OLIVER MORGAN JONES 1813-1887

JONES, WOOD, BERKLEY, COZAD, KIRBY, LIVINGSTON, SHAW, OVIATT, BUFFUM, SHAW, WYCKOFF, EMMETT, SUMMERS, LOWE, SHAW

Posted By: Dana Roquet (email)
Date: 12/19/2010 at 15:52:22

Ottumwa Weekly Courier
December 14, 1887

OBITUARY

JONES—Oliver M. Jones, at his residence in Highland township, Dec. 5, 1887, aged 74 years. About eighteen months ago he had a stroke of paralysis; two months ago he had the second stroke and on Sunday evening, near midnight, received the third, remaining conscious, but speechless until noon the next day, when he became unconscious and remained so until 6 o’clock p.m., when he passed peacefully to eternity.

The deceased was born in 1813 in Shenandoah, Va. This father died when he was two years old. When about ten his mother and step father moved to Ohio where he lived five years. He then came to Fulton County, Illinois, with an uncle, where he married and resided until 1868, when he moved to Highland township where he has since lived.

Mr. Jones was living with his third wife who, with ten children, are left to mourn their loss. Seven of his children are married; five of whom, one boy and four daughters, live in Illinois, one son and a daughter reside in Southwestern Iowa. Three young children, one girl and two boys are yet at home. The deceased was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, living a conscientious Christian life. Although suffering severe pain in his last hours he was calm and resigned telling his friends that he was willing and ready to die.

The funeral services took place on Wednesday, the 7th, at his late residence and was conducted by Rev. Wiggins, of Ottumwa.

All of his children expect two were present, who, with a large number of neighbors and friends, followed his remains to the McCormick cemetery where the interment took place.

Mr. Jones was a most excellent citizen; a very kind and indulgent husband and father, very patient and even tempered; a wise and prudent counselor; an obliging neighbor who enjoyed the confidence, love and esteem of all who knew him. Mrs. Jones desire to thank the friends for their assistance and kindness, and the friends wish to extend to the bereaved wife and children their warmest, heartfelt sympathy and condolence in this their sad affliction. A Friend.

Note from contributor: I wanted to add the details of his family which was neglected in the obituary: Oliver Jones was the only child of Thomas and Nancy Wood Jones Berkley. His father died at 25 yrs old and is buried in VA with his parents. His stepfather who raised him was Thomas Berkley, and Oliver had 3 ½ siblings from this family including sister Amanda Berkley Kirby.

Oliver was married first to Mary Cozad and they had 4 children, Nancy Jones Livingston, Sophia Jones Shaw, Mary Ann Jones Oviatt and Oliver Perry Jones. His second wife (my 3rd great grandmother) was Caroline Buffum Jones and she died in Iowa, buried next to Oliver. They had 6 children, Thomas Jones who died in the Civil War at the battle of Lookout Mountain TN, Richard Jones, Sarah Jones Shaw, George Jones, Isaac Newton Jones, and Betsy Jones Wyckoff. His 3rd wife was a widow Eliza Emmett Summers Jones who had three children from her previous marriage. With Oliver she had Alice W Jones Lowe Shaw, who was widowed and then married the widow of her 1/2 sister Sarah, Lemuel W Jones, and Benjamin C Jones.