Gallia County Newspaper Obituaries [J]

Jackson, Bessie Jane

     OBITUARY--Bessie Jane Jackson was born Nov. 13, 1898 in Morgan Township, Gallia County, Ohio, the daughter of the late James Oliver and Mary Evans Miller.
     She confessed a hope in Christ and was united with the Providence Baptist Church at a very early age.On Oct. 9, 1920, she married Joseph E. Jackson, who survives her. To this union was born five children; four sons, Raymond of Dayton, Ohio; Lester of Washington D.C.; William of Gallipolis, O. David of Columbus, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Allen of Dayton, Ohio.
     She moved to Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1939 and united herself with the Paint Creek Regular Baptist Church. Her life was dedicated to her family and friends. She always had an encouraging word and a friendly smile for all whom she met along life's way. She became widely known for her Essays and other writings. In the year of 1961, she wrote an autobiography; which brought her to the attention of the Ohio State Literary Guild.
     She leaves 20 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two brothers Rudolph and Hollis Miller of Bidwell, Ohio Also three sisters, Mable Minnis and Sadie Cordell, both of Bidwell and Frieda B. Tolley of Columbus, Ohio. She also leaves a host of nieces, nephews and friends. May her loved ones find comfort in knowing her suffering is over and God saw fit to call her home to rest.

[Note: Burial Pine Street Cemetery Dec. 29, 1974]

Gallipolis Paper
No date
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jackson, Malinda

Miss Jackson Dead
Miss Malinda Jackson, an aged lady of Bunker Hill, passed away Sunday evening. She was about 78, and leaves two sisters, Emmaline and Mary Jackson, with whom she lived and two brothers, Oliver and ? J. Jackson.
The funeral was Tuesday afternoon, burial in the McGhee cemetery.

Gallipolis Times
June 23, 1921
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall

Jackson, Margaret Waddell

In Memoriam
     Died, at her home in Bazaar, January 12, 1893, aged 69 years, 4 months and 29 days, Margaret, consort of Geo. W. Jackson.
     Margaret Waddell was born August 16, 1823, in Gallia county, Ohio. Married Geo. W. Jackson April 15, 1841, in Gallia county, Ohio. She had been a member of the Methodist church since 11 years of age. Was the mother of nine children, five of whom are now living to bear witness to these sad rites. She was a loving wife, mother and friend, and was not found wanting in any emergency where love, friendship or humanity might call; was always ready and willing to comfort, aid and encourage the sick and afflicted, feed the hungry and clothe the poor. Her religion was not in empty words, but acts and works. She was not only a mother to her own family, but her many endearing qualities made her such to hundreds of old and dear friends wherever she lived.
     Rev. S. W. Richards, pastor of the M. E. Church here, officiated, and the bereaved family tender him their sincere thanks.
     Strong City (Kas) Derrick, January 19th.

January 25, 1893
Gallipolis Journal
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Jackson, Susan

Death of Mrs. Jackson
Mrs. Susan Jackson, wife of John Jackson, sexton of Pine St. cemetery, died Sunday evening of liver and heart trouble. She is survived by her husband, one daughter Lottie and two sons, H. M. Robinson of this city and John of Philadelphia. Also one sister Mrs. Rachel Brown of Columbus. She was 72 years old, a good, kind woman whom everyone liked.
The funeral services will be held this afternoon at John Gee Chapel at 2 o’clock by Rev. John Irwin, assisted by Rev. C. E. Williams, and the burial will be at Pine St. cemetery by Hayward.

Gallipolis Journal
Wednesday, March 19, 1913
Transcribed by Suzanne Giroux Top of Page

Jacobs, Robert

Death of Mr. Jacobs
Mr. Robert Jacobs, 69 years of age, father of Mr. Jacobs, who was with the Henking-Bovie Co. for a long time, died at his son's of la grippe at 3 o'clock Thursday morning. He made his home with his son near the Fair Ground. His former home was at Pomeroy and his wife dying he came here. His remains were taken to Pomeroy last evening on the Hocking Valley. He was a very nice old man. He had life insurance in the Western & Southern with Mr. W.W. Watts. Hayward & Son prepared the remains for burial and shipped them.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Friday Evening, March 9, 1900
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jacobs, Rufus D.

Dr. Jacobs Killed
By The Hocking Valley Passenger Train At Vinton, Friday Night at 7:30
   We are indebted to Dr. John H. Alcorn for the particulars of the death of Dr. R.D. Jacobs from being run over by the southbound Hocking Valley train, at half past seven o'clock, at Vinton. The Doctor's daughter, Mrs. Alice Barrett, living at Lake View, Ohio, had been home on a visit and on returning, the Doctor accompanied her as far as Columbus and had just arrived at home, when the accident happened which cost him his life and which is explained as follows:
     The train is made up of vestibule cars, which require the opening of the doors before the passengers can get out. Instead of the Doctor going out at the end of the car that was open, for the passengers, he went to the forward end of the car and opened the door himself, after some difficulty, all the time being in a position that Conductor Bennett could not see him. The other passengers having left the train, the signal was given to go ahead, just at the time he accomplished the opening of the door and stepped out and the moving train naturally threw him under the wheels of the car. Brakeman Blosser noticed something fall in the dark, just as the open end of the car passed and notified Conductor Bennet, who stopped the train at once.
     On going back, it was seen that Doctor Jacobs had been run over. Men gathered and tenderly placed the venerable physician on a cot and carried him to his home three blocks away. It was a terrible revelation to his aged wife. No operation was attempted, at once, the shock being so great. It was found that the left leg, at the hip and the right one, below the knee had been severed and a slight cut where he fell on his face was on his nose. The Doctor was fully conscious up to a few minutes before he died, which was at 10 o'clock.
Doctors Clark and Clouse of Vinton had been called but nothing was done beyond alleviating the agony in which he was in. Dr. Alcorn coming down from Columbus on the same train, got off and went to the home with him and remained until after he had died.
     The Doctor was in his 80th year, and is survived by wife, daughter, Mrs. Alice Barrett, of Lake View, near Bellefontaine and sons, Ira and Charles of Vinton. He was possibly the oldest physician in the county and had a fine reputation for skillfulness in his profession. He was one of the very first Republicans of the county and was Gallia's representative in the Genearl Assemby for two terms. His health has not been good of late years. He spent winter before last in Florida for his health. He was good, kind and genial in nature and disposition, had a host of friends and we believe belonged to the Masonic Order, though we are not certain.
     His funeral services will be Sunday at Vinton and the interment by Undertaker Kerr Butler at Mt. Tabor. The physicians of the Medical Association of this city will attend the funeral and contribute a floral tribute.

[Note: Death Certificate...Rufus D. Jacobs was born Aug. 6, 1832; died Oct. 27, 1911; aged 79 years 2 months, 21 days. Parents: Rufus Jacobs (born Vermont) and Mary Dupre (born England). Burial Mt. Tabor Cemetery.]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Oct. 28, 1911
Transcribed by F. K. Brown

Jacobs, Willie H.

OBITUARY
Poem
     Willie H. Jacobs, son of the late Stephen H. and Mary Roush Jacobs was born in Gallia County (Old Kyger) July21st, 1871 and died July 19th, 1943, 2 p.m. at the age of 71 years, 11 months and 28 days.
He was married to Zella May Boice, December 13th, 1890, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary 3 years ago. To this union was born one child, Fredah, wife of Charles Thomas who preceded him in death. He is survived by, besides his devoted wife two granddaughters, Vera and Mary Elizabeth, wife of Marion Darnell and a great grandson, Thomas Lynn Darnell.
     Death came like a flash to Willie, a leading farmer and church worker and lifelong resident of Old Kyger community. While riding in a truck with his son-in-law, Charles Thomas, he suddenly succumbed without any outcry. Charles thought at first he had fallen asleep, touched and spoke to him, then suspected he had suffered a stroke. He drove on hurriedly to the Jacobs home after the limp figure had been carried indoors, a doctor was called. Death was due to a blood clot.
     Mr. Jacobs had worked in the field all morning though he had lost weight recently he appeared to be in normal health. Only last week he attended a Free Will Baptist National Association at Nashville, Tenn., doing some of the driving. Yesterday, Wednesday July 21, Willie could have been 72 years old, born a fourth of a mile above the Old Kyger church, living near after he built his own home. His interests and activities in a marked degree were centered in his home and family and church. He was terribly saddened 3 years ago by the death of his daughter Fredah.
     Willie was converted in early life, and united with the First Kyger Free Will Baptist church September 21, 1902and lived faithful to his Lord and took great pride in church until death. He will be greatly missed by all especially his wife. During their 53 years of happy married life, where you saw one you saw the other. They enjoyed each other's companionship and company and worked side by side for the interest of each other.
     He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and always glad to see and hear from his neighbors and friends. But the loss of his presence in his community is his gain as he is at rest with his Lord.
Besides the above mentioned, he leaves a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. Though he had gone to his reward, the inspiration of his Christian life will remain with all who knew him, pointing to higher and nobler things.

Beautiful toiler thy work all done;
Beautiful soul into glory gone,
Beautiful life with its crown now won;
God giveth thee rest.
Rest from all sorrows, and watching and tears;
Rest from all possible sighing and tears.
Resting through God's endless wonderful years;
At home with the blest.

[Note: From tombstone Gravel Hill Cemetery]

Gallipolis Newspaper
No Date
Transcribed by Margaret Calvin Top of Page

Jacobs, Zella Mae

Zella Jacobs Dies Suddenly
     Mrs. Zella Mae Jacobs, 81, the most famous cake baker in the history of Gallia county, died at her home on Cheshire Rt. 1 Thursday evening. Her death was rather sudden as she was planning to go on a trip to an annual Baptist convention, accompanied by a granddaughter who made her home with her.
     For the past several decades Mrs. Jacobs had made hundreds of cakes which she presented to friends and organizations and they graced the tables at many affairs throughout this and surrounding counties.
   Mrs. Jacobs was born Sept. 17, 1874, at Morgan Center, daughter of the late Julius R. and Elizabeth Colwell Boice, a family of prominence in the Kyger-Cheshire community. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie H. Jacobs, in 1943.
     The family home was near the Old Kyger Freewill Baptist Church of which she was a member for 60 years. The couple was the parents of one daughter, the late Mrs. Charles Thomas. Survivors are two granddaughters, Miss Vera Thomas, who made her home with the deceased and Mrs. Marion (Mary) Darnell, and two great grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m., at the Old Kyger Church, and burial will follow in Gravel Hill cemetery under the direction of the Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home. Friends may call at the residence until the funeral hour.      The deceased and her husband celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Dec. 13, 1940.
The final rites for Mrs. Jacobs will be conducted by Rev. Ed Carter, Sciotoville.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Friday, July 8, 1955
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

James, Lallie [Mariah]

Aged Woman Dies, Burial Friday
Mrs. Lallie James passed away Wednesday, May 30, at her home in Chambersburg. She was 80 years old and had been an invalid for eight years. She leaves one son, George, with whom she lived and one daughter, Mrs. James Goddard, also of Chambersburg. Her husband, Lon James, died several years ago. Funeral and burial will be held Friday at 2 p. m. at Bethel church. Undertaker Stevers is in charge.

[Note: Buried as Mariah James.]

The Gallipolis Daily Tribune
May 31, 1928
Transcribed by Mary Kay Clark

James, Lucy Amanda

Mrs. Lucy Amanda James, 83, wife of Mr. John James, died Thursday evening. The funeral was held Sunday by Rev. E.L. Morrell, interment in Pine Street cemetery. Mrs. James is survived by her husband, two sisters and a brother.

Gallia Times
August 8, 1922
Transcribed by Henny Evans

James, Margaret

JAMES--Mrs. Margaret James was born in Bradford Co. VA. [There is no Bradford Co. VA. did they mean Bedford?] May 29 1804, and died in Gallipolis, Ohio, Feb. 24 1883, in the 79th year of her age.
     Mrs. James came to Gallia County when a child of three years of age, and with the exception of a year or two with her daughter in West Virginia, her whole life was spent in Gallia County. In her early years she made her home with an aunt and uncle, and was untied in marriage with Mr. Jacob James, June 15, 1820.
     They began married life on the farm now owned by Hon. E.A. Stone in Green Township, amid the privations and inconveniences of those days, in humble circumstances, but with the will and energy characteristic of our fathers and mothers, to make the best of their surroundings, and through opposing obstacles and difficulties, struggled up to a better condition in life.
     In this they succeeded well, and were soon amid the home enjoyments of farm life, in very comfortable circumstances. They raised a family of eleven children, five of whom are now living.
     Mr. and Mrs. James joined the M.E. Church about 32 years ago, and they both spent the remainder of life in the communion and fellowship of the church, and died in the Christian faith.
     She lived a widow about sixteen years, the great portion of which she made her home with Mrs. Johnson, her youngest daughter, at whose home she died.
     Her remains, neatly attired by loving hands were conducted to Centenary Chapel where appropriate religious services were held, after which she was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Centenary Cemetery. J.W. M. (Jackson Standard and Journal please copy)

Gallipolis Journal
March 8 1883
Transcribed by Mary James Top of Page

James, Mariah

Aged Woman Dies, Burial Friday
Mrs. Lallie James passed away Wednesday, May 30, at her home in Chambersburg. She was 80 years old and had been an invalid for eight years. She leaves one son, George, with whom she lived and one daughter, Mrs. James Goddard, also of Chambersburg. Her husband, Lon James, died several years ago. Funeral and burial will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Church. Undertaker Stevers is in charge.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Thursday, May 31, 1928
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

James, Mary C.

