A Pair of High School Sweethearts
Despite all the infidelities, Jones stayed married to Linda, his high school sweetheart, from 1957 until her death in 2016. They were both 16 when they married, and it’s because Linda was pregnant with their one and only son, Mark Woodward. Mark was born one month after their wedding.
Mark, Linda, and Tom Jones. Photo by Ray Brigden / Associated Newspapers / Shutterstock
As a young father, Jones had to support his new family, so he took a job working in a glove factory. Later on, he worked in construction. Jones and Linda may have had a decades-long marriage, but not all of his extra-marital affairs were harmless. One resulted in a child. And that’s something else he didn’t mention in his book.