Early Life
African American, Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee on May 12, 1906. He dropped out of school but eventually started boxing at age 18. He was 1.75m (5' 9") tall and weighed 145 pounds.
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“... business training in early life should not be regarded solely as insurance against destitution in the case of an emergency. For from business experience women can gain, too, knowledge of the world and of human beings, which should be of immeasurable value to their marriage careers. Self-discipline, co-operation, adaptability, efficiency, economic management,—if she learns these in her business life she is liable for many less heartbreaks and disappointments in her married life.”
—Hortense Odlum (1892–?)