     Mrs. David D. James died at her home about one mile south of Rio Grande Sunday evening about 8 o'clock after long illness. Her funeral services will be Wednesday morning at Old Pine church.
     Mrs. James is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Will Shelton of Gallia, three brothers W. R. Tanner and V. A. Tanner of Gallipolis and R. H. Tanner of Gallia, and three sisters, Mrs. Dan Davis, Mrs. Reese Jones and Mrs. Wilson Smeltzer, all of the Raccoon-Perry neighborhood.
     She was a fine woman greatly beloved by many friends. The sorrowing ones have the sympathy of a wide circle of acquaintances.

[Note: Buried in Old Pine in Raccoon Township]

The Gallia Times
May 30, 1917
Transcribed by Irene Hively Blamer

James, Sadie

DEATH OF MRS. JAMES
     The death of this good and lovable lady Mrs. Sadie James, wife of Mr. Fred James, occurred at her home on Grape street in the Uferman homestead, at half past 7 o'clock Sunday evening, December 8, 1907. Her funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Smith of Hamden, O., a near friend of the family at 10 o'clock, Wednesday morning, at her late residence, the interment by Undertaker Wetherholt following at Mound Hill cemetery.
     Mrs. James was a daughter of Mr. D. M. Smeltzer, formerly of Green township, and is survived by her father and four sisters, Mrs. Ella Henshaw, Mrs. Romie Harrison, Mrs. Jerome Wood and Cora Smeltzer and brother Mr. Frank Smeltzer, the well known traveling salesman. She was united in marriage with Mr. Fred James, one of the best young men of Green township, September 15, 1898, and their married life had been a happy one, though they had never been blessed with any children. Her mother died five years ago, and while her death was a sorrowful blow to her father and family, Mrs. James' death is none the less so, and they will have the deepest sympathy from a wide circle of friends.
     Mrs. James was a handsome and winsome lady only 32 years old and her untimely end is a universal sorrow wherever she was known. She became ill seriously ill a few months ago and was operated upon by Dr. Hamilton assisted by Dr. Eakins and perhaps other local physicians whom we cannot at this moment recall for an internal tumor. It was considered a critical case at the time by all the attending physicians after the operation, and her seeming improvement was regarded as most miraculous. Dr. Eakins, her attending physician, says the cause of her death was found at autopsy to be due to complete obstruction of upper (small) bowel. A loop of bowel 3 1/2 inches long was firmly constricted by bands of adhesion resulting from a perotonitis, existing at the time operation was done nine weeks ago, and caused by a ruptured ovarian cyst which made operation necessary.
     Everything that could be done for the nice, kind lady was done without thought of trouble or expense, and the greatest solicitude and anxiety prompted every act of kindness and attention. Miss Greves, a trained nurse was brought from Columbus and retained until all thought of danger had passed and when the relapse came she was again brought to attend her and was with her in her last moments. One of the saddest things in this life is to find how utterly helpless we are, in the face of death, to do one thing to avert the calamity that plunges us into the very depths of sorrow and despair. Our only consolation is that the victim is forever removed from a world that causes these crucial, heart wrecking incidents to a life of eternal peace and happiness.

The Gallipolis Weekly Tribune
December 13 1907
Contributed by Maj. J. M. Smeltzer                                                                    Top of Page

James, Susan Anne Brandon

Mrs. Susan Anne Brandon James
     About nine weeks ago we chronicled the death of Mr. John James, and today we note with sorrow that of his wife, his faithful and tender nurse during so many years. Indeed, although Mrs. James’ health had been in a very precarious condition ever since she suffered by a fall eight years ago, there seems little doubt that her malady-heart disease-was increased by her ministrations to her husband, and by her bereavement. Her end was sudden. On the 8th inst. She was, though very feeble, able to be at church, but at three o’clock Saturday morning she appeared to have a stroke, and though Dr. Johnston was immediately summoned she remained in a comatose state until 9:45 p.m., when she quietly passed away. The funeral services were conducted at her home, on Front Street, on Tuesday last, Rev. W. E. I. d’Argent officiating.
     Mrs. Sarah Anne Brandon James was born in Birmingham, England, in August, 1823, and came to this country when eighteen years of age. She met the late Mr. John James at Frankfort, Pa., his home, and was married to him in Philadelphia, April 15, 1848.
     Not only her daughters and grandchildren deeply feel their loss in a kind and tender parent, but all her neighbors mourn a faithful friend, and in every need, especially sickness, a ready helper.
The Bulletin joins with our community generally in sympathy with the sorrowing family.

April 21, 1894
Gallipolis Bulletin
Transcribed by Henny Evans                                                                        Top of Page

Susan James
     Mrs. Susan James, widow of the late John James, of this city, passed to eternal rest Saturday evening at a little before 10 o’clock, April 14th, 1894, in her 69th year. Her funeral services will be conducted by Rev. E. I. d’Argent of the Presbyterian church at her late residence on Front St., below Court, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, her burial following at Mound Hill cemetery by Hayward & Son.
     Mrs. James was born near London, Eng., and came to this country when only a young lady nineteen years of age. She became acquainted with Mr. James in Philadelphia and they were married there when she was about 25 years old. They afterward lived in Pittsburg, then Cincinnati, then Portsmouth, and then removed to this city about 35 years ago. She became the mother of four children—all girls, the two youngest Mrs. Ella Johnston and Mrs. Chas. E. Beman, surviving her. Under the ministration of the Rev. M. B. Wilson she joined the Presbyterian church transferring her allegiance from the Episcopal church.
Some eight years ago Mrs. James received a fall on the street, hurting herself severely and from she never recovered her former health, the fall affecting her heart in some way. During Mr. James’ long illnessshe was a constant and faithful watcher by his bedside and the worry over his condition told upon her health very severely. However for a year she had been gradually failing though she would not give up and take the needed rest and ease that her circumstances warranted her in doing.
     Last Friday night she retired to bed in her usual health with her daughter, Mrs. Beman. At about 3 o’clock Mrs. Beman was awakened by her stertorous breathing, and endeavored to arouse her, but was unable to do so. Greatly alarmed the household was called up and the family physician Dr. Johnston called, who pronounced her trouble paralysis of the brain. Despite all and every attention she never rallied in the slightest from unconsciousness and passed away in the midst of her bereaved family as stated.
     Mrs. James was a noble and kindly lady who was dearly beloved by everyone that ever made her acquaintance. Her kindly, generous, helping ways will never be forgotten. Too much in her praise it would e utterly impossible to say. There is not the slightest doubt by any that knew her but that she is among the blest today. Her family has met with a loss that never on this earth can be made good. Her children and grand children will have the sympathy of all in their great bereavement.

Gallipolis Journal
April 18, 1894
Transcribed by Henny Evans

James, Will

Will James died at the Infirmary this Tuesday morning, aged 26. He will be remembered as the umbrella fixer for several years. His remains will be taken to Vinton tomorrow, Wednesday, for burial.

Gallipolis Journal
Wednesday, September 19, 1894
Transcribed by Sandy Lee Milliron

James, William George (Jesse)

Wm. G. James, 73, Dies At Eureka
     William George (Jesse) James died at 3:55 this morning at the home of his son, Rush F. James, in Eureka. He had been a steamboat worker and his age was 73 years, 7 months, 19 days.
     His wife preceded him in death and the surviving children, in addition to the one named, are Walter, who is on a boat in southern waters; Mrs. Elmer VanSickle, Coshocton, and Frank, Eureka. There are 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
     Funeral arrangements will not be completed until Walter is heard from, but the services will be conducted by Rev. Floyd Workman at the Eureka Methodist Church, with burial in Bethel Cemetery by F. L. Stevers.

Gallipolis Tribune
1944
Transcribed by Lew Casey Top of Page

Jarvis, Paul G.

Prominent Gallipolis Business Man Succumbs at 7:30 A.M.,In New York's Gov. Clinton Hotel
Had Left Gallipolis Earlier In The Week To Buy Merchandise For Bernadine Store;
Was Active In Many Circles Since Coming Here 20 Years Ago
     Paul G. Jarvis, 53, prominent Gallipolis business man, died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday in his room at the Hotel Governor Clinton in New York City, where he and his wife had gone earlier in the week on a buying trip for their store Bernadine's. Mr. Jarvis had been ill for two days with what was believed to be the flu and his death followed a coronary attack. he resided here at 633 Second Ave.
     A resident of Gallipolis since 1940, Mr. Jarvis had come here originally as manager of the Gallipolis Department store and he had managed store in other locations in association with members of his family who operated a chain. He came here from Charlottesville, Va. Leaving the chain 12 years ago he founded Bernadine's, one of the fine women's shop of Southeastern Ohio.
     He was active in many circles and was a lover of sports. He belonged to the First Baptist church. All Gallipolis Masonic bodies, Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council and Knights Temple. He also was a 32 degree mason, a member of Aladdin Shrine and Gallipolis Shrine Club. He held membership in the Elks and Eagles lodges and the Gallia County Gun Club.
     He was born on July 9, 1906 at Nebo, W. Va., son of the late Anderson and Rachel Miller Jarvis. He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Ingel and their marriage was an event of May 5, 1948. Another survivor is a grandson, Jerome Barkley Jarvis. His son Jimmy Jarvis by a previous marriage, a noted athlete, died suddenly in Columbus on May 5, 1948.
     Other survivors are two brothers and three sisters, Dr. Holly Jarvis of Cincinnati, Howard Jarvis of Clarksburg, W. Va., Mrs. Roy (Ocie) Hickman, Mrs. Roy (Dora Ann) Weaver and Mrs. Jessie Thomas, all of St. Petersburg, Fla. Brothers and sisters preceded him in death were Camden A. Jarvis, Graden Jarvis, Mrs. Mary Gibson and Mrs. Bertha Tate.
     Services will be held at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home at 2 p.m., Wednesday. Dr. Howard G. Young will officiate and burial will be in Mound Hill cemetery. Pall bearers will be Lawrence Bastiani, Frank Haskins, William P. Cherrington, Alva Shoemaker, Omer Zimmerman and Rupert Trout.
     Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m., and from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Tuesday. The body being is being returned here by chartered plane. Fred Wood of the funeral home and the pilot of the plane were to arrive at noon today. The had to set down on a golf course at Baltimore, Md, Sunday evening when darkness overtook them. Mrs. Jarvis returned from New York Sunday night.

[Note: No date of death given but would be about 1959]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Transcribed by Charles Wright

Jauhasz, Steve

Steve Jauhasz, 70, a resident of the Gallipolis Development Center, died Saturday in Holzer Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Louis Catholic Church with Father Bill Myers officiating.
Rosary will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Tuesday, July 15, 1980
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron Top of Page

Jeffers, Abe and Edith

Husband and Wife Die from Pneumonia
Abe Jeffers died of typhoid pneumonia at Nitro, W. Va. Wednesday, Oct. 23. He was a former O.H.E. employee and had been at Nitro for about three months. Funeral services were held at the residence Friday, internment being in the Mercerville Cemetery. He is survived by his widow and two children, Lawrence and Virginia.
Mrs. Edith (Saunders) Jeffers, widow of Abe Jeffers, died of pneumonia at her home on Vinton Avenue, Friday, October 25. Funeral services were conducted at Mercerville Sunday. Mrs Jeffers is survived by a six year old son and a 15 months old daughter.

Gallipolis newspaper clipping
October, 1918
Transcribed by Larae Schraeder

Jeffers, Bess L. [Moore]

     Bess L. Jeffers, 91, of 427 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, died Monday at Holzer Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born April 1, 1896 in Gallia County, Prospect Community, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Margaret Livesay Moore. She married Charles P. Jeffers in January, 1917 and he preceded her in death in 1945.
     Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Marguerite Hineman of Gallipolis and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Earl, Jake and Ted Moore and two sister, Florence Sprague and Leona Trout.
     She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church; Springfield Grange 210 and Ohio State and National Granges. She taught school at Prospect and later was a bookkeeper for Moore Motor Sales. She also operated the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles at Trout Dodge.
     Services will be conducted 3 p.m. Thursday at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home, Rev. Ronnie Nicholas, Rev. Leslie Shear and Rev. Lawrence Haley will officiate. Burial follows in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
July 7, 1987
Transcribed by F. K. Brown

Jeffers, Clara Evelyn

In Memory
     Mrs. Clara Evelyn Jeffers, daughter of John and Elizabeth Evans Nibert, was born April 10, 1869, and departed this life June 8, 1920, at her home in Clay Township, Gallia County, Ohio, aged 51 years, 1 month and 28 days. She was married to James Jeffers Jan. 25, 1891. This union was blessed with five children, three sons, Ralph M., Eustace and Hugh, and two daughters, Miss Addie at home, and Mrs. C. E. Halley of Eureka.
     Besides her devoted husband and children, she leaves to mourn their loss six grand-children, her aged father, five brothers and six sisters. Her mother, one brother and four sisters have passed to the Great Beyond. The living brothers and sisters are Thomas E., of Idaho, John of Lancaster, Ohio, James, Orlando and Othnell of Bladen, Mrs. Mary Irwin, Mrs. W. L. Gilmore of Bladen, Mrs. W. A. Ellis of Bidwell and Mrs. Wade Saunders of Northup.
     The deceased from early childhood until her marriage resided with her uncle, H. T. Nibert, who mourns her loss as a father. She will also be missed by a host of relatives and friends, and more especially by Mr. ?? Haner of Gallipolis who was also reared from early childhood by Mr. Nibert and his good wife.
     Mrs. Jeffers was ever cheerful and her presence was an inspiration to do good. She sought and found her Savior in her 18th year at a great revival meeting held at Bethel by Rev. Joseph Clark. She joined Providence Church, was baptized by Rev. S. S. Denney and lived a righteous life. She had a lingering illness of cancer and was bedfast over three months. All that loving hands and medical skill could do was done, but it availed not. She told her husband only the day before she was called that "she could not get well, and that she was ready to go, and for him and the children not to grieve after her."
     The redeemed and sanctified spirit of this good wife and mother has quitted its earthly house and has gone to possess that building of God, that house not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord. While we are resigned to the will of Him who doeth all things well, we hold our dear departed one in tender recollection, and cherish the hope of meeting her again where partings are no more.
     A short funeral discourse was held at Bethel Chruch by Rev. Cremeens to a large audience, and she was laid to rest by Undertaker Stevers in Bethel Cemtery near her childhood home.

