As the church grew, however, the sermons on equality and tolerance were belied by his own increasing demands for personal loyalty and obedience. If you see me as your friend, i'll be your friend. In the 1950s, he became a preacher and founded a church in Indianapolis, Indiana, called the "Wings of Deliverance," which he later renamed the "Peoples Temple Full Gospel. Try again later. Jones's father was associated with the Indiana branch of the Ku Klux Klan, which was very popular in Depression-era Indiana. He described being a young hellion in his Indiana hometown: I was considered the trash of the neighborhood. He identified with the underdog, fighting off kids who bullied other children, rescuing stray pets, and taking home beggars. When Guyanese authorities arrived at Jonestown on November 19, 1978, the only survivor present was Hyacinth Thrash, a 76-year-old black woman who had joined Peoples Temple in Indianapolis. John Victor Stoen; (grandchildren) William Dillon Dean Jones; James Arthur (Jimbo) Bishop Jones; Stephanie Jones aka Stephanie Lynn Bishop; Michael Ray Jones; Stephanie Brown aka Stefanie Jamelle Morgan; Chaeoke Warren Jones; Monyelle Maylene Jones; Marchelle Jacole Jones. High Quality pictures of Jim Jones house in Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones and a parrot on a roof in Redwood Valley, Rare photo of Jim Jones in Redwood Valley. He then adopted 3 children of partial non Caucasian ancestry and called it the rainbow family. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. The stories that Jones told of his young life were more morality tales than biographical reflections. She gave Jones a Bible and encouraged him to study it and taught him to follow the holiness code of the Nazarene Church. Having grown up an outsider, Jones empathized with the downtrodden, the poor, the non-whites in society. James Thurman Jones lived a full life, October 3, 1931 to August 17th, 2018. Much of what is known about Jones early life came from his own later recollections. He claimed that he stole the Pentecostal pastor's Bible and put cow manure on Acts 2:38. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. The stories of his early life are now shrouded in the haze of lost and constructed memories. An autopsy on Jones revealed that he had a level of the barbiturate pentobarbital that would have killed a normal person, thus indicating that he had built up a long-term habit to using the drug. This account has been disabled. All Rights Reserved. Jones often preached over the loudspeaker system at Jonestown. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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. He worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator for English Construction Company and Counts and Dobbs Inc., that helped to build many of the local roads and bridges that we travel on today . There is a problem with your email/password. Bullshit! We strive for accuracy and fairness. Jones parents were James Thurman Jones, a veteran of the Great Warand victim of mustard gas who lived on disability payments, and the much younger Lynetta Jones, a feisty, independent woman who would eventually follow her son to Guyana. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. The Temple ran a free restaurant, and homes for the elderly and mentally ill. As part of his teachings, Jones discouraged sex and romantic relationships. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. He then moved to San Francisco's Fillmore district in 1965. His exact religious faith is something of a mystery. Jim Jones and his wife Marceline were the first white couple to adopt a Black child in Indiana in 1961. He was later found on the floor of the Jonestown pavilion, the camp's main gathering area, with his wife Marceline, nurse Annie Moore, and other top group members. Jones also claimed to be the father of Grace Stoen's son John Victor. There was a problem getting your location. In those days a parent was supposed to go with a child to school functions. This was known as the Jonestown massacre. Martin Luther King died with love! Kennedy, known in the community for her religious zeal, took Jones to church multiple times a week. The motive of the mass suicide, according to Jones was to protest the conditions of an inhumane world. Jones is believed to have shot himself in the head at the final stage of the mass suicide and was found dead at the scene with a gunshot wound on the back of his head. James Warren Jones was born on May 13, 1931, in the rural community of Crete, Indiana, to James Thurman Jones and Lynetta Putnam. Try again later. Family members linked to this person will appear here. A major source of Jones unhappiness with various mainstream churches was segregation. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. According to Jones and a childhood friend, Jones' father was associated with the Ku Klux Klan. The temple was then moved to California. Jones also sought to disrupt familial bonds, positioning himself as the "father of all.". Jim Jones was best known as the cult leader of the Peoples Temple who led more than 900 followers in a mass suicide known as the Jonestown Massacre. He got a job as a student pastor at the Somerset Methodist Church in a poor, predominantly white neighborhood in Indianapolis. James Thurman Jones Born 21 Oct 1887 in Indiana, United States Ancestors Son of John Henry Jones and Mary Catherine (Shank) Jones [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of Lynetta (Putnam) Jones married 20 Dec 1926 in Indiana, United States [uncertain] Descendants Father of James Warren Jones While Jones quoted and used the Bible extensively, visitors to the Jones household were surprised to find no Bibles or religious pictures anywhere in the house, and the family never said grace at mealtimes. She is one of six people who died in Jonestown, Guyana prior to 11/18/1978. . Attended and graduated from Richmond High School in Richmond, Indiana in 1948. There, he observed that people with money are attracted to faith healing and such services and these financial resources can be helpful in his goals. Cyanide Poisoning Gun Shots Status Dead Suicide News Reports Jonestown Cult Ended In Mass Suicide 13 Things You Should Know About Cult Massacre He was a mason in the construction industry prior to retirement. They attended a summer religious convention at a nearby Pentecostal church, participating in services four times a week. Born on May 13, 1931, in Crete (near Lynn), Indiana, Jim Jones was a notorious cult leader. He, on the other hand, had several adulterous relationships, including one with a church administrator, Carolyn Layton, with whom he had a son. Jones was able to quote Bible passages from an early age. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Thanks for your help! In 1959, the couple had their first and only biological child - a son named Stephan Gandhi Jones. [52] In 1950, the couple unofficially adopted Marceline's nephew Ronnie, who moved into their home for four years. But, some didnt. There was an error deleting this problem. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. In Indianapolis, he served as a student pastor in the Methodist Church in 1952 but chose to found his own church, Peoples Temple, in 1956. Asked his followers to call him "Father" during this period. [19] Jones began to develop a desire to become a preacher as a youth and began to practice preaching in private. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. He asked himself, How can I demonstrate my Marxism? He explored every church in town Quaker, Nazarene, Methodist, Apostolic and the Church of Christ throwing himself into their particular rituals before becoming disillusioned and moving on to the next. To use this feature, use a newer browser. ). She lived in Redwood Valley, California before she moved to Jonestown, Guyana. In 1934 during the Great Depression Jones' parents due to economic struggle were forced to move Premium Jim Jones Guyana It is said that as a child, he would hold . He moved to Bloomington, Indiana. [25] When he could not get any children to attend his funerals, he would perform the services alone. I'd like to choose my own kind of death, for a change. Research blog about Jim Jones, cult leader, creator of Peoples Temple and infamous for the Jonestown massacre. Jones also worked as an orderly at a local hospital. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Oops, something didn't work. In November 1978, Congressman Leo Ryan led a fact-finding mission to Jonestown, to determine if the reports of sexual slavery, death threats and other stories of mistreatment were true. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. He was born January 8, 1927 in Arkansas to Ewell and Myrtle (Hively) Jones. Jim was always intolerant about the racial discrimination seen in America, mainly because of his own experiences as an outcast. Weve updated the security on the site. [20] When Jones returned to Lynn in the autumn, he offended his community by giving explicit explanations of sexual reproduction to young children. [40][41] Jones and his mother lost the financial support of their relatives following the divorce. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. He first investigated Belo Horizonte, Brazil, also described in the article, living there for over a year with his family, but decided to return to the United States. Jones took the vision seriously and decided to move his congregation to Ukiah, California, in the Redwood Valley region north of San Francisco. Publicity Listings Learn more about merges. Several others ran into the jungle to escape the onslaught, while those remaining were taken back to Jonestown. Jones's strong opposition to the Methodist church's racial segregationist practices was an early on strain their marriage. | Please reset your password. Childhood Several can be collected from interviews, sermons, the recollections of his mother, and a couple of rambling attempts that Jones made to record his life story on tape recordings. The next time a childhood acquaintance, Max Knight, saw Jones in Indiana was many years later. It was the greatest single loss of American civilian life in a deliberate action until the September 11 attacks in 2001. He married Marceline after his first term on June 12, 1949. There is a problem with your email/password. As the head of the Indianapolis Human Rights Commission, Jones desegregated movie theaters, restaurants, the telephone company, hospitals and the city police department. Jones took night classes at Butler University to continue his education, finally earning a degree in secondary education in 1961ten years after enrolling. Their first home was in Bloomington, where Marceline worked in a nearby hospital while Jones attended college. "[32] Tom Reiterman, a biographer of Jones, wrote that Jones's attraction to religion was strongly influenced by his desire for a family. You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. Born here in Bedford County, he remained as a resident the majority of his life. Her work helped lay the foundation for modern codebreaking today. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. [5], Although his strange religious practices stood out the most to his neighbors, they also reported that he misbehaved in more serious ways. googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || []; Jim Jones attracted a large following to his Peoples Temple through sermons on tolerance, social responsibility and community. Cult Leader James Warren "Jim" Jones was born on May 13, 1931, in Crete, Indiana, and was responsible for the deaths of roughly 900 of his followers in 1978, in what became known as the Jonestown Massacre. Try again later. Willie Brown was one of them. If you see something that doesnt look right, .css-47aoac{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.0625rem;text-decoration-color:inherit;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:#A00000;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-47aoac:hover{color:#595959;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;}contact us! From left to right - John Paul Jones (Jim's uncle), Sarah Florence Jones (Jim's aunt), James Thurman Jones (Jim's father), John Henry Jones (Jim's . He was shot down. I thought you might like to see a memorial for James Thurman Jones I found on Findagrave.com. Born in 1931, James Warren Jones, the only child of James Thurman Jones and Lynetta Putnam, was raised in a small Indiana town in the middle of the Great Depression. [28][29] At times, he would put other children into life-threatening situations and tell them he was guided by the Angel of Death. Jim Jones was born during the Great Depression. He was agitated by open communists in the USA. Young Memories Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. There, he attended Indiana University Bloomington. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. However Jones was becoming more and more of a dictator. James Thurman Jones (grandparent) Lynetta Putnam (grandparent) Trivia (4) Only natural son of Rev. What is less well-known is that, despite hailing from such a small nuclear family, Jim Jones had at least 29 first cousins on his father's side of the family. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of James Jones (7287108)? Had some association with Father Divine, and his ministry, and later with Divine's widow; he was hoping to merge their Peace Mission with the People's Temple. They would receive a cup with a red liquid that they were told contained poison, which they were ordered to drink. Jim Jones was born in a rural community in Indiana close to the border of Ohio. After the mass suicide of his followers, Jones and a close aide shot themselves. A total of 914 people died that day at Jonestown in a mass-suicide, including 276 children, although later investigation indicated a number of the people were murdered by shooting or by forced lethal injection. Jones then named this settlement after himself, calling it Jonestown. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Playing a Part [30] Jones played dictator with the other children, forcing them to goosestep in unison and hitting the children who failed to obey his orders. Please try again later. In the late 1950s, Jones made visits to see Father Divine, a charismatic black preacher with a multiracial congregation. Jim Jones was born during the Great Depression. Jim received several humanitarian awards in Northern California, owing to his work with the poor and the under privileged. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. He was intrigued by their pageantry, their unity, and the absolute power wielded by Hitler. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. In all, more than 900 people died at Jonestown276 of them were children. He started integrating police stations, Hospitals, churches, restaurants, etc. Non-Temple Relatives : Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. He explained his suicide as a revolutionary act condemning the inhumane world. } This account has been disabled. Thanks for your help! He developed many unusual behaviors as a youth and became increasingly disliked by his community. When Jones began attending school, his extended family threatened to cut off their financial assistance unless his mother took a job, forcing her to work outside the home. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. This church was noted for its equal treatment of White and Black Americans, and preached racial equality and social justice. One of the defectors, Patricia Parks, was also killed. