Records of Robert Jones on Ancestry

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DNA

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Jones and the Jones Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Robert Jones Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Robert Jones family tree.

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Jones Genealogy Databases

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Some Famous People called Robert Jones

Robert JonesWiki DetailRobert Jones VC (19 August 1857 - 6 September 1898) was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Robert Elijah JonesWiki DetailRobert Elijah Jones (1872?1960) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church in the U.
Robert G. JonesWiki DetailRobert Gambrell "Bob" Jones (born May 9, 1939) is a stock broker in Lake Charles who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1968-1972 and in the State Senate from 1972-1976.
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Robert E. JonesWiki DetailRobert Edward Jones (born 1927) is an American politician and judge in Oregon.
Robert Clive JonesWiki DetailRobert Clive Jones (born 1947) is one of the Federal Judges for the district of Nevada.
Robert "Fish" JonesWiki DetailRobert Fremont "Fish" Jones (??1930) was a Minneapolis, Minnesota businessman and showman.
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Other names that sound a bit like Jones

Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.

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