Gallipolis paper
June 8, 1920
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall                                                                         Top of Page

Jeffers, Cora

Electirc Flash - Killed Woman
Mrs. Tom Jeffers Killed at Bladen Thursday Evening While Milking Cow
Mrs. Tom Jeffers, 49, was almost instantly killed at her home at Bladen Thursday evening when a bolt of lightning struck her and a cow she was milking. In face of an approaching storm Mrs. Jeffers had tied the cow to a wire fence, and had started milking when a bolt struck the fence and was communicated to her and the cow. Mrs. Jeffers died wihin five minutes and the cow was instanly killed. Lloyd Jeffers, a son, witnessed the tragedy and carried his mother to the house where she died.
Mrs. Jeffers is survived by a husband and eight children. Boyd?, Frances, Garnet, Lloyd, Charley, Roy, Marguerite and Vance. The youngest child is six years of age.

[Note: Died 2 Sep 1926. Buried Bethel Cemetery, Ohio Twp. - Stevers Funeral Home]

Gallipolis paper
1926
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall

Jeffers, James

James Jeffers Dead
     James Ellsworth Jeffers, son of Abraham and Harriet Jeffers, and one of the good citizens of Clay township, was born, Sept 3, 1867, and died March 10, 1923, aged 55 years, 4 months and 9 days.
He was married to Clara E. Nibert, daughter of John W. Nibet, Jan. 25, 1891. To this union were born five children. His death came unexpectedly and was a great shock to his family and friends, as he had been sick only a short time with a complication of diseases.
     Three sons, Ralph M., of Blalden, Justace of Raccoon Island, and Hugh of Columbus, and two daughters, Mrs. Norma Halley of Eureka and Mrs. Addie Gothard of Raccoon Island, one brother, two sisters, eight grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends survive him.
     Mr. Jeffers was a splendid citizen, highly respected by all who knew him and many friends regret his death.

[Note: Tombstone in Bethel Cemetery, Ohio Twp]

Gallipolis paper
March 10, 1923
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall                                                                    Top of Page

Jeffers, Jeanette Caroline (Nettie)

     Mrs Jeanette Caroline (Nettie) Jeffers was born June 27, 1898 and departed this life December 10, 1970. She was the daughter of the late John and Alberta Thomas Finley. She was united in marriage to Ralph M. Jeffers on February 10, 1915 and to this union six children were born: Joe, who preceded her in death in 1957, John and Jack of Gallipolis; Mrs. Calvin (Lenice) Waugh and Paul (Jake) of Crown City and Ruth at home.
     She is survived by her husband and the children named above. Also by two sisters and one brother; Mrs. Hugh (Edna) Jeffers at Sardis,Ohio; Mrs. Edward (Muriel) Williamson of St. Petersburg, FL and Paul Finley of Charleston, WV. There are eight grandchildren, all of whom were very dear to their grandmother. Two of the grandsons were reared the past five years by their grandparents.
     Nettie was a member of the Edna Chapel Church and a lifelong member of the Teens Run community.
She was a devoted Mother and Grandmother and was busy to the very last caring for her family. Her greatest concern was for them. One of her favorite scriptures was the 23rd Psalm.

The one for whom you cared
With such abiding love,
Has found the wondrous shining path
Up to the home above,
The home where joy forever dwells
Where loved ones but await
For us do share their happiness
Beyond the golden gate.

[Note: buried Clay Chapel in Clay Township]

Gallipolis Paper
No date
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jeffers, Nora

DIED
Nora Jeffers
Miss Nora Jeffers, a pupil of Bladensburg School, departed this life March 8, 1886, aged 15 years and 3 days. The following is a copy of the resolutions adopted by a committee of her schoolmates:

WHEREAS, In the dispensation of the allwise Dispenser of human events, we are called upon to mourn the death of a loved school mate, Miss Nora Jeffers; therefore,

RESOLVED, That while we miss her bright and gladsome face, her happy smile and kind words; while we shall ever cherish memories of her and though we sadly deplore her early death, we feel assured that Nora has found a home which awaits all the good and we bow submissively to the will of the Great Teacher above.

RESOLVED, That we offer our tender sympathies to the bereaved Mother, the brothers and sisters.

RESOLVED, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished to each of the county papers with request that they be published.

Robert Kinder,
Martha Neal
Myrta Herrington
Committee

Gallipolis Paper
[March 8, 1886]
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jeffers, Ralph M.

Ralph M. Jeffers
     Ralph M. Jeffers, 97, Crown City, died Wednesday evening at the Scenic Hills Nursing Center.
He was a retired farmer and attended the Providence Missionary Baptist Church. He also served on the Clay Township Board of Education and was a Central Committeeman.
     Born in Gallia County on Oct. 21, 1891, he was the son of the late James E. and Clara E. (Nibert) Jeffers. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nettie Caroline Finley Jeffers, who died on Dec. 10, 1970; one son Joe R. Jeffers; one brother, Eustace Jeffers and two sisters, Norma E. Halley and Addie M. Gothard.
     Survivors include three sons, John J. Jeffers and Jack Jeffers, both of Gallipolis and Paul J. Jeffers, Crown City; two daughters, Mrs. Calvin W. (Lenice) Waugh and Ruth Julia Jeffers both of Crown City; one brother, Hugh R. Jeffers, Sardis, Ohio. Other survivors include nine grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, five great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
     Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Willis Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles Lusher and the Rev. John Arnold will officiate. Burial will be in Clay Chapel Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 6-9 p.m..

[Note: Died July 13, 1989]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
July 13, 1989
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jeffries, Cora [Beard]

Body Brought Home For Burial
The body of Mrs. Will Jeffries, who died at her home in Columbus last week was brought here Monday afternoon for burial in Mound Hill cemetery. Mrs. Jeffries, who was 55 years old, was born and raised in Gallipolis, her maiden name being Cora Beard, her family being among the prominent people here for several generations. She had been in ill health for a year. Besides her husband, surviving relatives are a son, Carl F., of Nashville, Tenn., a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Belanger, of Birmingham, Mich., and a sister, Miss Josephine Beard of Columbus.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
October 13, 1927
Transcribed by Suzanne Giroux

Jeffries, Earler

JEFFRIES - July 22, 1885, Earler, son of Eli and Maggie Jeffries, aged 18 months. Too pure for earth he has gone to heaven.

Gallipolis Journal
August 12, 1885
Transcribed by Nancy S. Edwards

Jenkins, Chas. L.

Chas. L. Jenkins Died At 6 A.M.
     Charles L. Jenkins, aged 78 years, died this morning at six o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Levi White, one mile out of town on the Chillicothe road. His health had been failing the past year from complications due to his age.
     He was born and spent his entire life in Walnut township and his home was on Jenkins' hill between Mudsoc and Waterloo. He never married and his nearest survivors are only a few nieces and nephews. Mrs. White is a cousin and he had been in her home most of the winter.
He was a member of the Waterloo Grange and Masons and the latter body will have part in the burial service and furnish the pallbearers.
     Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 o'clock EWT at Mt. Zion Methodist Church (Walnut township) with Rev. R.P. McCarley officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery by O.E. Elliott.

[Note: From death certificate date of birth either July or September, 22, 1863 and death certificate gives age as 89; date of death April 13, 1943. Gravemarker has 1862 as dob. Father John W. Jenkins; mother Phoeba Waugh.]

Newspaper (prob. April 1943, Gallipolis) clipping found in the Simmerman files, Jenkins file, Bossard Library.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders

Jenkins, David

Death of David Jenkins
Mr. David Jenkins, a fine old man of Cora, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1909, at the age of 71 years. He was a brother-in-law of Ex. Com. Dan Davis.
The funeral services were conducted at Tyn Rhos church Thursday and burial at the same place.

Gallipolis Bulletin
Friday, January 29, 1909
Transcribed by Sandy Lee Milliron

Jenkins, Emma G.

Emma Jenkins Dies on Friday
     Mrs. Emma G. Jenkins, 81, died rather suddenly at her home on the Neighborhood Rd., at 1:15 p.m., Friday. She had suffered from a heart condition for several years. A native of Gallipolis twp., she had spent her entire life in this county.
     She was born Dec. 25, 1874, the daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Long Criner. She was the last member of her family.
On July 17, 1892, she was married to Charles Jenkins at Yellowtown. He preceded her in death in 1904.
     To this union two surviving daughters were born, Mrs. Harry (Hazel) Cameron of Edgemont Rd., a substitute teacher at Washington school, and Mrs. Mae Smeltzer of Rio Grande, a teacher. She is also survived by one grandson. Charles Smeltzer, another grandson, was killed in a plane crash in February, 1946.
     In her early years, Mrs. Jenkins was a member of Elizabeth Chapel, but in recent years had united with the Church of Christ. At her request private rites will be held at Miller's Home for Funerals at 2 p.m., Sunday. Rev. Kenneth Betz will officiate and burial will follow in Mound Hill cemetery. Pallbearers will be Maurice and Charles Bane, Miles and Wayne Trout, Charles White and Carl Cameron. Friends may call at Miller's.

May, 1956
Gallipolis Tribune
Transcribed by Henny Evans Top of Page

Jenkins, Genevieve

Mrs. Jenkins, 41, Called By Death
Perry Principal's Wife Dies At Gallia Home
     Mrs. Genevieve Jenkins, 41, wife of David E. Jenkins, principal of Perry Local School, died at 11:20 p.m. Thursday at her home, Rt. 1, Gallia. Although she had been suffering from uremia for several years, her condition became considerably worse about a month ago and she was taken to Holzer Hospital for treatment but later returned to her home.
     Mrs. Jenkins was born Jan. 28, 1910 in Jackson County, W. Va., to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bowles. She was married to David Jenkins June 6, 1928, at Chillicothe, and to this union two children were born, Mrs. Herman (Mildred) Bangert, Columbus, and a son Gomer, who is with the U. S. Navy stationed at New London, Conn., but who is now at home on leave.
     Mrs. Jenkins was a kindly devout christian, beloved by all those who knew her. She was converted when only 11 years of age and joined the Stud Run Christian Church, near Chillicothe, but moved her membership to wherever she resided and where it was most convenient for her to attend.
     She was a talented vocalist and gave freely of her talent for the enjoyment of others. She was an active member of Nebo Congregational Church, a member of the Rio Grande WSCS, the Salem Missionary Society, the Patriot Grange, Victory Council, and in PTA work.
     In addition to her husband, son and daughter, Mrs. Jenkins is survived by three brothers, Oscar and Ernest Bowles, Chillicothe, and Milford Bowles, Waverly. Three brothers and one sister preceded her in death.
     Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Nebo Congregational Church, with Rev. Dan Murphy officiating. Interment will be made in Nebo Cemetery by Steve Thomas, Centerville funeral director.

[Note: From death certificate date of death September 6, 1951; mother Ethel Hopkins.]

Newspaper (prob. September 1951, Gallipolis) clipping found in the Simmerman files, Jenkins file, Bossard Library.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders

Jenkins, James (Raymond)

James Jenkins Dies July 4 of Memorial Day Injuries
Twelve Sisters and Brothers Survive Him
Funeral Services at 2 Sunday at Poplar Ridge
     From an injury received on Memorial Day James R. Jenkins, 42, died on the Fourth of July. He succumbed at 6:30 last evening at Holzer Hospital, after lying in a helpless and hopeless condition for 35 days.
     Few Tribune readers will fail to recall that Jenkins, a resident of Poplar Ridge, broke a neck vertabra when he dived into O. A. Rupe's fish pond at Eno. The water was but four feet deep where he dived and his head struck some hard object. He received a scalp wound and the impact broke a spinal bone that caused instant paralysis. That Jenkins did not drown was due to the presence and prompt assistance of Glenn Lawson Hood, Jenkin's only companion when he journeyed to the pool for a bath and a swim.
Jenkins was brought to the hospital but at no time did the surgeons offer any real hope that he would recover or even live very long. The paralysis seemed to affect his whole body below the point of fracture, except that he could swing his arms.
     During the period he was permitted to have visitors, Jenkins talked calmly and uncomplainingly of his mishap and probable fate; and his observations at that time profoundly impressed those who heard them, and gave them an insight into his courage and character.
     James R. was a son of James and the late Minta Vankirk Jenkins and was born and reared on Poplar Ridge. He never married. He did farm work and was a carpenter and was industrious and esteemed in his home community and wherever he had worked. An ice cream festival for his benefit was held on the Ridge Thursday night.
     There survive, besides the father, these sisters and brothers: Nita Rupe and Reva Bunce, both of Indianapolis; Minta Trimmer, of Goshen, Indiana; Otho and Elmer Jenkins, Columbus; Lloyd Jenkins, Middleport; Walter Jenkins, Cheshire R.D.,; Sherman, John, William M., Lola and Edria, all at home.
Funeral services will be held at Poplar Ridge at 2 o'clock Sunday, in charge of Rev. J.L. Stephenson. Interment there by Coleman & Son.
     Jenkin's death is the eighth in this county so far this year from other than natural causes.

