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Samuel John Jones

Birth
Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Death
26 Oct 1912 (aged 50)
Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
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Samuel J Jones married Mary Ann Roberts in Glamorganshire, Wales, where he worked as a miner. They brought their children to Nanaimo, B.C, in 1893, (joining many other miners from Wales,) where their last child, Ethel, was born in 1896.
They raised 4 daughters and 1 son: Ruth 1884-1961, Annie 1885-1969, Elizabeth May 1890-1947, David William 1892- 1960, and Ethel.
Samuel became a hotelier in Nanaimo and was well-known and well-loved
From his obituary - "Withal the deceased had a winning disposition, a sunny smile and a cheerful word for everyone, and all these attributed greatly to the affection and esteem in which he was so rightly held by old and new countrymen who gladly accounted him their friend."

British Columbia Death Registration Number 1912-09-052845.
British Columbia Archives Mfilm Number B13086.
GSU Mfilm Number 1927114 Death.
Samuel J Jones married Mary Ann Roberts in Glamorganshire, Wales, where he worked as a miner. They brought their children to Nanaimo, B.C, in 1893, (joining many other miners from Wales,) where their last child, Ethel, was born in 1896.
They raised 4 daughters and 1 son: Ruth 1884-1961, Annie 1885-1969, Elizabeth May 1890-1947, David William 1892- 1960, and Ethel.
Samuel became a hotelier in Nanaimo and was well-known and well-loved
From his obituary - "Withal the deceased had a winning disposition, a sunny smile and a cheerful word for everyone, and all these attributed greatly to the affection and esteem in which he was so rightly held by old and new countrymen who gladly accounted him their friend."

British Columbia Death Registration Number 1912-09-052845.
British Columbia Archives Mfilm Number B13086.
GSU Mfilm Number 1927114 Death.


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  • Maintained by: Robin H Reeder
  • Originally Created by: Amanda
  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154265229/samuel_john-jones: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel John Jones (4 Apr 1862–26 Oct 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154265229, citing Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery, Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by Robin H Reeder (contributor 48832582).