Jones, Charles 1840 - 1920

JONES, WESTBROOK, MCDONNELL, BESACK, MAGUIRE

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 10/23/2005 at 18:46:15

Body of C. B. Jones Brought For Burial
The body of Charles B. Jones, an old resident of Jasper county in the neighborhood of Metz, was brought here for burial Wednesday night. The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon at Metz and burial will be made in the Metz cemetery.

Mr. Jones died June 27, at his home in Stratton, Nebraska; at the age of eighty years, his death being due to advancing old age.

Mr. Jones was a brother-in-law to Lee Westbrook and has other relatives in and near Newton. He was an old soldier and lived on a farm near Metz until thirty-five years ago when he moved to Nebraska, where he was very successful in business. His wife died a year ago in February and is buried in the Metz cemetery.

Many Newton people were well acquainted with Mr. Jones and will be grieved to learn of his death. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, July 1, 1920
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Funeral For Charles B. Jones is Held At Metz Cemetery

Funeral services were held for Charles B. Jones at the cemetery at Metz Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. It was only a short service at the grave and Dr. G. C. Williams, pastor of the Congregational church at Newton, made a few appropriate remarks.

Pallbearers were Henry, Fred and Louie Aillaud, Will Ramsey, Ed Morrissey, and Fred Tiedje.

Two sons of Mr. Jones, Harry L. and Bruff C., both of Stratton, Nebraska, and a daughter, Mrs. Harry McDonnell, of Murdock, Nebraska, accompanied the body of their father.

Charles B. Jones was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, June 15, 1840, and quietly passed from this life June 27, 1920, at his home in Stratton, Nebraska, at the age of eighty years and twelve days.

At the age of twenty-two years he enlisted for the war of the rebellion in the Third Ohio and served three months, receiving his honorable discharge. He then re-enlisted in the Ninety-sixth Ohio for three years, but after serving ten months he was taken sick with typhoid fever. At the end of the war he was honorably discharged at Keokuk, Iowa.

On March 9, 1864, he was married to Mary E. Westbrook and the same year come to Jasper county to make their home. For many years they made their home on a farm near Metz, moving thirty-five years ago to Nebraska.

To them were born eight children, Ola P., of Fairbury, Nebraska, Mrs. C. A. Besack, of Springfield, Nebraska, Mrs. H. V. McDonnell and Harry L., Bruff and Mrs. G. W. Maguire of Stratton, Nebraska, and Hattie C. who died in childhood.

Mrs. Jones preceded her husband in death and was brought back to Metz cemetery for burial.

When the Jones family moved from Jasper county to Nebraska they first settled on a farm in Thayer county, moving from her to a farm, moving from there to a farm south of Stratton, and in 1915 they moved into the town of Stratton and it was there that Mr. Jones died. ~ The Newton Daily News, Newton, Iowa, July 2, 1920.

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