[Note: From death certificate date of birth December 16, 1898; year of death 1941. This accident happened June 30th.]

Newspaper (prob. July, 1941, Gallipolis) clipping found in the Simmerman files, Jenkins file, Bossard Library.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders

Jenkins, John J.

John J. Jenkins Dies At Kitchen Table
Once Had Store At Gallia- Funeral At 2 Wednesday
     John J. Jenkins, 78, who once operated a general store at Gallia, died at 3:30 Monday morning at his home near Kitchen. An illness that began about a year ago became serious if not hopeless three weeks ago and death resulted from a complication of ailments.
     Mr. Jenkins was a well-known farmer and thresher and sawmill operator. He was a native of the Bethel neighborhood, but had spent most of his life on a farm near Kitchen. When the furnaces of that section were running he was a collier.
     He was a member of Sardis Church and a Sunday School worker.
     He is survived by his wife, Jennie Jenkins and three sons, John and Thomas of Oak Hill, and Solomon, at home.
     Funeral services will be held at the Sardis Church Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. Interment will be in the Sardis Cemetery by Lew Hughes.

[Note: From death certificate date of birth April 3, 1865; date of death May 17, 1943; father John J. Sr.; mother unknown.]

Newspaper (prob. May 1943, Gallipolis or Oak Hill) clipping found in the Simmerman files, Jenkins file, Bossard Library.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders

Jenkins. Lewis Corliss

     JENKINS - Lewis Corliss Jenkins, infant boy baby of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jenkins, was born October 28th, 1893, died Jan. 3rd, 1895, after a brief illness, aged 14 months and 6 days. This bright, promising child, the joy and happiness of its parents, knew no earthly sorrow. In the innocence and purity of spirit it was taken home safe in the arms of Jesus, to dwell forever in the Kingdom of Heaven.
     The funeral was Saturday, and was largely attended. The services at the house, the home of little Corliss’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lewis were very impressively conducted by Dr. J. M. Davis, assisted by Rev. N. Baron Jones.
     Funeral services at the Welsh Church, at Centreville, were participated in by the Rev. D. S. Jones, J. M. Jones, E. S. Jones, and D. Davis. Interment at the church cemetery. The bereaved parents and grandparents of the deceased desire to publicly thank their friends for sympathy and assistance in the sickness and death of little beloved Corliss.

The Gallipolis Bulletin
Saturday, January 12, 1895
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jenkins, Lucy Evans

Mrs. Ben Jenkins, 75, Dies Near Cheshire
     Mrs. Lucy Evans Jenkins, widow of Ben F. Jenkins, died at 7 o'clock last night at the home of her son, Arthur Jenkins, at Old Kyger. An invalid, she had been taken care of there for nearly three years, but she had been virtually helpless and bedfast most of the time for many years. Mr. Jenkins, a well-to-do farmer, died in October, 1928.
     Mrs. Jenkins was 75 years old and a daughter of Oliver and Lydia Evans. She is survived by the following children: H. M. Tate and Mrs. C. A. Bradbury, both of Kyger; Arthur, Mrs. Garfield Searls and Carl all of Old Kyger, and Floyd, the youngest, Marion, Ohio.
     The decdent was a member, since her girlhood, of the First Baptist Church near which she lived after marriage. The Funeral services will be held there at 10:30 Sunday, probably with Rev. Mr. Bolton of Rutland in charge. Burial in Gravel Hill cemetery by Undertaker J. L. Coleman of Bidwell.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
July 22, 1932
Transcribed by J. Farley                                                                                Top of Page

Jenkins, Mayme

Mayme Jenkins
by Judge Benner Jones
     Feb. 24, 1882 to Jan. 5, 1910 marks the span of the earthly pilgrimage of Miss Mayme Jenkins, who died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Dr. Gomer E. Jones, in Oak Hill, Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock; aged 27 years, 10 months and 11 days. She was the daughter of the late Dr. D.T. and Mary [Evans] Jenkins, of Centerville, Gallia County, Ohio, the former being well and widely known both in Gallia and Jackson Counties where he practiced his profession many years and the latter being universally esteemed and loved among her acquaintances for her goodness and many graces.
     The subject of this sketch was one of ten children a brother, aged 6 months and sister, in infancy, preceded her to the mansion beyond the skies, while the following brothers and sisters are left to mourn her loss, Mrs. Dr. Gomer Jones and D. Spurge Jenkins of Oak Hill, Thomas E. Jenkins of Hartline, WA; Dr. J. Herbert Jenkins of Rushmore, OH; Mrs. Austin Howell of Columbus and D. Howard Jenkins and Florence of Williamson, WV; all of who were present, but one, to surround the bier of their favorite sister.
     In the early life she was greatly afflicted and feeble in health and believed to be destined to be an invalid and for many years her fond parents, family and friends all lived in despair of her health and life, but advancing age and increasing vitality overcame her infirmity and she was permitted to reach the maturity of beautiful womanhood with strength and vigor. While yet a girl in her teens death called away the father and mother, Mayme became the head of the family circle with the constant care and duty of rearing two younger sisters, one of whom was a mere child and for four years she preserved the old home circle and was the mother of the household. Thus during her girlhood days she was deprived of many advantages and natural privileges which would have fallen to her lot and of which she would have gladly availed herself.
     At the age of fourteen she consecrated herself to God and became earnest and active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Centerville and continued a member thereof until called to enter the Church Triumphant. In her religious life she was as active and faithful as she was in her other lines of duty. With all the books, magazines, papers and other literature of the American home of today within her reach and at her command, let it be recorded that this young girl at the age of 15 years had read the entire Bible from the beginning to the end and continued to be a daily reader of God's word for the remaining years of her life. The Psalms and the 11th. chapter of John were among her favorite passages and it was through these passages of promise, as she believed, God spoke to her daily.
     By reason of her early afflictions and later domestic cares and duties, Mayme was not of that lively, mirth and rollicking disposition so often found and admired in girlhood but none the less attractive and charming a spirit of gentleness, amiability and tenderness passed her in all their beauty and richness. Not loudness but quietness, not ostentation but unassuming, not indolent but industrious, not pleasure seeking, but duty performing, not cowardice but courageous, not deceit but candor, not hatred but forgiving, not daring but God fearing, these are the virtues and graces which form the crown jewels of the life of this lovable and truly lovely young woman.
     Four years ago, being the last of a large family to leave, together with her youngest sister, she vacated the old home at Centerville and since that time has resided at Oak Hill, Columbus and Williamson, WV.
     On the morning of December 28th, she was brought from her then home at Williamson, WV, to the home of her sister at Oak Hill suffering from typhoid fever and little did her friends think that the pale-winged messenger stood so near the threshold of life but so it was and her resolute soul answered quickly and fled. A flower too rich and beautiful for death to crush so early, Mystery! Mystery! How her kindred and friends would that they could peer behind that curtain and yet live. But no, 'tis God alone, not angels, can lift that curtain and they each for himself shall see him do it and pass behind forever.
     She is gone. Childhood is gone with all its blushes and fairness. Youth is gone, bright, hopeful youth. The strength, beauty and pride of womanhood is gone. Yet she lives in the glow of that redeeming light which radiates from the cross and the throne.
     Funeral services were conducted at the C.M. Church at Oak Hill on Friday morning and not withstanding the heaviest snowfall seen in years a large number of people had come together to pay respect to her memory. The services were in charge of the pastor, the Rev. R. O. Williams, M.A. who was assisted by Revs. David Thomas, G. James Jones and J.R. Fields, the funeral arrangements were in care of J.D. Loyd. The burial at High Hill Cemetery at Centerville, the Revs. David Thomas and D.S. Jones officiating. Though the day was cold and Mr. Jones in his 83rd year, that did not prevent him from performing the last act of kindness to one he loved so much and one he knew all her life.

Scrapbook Collection -- Publication unknown
January, 1910
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jenkins, Mildred G. Hardway

     Mildred G. Hardway Jenkins, 91, of Gallipolis, died Thursday, April 20, 2006. at Holzer Senior Care Center.
     She was born Jan. 18, 1915, in Gallia County, daughter of the late Elijah and Effie Sims Williams.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded by two husbands, Howard S. Hardway and William Jenkins; by two sons, Charles and Michael Hardway; a sister, Marjorie Gatewood; and by a brother, Clarence Williams.
     Mildred was a homemaker and a member of Grace United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Grace Guild Sunday School Class and the Abigail Circle. She was also an active member of the Gallia County Senior Citizens.
     She is survived by two daughters, Ann (Richard) Hardway Brown of Gallipolis, and Karen (Dan) Hardway Black of Rapid City, S.D.; five grandchildren, Sandy Bledsoe of Gallipolis, Cindy Fellure of Gallipolis, Mike Hardway of St. Albans, W.Va., Marc (Kay) Hardway of Cheshire, and Morgan Black of Rapid City, S.D.; four great-grandchildren, Amber Fellure of Gallipolis, Travis Fellure of Gallipolis, Brittany Hardway of Cheshire, and Dayton Hardway of Cheshire; two brothers, Alvie (Belle) Williams of Wadsworth and Dwight (Glenna) Williams of Columbus; and a special friend and caretaker, Sandy Kerns of Crown City.
     Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2006 at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home, with Pastor Doug Stockton and Bob Powell officiating. Burial will follow in Crown City Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2006.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Grace United Methodist Church Youth Fund, 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio 45631, or to the charity of your choice.
     Pallbearers will be Travis Fellure, Mike Hardway, Marc Hardway, Charles Gatewood, Randy Gilliam and Jeff Geiger.
     To send condolences, please visit us at www.timeformemory.com/whw.

The Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Friday, April 21, 2006
Transcribed by Sandy Bledsoe

Jenkins, Nancy Rucker

Nancy Rucker Jenkins Dies Here, Aged 80
Funeral Services Will Be Held At F. Springs Church At 2 Sun. P.M.
     Mrs. Nancy Jenkins, aged 80, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 2:30 Friday afternoon at the Higgins Rest Home. She had been ill about three weeks. Previous to that she had lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Green, at 1127 1/2 Second avenue, the Greens having moved there from near Cadmus some months ago.
     Mrs. Jenkins was born in Lawrence county and was a daughter of Joseph and Lucy B. Rucker. Her first husband was Jonathan Parsons of Symmes tp. He was killed in a mine cave-in 34 years ago near his home. The following children of thus [sic] union survive: Florence Green, already mentioned; Mrs. Blanch Copen, South Point; Mrs. Lilly Davis, Mrs. Mildred Early and Ruth Kiner, all of Columbus.
Decedent's second was William Queen, who preceded her in death on Dec. 14, 1929, she married Edward Jenkins Jr., who is at Blackfork.
     Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. R.P. McCarley at 2 o'clock Sunday at Flag Springs M.E. Burial there by Mervin Chapman of Henderson, whose wife is a granddaughter of Mrs. Jenkins.
The body will be at the Green home from 5 o'clock today to 12 noon Sunday.

[Note: From death certificate date of birth April 11 (?), 1860; date of death January 26, 1940.]

Newspaper (prob. January 1940, Gallipolis) clipping found in the Simmerman files, Jenkins file, Bossard Library.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders Top of Page

Jenkins, Otho

     Otho Jenkins, 80, of Rt. 1, Bidwell, died Monday at his residence. Born May 13, 1902, in Point Pleasant, son of the late James A. and Mintie Vankirk Jenkins, he was a retired machinist for Ralston Steel and Foundry Co. in Columbus and moved to Gallia County six years ago.
     Surviving are three sons, John and Robert, both of Columbus, and Ralph, address unknown; three sisters, Minta Trimmer of Goshen, Ind., and Edria Emery and Reba Halstad, both of Indianapolis, Ind.; and five brothers, John and Walter, both of Bidwell, Danville of Marion, Elmer of Columbus and Lloyd of Pomeroy. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
     Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Boyer Funeral Home, Waverly. Local arrangements are by the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Tuesday, March 30, 1982
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jenkins, Sarah V. Dott

Cheshire Woman Dies Suddenly
     Mrs. Carl Jenkins, 76, a resident of Cheshire Rt., died unexpectedly Saturday in a hospital in Augusta, Ga. She and her husband, Carl Jenkins, had been spending the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Jenkins had been in failing health for several years.
     Mrs. Jenkins was born at Porter, Nov. 22, 1889, daughter of the late William and Lelia Kennedy Clark. In addition to the husband, she is survived by a stepdaughter, Mrs. Mary Higgins, and a brother, Merch I. Clark of Pine St. Three brothers are deceased.
     The body was to arrive today from the south, and will be taken to the Wetherholt - Elliot Funeral home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Gallipolis Tribune
Dec. 25, 1965
Transcribed by J. Farley                                                                                 Top of Page

Jenkins, Stephen

Funeral Services Will Be Held At Tyn Rhos Tomorrow At 1 P.M.
     Stephen Jenkins, one of Perry township’s most industrious and estimable citizens, died at the Holzer Hospital at 12:30 Sunday p.m. Suffering from a serious bladder ailment, he was brought to the hospital on Jan. 13. There was a turn for the worse in his condition late in the week.
     He is survived by his wife, who was Anna Evans (Soar), but no children. He was a brother of John Jenkins of Fourth Ave., Mrs. John Richards of Rio Grande; and Mrs. Evan Jones of Centerpoint. Mrs. John Rees of the Cora neighborhood, who died last fall, was another sister.
     Mr. Jenkins was a son of Thomas and Jane Jones Jenkins and was born July 30, 1868, 1-½ miles below Nebo on Symmes Creek and in Perry tp.
     He was a hard working man and used to do a good deal of logging and helped to build turnpikes a generation or more ago. After his marriage, he made his home at the old homestead of his wife’s family, the John Evans (Soar) place, in the Tyn Rhos neighborhood. Dan W. Thomas and other life-long friends speak in the highest terms of his character and his usefulness as a citizen.
     Funeral services will be held at Tyn Rhos at 1 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, with Rev. Mr. Whilding, Presbyterian pastor at Jackson, in charge. Burial at Tyn Rhos by Hughes of Oak Hill.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Monday, February 22, 1937
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jenkins, Stephen D.

