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Martha Jane Jones

Martha Jane Jones

Female 1917 - 1990  (73 years)

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  • Name Martha Jane Jones  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
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    Marriage License Jones Emhardt
    Marriage License Jones Emhardt
    Marriage Certificate for  Jones  Emhardt
    Marriage Certificate for Jones Emhardt
    Born 27 May 1917  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1920  Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 3; Age: 3 7/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter 
    Residence 1930  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter 
    Residence 1935  Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 23 Apr 1936  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    At the Kentucky Derby as model. 
    Martha at the Derby 1936
    Martha at the Derby 1936
    Residence 01 Apr 1940  50 West 86th St., New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    50 W 86th
    50 W 86th
    Residence 1944  46 Perry St., Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    46 Perry St.
    46 Perry St.
    46 Perry St. 2014
    46 Perry St. 2014
    Residence 1949  128 Charles St., Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Arrival 20 Apr 1949  Southampton, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Age: 31 
    Arrival 10 Jun 1949  New York City, , New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Martha Jones Emhardt Passport
    Martha Jones Emhardt Passport
    Residence Nov 1952  219 West 16th St., New York, NY, NY USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Address 12 Oct 1957  21 Monroe Place, Brooklyn, Kings, NY, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Sep 1958  175 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 19 Jun 1990  New York, New York, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12, 13, 14
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    Residence 1993  New York, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I405  Rofheart - Jones Family Tree too...
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2018 

    Father Evan Owen Jones, Jr.,   b. 23 Dec 1897, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1984, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Norine Sorrell,   b. 20 Feb 1898, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1918, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 13 May 1916  Clark, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Family ID F164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Robert Christian Emhardt,   b. 24 Jul 1914, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1994, Ojai, Ventura, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 22 Jul 1943  New York City, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 16
    Marriage License Jones Emhardt
    Marriage License Jones Emhardt
    Marriage Certificate for  Jones  Emhardt
    Marriage Certificate for Jones Emhardt
    Annulled 19 Sep 1950  New York City (All Boroughs), New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 17
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    Divorced 20 Sep 1950  New York, New York, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2018 
    Family ID F199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    The Peppermints by Martha Rofheart
    The Peppermints by Martha Rofheart
    Story by Martha Jones
    Story by Martha Jones
    Mom & her Dad and Cousin
    Mom & her Dad and Cousin
    Martha, Evan & Ruth W.
    Martha, Evan & Ruth W.
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    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
    Martha Jane and Evan Owen (her Dad)
    Martha Jane and Evan Owen (her Dad)
    Blue Eyed Girl
    Blue Eyed Girl
    Mother
    Mother
    model
    model
    Martha at the Derby 1936
    Martha at the Derby 1936
    Credits as Actress via Playbill
    Credits as Actress via Playbill
    Credits as Actress via Playbill
    Credits as Actress via Playbill
    Mom & Cousins
    Mom & Cousins
    The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com
    The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com
    50 W 86th
    50 W 86th
    Dramatics (B&W)
    Dramatics (B&W)
    Evan Jr & Martha Jane
    Evan Jr & Martha Jane
    Martha Jones Emhardt Passport
    Martha Jones Emhardt Passport
    Shoebox by Ancestry.com
    Shoebox by Ancestry.com
    Martha Jane Jones
    Martha Jane Jones
    46 Perry St.
    46 Perry St.
    Miss Jones
    Miss Jones
    Easter Sunday
    Easter Sunday
    Mom & her Grandparents
    Mom & her Grandparents
    Kentucky Derby Girl 1936
    Kentucky Derby Girl 1936
    Shoebox by Ancestry.com
    Shoebox by Ancestry.com
    Martha's Family List
    Martha's Family List
    Marriage License Jones Emhardt
    Marriage License Jones Emhardt
    Baump, Baumpa & M.J.
    Baump, Baumpa & M.J.
    Publicty shot for Fortune Made His Sword
    Publicty shot for Fortune Made His Sword
    Mom on sidewalk
    Mom on sidewalk
    Martha 1940 Census as Model
    Martha 1940 Census as Model
    Daughter of Mark Twain
    Daughter of Mark Twain
    Shoebox by Ancestry.com
    Shoebox by Ancestry.com
    Lady From Louisville
    Lady From Louisville
    mom
    mom
    Martha Bob Emhardt Summer Stock
    Martha Bob Emhardt Summer Stock
    Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle 1945
    Brooklyn NY Daily Eagle 1945
    Martha Jones Emhardt Passport
    Martha Jones Emhardt Passport
    46 Perry St. 2014
    46 Perry St. 2014
    Marriage Certificate for  Jones  Emhardt
    Marriage Certificate for Jones Emhardt
    Mom & her Grandmother
    Mom & her Grandmother
    Martha Jane - Easter
    Martha Jane - Easter

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D;), Number: 056-16-9915; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951.
      Birth date: 27 May 1917
      Birth place:
      Death date: 19 Jun 1990
      Death place: New York, New York, New York, United States of America

    2. [S145] Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries a;).
      Birth date: 27 May 1917
      Birth place: Jefferson, Kentucky

    3. [S43] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public;).
      Birth date: 27 May 1917
      Birth place:
      Residence date: 1993
      Residence place: New York, NY

    4. [S31] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: T627_2642; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 31-798.
      Birth date: abt 1919
      Birth place: Kentucky
      Residence date: 1 Apr 1940
      Residence place: New York, New York, New York, United States

    5. [S52] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Louisville Ward 12, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_582; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 209; Image: 177.

