William Henry Jones (1830-1894)

JONES

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 4/27/2011 at 17:39:18

From Story County Watchman July 20, 1894

DIED--W. H. Jones, of Union township, died Wednesday after a brief illness and funeral comes off to-day at Cambridge. His general health has not been good for several years but the end was not anticipated this soon. Only a few weeks since he was a caller at this office and expressed himself as in his usual health. He was one of veterans of the late rebellion and we believe a member of the Cambridge Post. He leaves a wife and grown up family to mourn his loss.

From Story County Watchman July 27, 1894

OBITUARY.--The death of W. H. Jones, which occured July 17th, '94 of heart disease. Mr. Jones was born at Brownsville, Pa., in the year 1830 and moved with his parents to Virmillion Co., Indiana, and then in the fall of 1845 he came to Iowa in Jefferson Co. In 1855 he settled on his farm 2 1/2 miles south east of Cambridge where he was well known.

Mr. Jones was one of Story Countys pioneer farmers and one that made farming both pleasant and profitable and by honest and careful study he had gathered together considerable of this worlds goods. He leaves a wife and 9 childrne to mourn his death. He was a respected member of the G. A. R. Post of Cambridge which body had charge of of the funeral services which occurred on Thursday at this residence. The sermon was preached by pastor James Small of the Christian church of Des Moines. Mr. Jones was a Union soldier and served 8 months under Gen. Schofield. He has been a great sufferer since he came from the army and for the last year or so has been suffering with heart disease which terminated in death on Tuesday evening while doing chores. All the children were at home except the oldes son J. S., who was in Colorado and could not be reached by wire. In the death of Mr. Jones the home and the Post and the community lost a trusted friend and a safe counselor.