     Stephen D. Jenkins, one of the old and highly respected citizens of Perry township, died at his home, of the grippe, February 2, 1892.
     He was born in Carmarthershire, South Wales, 1814, and married to Miss Rachel Edwards in 1835. On account of the prevailing hard times in his native country, he came to America in 1849 and the following year sent for his family to come to his chosen home in this neighborhood. Six children were born in Wales and the youngest sons, John and Dan, were born in Gallia county. Mary, the oldest daughter, died in 1864 and Philip fell in battle in Virginia in 1865.
     In his trade, blacksmithing, his superior has not been found in this section of the country, and by his industry and economy he managed to save a competency for his declining years.
     The deceased had not been in good health for several years, but his last sickness lasted only a few days. On February 4th, a large number of his relatives and friends met to pay the last tribute of respect to the life of a worthy man. The pall bearers were his sons, David, Thomas, John and Dan, and his two sons-in-law, D. J. Davis and James Reese, the funeral services at the Tyn Rhos church were conducted by Rev. D. S. Jones and Daniel Lloyd, of Centreville; W. Reese Evans, of Tyn Rhos, and George Aten, of Rodney.
     The bereaved widow and honored children mourn the loss of a faithful husband and a good father, and a large circle of friends will miss the counsels of a wise, honest and upright citizen. THe family has the sympathy of all in its bereavment.
J.W. Jones

Gallipolis Journal
February 12, 1892
Transcribed by Henny Evans                                                                             Top of Page

Jenkins, Stephen E.

S. E. Jenkins, 86, Dies Unexpectedly
     Stephen (Steve) E. Jenkins, 86, a resident of Rio Grande, died unexpectedly at 2:30 a.m., Sunday at his home. Mr. Jenkins was a veteran blacksmith, bus driver and he operated an electrical and plumbing supply office for several years.
     He was born May 10, 1886, in the Tyn Rhos community, son of the late John D. and Dinah Thomas Jenkins.
He is survived by his wife, Cecilia Richards Jenkins, whom he married on March 8, 1917, in Gallipolis. Two daughters survive, Mrs. Harry (Margaret Marie) Elsholz, Cleveland and Mrs. Donald (Lorena) Farrar, of Wilmington, Del. Two grandsons, Stephen Farrar, now serving in Vietnam and David Farrar of Doylestown, Pa.
One nephew, Evan K. Richards, Columbus, survives.
     He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, and a 57 member of the Centerville Lodge F and AM No. 371. He was twice past-master of that lodge.
     Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Wednesday at the Calvary Baptist Church in Rio Grande with Rev. Charles Lusher, Rev. Robert Wilkins and Rev. Ronald Miller officiating.
     Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Masonic services by the Centerville Lodge will be conducted at 7 o'clock tonight at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions toward the Gallia County Heart Fund.
     Pallbearers will be Howell Evans, Robert Leith, James Skaggs, Thomas Fisher, Keith Welker, Willard Copley.
Honorary bearers will be James, John and William Howard, Dewey Keels, George Northup and Garland Lanier.
The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the service.

[Note: Died May 28, 1972]

Gallipolis newspaper
1972
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall

Jenkins, W. A.

The Gallipolis Journal says that it learned that Dr. W. A. Jenkins died while enroute to the Asylum in Athens.

Athens Messenger
April 22, 1875
Transcribed by Connie Cotterill Schumaker Top of Page

Jenkins, William

William Jenkins Died This Morning
Funeral Is Set For 2 Sunday At Buck Ridge
     William Dudley Jenkins, colored, a familiar figure on the streets of Gallipolis for two generations, died at 7:20 this morning at his home near Rodney and nearer Buck Ridge. He was in his 85th year, being much older than most of his acquaintances surmised.
     Mr. Jenkins had been ill for a year and for some time his condition was known to be helpless. He was a son of Wesley and Catherine Allison Jenkins. His birthdate was Feb. 4, 1858, which was five years before the Emancipation Proclamation, but whether he was born in freedom or slavery was not known when these lines were written.
     Decedent is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Jenkins, but they had lived apart. The children are Mrs. Elza Deed of near Rodney, Everett Jenkins, and Roann Evans of Columbus, Jerry Jenkins of Chillicothe. Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson of near Rodney.
     Funeral services will be held at Buck Ridge at 2 o'clock Sunday, with Rev. C.M. Payne in charge. Interment there by Coleman & Son.

[Note: From death certificate his name is given as William Wesley Jenkins and he is given as a widower, yet Elizabeth Jenkins is listed as wife; date of death September 4, 1942.]

Newspaper (prob. September 1942, Gallipolis) clipping found in the Simmerman files, Jenkins file, Bossard Library.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders

Jenkins, William A.

W.A. Jenkins Dies Wednesday
     William A. Jenkins, 71, a native of Gallia county, and a resident of Cincinnati, died in Holy Cross Hospital at Silver Springs, Md., Wednesday. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Jenkins and spent his early years on the family farm at Kyger. He was a member of the Cheshire Masonic Lodge, and of Scottish Rite, and the Shrine, at Cincinnati.
     The body will arrive in Huntington Monday morning, and will be brought to Miller's Home for Funerals. Graveside services will be held in Gravel Hill cemetery. Date and hour of service will be announced later.

Gallipolis Tribune
May 9, 1997
Transcribed by J. Farley                                                                    Top of Page

Jenkinson, Edward

Edward Jenkinson Passes Suddenly
     Edward Jenkinson, retired O.H.E. employee, died suddenly this morning at his home in Crown City. While planting potatoes on his premises he was seen to topple over and expired soon after being carried into his home.
     Mr. Jenkinson is survived by his wife, the former Bertha Gatewood of this city. They were married while both were employed at the O.H.E. and he retired from that employment two years ago, after serving 14 years.
     The body was brought to Entsminger's mortuary at noon, but it may be late today before funeral arrangements are completed.

[Note: From death certificate date of birth December 22, 1869; date of death March 31, 1942; parents "unknown" by informant, Bertha Jenkinson; burial Crown City CE.]

Newspaper clipping from the collection of Debbie Carter Evans, prob. March 1942, Gallipolis.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders

Jett, Charles S.

Mr. Charles C. Jett, living on the old Bryan farm, up near Kanauga, this county, died suddenly from heart failure on last Monday morning about 11 o'clock. Mr. Jett had come to this city in his buggy to transact some business, and while driving down Second Street, and when opposite the O.R. R'y. ticket office, Mr. Walter McCormick noticed that something was the matter with the occupant of the buggy. He went to him and found that it was Mr. Jett, and that he was unconscious. Mr. McCormick carried him into the O.R. R'y ticket office and laid the body upon the floor. Physicians were summoned, but they found that life had taken its departure. They did all they could to restore life, but it had gone, never to return. Mr. Jett was about 63 years of age, and was a hard working and industrious man. Hayward & Son took charge of the body and conveyed it to Mr. Jett's late residence. The deceased came to this county from Marietta several years ago and married a sister of Mr. John Bryan.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Garrett on Wednesday afternoon, at 2
o'clock, and the burial was at the Maddy graveyard.

[Note: dates from the stone are Jan. 9, 1836-May 8, 1899.

Gallipolis Bulletin
May 13, 1899
Transcribed by Henny Evans Top of Page

Johannson, Dietrich

VINTON - News Clipped From The Leader

Death of Mr. Johannson.
     Mr. Dietrich Johannson, of near Bidwell, died last Wednesday night of the infirmities incident to his advanced age. For some weeks he had been confined to the house and his condition steadily grew worse for a week previous to his death.
     He was born in Hamberg, Germany, March 8th, 1823; died Jan. 9th, 1909, aged 85 years, 9 months, 25 days. He united with the Lutherian church when a young man. He was a good moral man and liked by all who knew him.
     He made his home with his brother, Edward Johannson at Gallipolis, O., where they conducted a bakery during the civil war, after which they purchased a farm in Springfield Tp., and resided there until the death of his brother about six years ago, after which he made his home with his niece, Mrs. Gus Schneemilch, up to his death, where he was tenderly cared for.
     Funeral services conducted by Rev. McBride, burial by undertaker Glassburn at the family graveyard.

Gallipolis Bulletin
Friday, January 22, 1909
Transcribed by Sandy Lee Milliron

Johnson, Alonzo

Death of Alonzo Johnson
Mr. Alonzo Johnson died at his home in Morgan township Saturday evening; September 9th, 1905, of stomach trouble, aged 54 years. He leaves a wife and four daughters. Mr. Johnson formerly lived in Meigs county but moved to this county a few years ago.
He owned a good farm in Meigs county besides the one in Morgan township and was an industrious, respected citizen and his death will be regretted by a wide circle of friends.
The funeral was conducted Sunday afternoon at Eno church, the interment following at Robinson cemetery by Ward of Bidwell.

Gallipolis Bulletin
Friday, Sept. 15, 1905
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Johnson, Andrew Jackson Jr.

IN LOVING MEMORY
     Just as the autumn sun was sinking beneath the western horizon on the evening of Sept. 12, 1928, the Death Angel swiftly but quietly entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fenimore Johnson and took from their midst their older son and brother, Andrew Jackson Johnson, Jr..
     Jack, as he was always known to his family and friends, was born Nov. 25, 1908 in Guyan Township. He was with us 19 years, 9 months and 18 days. His stay though short, was sweet. He still lives in the memory of his family and friends.
     Jack attended the schools of Clay and Guyan Townships. He graduated from Clay Rural High School in 1926 and from Mercerville High School with the class of 1927. Three of his classmates from Mercerville, Don Johnson, Kermit Price and Carroll Sheets; two from Clay Rural, Nelson Brucker and Franklin Smith and one friend Russell Smith, acted as pallbearers.
     The summer following his graduation he went to St. Louis MO and was employed there until the beginning of his illness, July 8th. He was in a St. Louis hospital for four weeks. Here all that medical skill and loving hands could do was done. He was able to be brought home August 3rd. He immensely enjoyed being at home and among familiar scenes and friends.
     This happiness lasted but four short weeks, when he was again taken seriously ill. His last illness lasted two weeks and one day. His intense sufferings were all borne with the same pleasant smile with which he had lived. Jack was a pleasant young man with always a smile and cheery remark for everyone. He was a bright, industrious young man with a brilliant future. He leaves behind a spotless character and has entered on the Great Adventure with a clean record. His untimely death has caused a wound in the hearts of his family and friends that time will never heal.
     He leaves to mourn his early departure his father, mother, one brother, Merriman, four sisters, Floy and Ada at home; Mrs. Everett Phillips of Greensboro, NC and Mrs. Clyde Thompson of Chapmanville, WV and a great number of relatives and hosts of friends. One brother died in infancy.

As sweeps the sudden storm across the summer sky,
Till all the tender, fairest flowers in rain drenched ruins lie,
So sweep the storms of life across some cloudless day,
Till wrecks of hope and joy and love
Bestrew life's lonely path.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 15 at Mercerville by Rev. John Porter. Interment in Mercerville Cemetery by Undertaker Coleman Halley.

Gallipolis Paper
Sept. 12, 1928
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Johnson, Annie

Death of Crown City Lady
Mrs. Walter Johnson, aged 75 years, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 1915, at her home at Crown City after a lengthy illness. Her husband died some years ago. She was a lady with a large circle of friends left to mourn her death. She was the mother of Mrs. Lon Woolweaver of this city.
The funeral was conducted from Good Hope Church at 1 p.m. today.

