Thanks for your help! Try again later. [10] When Jones started to attend school, his extended family threatened to cut off their financial assistance unless his mother got a job, forcing her to work outside her home. [8], Some who were close to Carolyn noted a change in her personality after she began her affair with Jones, from an amusing and free-thinking young woman to a "ruthless authoritarian". [189][190], In January 1977, Jones travelled to Cuba with Carlton Goodlett in order to establish an import-export trading relation with Cuba for a San Francisco Bay Area company that he had founded. [107] Possibly to distract Peoples Temple members from the issues facing their group, he told his Indiana congregation that the world would be engulfed by nuclear war on July 15, 1967, leading to a new socialist Eden on Earth, and that the Temple must move to Northern California for safety. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. "[24] He also portrayed the Temple as a "rainbow family". We have set your language to [233][234] A drink mixture of Flavor Aid and cyanide was handed out to the members of the community to drink. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. In the 1978 Jonestown massacre, more than 900 Americans drank a poisonous cocktailnot actual Kool-Aidlaced with deadly cyanide. [71] William Branham and the Latter Rain movement promoted the belief that individuals could become manifestations of God with supernatural gifts and superhuman abilities. [149] A doctor involved in the investigation accused Jones of "quackery" and challenged Jones to give tissue samples of the material he claimed fell off people when they were healed of cancer. [4], In 1974, Carolyn asked her parents if she could live with them in Berkeley for a few months; she was pregnant with Jones' child. They also discussed his desire to return to the United States. Nobody gave me love, any understanding. According to The Orlando Sentinel, Dr. David M. Gelmont, hospital director of medical intensive care, seemed convinced that Henson, who reportedly suffered two . [140][141] Armed guards with guns and crossbows surrounded the pavilion.[205]. James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 November 18, 1978) was an American preacher, political activist, and mass murderer. Sorry! Jones claimed that he was constructing a socialist paradise free from the oppression of the United States government. I found something dear today. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. After spending all day working, the community gathered each evening at the central pavilion to listen to Jones preach. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Jones developed connections with prominent California politicians and was appointed as chairman of the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission in 1975. Jones frequently warned his followers that there was an enemy seeking to destroy them. followed Jones to Guyana and the [87] His wife confided to her friends that he was becoming increasingly paranoid and fearful. Lessons on Soviet affiliations, Jones' crises, and the alleged "mercenaries" dispatched by Tim Stoen, who had defected from the Temple and turned against the group, were the topic of adult midnight lectures and classroom discussions of Jones' discourses about revolution and adversaries. In early 1954 Jones was dismissed from his position in the Methodist Church, ostensibly for stealing church funds,[56] though he later claimed he left the church because its leaders forbade him from integrating blacks into his congregation. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. [80] Archie Ijames assured Jones that the organization would tolerate his political beliefs,[81] and Jones was finally ordained by Disciples of Christ in 1964. [241] Peoples Temple's San Francisco headquarters was besieged by the media, angry protestors, and family members of the dead. In 1979, by the time he was merely 4 years old, on November 4th, Iranian militant students seized the US embassy in Teheran and held 52 American citizens and diplomats hostage for 444 days. [78], Jones made a second visit to Father Divine in 1958 to learn more about his practices. The article included allegations by Temple defectors of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.[147][168][169]. [4], In 1949, the Moore family returned to California. Larry was also a substitute teacher in Ukiah Unified School District which included Potter Valley High.When Potter Valley High was closed she taught French at Ukiah High School in nearby Ukiah. Marceline Jones died of poison, while Jim Jones died of a gunshot wound to the head. [14] She gave Jones a Bible and encouraged him to study it, teaching him to follow the holiness code of the Nazarene Church. Jones led them in prayers, chanting, and singing to ward off the impending attack. [98], Jones made a stop in Georgetown, Guyana on his way to Brazil. [83], During his time as commission director, Jones helped to racially integrate churches, restaurants, the telephone company, the Indianapolis Police Department, a theater, and an amusement park, and the Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital. [240][247] During the events at Jonestown, the three brothers drove to the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown to alert the authorities. He called the drills "White Nights". As a child, Jones developed an affinity for Pentecostalism and a desire to preach. In 1978, in the year of Jim Jon Prokes's passing, on November 18th, Jim Jones's Peoples Temple followers committed mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana - where they had moved, from San Francisco, as a group. [27] Jones would tell his future wife Marceline that Mao Tse-tung was his hero. [7][8] In Lynn, the family attempted to earn an income through farming, but again met with failure when Jones's father's health further deteriorated. He later moved the Temple to California in the mid-1960s, and gained notoriety with the move of the Temples headquarters to San Francisco in the early 1970s. In contrast to his peers, Jones was known to dress in his Sunday church clothes every day of the week. [39] To support himself, Jones began working as an orderly at Richmond's Reid Hospital in 1946. Carolyn Louise Moore Layton (July 13, 1945 November 18, 1978[1]) was a leadership figure within Peoples Temple and a long-term partner of Temple leader Jim Jones. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Her sexual relationship with Jones led to the birth of their son Jim-Jon Prokes (1975-1978), known as Kimo in the community. I found what you wanted me to find. Carolyn informed her friends and family of her plans to marry Alexandre and remain in France, studying philosophy. He led the Peoples Temple, a new religious movement, between 1955 and 1978. He lived in San Francisco, California before he moved to Jonestown, Guyana. The court file was sealed, and the judge ordered that records of the arrest be destroyed. Jones and the events that occurred at Jonestown have had a defining influence on society's perception of cults . This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. [140][146][147] Jones forged alliances with key columnists and others at the San Francisco Chronicle and other press outlets that gave Jones favorable press during his early years in California. [134], Members who rebelled against Jones's control were punished with reduced food rations, harsher work schedules, public ridicule and humiliations, and sometimes with physical violence. [167], Jones left Ijames to oversee Jonestown while he returned to the United States to continue his efforts to combat the negative press. [41] During his time at University, Jones was impressed by a speech which Eleanor Roosevelt delivered about the plight of African-Americans, and he began to espouse support for communism and other radical political views for the first time. 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When 2 or more people share their unique perspectives, [6] The engagement was dissolved, however, and Carolyn returned to Davis, sharing a house with seven girlfriends. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Law enforcement intervened to protect the media and other figures who were purported to be targeted. [218] His delegation included relatives of Temple members, an NBC camera crew, and reporters for several newspapers. Carolyn Louise Moore Layton (July 13, 1945 - November 18, 1978) was a leadership figure within Peoples Temple and a long-term partner of Temple leader Jim Jones.Along with other inner circle members, she assisted in the planning of the mass murder-suicide that took place in Jonestown, Guyana on November 18, 1978. In June 1978, Deborah Layton, a Peoples Temple member who escaped Jonestown six months before the massacre, provided the group with a further affidavit detailing crimes by the Temple and substandard living conditions in Jonestown. Jones became progressively more controlling of his followers in Peoples Temple, which at its peak had over 3,000 members. Place of Birth : Oakland, California. This page was last edited on 27 December 2022, at 21:51. As the Temple's membership grew, Jones created an armed security group to ensure order among his followers and to guarantee his own personal safety. [243] The FBI later recovered the 45-minute audio recording of the mass poisoning in progress. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Average Age & Life Expectancy to our database of 147 people with the last name Prokes that have a birth and death date listed. based on information from your browser. Large community outreach projects were organized, and Temple members were bussed to perform work and community service across the region. [21] At times, he would put other children into life-threatening situations and tell them he was guided by the Angel of Death. "[8], Over the years, Carolyn continued to write letters to her family, extolling Jones' virtues and defending the relationship. Jones reluctantly returned to Indiana. [93], In June 1959, Jones and his wife had their only biological child, naming him Stephan Gandhi. Carolyn was born on July 13 1945, in Sacramento California. Oops, something didn't work. //-->. The drills served to keep the members of Jonestown fearful of venturing outside of the commune. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. [97] Jones began to look for a way to escape the destruction he believed was imminent. In 1946, the family moved to Youngstown, Ohio, where John was pastor of Himrod Avenue Baptist Church. Better known as : Date of Birth : 1/31/1975. GREAT NEWS! Furthermore, Carolyn had a black eye and had started keeping a rifle beside her bed. [35] At times, he would even interrupt other young people's events and insist that they read the Bible with him.[35]. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. [151] "On several occasions his healings were revealed as nothing but a hoax. [7] The Moores were surprised by Carolyn's relationship with Larry, who seemed comparatively quiet and passive. With that reasoning, Jones and several members argued the group should commit "revolutionary suicide". Life Expectancy. [257], Disciples of Christ responded to the Jonestown deaths with significant changes for ministerial ethics and a new process to remove ministers. They took part in services four times a week while attending a summer religious convention at a nearby Pentecostal church. We all did as we were told.