We had a goal that was attainable, not grand. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Stephan is the only living son of Jim Jones and his late wife (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; He was always aware of eyes on him, Stephan said. May 11, 1959 Stephanie dies in a car accident while returning to Indianapolisfrom Cincinnati. husband. Between them they had two children, Janila and Kennard Junior (LaShea), who was born in Jonestown on 4th February 1978. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. This backdrop of racial inequality would serve as an ideal setting for developing integrationist and liberal attitudes and Bob appears to have fallen into those views, attracting him to the Temple. Her adopted daughter from South Korea, Stephanie Jones died in 1959 in a tragic car accident. Its been 40 years since Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones led more than 900 of his followers to participate in the mass murder-suicide that would become the largest deliberate loss of American civilian life until Sept. 11, 2001. You can always change this later in your Account settings. It's a question of my son's future." He married his partner Mary Theresa Carter (informally known as Terry) and fathered a child, Chaeoke. Its not necessary here [in Jonestown].. Whether her relationship with Simon was prior to or coterminous with her relationship with Loretta is unknown. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Its full title is The Assassination of Representative Leo J. Ryan and the Jonestown, Guyana Tragedy. The next reference Roller makes to Tommy is on 12th August 1978, when she records Jones ruminating during a Peoples Rally on the decision he made to send him to Jonestown in the first place, almost three years prior. I went into the California Historical Society, and I had been given a lot of photographs of the Temple from across many years and I spent hours and hours identifying every photo, he said. Loretta had joined the church when it had still been based in Indiana, and she and her family had followed Jones to Redwood Valley, California. Brians only other mention in the diaries of Edith Roller is on 7th June 1978 when she mentions that Brian and another, Robert Paul, were raised in discussion of the Womens Meeting for not going to an Open House for the presentation of work by the children of Jonestown. Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State University. I mean, there are already jealousies and rivalries, and all of that going on, but it is heightened in a family that's got that kind of diversity, Stephan said of growing up with his diverse family. She was partner of Forrest Ray Jones. He was born in 1931 just two years after the collapse of the stock market. That was partly because we were enjoying our freedom. The idea of giving my life, losing my life probably in a violent, horrible way, yeah, I was kind of afraid of that, Stephan said. Stephan Jones recalled life with his father, Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones, on ABC's "Truth and Lies: Jonestown - Paradise Lost. To my son John Moss Jones, provided that he survives my death by six months, I give 10% (ten) percent of my estate. You need to be our avenging angels.. Woo! When I say true believer, I believed in all the things that Peoples Temple could have been, Jim Jr., explained. A second tree for Marceline Baldwin Jones - Jim Jones' wife - appears here. Eric Lew. He believed that in this mostly English-speaking South American country, Jonestown, could become a sort of utopia for his California-based congregation. cemeteries found in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Edith Roller records in her journal that Loretta and Deanna moved into Lorettas cottage together on 6th March 1978. From the first reference on 11th February 1978 she says that he went awry on the Learning Crew. 2007. Photos Courtesy of California Historical Society, Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. I really was coming to understand what it meant to be a part of something bigger than me, Stephan recalled. A third tree for John Moss Brown Jr. appears here. Birthplace: South Korea (Korea, Republic of) Death: November 18, 1978 (21) Guyana (Suicide by Poisonous Kool-Aid) Immediate Family: A system error has occurred. target_type: 'mix' She says that band members had been dancing and talking with local Guyanese after performances in Georgetown. Outside of the band, he worked as an insecticide sprayer, as well as undertaking general labour tasks for the Agricultural Department. is a list prepared by surviving Temple member Jim Randolph (December 12, 1978) as a means to identify bodies, establish family groups, and notify next-of-kin of the Jonestown dead. Don't go alone., There were many people that were dear to me and a good number of them that I was very dear to, Stephan Jones, 59, said. To those of my husband and children (except for Agnes Pauline Jones and Suzanne O. Jones [Cartmell] [brackets in original]), who survive my death by six months, I give equal portions of the remainder of my estate. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. He was born, and he looked at life and he listened to my father, listened to my mother, and he goes, Why did you bring me into this world? I didn't have that choice. He was buried at Earlham Cemetery in Richmond, Indiana.[1]. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? She is survived also by her grandchildren from Stephan and Jim Jr. including a basketball player for the University of San Diego. All six members of the family died on November 18. Shirley meanwhile was responsible for the arrangement of the band, and in the few film recordings that exist of the Express inperformance, she can be seen behind Deanna Wilkinson conducting the wind and percussion sections. James Warren Jones was an American preacher, political activist and mass murderer. Of the 918 Americans who lost their lives in the Jonestown massacre on Nov. 18, 1978, investigators determined 907 died from ingesting poison, including nearly 300 children. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Now I was the director of communications on our security team, so I knew what that code meant, okay? Born on 31st July 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee, Peter Holmes Junior was 46 years old in November 1978. When a person was written up by another resident for offences like stealing, fighting, talking negative about Dad, Mom, [the] cause, destroy[ing] property, they would be referred to the counselling teams who would have the power to refer that offender to the Learning Crew or, where the seriousness of the infraction warranted it, to the Peoples Rally. Her grandchildren, Billy Jones aka William Dillon Dean, Billie Jones; Jimbo Jones aka James Arthur Jones, James Arthur Bishop; Stephanie Jones aka Stephanie Lynn Bishop; and Michael Ray Jones all died in Jonestown, Guyana as well. So I wanted nothing to do with that but when I saw him at 5 years old wanting to learn basketball . There's some things about Jonestown I'm never going to deal with, and I'm okay with that, Jim Jones, Jr., 57, said in an interview for Truth and Lies: Jonestown - Paradise Lost. The mind's a dangerous neighborhood. In addition to this role, he is also recorded as having worked in the graphics shop and sawmill, as well as undertaking his high school education. Because all that mattered to my father was his perception of other people's perceptions of him.. He wasn't unique because he was a natural son. No record exists of his having fathered any children with Claudia, but this entry seems to indicate that they did indeed have at least one child. Lew and his family were founding members of the Peoples Temple in Indianapolis, Indiana, Lew's adopted father was the leader, Jim Jones. | J > Jones > Lew Eric (Unknown) Jones, Categories: Indianapolis, Indiana | Jonestown Deaths, 18 Nov 1978 | Redwood Valley, California | Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Indiana, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. She was not spoken of often in Jonestown, but when her name did come up, it was with anger and a sense of betrayal. I don't know what I would have done or could have done.. Notably she writes-up her bandmates for having accepted an alcoholic beverage at the home of a Guyana national who entertained them.. Don Scheid was born on 22nd July 1961 and was 17 in November 1978. Tom has written previously on criminal and constitutional law and works primarily in police station advocacy and mediation. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Some of his siblings were adopted, so they . Adoptive son : Lew Eric Jones; Adoptive son : James Warren Jones; Adoptive son : Timothy Glenn Tupper Jones Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts. Bob played the saxophone, as did Brian, and so they would have had ample time to speak about musical performances and styles. Garry Dartez Poncho Johnson is confirmed featuring as lead vocalist on the track Float On (Q174), originally released by The Floaters in 1977, when whilst ad-libbing, he sings, He is also attributed to the track The Greatest Love of All on Q174 when Marceline Jones states, [t]hanks for that song, Poncho. They would survive and both return home to California. CONTENT MAY BE COPYRIGHTED BY WIKITREE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I revoke all prior wills and codicils made by me. }); Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy | User published content is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Given his age, (15 in 1978), Shirley may have been simply concerned that he or other younger members of the Express may have been drinking alcohol while underage. Lew Eric Jones Home Lew Eric Jones Meet Stephan Gandhi Jones - Photos Of Late Jim Jones' Son With Wife Marceline Jones Stephan Gandhi Jones is the son of the notorious religious cult leader Jim Jones. Did You Know Hiroyuki Sanadas Ex-wife Satomi Tezuka Is Also An Actress? When this relationship began is unclear as he stated to Edith Roller in March of 1978 that he was a person who had always sought a companion.[9] The implication therein being that he did not have a companion at the time of his making that statement. Gave him a trouncing. 1978 November 18, 1978. - 1978) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Her leadership role was hardly therefore limited to the Express and Shirley was seemingly keen to take on responsibility. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple. His fingerprints also appear on a Guyana, S. A., Personal Identification fingerprint card dated May 27, 1977. Lew Eric Jones. "Dying for the cause" was something some former members said Jim Jones brought up regularly. Just one grandparent can lead you to many Her brothers Timothy Carter and Michael was in Jonestown and survived the tragedy by being sent on a final errand by Jim Jones. My father could in an instant identify what was most important to you and probably what you were most afraid of. She lived in Redwood Valley, California 95470 before she moved to Jonestown, Guyana where she lived in Troolie 6. It is of note however that despite their marital problems and her apparent bisexuality, Loretta remained married to Harold Cordell, even upon their emigration to Guyana in 1977. In the Express he played bass guitar and beyond that he also worked at the saw mill. Right? From Ms Rollers diary entry for that date it appears that Deanna was frustrated that the band would peel off after performances to dance with locals, and she argues that they should go directly to their dressing rooms. Her other adopted daughter from South Korea, Suzanne Jones, married Mike Cartmell and defected from the People's Temple in 1975 and died of cancer in 2006. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Oops, something didn't work. Signed on this Saturday the 6th day of August in the year 1977. Davenport states that around 1972, during one of our few real conversations, Loretta confided in me that she did not think that men really understood the needs and desires of women, or at least that Harold never really understood her. Not only did she sing, she played the piano alongside Loretta Cordell who had been playing for the Temple in California for some years. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? [13] Unfortunately little other information in relation to Oliver existed. view all Terry Jones's Timeline. human shock collars for sale vampire movies 1940s movie themed team names. He is married to his wife Kristi Jones since 1991. based on information from your browser. John Henry Jones 1848-1941 (1882) Mary Catherine Shank 1863-1918; James Thurman Jones 1887-1951; 1child Maternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts. A Californian born on 25th August 1952, Kennard played rhythm guitar for the Express following his arrival into Guyana on 15th March, and was aged 26 in November of 1978. It is very likely therefore that Lorettas marital friction was borne out of her own crisis of sexual identity. Birthdate: November 23, 1956. Jones convinced hundreds of his American followers to move to his compound, known as Jonestown, in the South American nation of Guyana. 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