[Note: Death Certificate..Annie Johnson born April 28, 1845 Ohio; died Feb. 3, 1918 Guyan Township, aged 72 years, 9 months and 4 days. Widow. Cause of death: Chronic Myocarditis. Parents: John Williams and Lucie Sartin..both born VA. Burial Good Hope Cemetery]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Feb. 5, 1918
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, Audrey Mae

Langley Johnson's Youngest Child Dies
     Audrey Mae, daughter of Langley and Margaret (Williams) Johnson, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, shortly after she was taken to the Holzer Hospital. Her age was 14 months and five days.
     She is survived by, besides the parents, these brothers and sisters: Truman Russell, 14; Anna Ruth, 10; Rome Phillips, 7 and Denver Lee, 4; a grandmother, Mrs. Neil Williams, who lives at the Johnson home.
     Funeral at Victory Baptist Church in charge of Rev. Earl Cremeens, with burial in King's Chapel Cemetery by F.L. Stevers.

[Note: death certificate born Aug. 1, 1945; died Oct. 5, 1946; 1 year, 2 months and 5 days]

Gallipolis Paper
No date
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Johnson, Ben

Ben Johnson, 45, Dies..Burial At Crown City
The body of Benjamin Johnson, who died Wednesday night at his home in Huntington, was laid at rest at Crown City this afternoon. Rev. R.G. Scaggs conducted the funeral services at the home, 74 W. Third Avenue.
Mr. Johnson was 45. He is survived by his wife, Sarah Johnson; two sons Kenneth and Horace Johnson, two daughters, Helen and Irene Johnson, all at home; six brothers, Joe Johnson of Williamsport, Ohio, Hiram, Cary, Germany, Logan and Spain Johnson, all of Huntington and three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Harbour, Mrs. Sadie Green and Mrs. Polly Chandler, all of Huntington.

[Note: Death Certificate..Born Dec. 24, 1887, died April 18, 1934; aged 45 years 3 months and 25 days. Wife Sarah Barker. Parents: Blackburn and Catherine Johnson]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Friday, April 20, 1934
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, Carol Marie

     GALLIPOLIS - Carol Marie Johnson, 88, Gallipolis, died Tuesday, June 27, 2000 in Holzer Medical Center.      Born March 5, 1912 in Beckley, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Samuel Wade and Ada Trump McDonald. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Herman Luther “Red” Johnson; four brothers, Bruce, Elmo, Warren and Cecil McDonald; a sister, Edith Stuff; and a granddaughter, Teresa Johnson.
     Surviving are a son, Howard (Betty) Johnson of Thayer, Mo.; three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; a sister Myrtle Brabham of Akron; a sister-in-law, Ellabelle McDonald of Gallipolis; and several nieces and nephews.
     Services will be 2 p.m. Friday in Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday until the time of services.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Wednesday, June 28, 2000
Transcribed by Sandy Milliron

Johnson, Catherine

Death of Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Catherine Johnson, of this city died Sunday aged 67. She had been ill for a long time with cancer, but a fine old lady. She lived with her daughter Mrs. Denney, on 4th avenue above Sycamore. She was the daughter of the late Dr. W. K. Patton and was a widow. She is survived by another daughter of Bucyrus, and 13 grand children.
Her funeral will be at 11:30 Tuesday at Mercerville and burial at the same place by Hayward & Son.

Gallipolis Tribune
Dec. 28, 1908
Contributed by Henny Evans Top of Page

Johnson, Catherine Caldwell

     Catherine Caldwell Johnson, daughter of Stephen and Minerva Caldwell, was born near Mercerville August 30, 1858, and departed this life at Denver, Colorado, April 25, 1930, at the age of 71 years, 7 months and 25 days.
     She grew to womanhood at Mercerville and on Feb. 15, 1882, was married to Harvey Monroe Johnson, who preceded her in death by seven years. To this union six children were born, two of whom, Andrew Jackson and Lester Monroe, died in infancy, and four, Louden of Wheatridge, Colo., Chauncey of Las Animas, Colo., Oretha Staben of Denver, Colo., and Stephen of Richmond Dale, Ohio, are left to mourn the loss of a devoted and loving mother.
     She leaves a sister, Cassie Niday of Mercerville and a brother, Averill Caldwell of Crown City. Her sisters, Mrs. Florence Martt, Viola Dickey and Arizona Fellure have preceded her to the Great Beyond.
She avowed her faith in Christ, but practiced her Christianity more than she professed it. A more unselfish soul is seldom found. Her family and friends were her great concerns in life. In recent years any word from Ohio was a sweet morsel to her. It was her own request that she be laid to rest at Mercerville beside her companion and among the many friends who have known her through the years.
     Mother is gone, never to return with the bright smile and encouraging word, but her fine example of noble character must stand as a beacon light to those who knew and loved her. As things of the spirit must be everlasting, that example, that character, must be immortal and manifest itself in the lives of those associated with it.

    When the dumb hand clothed in black,
     Brings the dreams about my bed,
     Call me not so often back
     Silent voices of the dead,
     Toward the lowland ways behind me,
     And the sunlight that is gone!
     Call me rather, silent voices,
     Forward to the starry track
     Glimmering up the heights beyond me
     On and always on!

Card of Thanks
     We wish to thank all who through service or sympathy aided us in the recent illness, removal and interment of our beloved mother.
     Louden Johnson
     Chauncey Johnson
     Stephen Johnson
     Oretha Staben

Gallia Times
May 5, 1930
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Johnson, Mrs. Monroe

Remains of Former Resident Buried Tuesday
The remains of Mrs. Monroe Johnson, who died in Colorado, were returned to Gallia county Monday for burial. Mrs. Johnson and family, who formerly lived in the Mercerville neighborhood, had resided in the west for several years. She is survived by four sons and a daughter, one son, Steve, living in this county.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Mercerville and burial there was in charge of Coleman Halley.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Tuesday, April 29, 1930
Transcribed by Sandy Lee Milliron Top of Page

Johnson, Catherine Patton

Death of Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Catherine Johnson, of this city, died Sunday aged 67. She had been ill for a long time with a cancer, but a fine old lady. She lived with her daughter, Mrs. Denney, on 4th. Avenue above Sycamore. She was a daughter of the late Dr. W.K. Patton and was a widow. She is survived by another daughter of Bucyrus and 13 grandchildren.
Her funeral will be at 11:30 Tuesday at Mercerville and burial at the same place by Hayward & Son.

[Note: Born 1841; died Dec. 24, 1908]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Dec. 28, 1908
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, Clara B. Broyles

IN MEMORY
     Clara B. Broyles Johnson, daughter of Solomon and Causby Broyles, was born December 19, 1883, died March 12, 1926, age 42 years 2 months and 23 days. She was united in marriage to Curtis Johnson June 6, 1906.
     She leaves to mourn their loss, her husband, one daughter, Zola, two small sons, Warren and Thornton, her aged mother, three brothers, four sisters and many other relatives and friends. Her father, five brothers, three sisters and a dear little daughter, Violet, have gone before her.
     She was converted and joined Providence Baptist church in early life and while deprived of meeting often with the brothers and sisters of her chosen church on account of distance and the care of a family her life has proven that she was trying to serve her blessed Savior. She was a most loving wife, and mother, a kind sympathetic friend and neighbor.

"But she has gone from human love."
To higher love and care
From pain below to place above
In mansions bright and fair.

Attune our hearts, O Blessed Lord
Though they with sorrow swell,
To say these meek submissive words
"Thou doeth all things well."

[Note: - Providence Cemetery, Clay Twp]

Gallipolis paper
1926
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall

Johnson, Mrs. Ernie [Clara Jane]

At Greenfield
Mrs. Ernie Johnson, a daughter of Mrs. M. J. Watterson of this city and a sister of Mrs. Lee McKean and Miss Lula Watterson of this city, and Mrs. Harry Matthews of Marion, died at Greenfield, O., Saturday, Aug. 27, 1921, and was brought here by undertaker Murphy in an auto hearse Monday for burial at St. Nick Church near Yellowtown. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Mr. Ewing.
Mrs. Johnson, a most excellent and highly esteemed lady, leaves a husband, seven children, six girls and one boy to mourn their loss. Mrs. Johnson was 45 years old and had been ill for several months with cancer of the stomach.

Note: [11/27/1875 - 8/27/1921]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Tuesday, August 30, 1921
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Johnson, Ed

Ed Johnson, 85, Dies Near Bladen
     Ed Johnson passed away at home on Bladen Route 1 in [missing] township at 2:35 Sunday morning at the age of 84 years and 9 months.
     He is survived by his wife, Olive Johnson; a son Ed, Crown City and 13 grandchildren.
     Mr. Johnson was born in Lincoln County, WV, July 2, 1859, a son of Louis and Jane Johnson. He was a member of the Crown City Pilgrim Holy Church.
     Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at King's Chapel with Rev. John [missing]. Burial in the cemetery there by F.L. Stevers.

[note: stone 1859-1944. Death Certificate: Born: July 2, 1859; died April 2, 1944. Parents Louis and Jane Adkins Johnson.]

Gallipolis Paper
No date
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Johnson, Electa

Funeral of Mrs. Electa Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. Electa Higgins Johnson, of Leota, were held Sunday at 11 a.m. at Oley chapel and burial in the cemetery near there. Mrs. Johnson leaves the following surviving relatives, her husband, William Johnson, four sons, Ogle, Chester and Willard this county and Leonard Johnson of Huntington and a sister Mrs. Jephtha Peters, who lives near Leota.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
October 22, 1928
Transcribed by Margaret Calvin

Johnson, Elijah C.

Johnson Rites At 2 Thursday At Good Hope
     Funeral services for Elijah C. Johnson, former county commissioner, will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow (Christmas Day) at Good Hope Baptist church. Rev. Cecil Jones of Kitts Hill will officiate. Interment will be made at the same place by Stevers.
     Yesterday's account of his death omitted mention of one son, Wendell, who is on duty in the west coast defense. The other children are Mrs. Anna Mae Fulks of Proctorville, Walter and Merrill of Detroit, and Emmalee at home. There are five grandchildren. One sister's name was also omitted--Mrs. Mattie Sheets, wife of Herschel Sheets of Crown City R.D.
     Mr. Johnson served two terms as county commissioner and was county manager of the sub-division of aid for aged for two years.
     His death occurred in St. Mary's hospital, Huntington, where he had undergone an operation for prostate trouble. He had not been well for a long time but he was seriously ill for only a few weeks.

Obituary
    "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away".
     Tuesday morning Dec. 23, 1941. In St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington, W. Va. The call of the Death angel came to Elijah Curtis Johnson, son of Walter and Anne Elizabeth Johnson, early settlers of Guyan township. "Lige", as he was so familiarly called was born Jan.11, 1878, near Crown City, Ohio, and his age at the time of his death was 63 years, 11 months and 12 days. He was married to Miss Georgia Moore, April 28, 1913, and to this union were born the following children all of whom survive. Hollis, Walter and Merril Clyde of Detroit, Mich., Wendell Ray, of Camp Wallace, Texas, Mrs. Anna Mae Fulks of Proctorville, Ohio, and Emma Lee at home, also five grandchildren survive. He was the sixth of a family of twelve children, four of them have preceded him to the great beyond, namely John J., Emza, Lucy, and Mallie E., the surviving brothers and sisters are as follows. William H. Of Northup, O., Earnest of Huntington, W. Va., Chas and Chauncey, Mrs. Mattie Sheets, Mrs. Emma Moore, and Miss Alta, all of Crown City.
     Lige was quite active in public life having taught a number of terms in the public schools of Ohio and West Vrigina. He very successully served two terms as commissioner of Gallia Co. He also served two years as manager of the Division of Aid for the Aged. He lived an honest upright life and was always ready to help those who were in need. He was of a cheerful manner and kind words of encouragement have helped many through the hard places in life. Perhaps sweetest of all the fragrance shed from his radiant, unselfish life, was in his own home, where love reigned in beautiful devotion to his wife and children. He was always appreciative of each member of his family and never failed to tell them so. His devotion to his family and friends was far above the average and his last testimony was like that of the great apostle, Paul. When the sun of his life was slowly sinking behind the western horizon, he looked unto his heavenly father with a steadfast hope and with an unshaken faith and said, " I am now ready". All is well with my soul. Let us not weep as those who have no hope but let us bow our heads in humble submission and say Thy will not ours be done, and live for him who died for us and has made it possible that we can all be reunited again and live together in a land of fadeless beauty where the sun never sets and the leaves never fade.

Rev. Oma Williams

Gallipolis newspaper
December 24, 1941
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin                                                                       Top of Page

Johnson, Eliza Williams

Eliza Williams Johnson
     OBITUARY - Eliza Williams was born in Washington County, Ohio, Oct. 29, 1843. She was married to W.A. Johnson at Gallipolis. She leaves a husband, three sons, and one daughter, who have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. They were all with her and insisted on caring for her in her last hours.
     She was laid to rest in the Wakita Cemetery on Thursday, July 23rd. Rev. E. L. Nicholson conducted the services.

Card of Thanks
     We desire to express our deepest gratitude to the friends who assisted us in the care of our beloved wife and mother during her long sickness, death and interment.
     It was indeed a great relief during all those long days to know that friends would not only neglect their home duties but wear themselves out in vigils for her and to our assistance, for which we ever will be grateful.
             W. A. Johnson and Family

Gallipolis Paper
July 22, 1903
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, Emza

Commissioner's Brother Dies in Guyan
     Emza Johnson, 63, died Wednesday about 5:30 p.m. in Guyan township after a long period of ill health due to tuberculosis. He was the son and one of eleven children of the late Walter and Ann Eliza Williams Johnson. He died in the family home where he was born and where he and his sister, Alta Johnson, had lived together since the death of their parents.
     Besides this sister Mr. Johnson is survived by these brothers and sisters: John of Mason county WVa; William of Northup; Ernest of Huntington; Elijah, Charles and Chauncey Johnson, Mrs. Herschel (Mattie) Sheets and Mrs. Emma Moore all of Crown City. A sister, Mrs. Lucy Woolweaver, died about two years ago.
     Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at Good Hope church by Rev. Jennings Cremeens. Burial in the church cemetery by F.L. Stevers. Mr. Johnson was a quiet, unassuming
man, honest and industrious and much liked by all those who knew him.