    6. [S154] Marriage License - NYC - Office of City Clerk, The City of New York, Office of City Clerk, Marriage License Bureau, (Name: The City of New York, Office of City Clerk, Marriage License Bureau; Location: New York City;), Marriage License.
      Marriage License Registered M 28242
      Know all men by this certificate, that any person authorized by law to perform marriage ceremonies within the State of New york to whom this may come, he, not knowing any lawful impediment thereto, is hereby authorized and empowered to solemnize the rites of matrimony between Ralph B. Rofheart of Brooklyn in the county of Kings and the State of New York and Martha J. Jones of New York in the county of New York and the State of New York, and to certify the same to be said parties or either of them under his hand and seal in his ministerial or official capacity and thereupon he is required to return his certificate in the form hereto annexed.
      From The Groom:
      Full Name : Ralph B. Rofheart
      Color : WH
      Place of Residence : 305 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn NY
      Age : 27 Oct. 8, 1925
      Occupation : Artist
      Place of Birth : Brooklyn, NY
      Full Name of Father : William A
      Country of Birth of Father : USA
      Full maiden name of Mother: Jessie Goldman
      Country of Birth of Mother: USA
      How many times have you been married : NONE
      FROM THE BRIDE:
      Full Name: Martha J. Jones
      Color: WH
      Place of Residence: 219 West 16th St, New York, NY
      Age: 27 May 27, 1925
      Occupation: Actress
      Place of Birth: Louisville, KY
      Full Name of Father: Evan O.
      Country of Birth of Father: USA
      Full maiden name of mother : Noreen Sorel
      Country of Birth of Mother : USA
      How many times have you been married: ONCE
      Full names of husbands: Robert Emhardt
      Are they living or dead: Living
      Are you a divorced person : NO , ANNULMENT
      When and where and against whom was the divorce or annulment or dissolution granted: SEPT. 19, 1950
      1. NYC
      2. MY FAVOR
      Where did you live last with each husband : NYC
      Grounds of the Divorce or Annulment : FALSE REPRESENTATION
      Where was defendant served with summons: NYC
      Did the defendant appear in person in court: NO
      Or by attorney : NO
      or serve answer: NO
      or file waiver : NO

    7. [S186] Certificate of Marriage Registration - Marriage License Number 16508, The City of New York, Office of City Clerk, Marriage License Bureau, (Name: The City of New York, Office of City Clerk, Marriage License Bureau; Location: 141 Worth Street, NY, NY;), number 16508.

    8. [S187] UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Class: BT26; Piece: 1252; Item: 23.

    9. [S155] UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    10. [S33] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Roll: 758; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0138; Image: 399.0; FHL microfilm: 2340493.

    11. [S68] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    12. [S6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    13. [S77] International, Find A Grave Index for Select Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    14. [S9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    15. [S95] Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    16. Details: Marriage Licence - NYC - Office of City Clerk 16508.

    17. [S154] Marriage License - NYC - Office of City Clerk, The City of New York, Office of City Clerk, Marriage License Bureau, (Name: The City of New York, Office of City Clerk, Marriage License Bureau; Location: New York City;), Marriage License - NYC - Office of City Clerk - M 28242.
      Marriage License Registered M 28242
      Know all men by this certificate, that any person authorized by law to perform marriage ceremonies within the State of New york to whom this may come, he, not knowing any lawful impediment thereto, is hereby authorized and empowered to solemnize the rites of matrimony between Ralph B. Rofheart of Brooklyn in the county of Kings and the State of New York and Martha J. Jones of New York in the county of New York and the State of New York, and to certify the same to be said parties or either of them under his hand and seal in his ministerial or official capacity and thereupon he is required to return his certificate in the form hereto annexed.
      From The Groom:
      Full Name : Ralph B. Rofheart
      Color : WH
      Place of Residence : 305 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn NY
      Age : 27 Oct. 8, 1925
      Occupation : Artist
      Place of Birth : Brooklyn, NY
      Full Name of Father : William A
      Country of Birth of Father : USA
      Full maiden name of Mother: Jessie Goldman
      Country of Birth of Mother: USA
      How many times have you been married : NONE
      FROM THE BRIDE:
      Full Name: Martha J. Jones
      Color: WH
      Place of Residence: 219 West 16th St, New York, NY
      Age: 27 May 27, 1925
      Occupation: Actress
      Place of Birth: Louisville, KY
      Full Name of Father: Evan O.
      Country of Birth of Father: USA
      Full maiden name of mother : Noreen Sorel
      Country of Birth of Mother : USA
      How many times have you been married: ONCE
      Full names of husbands: Robert Emhardt
      Are they living or dead: Living
      Are you a divorced person : NO , ANNULMENT
      When and where and against whom was the divorce or annulment or dissolution granted: SEPT. 19, 1950
      1. NYC
      2. MY FAVOR
      Where did you live last with each husband : NYC
      Grounds of the Divorce or Annulment : FALSE REPRESENTATION
      Where was defendant served with summons: NYC
      Did the defendant appear in person in court: NO
      Or by attorney : NO
      or serve answer: NO
      or file waiver : NO
      Detail
      Marriage License
      Date
      November 19, 1952