Death of a Pioneer
David G. Jones, uncle of Auditor Jones, and living with Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas at Cora, died Monday, 26th, of bronchitis after a sickness of six or eight weeks, aged seventy-eight. Deceased was born in this country and enlisted in the army at the beginning of the war. He saw some desperate fighting and endured many privations, but singularly he refused to accept a pension for the ailments caused by privation. Rev. J. M. Davis, assisted by Rev. Lampon, of Oak Hill, and three other ministers, conducted the funeral services at Tyn Rhos Tuesday afternoon, interment being at the church graveyard by Davis & Thomas, of Thurman. He leaves a family of six children.
Gallipolis Journal
Tuesday, August 3, 1897
NOTE: Gravestone placed 91 years after death by descendants has death date of July 18,1897,believe this to be an error by descendants.
David G. Jones, uncle of Auditor Jones, and living with Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas at Cora, died Monday, 26th, of bronchitis after a sickness of six or eight weeks, aged seventy-eight. Deceased was born in this country and enlisted in the army at the beginning of the war. He saw some desperate fighting and endured many privations, but singularly he refused to accept a pension for the ailments caused by privation. Rev. J. M. Davis, assisted by Rev. Lampon, of Oak Hill, and three other ministers, conducted the funeral services at Tyn Rhos Tuesday afternoon, interment being at the church graveyard by Davis & Thomas, of Thurman. He leaves a family of six children.
Gallipolis Journal
Tuesday, August 3, 1897
NOTE: Gravestone placed 91 years after death by descendants has death date of July 18,1897,believe this to be an error by descendants.
Death of a Pioneer
David G. Jones, uncle of Auditor Jones, and living with Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas at Cora, died Monday, 26th, of bronchitis after a sickness of six or eight weeks, aged seventy-eight. Deceased was born in this country and enlisted in the army at the beginning of the war. He saw some desperate fighting and endured many privations, but singularly he refused to accept a pension for the ailments caused by privation. Rev. J. M. Davis, assisted by Rev. Lampon, of Oak Hill, and three other ministers, conducted the funeral services at Tyn Rhos Tuesday afternoon, interment being at the church graveyard by Davis & Thomas, of Thurman. He leaves a family of six children.
Gallipolis Journal
Tuesday, August 3, 1897
NOTE: Gravestone placed 91 years after death by descendants has death date of July 18,1897,believe this to be an error by descendants.
David G. Jones, uncle of Auditor Jones, and living with Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas at Cora, died Monday, 26th, of bronchitis after a sickness of six or eight weeks, aged seventy-eight. Deceased was born in this country and enlisted in the army at the beginning of the war. He saw some desperate fighting and endured many privations, but singularly he refused to accept a pension for the ailments caused by privation. Rev. J. M. Davis, assisted by Rev. Lampon, of Oak Hill, and three other ministers, conducted the funeral services at Tyn Rhos Tuesday afternoon, interment being at the church graveyard by Davis & Thomas, of Thurman. He leaves a family of six children.
Gallipolis Journal
Tuesday, August 3, 1897
NOTE: Gravestone placed 91 years after death by descendants has death date of July 18,1897,believe this to be an error by descendants.
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