The Gallipolis Daily Tribune
13 June 1935, p. 1
Transcribed by Eve Hughes                                                                              Top of Page

Johnson, Ernest

Ernest Johnson died Thursday
Ernest Ray Johnson, 73, 183 E. Maynard Ave., Columbus, formerly of Gallia County, died Thursday in Columbus. He was a former Gallia County schoolteacher and a retired employee of the State of Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Hilda Rees Johnson, five sisters, Mrs. Julia Crowe and Mrs. Audrey Coriell, Greenfield, Mrs. Effie Leslie, Norwood, Mrs. Edna Looper, Jackson, Tenn., and Mrs. Minnie Cubbage, Washington Court House, two nieces and four nephews.
He was a member of the Church of Christ at Fishinger-Kenny Rd., Columbus. Friends may call at the Long Funeral Home, 1173 E. Hudson St., Columbus, Sunday from 2 to 3 and 7 to 9. Services will be held at the funeral home at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Gene Carroll officiating. Interment will follow at the Sunset-Cemetery.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Aug 24, 1973
Transcriabed by Maxine Marshall

Johnson, Grant

Retired Teacher's Rites Wednesday
     Funeral services for Grant Johnson, 72 year old retired school teacher, will be held at 2 PM Wednesday at Providence Church, the Rev. Charles Lusher officiating, with burial by Coleman Halley in Providence Cemetery.
     Mr. Johnson died Sunday at Bladen, where he had been born Nov. 11, 1876, to Hilas and Caroline Pritchard Johnson. In 1901 he married Roma Gothard, and she and two sons and two daughters survive:
Mrs. L. L. (Mabel) Niday, Gallipolis; Mrs. Iva Saunders, Huntington; Ralston and H. P. Johnson, Rt. 1, Bladen; 13 grandchildren, and six great-granchildren. There are also one surviving brother and three sisters: S. E. Johnson and Mrs. F. R. Halley, Rt. 1, Bladen; Mrs. Sarah Boster, Gallipolis, and Mrs. Savannah Wooten, Columbus.
     A faithful member of the Providence Baptist Church, Clay Twp., since early in life...[rest cut off]

[Note from stone: d. 1949]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
No date
Transcribed by Jean Yount

Johnson, Harley E.

H. E. Johnson, Veteran, Dies
     Harley E. Johnson, 49, a veteran of World War II, died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at his home, 56 Neil Ave. He had been in declining health for several months.
     He was associated with his father as a truck driver and later worked for Maggied Bros., until forced to retire due to ill health. He was a member of Lafayette Post, American Legion.
     He was born at Swan Creek on June 29, 1910, to Fon and Emma Jane Ours Johnson, who survive. He was married to Lucy Harrison of Gallipolis who survives along with three children, Harley, Jr., John Robert and Harry Nelson, all at home. A daughter, Pluma Mae, died in 1934.
     He was one of eleven children and those who survive are Floyd, Homer, Grant, and Mrs. George (Ruth) Clonch, all of Gallipolis, Mrs. Lester (Juanita) Clark of Nitro, W. Va., and Mrs. Walter (Jean) Clark of Charleston, S.C.
     Services will be held at 1: p.m. Sunday at Miller’s Home for Funerals. Rev. A. Riness, pastor of the Forest Home Church will officiate and burial will be in Pine Street cemetery. The Lafayette Post will have a part in the graveside rites. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday night and until the hour of the services.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Thursday, July 23, 1959
Transcribed by Sandy Lee Milliron                                                                 Top of Page

Johnson, Harold Lee

In Memoriam
     Harold Lee, son of Chauncy L. and Ruth Elliott Johnson, was born near Bladen, Ohio on Christmas Day 1923, crossed to the Great Beyond and passed from earthly scenes forever just as the sun began it's descent at 12:20 p.m. September 22, 1937 at the tender age of 13 years 8 months and 27 days.
     He was stricken seriously ill some three weeks ago and taken where all possible was done by skillful and loving hands to allay his suffering; but God in His infinite wisdom had need of him and called him past all help or need of help.
     He bade a long farewell to loving parents and twelve surviving brothers and sisters; Opal, Bonnie, Pauline, Clarence, Kenneth, Tressie, Merrill, Vance, Billy, Junior, Adeline and Barbara Ann; also his aged grandfathers; William Elliott and Joseph T. Johnson and many other near relatives and friends.
     Harold Lee was an active, energetic lad, a good student in school, a regular attendant at the church, a leader among his playmates, one whose memory they will enshrine in years to come.
     During his illness, he called for his Bible and spoke of a bright light and seemed to hear someone calling and so although young in years, we have the comforting assurance that all was well with his soul.
     His death is the first break in the family circle but Harold is beckoning loved ones to that bright celestial home eternal in the heavens where the circle will be unbroken for which has no sorrow that Heaven can not heal.
     We fail to understand why one so dear should have a life so brief, but could we envision the dim vista of future years perhaps we could better understand that God doeth all things well.

Gallipolis Paper
[September 22, 1937]
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, Harvey Monroe

Obituary
     Harvey Monroe Johnson was born in Gallia county, Ohio, on July 13, 1859, and died in Gallia county, the place of his birth, on January 9, 1923. He lived sixty-three years, five months and twenty-six days.
Practically all of his life was spent in the county of his birth. When a young man he spent a short time in the state of Illinois, but soon returned to his native hills, which were always home to him.
     When only fifteen years old he had the great misfortune to lose his mother, a lovable and estimable Christian woman. The shock caused by her loss was one from which he never recovered, and to the day of his death the impressions from her beautiful life were clear and distinct to him.
     On January 5, 1882, he married Catherine Caldwell of Mercerville, Ohio, and for forty-one years and four days they lived a mutually devoted life together. To them were born six children, two of whom died in infancy. Those who survive are London of Eureka, Ohio, Chauncey of Las Animas, Colorado, Oretha of Denver, Colorado, and Stephen of Brookfield, Ohio. The good wife remains to mourn the loss of a devoted husband.
     He also leaves brothers and sisters as follows: Mrs. Eleanor Sheets of Vienna, Ohio, Mrs. Nancy Sheets of Crown City, Ohio, Mrs. Climent Cooper of Guyandotte, W. Va., Mrs. Hortense Irwin of Rarden, Ohio, Tracy of Mercerville and Fenimore of Thevenir, Ohio, who feel keenly the loss they have sustained.
For thirteen years the departed was a teacher in the schools of Gallia county and had the reputation of being one of the best in his section of the country. He took an unusual interest in the education of his own children, all of whom are college trained, and his pride in their clean lives and accomplishments was a source of much joy and satisfaction to him in the later years of his life.
     There are no greater virtues then honesty, truthfulness and unse?ness. These to him were religion and the multitude of friends he made during his life can testify to a strict adherence to these principals. He will receive his reward with them who have carried these banners highest.
What consolation we have when we reflect that Christ teaches a man is to be judged not by po? and profession, but by what resides within. May we exemplify the ?? rules of conduct for which he stood and thus make our own future secure.
     How we regret that he could not be with us longer, but how we rejoice in the memory of the rare quality that animated his serious and purposeful life!

In that celestial home
Where God calls forth his own,
He walks with those who show the fruits,
And occupies a throne.

[Stone in Mercerville Cemetery, Guyan Twp.]

allipolis paper
January 9, 1923
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall Top of Page

Johnson, Henry Clay

Henry Clay Johnson Dies at Addison Wednesday
Funeral for Aged Farmer to Be Sunday Morning
Henry Clay Johnson died Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock at his home on Johnson Ridge, near Addison at the age of eighty four. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Harry Clafflin, of Columbus, and two sons, George and John Johnson, who lived near their father. Rev. Mossman will conduct the funeral service at his late home Sunday morning at 10:30, and burial near there in the Johnson cemetery in charge of A. E. Tope.

Gallipolis Tribune
December 8, 1927
Submitted by Henny Evans

Johnson, Mrs. Henry C.

Death of Mrs. Johnson
     Mrs. Henry C. Johnson, living on George’s Creek, died at her home Monday night, April 27th, 1908, in her 50th year of lung trouble.
     Besides her husband she leaves three children, Mrs. Harry Claughlin, of Columbus, George and John at home, a mother who made her home with Mrs. Johnson, and one sister, Mrs. Col. Betz. Two children are dead. She was united in marriage with Mr. Johnson in 1881. Mrs. Johnson was a very good lady, and loved by all who knew her.
     Her funeral services were held at her late home Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Morrison and interment by Wetherholt at the Johnson graveyard.

Gallipolis Bulletin
Friday, May 1, 1908
Transcribed by Sandy Lee Milliron Top of Page

Johnson, Hilda

Hilda Rees Johnson, 81, died at St. Luke's Convalescent Center in Columbus on Saturday. She was born in Gallia County on May 29, 1901 and attended Rio Grande College. She married Ernest Ray Johnson and they both taught school in Gallia County. The two left the county in 1928 and moved to Columbus.
Mr. Johnson died in 1980 in Columbus.
Funeral services will be held at Schoendinger Hilltop Chapel, 3030 W. Broad St. Columbus, at 1 p.m. Wednesday with Rev. Thomas Yoakum officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Cemetery, Columbus. Visitation at the funeral home will take place from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday.

[Note: Died Feb. 12, 1983]

Gallipolis Paper
Feb. 14, 1983
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, Hollis

Johnson Child, Oddly Injured, Passes Here
     Hollis Johnson, small child of Mr & Mrs. Charles Johnson, whose home is back of Bladen, died at about 1:30 this morning, at the Holzer Hospital as a result of a head injury received nearly three weeks ago. The little boy fell and struck his head on a nail protruding through a board. The nail penetrated his skull.
     He was brought to the hospital on Thursday. An abscess had formed but he seemed to be somewhat improved yesterday. Around midnight there was a turn for the worse and he expired about 90 minutes later.
     Hollis Gene was the only son of the Charles Johnson, who lived on the Dan Neal farm. His age was one year, nine months and 24 days. There survives besides the parents a sister, Lulu Mae and grandparents, Mr & Mrs. Perry Lambert of Bladen and Mr. & Mrs. Edward Johnson of Crown City.
     Funeral services will be held at 2 [o'clock] Sunday at Kings Chapel, with Rev. Jennings Cremeens in charge. Burial there by Stevers.

[Note: Death Certificate...born Nov. 18, 1935; died Sept. 11, 1937. Mother Freda Lambert.]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Sept. 4, 1939
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, J. C.

J. C. JOHNSON, RIVER VETERAN, DIES THURSDAY
Resident of Addison (sic) Passes on 68th Natal Day--Funeral To Be Sunday
     J. C. Johnson, mention of whose illness has been made frequently in these columns, died shortly before noon Thursday in the Holzer Hospital. Mr. Johnson, who was a well-known river man and was an engineer on the steamer Taric, was brought from his boat to his home in Kanauga five weeks ago in an ambulance in a serious condition. He was later removed to the hospital and recently it had been believed he was recovering when he succumbed to a heart attaack. He would have been 69 years old today.
     Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, a daughter, Louise, and a granddaughter, Eva Claire Swain, both at home, and a foster daughter, Mrs. Bessie Landers, of Columbus. The Johnson family has lived in Kanauga for perhaps twenty-five years, coming there from up the Kanawha. Mr. Johnson was highly esteemed in the community and was devoted to his home and family.
     Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Addison Baptist church by Rev. Jennings Cremeens. Burial will be in Gravel Hill cemetery at Cheshire.

The Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Friday, September 2, 1938
Submitted by Eve Hughes

Johnson, James

     H. James Johnson, 77, of Mason died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1993 in a Charleston hospital. Born in New Haven, he was the eldest son of Henry D. and Rena Johnson. He retired from Kaiser Engineers in 1978, after helping construct the Ravenswood Aluminum plant and numerous other Kaiser engineer projects on the West Coast and in Ohio.
     He is survived by his wife, Jean (Nease) Johnson; two sons, James Johnson III of Snellville, GA and Colonel John Jay Johnson of Princeton, WV; three grandchildren, six sisters,Mae Robinson of Anderson, IN; Anna Phillips of Belle, WV; Ada Hartman of Bradenton, FL; Dorothy Wilson of Parkersburg; Thelma Woodward of Gallipolis and Mary Gibbs of New Haven; two brothers, Paul D. Johnson of Mason and Phillip Johnson of Circle Pines, MN.
     A graveside service will be held at Union Cemetery, near New Haven. The Foglesong Funeral Home in Mason is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Mason Emergency Squad.