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. [14][15] Many women in Lynn felt sorry for Jones, and he was frequently invited into the homes of his neighbors who provided him with meals, clothing, and other gifts. The extent of his authority meant that his eventual breakdown transformed a personal tragedy into one of the largest mass deathsin American history. The US Army and the US Air Force mobilized graves registration teams to move the bodies back to the US for burial by their relatives, in a mass casualty operation. Members worked for low or no wages, pooled their resources and benefited from the common good. His mother Lynetta (Putman) Jones worked odd jobs throughout the region, while his father James Thurman Jones was disabled during World War 1 and increasingly sunk into alcoholism. when he met German prisoners of war passing through their community en route to a detention facility. He gained notoriety when the Temple moved to San Francisco in the early 1970s. He arranged a huge convention from June11 to June 15, 1956. Death Year: 1978, Death date: November 18, 1978, Death City: Jonestown, Death Country: Guyana, Article Title: Jim Jones Biography, Author: Biography.com Editors, Website Name: The Biography.com website, Url: https://www.biography.com/crime/jim-jones, Publisher: A&E; Television Networks, Last Updated: September 14, 2022, Original Published Date: April 2, 2014. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? World War I VeteranHe was gassed in the trenches during the War and suffered ill health the rest of his life. His father struggled to earn a living as a mystic fortune teller. Born James Warren Jones in Crete, Indiana, near Lynn, he was the son of James and Lynetta Thurman Jones. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. [his last words from his death tape] We didn't commit suicide; we committed an act of revolutionary suicide protesting the conditions of an inhumane world. At various points he admitted to being an atheist and agnostic, though he declared himself a prophet, an avatar for various religious figures, or a god himself so he wasn't truly an atheist. James came from Baptist and Quaker lineages but Lynetta had doubts about a sky god and laughed off the neighbors who were sure she was going to hell straighter than a bird could fly. Jones father was emotionally absent and his mother was constantly working, so neither had much time or desire to discipline their son. Resend Activation Email. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Jim Jones I found on Findagrave.com. I've got cutlasses I've got dynamite. Add to your scrapbook. However, the guilt of leaving behind the Indiana struggle of civil rights made him return. On November 18, 1978, in what became known as the Jonestown Massacre, Jones led more than 900 men, women and children to their deaths in a mass suicide via cyanide-laced punch (spawning the metaphor "Don't Drink the Kool-Aid"). Try again later. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. (Enter your ZIP code for information on American Experience events and screening in your area.). As the self-proclaimed messiah of the Peoples Temple religious cult, Jones promised his followers utopia if they followed him. It was the greatest single loss of American civilian life in a deliberate action until the September 11 attacks in 2001. Leo's entourage, along with fifteen defectors, were ambushed and killed by Jones' people on the airstrip as they attempted to leave. [36] The events at the ball game brought discrimination against African Americans to Jones's attention and influenced his strong aversion to racism. Jones, on the other hand, chose a different way out. There they were attacked by Peoples Temple gunmen sent by Jones. Why the change? Nobody gave me love, any understanding. Drag images here or select from your computer for James Thurman Jones memorial. As they were boarding the airplane, a truckload of Jones' guards arrived and began shooting at the Ryan party. Jim Jones (1931-1978) and Marceline Jones (1927-1978). Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). (A persistent myth is that members 'drank the Kool-Aid", which was much more expensive for hundreds of people.) His son, Stephen Gandhi Jones, who was not present in Jonestown that day, would later confirm his father's drug addiction. Do you have by any chance a photo of Jim's father? English -- just outside of Lynn -- on May 13, 1931. | // cutting the mustard [24], Jones developed an intense interest in religion and social doctrines. Please reset your password. Failed to report flower. [8][9][10] In Lynn, the family attempted to earn an income through farming, but again met with failure when Jones's father's health further deteriorated. As a youth, Jones developed an affinity for Pentecostalism and desired to be a preacher. He would have his followers practice mass suicide by calling upon them at all hours to practice drinking harmless liquids (usually Kool-aid) to show their devotion (they were not told if the drinks were harmless or lethal). War injuries hampered the ability of his father, James Thurman Jones, to provide either material or emotional support for his son. [7], The financial difficulties caused by his father's illness led to marital problems between Jones's parents. He had that coal black hair and piercing eyes that would look right through you.. Jimmy decided to stage an elaborate funeral for the other school. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Jonestown was a means to create a paradise for socialists and a place far away from media scrutiny. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/james-warren-jones-1841.php. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Oops, we were unable to send the email. There he had a chance to reinvent himself. Religious leader George Baker, also known as Father Divine, founded the Universal Peace Mission Movement in the 1920s. I have a picture of my birth mother pregnant with me. 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