Robert "Smokey" Jones , zoo elephant trainer in United States Jones was born * ? in United States , in United States .
I once asked him how he got the nick name "Smokey" and he said he ran away from home, hopped a Freight Train that happened to stop beside the Dailey Bros. Circus lot. He wandered over and asked for a job and his first answer was "We don't want no Dirty Neck Punks! and he said "This ain't dirt, it's train smoke!" and he added, "That's what they called me for a while, Thank God it got shortened to "Smokey".William "Buckles" Woodcock Buckles Blog
1948 Dailey Bros. elephant Herd in Gonzales, Texas after the arrival of 14 baby elephants. Robert "Smokey" Jones at left, Rex Williams, John "Sweet Pea" LeHew, Rex's older brother Ben, two of the accompanying Mahouts, Francis "Streamline" Frizell and Aroumi Singh with "Baby Butch". William "Buckles" Woodcock Buckles Blog