There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. He was in Georgetown, Guyana on November 18, 1978 with the Jonestown Basketball Team. It was the greatest single loss of American civilian life in a deliberate action until the September 11 attacks in 2001. His father was an alcoholic Klansman and he claimed his mother was part Cherokee Indian. Astrological Sign: Taurus. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. In 1963, he moved to Brazil. Oops, we were unable to send the email. There is no Heaven up there, so we're going to have to make Heaven down here. Jones also sought to disrupt familial bonds, positioning himself as the "father of all.". Official Sites. He got married quite young, to a nurse four years older than him in 1949. Responsible for the largest mass suicide in human history (909 dead). Jones took the vision seriously and decided to move his congregation to Ukiah, California, in the Redwood Valley region north of San Francisco. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. He was very self-assured on stage. Jones began his own religious quest around the age of 10. He didnt portray himself as a communist. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? The stories of his early life are now shrouded in the haze of lost and constructed memories. He and Marceline adopted a part-Native American child named Agnes, three Korean children, Stephanie, Lew and Suzanne, and in 1961 were the first white couple in Indianapolis to adopt a black child, a boy they named James Warren Jones, Jr. At times, he would interrupt other young people's events and insist that they read the bible with him. Siblings (all adoptive) Stephanie Jones (died in 1959); Suzanne Jones; Agnes Pauline Jones; Stephan Gandhi Jones; James Warren (Jimmie) Jones, Jr.; Timothy Glenn Tupper (Day) Jones; John Moss Brown Jones; Jim Jon (Kimo) Prokes; (?) "[32] Tom Reiterman, a biographer of Jones, wrote that Jones's attraction to religion was strongly influenced by his desire for a family. Jones actions were ahead of his time, and residents who felt threatened by integration targeted Jones and the Temple with intimidation and assaults. It is said that as a child, he would hold . On November 18, 1978, Ryan toured Jonestown with a television crew in tow. Add to your scrapbook. Political pressures resulting from Jones' actions caused hospital officials to desegregate the wards. Kennedy, known in the community for her religious zeal, took Jones to church multiple times a week. In 1960, he was appointed the Director of Human Rights Commission by Democratic Mayor Charles Boswell. Jim Jones was born during the Great Depression. That's what I say about my relatives, but you won't say it. However, after an attack on Ryan, the delegation left abruptly, taking with them 15 members who agreed to leave the Temple. In all, more than 900 people died at Jonestown276 of them were children. He frequently stole candy from merchants in the town; his mother was required to pay for his thefts. [37], Jones disliked playing sports because he hated losing, so he served as coach on sports teams he organized with younger children. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Research blog about Jim Jones, cult leader, creator of Peoples Temple and infamous for the Jonestown massacre. Non-Temple Relatives : A system error has occurred. // cutting the mustard There, he attended Indiana University Bloomington. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. The people in his community found his idolization of Nazi Germany disturbing. We have set your language to A Methodist superintendent helped him get a start in the church. (Enter your ZIP code for information on American Experience events and screening in your area.). Family members linked to this person will appear here. [38] While he was attending a baseball game in Richmond, Jones was bothered by the treatment of African Americans who attended the game. Born James Warren Jones in Crete, Indiana, near Lynn, he was the son of James and Lynetta Thurman Jones. He killed stray animals as a child and occasionally held funerals for them. Another ex-member of the group, Deborah Layton Blakely, had been speaking publicly against Jones as well. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Family (3) Spouse In the world of documentary, there have been even more: Jonestown: Paradise Lost (2007), CNN Presents: Escape From Jonestown (2008), Seconds From Disaster, "Jonestown Cult Suicide" episode (2012), and Witness to Jonestown (2013). His family went through an economic crisis during the Great Depression and had to move to Lynn, Indiana, in 1934. Kennedy died talking about something he couldn't even understand, some kind of generalized love, and he never even backed it up. Failed to delete memorial. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Jones named the settlement Jonestown, after himself. Weve updated the security on the site. "Love is the only weapon with which I've got to fight." His parents separated in 1948 and he went to live with his mother in Richmond, Indiana. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Jones took night classes at Butler University to continue his education, finally earning a degree in secondary education in 1961ten years after enrolling. After the delegation left, Jones Red Brigade armed guards opened fire on them and managed to kill Ryan and 4 others. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. .css-m6thd4{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:block;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:Gilroy,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;font-size:1.125rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:bold;color:#323232;text-transform:capitalize;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-m6thd4:hover{color:link-hover;}}Pablo Escobar. Armed guards stood at the compound's perimeter. Soon Jones branched out on his own, forming the Wings of Deliverance church in 1955. Fearful of a plot against him, he started conducting suicide drills. Received a degree in secondary education from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana (1961). Playing a Part He led the Peoples Temple, a doomsday cult, between 1955 and 1978. With his trademark dark glasses, suits and slicked-back black hair, Jones was an impressive figure at the pulpit. Try again later. This area was believed to be one of 9 places on earth that would be safe during a global nuclear war. [9], The unhappy marriage of Jones's parents came to an end when the couple finally separated in 1945 and eventually divorced. His son, Stephen Gandhi Jones, who was not present in Jonestown that day, would later confirm his father's drug addiction. 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. 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. His fiery rhetoric and remarkable "healings" continued to draw new members into the fold. James Thurman Jones was born on 21 October 1887 in Lynn, Indiana, USA. Jones took a job working as an orderly in a hospital where he met his future wife, Marceline. In 1978, Leo Ryan along with other congress delegates attended a party hosted by Jones. Despite the fall, he continued to claim that he possessed special powers. Jones, on the other hand, chose a different way out. Martin Luther King died with love! "Love is the only weapon." Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Failed to report flower. Attended and graduated from Richmond High School in Richmond, Indiana in 1948. Political pressure from Jones made quite a few hospitals desegregate the wards. Jones eventually relocated to Guyana in July 1977. James Warren Jones was born on May 13, 1931, in the rural community of Crete, Indiana, to James Thurman Jones and Lynetta Putnam. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Jim Jones (1452)? [11][10], According to multiple Jones biographers, his mother had "no natural maternal instincts" and frequently neglected her son. Jim Jones was born during the Great Depression. ' In December 1977, his mother Lynetta Jones died at Jonestown.In 1978, a group of ex-members calling themselves the Committee of Concerned Relatives published literature that likened Jonestown to a concentration camp, complete with torture. He was the only son of James Thurman Warren Jones Sr. (1887-1951) and Lynetta Putnam (1902-1977). Surrounded by his inner circle, he either shot himself or was shot in the head. He was also responsible for the death of Congressman Leo Ryan, who was on a visit to the Jonestown Temple to investigate human rights violation allegations against Jones. An observant child, Jones began taking what he learned at these different houses of worship and started preaching to other children in the community. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. There was a problem getting your location. [5], Although his strange religious practices stood out the most to his neighbors, they also reported that he misbehaved in more serious ways. Failed to delete flower. He was the son of James Thurman Jones, a disabled World . 3. I'll fight! Meanwhile back at Jonestown, Jones launched what he called his "revolutionary suicide" campaign. I believe the mother is Agnes Paulette (Jones), and my biological siblings Jim Arthur Bishop Stephanie Lynn Bishop and William Dillon Dean (Billie Jones). When Jones was accidentally placed in the black ward of a hospital after a collapse in 1961, he refused to be moved; he began to make the beds and empty the bed pans of black patients. [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. 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