Carol Creighton Burnett
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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~joneshuff/Biographies/Edgar,%20Fred,%20Hubert,%20Mabel,%20Lester%20Jones.jpg Mabel as a young girl | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~joneshuff/Biographies/Edgar,%20Fred,%20Hubert,%20Mabel,%20Lester%20Jones.jpg Mabel as a young girl | ||
| − | Mabel Eudora "Mae" Jones was born 30 Jul 1885 in [[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell County]], [[Arkansas]], daughter of Ferdinand C "F C" Jones (1854-1933) by his wife Sarah Eudora "Dora" Haney (1857-1943). "F.C. Jones owned and operated a mercantile store in Belleville, Arkansas."[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~joneshuff/Biographies/Jones_Biographies_1.htm] She still lived in Arkansas when she married William "Bill" Creighton about 1905. They had two daughters Eudora in 1907 and Ina in 1911 in Arkansas. They divorced and Bill died shortly afterward. | + | Mabel Eudora "Mae" Jones was born 30 Jul 1885 in [[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell County]], [[Arkansas]], daughter of Ferdinand C "F C" Jones (1854-1933) by his wife Sarah Eudora "Dora" Haney (1857-1943). "F.C. Jones owned and operated a mercantile store in Belleville, Arkansas."[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~joneshuff/Biographies/Jones_Biographies_1.htm] She still lived in Arkansas when she married William "Bill" Creighton about 1905. They had two daughters Eudora in 1907 and Ina in 1911 in Arkansas. They divorced and Bill died shortly afterward. (Carol Burnett, in her autobiography, states that her cousins told her that Ina was not the daughter of Bill Creighton, but rather of Mr Melton.) |
| − | Mabel married secondly to Herman Melton. At some point, Mabel moved to Texas where in the early 1930s her daughter Ina was married to Joseph Burnett. | + | Mabel married secondly to Herman Melton. (Carol was not able to find the marriage certificate, and supposes that they did not actually marry.) At some point, Mabel moved to Texas where in the early 1930s her daughter Ina was married to Joseph Burnett. |
After Ina and Joseph had their first daughter Carol in 1933, she was left with Mabel, who Carol always called "Nanny" to raise, while Ina and Joseph moved to California, apparently to pursue a career in the entertainment industry (television and film). | After Ina and Joseph had their first daughter Carol in 1933, she was left with Mabel, who Carol always called "Nanny" to raise, while Ina and Joseph moved to California, apparently to pursue a career in the entertainment industry (television and film). | ||
