feb 1897 - 30 Jul 1978)
  • Guy V. Pool30,31 (12 May 1899 - 1 Jul 1981)

Children:
     There were no children with William Joseph Morris

Citations

  1. [S12545] Zachariah Jones household, 1880 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows name as Gerty Jones.
  2. [S12546] William F. Pool household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows name as Gertrude A. Pool.
  3. [S12541] Marriages Licenses, Newton Co., Missouri, R:480, W. J. Morris and Gertie Anna Matney, shows name as Gertie Anna Matney (Jones).
  4. [S12545] Zachariah Jones household, 1880 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri.
  5. [S12545] Zachariah Jones household, 1880 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows the girl as daughter of Susan's husband.
  6. [S12545] Zachariah Jones household, 1880 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows age 7 and state.
  7. [S12546] William F. Pool household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows month, year, age 27, and state.
  8. [S12547] William F. Pool household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows age 37 and state.
  9. [S5263] W. J. Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lincoln Co., Colorado, shows age 33 and state.
  10. [S12546] William F. Pool household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows married 8 years.
  11. [S12547] William F. Pool household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows married 18 years.
  12. [S12552] William T. Pool household, 1920 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows him as divorced.
  13. [S12549] Marriage Licenses, Webster Co., Missouri, 8:230, Stephen Malney and Gertie A. Poole, shows married 23 Oct 1911.
  14. [S12549] Marriage Licenses, Webster Co., Missouri, 8:230, Stephen Malney and Gertie A. Poole, shows date, city, county, state, and officiant.
  15. [S12543] "Sues Husband For Divorce," Springfield Missouri Republican, 22 Jul 1916, shows Gertie A. Matney with husband Stephen Matney.
  16. [S12544] Local news item, Springfield Missouri Republican, 16 Sep 1916, shows decree granted yesterday, by default.
  17. [S12543] "Sues Husband For Divorce," Springfield Missouri Republican, 22 Jul 1916.
  18. [S12541] Marriages Licenses, Newton Co., Missouri, R:480, W. J. Morris and Gertie Anna Matney, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  19. [S12542] "Marriage Licenses," Miner and Mechanic, 7 Sep 1917, shows license issued to W. J. Morris, of Kansas City, and Gertie Anna Jones, of Springfield.
  20. [S12557] "Summons," Reno Gazette-Journal, 4 Sep 1929, William J. Morris, plaintiff, vs. Anna Gertrude Morris, defendant, shows date, county and state, and grounds.
  21. [S12558] "Decrees Granted," Reno Gazette-Journal, 2 Dec 1929, shows granted but not date.
  22. [S12546] William F. Pool household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri.
  23. [S12547] William F. Pool household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri.
  24. [S12544] Local news item, Springfield Missouri Republican, 16 Sep 1916.
  25. [S5263] W. J. Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lincoln Co., Colorado.
  26. [S12560] Anna Whiles obituary, The San Diego Union and Daily Bee, shows at 52 at death 17 Dec 1947, born Mansfield, Missouri, resident of El Cahon 18 yrs, and husband.
  27. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Anna G Whiles, shows father's surname as Jones.
  28. [S12546] William F. Pool household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows girl as daughter of Gertrude's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  29. [S12547] William F. Pool household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows girl as daughter of Gertie's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  30. [S12546] William F. Pool household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  31. [S12547] William F. Pool household, 1910 U.S. Census, Wright Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.