Jones Family

"[....] You know what happens to people like us in Riverdale, Jug. We get chewed up."

- FP to Jughead

The Jones Family represents one of the main families in Riverdale. However, with the Jones' being located on the south side of town, they're typically looked down upon by most. Even Fred Andrews, who once shared a close friendship with FP, and housed Jughead, admitted that trouble seemed to follow the Jones' around, wherever they go, whatever they do.

History
Little is known of the Jones' time in Riverdale, however, they have been located on the south side of town for at least the last couple decades as FP attended high school with Fred Andrews, his best friend at the time. Whether or not Jughead and Jellybean's mother was brought up in a similar manner is currently unknown. After high school, they started a family, first giving birth to their eldest son, Jughead, then later came Jellybean. Before the separation, in which she left FP, and took Jellybean with her to Toledo to live with their grandparents, the Jones family lived in a small trailer at the Sunnyside Trailer Park, where their living environment was typically a mess, mostly because of FP. However, they would often go on family outings to the Twilight Drive-In. Unfortunately, they couldn't always afford tickets for everyone, so the kids would hide in the trunk until they parked.

The Jones family is currently separated, with Jellybean and her mother currently residing in Toledo, as FP remains in police custody, and Jughead stays in the south side with a foster family.

Family Members

 * FP Jones — FP is the father of Jughead and Jellybean Jones, as well as the leader of the Southside Serpents. After high school, he started to build his family along with his career, as he and Fred were partners in the rising of Andrews Construction. According to FP, they struggled at first to get the company off the ground, and with him having a family at home that he needed to provide for, FP became involved in a string of criminal activities which resulted in a run-in with law enforcement. While Fred was kind enough to bail him out, he suggested that they part ways because FP was a liability to the company. With no source of employment, FP began heavily drinking, which led to the separation of his family. It was some time after this that he became involved with Hiram Lodge, and the devaluing efforts of the Drive-In. During this time, he also found himself in the middle of a murder investigation involving the death of Jason Blossom. FP revealed that while he did not kill Jason, he did dispose of the body in an effort to protect Jughead from the actual killer, Clifford Blossom, who threatened to kill Jughead should FP fail to take the blame for everything, including the murder.


 * Jughead's Mom — She is the mother of Jughead and Jellybean Jones, as well as the estranged wife of FP Jones. After FP lost his job with Andrews Construction, he began to heavily drink, which she wanted no parts of, taking Jellybean with her as she left for Toledo to stay with the kids' grandparents. Once there, she took a job as a call center operator, and began studying for her GED.


 * Jughead Jones — Jughead is the eldest son of FP Jones and best friend of Archie Andrews. He and Archie's relationship dates back at least eight years. However, they had a falling out during the summer of 2017, which led to distancing between the two. Fortunately, they managed to work out those difference, and mend their friendship. When he isn't with Archie, Jughead can often be found with Betty, as the two of them worked the murder investigation surrounding Jason Blossom's mysterious death. From this, a genuine relationship formed between Jughead and Betty. While investigating the case, he discovered several disturbing truths; mainly that his father was involved in the disposing of Jason's body, however, Jughead is persistent in his journey to free FP. His father's arrest left him without a legal guardian, and so Social services was then forced to stepped in, and placed him with a foster family on the south side, meaning he was forced to transfer to Southside High, where he later agreed to join the Southside Serpents.


 * Jellybean Jones — Jellybean is the younger sister of Jughead, as well as the daughter of FP Jones. Very little is known of her. Although, before she left with her mom to stay with her and Jughead's grandparents in Toledo, Jellybean would often go to the Drive-In with her family. However, with so little money, she and Jughead would be forced to hide in the trunk until they parked. While in Toledo, she settled upon the nickname "JB", instead of Jellybean because she thought it sounded cooler. She's also been helping her mother in studying for her GED.