The Political Graveyard: Jones family of Point Pleasant, West Virginia

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Jones family of Point Pleasant, West Virginia

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A. Y. Lloyd — of Spring Station, Woodford County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Father of Elizabeth 'Libby' Lloyd (who married Brereton Chandler Jones (1939-)).
		Political family: Jones family of Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

E. Bartow Jones (b. 1909) — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Born in Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va., July 29, 1909. Republican. Chair of Mason County Republican Party, 1940-54, 1961-63; candidate for West Virginia commissioner of agriculture, 1944; member of West Virginia state senate 4th District, 1949-56. Episcopalian. Member, Moose; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Married to Nedra Wilhelm; father of Brereton Chandler Jones and Bartow Ned Jones (1944-).
		Political family: Jones family of Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
		Image source: West Virginia Blue Book 1951

Nedra W. Jones (1909-2008) — also known as Nedra Wilhelm; Mrs. E. Bartow Jones — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va. Born August 14, 1909. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1932; candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1948. Female. Died in Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va., March 24, 2008 (age 98 years, 223 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Step-daughter of Seth Chandler Wilhelm; daughter of John Compton Waters and Susanna Dixon Heslop; married to E. Bartow Jones; mother of Brereton Chandler Jones and Bartow Ned Jones (1944-).
		Political family: Jones family of Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

Brereton Chandler Jones (b. 1939) — also known as Brereton C. Jones; Brerry Jones — of Point Pleasant, Mason County, W.Va.; Woodford County, Ky. Born in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, June 27, 1939. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mason County, 1965-68; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91; Governor of Kentucky, 1991-95. Episcopalian or Presbyterian. Member, Delta Sigma Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta Theta Pi. Still living as of 2014.

		Relatives: Son of E. Bartow Jones and Nedra W. Jones; brother of Bartow Ned Jones; married 1970 to Elizabeth 'Libby' Lloyd (daughter of A. Y. Lloyd (1908?-?)).
		Political family: Jones family of Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
		Cross-reference: Michael J. Hammons
		See also NNDB dossier

Bartow Ned Jones (b. 1944) — also known as B. Ned Jones — of Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born November 14, 1944. Democrat. Builder; member of West Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-94; appointed 1985. Episcopalian or Baptist. Still living as of 2004.

		Relatives: Son of E. Bartow Jones and Nedra W. Jones; brother of Brereton Chandler Jones (1939-); married to Fern Porter.
		Political family: Jones family of Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

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