Gallipolis Daily Times
Oct. 8, 1993
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, Jill

     Jill Anne Johnson, 23, a resident of 3744 Lyon Drive, Columbus, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital, Topeka, Kan. She attended Otterbein College in Westerville.
     She was born June 29, 1956, in Columbus, daughter of Dr. Ernie Johnson and Joan Epple Johnson.
One brother and one sister survive, Amy and Walter Johnson.
     Grandmothers surviving are Mrs. Thelma Epple, Columbus and Mrs. Hariett Johnson, Merrilville, Ind.
She was a member of the Riverside United Methodist Church, Delta Delta Delta Sorority and Children of the American Revolution.
     Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Reynolds Cemetery, Addison with Rev. E. James Dickery officiating. Friends may call at Schoedinger's Northwest Chapel in Columbus from 3 until 5 p.m. Friday.
     Memorial services will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at Riverside United Methodist Church in Columbus.

Gallipolis Tribune
Jan. 17, 1980
Transcribed by J. Farley

Johnson, John R. (Bob)

     John R. Bob Johnson, 59 of Gallipolis died Wednesday, Sept 27 at the VA Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio
Born September 13, 1936, son of the late Harley Johnson and Sarah Lucy Harrison, he was an amry veteran and an employee of the ABC Corporation, Bell, W. Va.
     Surviving are his wife, Carolyn Glover Johnson; six children, Patty Ann Machir of California, Bobby Jo McQuaid, Lorie Coughenour, Roberta Johnson and John Robert Johnson, Jr. all of Gallipolis, and James Nelson Johnson of Columbus; five stepchildren, Keith Day of Crown City, Oley Angel, Thomas Angel, Paula Angel and Lenora Angel all of Gallipolis; two brothers, Harley Johnson, Jr. of Gallipolis and Harry Johnson of Pennsylvania; seven grandchildren and four step-granchildren.
     Preceding in death was a sister , Pluma Mae Johnson
     Services will be hel 1p.m. Saturday at the Waugh-Halley Wood Funeral Hoome with the Rev, Charles Creameans and Rev. Ralph Workman officiating. Burial will follow in the Providence Cemetery with military services being conducted by the VFW Post 4464 and American Legion Post 27.
     Friends may call the funeral home Friday frm 6 p.m- 9p.m.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
1995
Submitted by Marian Schoonover Top of Page

Johnson, Joseph Thomas

     OBITUARY - Joseph Thomas Johnson was born Sept. 12, 1856 and departed this life Feb 6, 1957, at the age of 93 years, 4 months and 24 days. He was united in marriage to Sarah Ann Harbour, March 1877 and to this union was born one daughter, Mrs. Elma Call, six sons, Oakey, with whom he made his home, Emory, Robert, Roy, all of Bladen, Ohio; Chauncey of Columbus, Ohio and Homer of Huntington, WV. Preceding him in death was one daughter,Stella and four sons, Matthew, James, David and Butler. He had 35 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his loss.
     He was tenderly cared for and all that medical skill and loving hands could do was done, but God in his great wisdom saw fit to call him home, where there will be no more troubles and sorrow. He was a kind and loving father, affectionate grandfather and loved by all who knew him. Uncle Joe, as he was lovingly called, having many friends--once a friend, always a friend.
     He had earlier in life accepted Christ as his personal Savior; but like many others had let the cares of this world rob him of the blessings that God has in store for those who trust and obey him. Only a few days before death came, he rallied all his family around his bedside and told them that there was nothing between him and God and that he was prepared to go and was waiting for the call from the other shore. He wanted them all to meet him up there where there would be no more parting tears, no heart aches or sorrow.

One less at home, the circle now is broken.
A dear face is missed now from the accustomed place.
A sense of loss that meets us at the gate,
Within a place unfilled and desolate.
But he is at rest and by God's grace
we say "Thy will be done".
One by one our hopes grow brighter,
As we reach the shining shore,
For we know across the river
Waits our loved one gone before.

[Note: Stone--Kings Chapel, Ohio Township]

Gallipolis Paper
Feb. 1957
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, Julia Ripley

Mrs. Julia Johnson Dies at the Age of Ninety-Five
Her Father, David Ripley, Built the First House Where Nashua Now Stands, In 1853
     Julia, daughter of David and Easter Ripley, was born at Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, May 8, 1837, and died at the home of her son, Ward Johnson, near Charles City, Iowa, October 1, 1922, aged 95 years, 4 months and 23 days.
     She was united in marriage with Joseph Johnson December 29, 1860, and to this union were born six children, three of which, Lavina, Edna and Jess, with the husband and father, having preceeded [sic] her in death.
     She is survived by the following children: Bailey, of Gillette, Wyo., George, of Ellsinore (?), Mo., and Ward, of Charles City, Iowa. She also leaves eight grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, besides many other relatives.
     She came west in 1853, coming by way of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to Muscatine, Iowa, and from there to the present location of Nashua, Iowa, arriving there June 4, 1853, where her father built the first house inside the present location of Nashua. In the fall of 1854 the family settled at the old homestead at Ripley's bridge in Riverton township, where she lived until her marriage to Mr. Johnson.
In the passing of this pioneer woman the community has lost one of its oldest and most highly respected citizens, she having been a woman of strong character who, in the early days of Iowa, met and endured the many privations of her times in a noble and splendid way.
     She was a kind and loving wife to the husband who departed this life September 23, 1873, and as a true and loving mother, neighbor and friend, she lived her life of hospitality, kindliness and friendship to her many relatives and hosts of friends.
     Funeral services were held at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City Wednesday, October 5, 1932, at 2:00 p. m., conducted by Rev. G. A. Hess, pastor of the First Christian church of Charles City. Interrment [sic] was at the Riverton cemetery.

[Note: Julia Ripley Johnson's grandparents, Joshua and Rhoda Ripley, were early arrivals to Gallia County and are buried at Ripley CE.]

The Nashua Reporter/Accessed through Ancestry/Newspapers and Periodicals
October 12, 1932
Transcribed by Lynn Anders Top of Page

Johnson, Margaret Jane

     Margaret Jane Johnson, 104 of Northup, Ohio, died Thursday at Heartland Riverview Nursing Home in South Point following a brief illness. She was born Feb. 9, 1881 at Crown City to the late James R. and Barbara Ellen Williams Edwards. She was married to William H. Johnson in 1896 and he preceded her in death in 1947.
     Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Pauline) DeFoe of Huntington, W. Va., Mrs. Morris (Ruth) Webster of Gallipolis, and Mrs. George (Dorotha) Arnold of Tucson, Ariz.; 12 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and 14 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Mervin R. Johnson and Dale Johnson, four brothers and two sisters. A member of the Northup Baptist Church, she was a lifelong resident of Gallia County.
     Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home, with Rev. Bruce Harris officiating. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Pallbearers will be Joe Webster, Ferrell Cremeans, Jim DeFoe, Bill DeFoe, Everette Henderson and Charlie Henderson.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Thursday, July 25, 1985
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Johnson, Margaret Provens

Sudden Death
     Miss Margaret Provens Johnson, 62, of Mud Sock died last Friday from the effects of a stroke of apoplexy.
Her body was found in the barnyard by her brother, Thornton Provens, with whom she made her home.
     The funeral was held at the Mud Sock Church Sunday morning by Rev. Dailey, interment being in the church cemetery by Undertaker Myers.
     The deceased is survived by a sister, Mrs. H.W. Allison of Bethesda and brothers, Thornton and Jasper of Mud Sock; Alexander of Cadmus, John of Oklahoma and Jacob of Gallipolis. She was an aunt of Mrs. Frank Eachus of Gallipolis, who attended the funeral.

[Note: Death Certificate..born Sept. 11, 1851; died March 12, 1915; aged 63 years 6 months and 1 day of age. Parents: Thornton Provens (born PA) and Mary S. Baker (born OH). Married.. Retired School Marm.. Cause of Death: Apoplexy. Burial Drummond Cemetery in Walnut Township.]

Gallipolis Journal
March 19, 1915
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, Maria

In Memory
     Maria Call Johnson, daughter of Israel and Sarah L. Call, was born November 18, 1864 and departed this life Oct. 13, 1931, age 66 years, 10 months and 13 days.
     In early life Maria was converted and united with the Victory Baptist Church, of which she was always a consistent member, a lover of God and interested in his cause.
     She leaves to mourn her loss, two brothers, Charles Call and Cornie Call and one sister, Emma Gerlach, all of Bladen and other relatives and friends. After months of affliction we feel that sister Maria is at rest.

Card of Thanks
     We wish to thank all those who so generously assisted during the sickness and death of our dear sister, to those who helped at the house and at the grave, and also to those who gave beautiful floral offerings, the singers, Rev. Ira Sheets for his consoling words and Undertaker Stevers for his kindness.
          Cordie and Emma

Gallipolis Paper
Oct. 13, 1931
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Johnson, Mat M.

M.M. Johnson Succumbs To 4-Days Illness
Huntington Police Officer And Brother of C. E. Johnson.
     Lieut. M. M. (Mat) Johnson of the Huntington police department, but a native of this county, died at 12:17 this morning in St. Mary's hospital, following a four-days illness.
     Wednesday's Tribune told of his having been prostrated by the heat and taken to the hospital. Yesterday his condition having grown worse, he was placed in an oxygen tent. Physicians said an intestinal complication had developed. Several hours before his death his fever mounted to 106 degrees.

Wife Prostrated
     At his bedside when he died, says the Herald-Dispatch, were his wife and two sons by his second marriage, Howard and Harold, and several police officers. Mrs. Johnson collapsed. After being treated by a physician she was taken to the Johnson home at 56 Twenty-sixth street.
     Mat Johnson, a brother of Chauncey E. Johnson, Green tp. resident and Republican nominee for county commissioner, weighed 320 pounds and was more than six feet in height. He was born in Ohio tp. 52 years ago.
     Survivors, in addition to those already mentioned, include a son by his first marriage, Keith Johnson of Barkers Ridge, Mason county; his father, Joe T. Johnson, 84, Bladen; brothers and sisters, C. H. Johnson of Huntington, Mrs. Emma Cole, Emory, Okey and Roy Johnson, all of Bladen. Decedent was a cousin of Mrs. W. H. Rayburn of this city.
     Mr. Johnsonn's service as a police officer covered two periods, the second beginning in 1932. He was a U. S. deputy marshall under the Cooliege administration. Before leaving Gallia county he attended Rio Grande College and later completed a commercial course in Columbus. He taught school in Mason and Cabell counties and joined the Huntington police force in 1920.
     Funeral services will be held at the Guyandotte Methodist church at 2 o'clock Monday.

[Note: From 1930 census in Huntington, West Virginia, the date of birth is estimated to be 1890 and date of death 1942; wife's name : Bertha]

Gallipolis Tribune
1942
Transcribed by Joanne Galvin

Johnson, Sam M.

Sam M. Johnson Died Last Night
     Samuel Monroe Johnson, 72, died at 8 o'clock last night at his home between Crown City and Swan Creek on Route 7. He suffered a stroke a week or more ago and had been in frail health prior to that.
     He is survived by his wife, who was a Barger, and by two sisters; Mrs. Ellen Swisher of Cheshire and Elizabeth of Columbus. He was a son of Daniel and Mrs. Halley Johnson.
     Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Wednesday at the Swan Creek Church, with Rev. Earl Creemens in charge. Interment in the church cemetery by C. R. Halley.

[Note: Stone..1870-1943. Death Certificate says born Sept. 18, 1870; died July 5, 1943. Parents Daniel Johnson and Mary Halley. Informant Martha Johnson.]

Gallipolis Paper
No date
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Johnson, Wealtha

Short Illness Fatal To Wealtha Johnson
     Miss Wealtha Johnson, aged 30, died at 9:50 last night at her home back of Bladen. She had not been in good health for some time but seriously only three days.
     She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Johnson and is also survived by brother Pvt. James Johnson, who is in the armed service, and four sisters, Mrs. Homer Elliott, Mrs. Merida Shaw and Mrs. Clarence Sibley of Bladen and Miss Grace Johnson at home.
     Funeral arrangements are in charge of C. R. Halley but were not completed at noon today.

[Note: 1912-1945; Bethel, handwritten on obituary]

Gallipolis Newspaper
No Date
Transcribed by Margaret Calvin Top of Page

Johnson, William

William Johnson was born in Raccoon Tp., Gallia county, Ohio, May 14, 1812, departed this life Dec. 25th, 1885, aged 73 years, 7 months and 11 days. He was married to Permelia York, August 1, 1832, reared 7 children, of which four are living. He then married Mary A. Smith and reared four children, who all survive him. He was a kind neighbor, a good citizen, a faithful companion and affectionate father. He leaves a wife and eight children to mourn their loss. He had many friends who will share sympathy with the bereaved ones that are left behind. He was buried Dec. 27, in the family graveyard on his farm. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Thos. D. Davis.

Gallipolis Journal
January 6, 1886
Submitted by Henny Evans

Johnson, William

William Johnson’s Body Recovered
Christmas Tragedy Recalled – Body To Be Brought Home
     The body of William Johnson, 45, deckhand, who was drowned in Pittsburg harbor last Christmas day, was found Sunday not far from the spot where he disappeared. He made his home with his sister, Laura, at 714 First Ave.
     Owing to some delay in obtaining the kind of box needed for the shipment of the body, now badly decomposed, it is not expected to arrive here till Wednesday noon. Funeral arrangements may be completed and announced before then.
     Johnson, a native of Rio Grande, had worked on steamboats for some years. His last employment, lasting several months, was on a boat on the Zubick Towing Co. He slipped and fell from this boat, quickly drowned and disappeared during bad weather of Christmas day.
     Johnson was born at Rio Grande May 13, 1900, and was a son of Charles and Emma Ruth Rose Johnson. He was married and divorced and is survived by two children, William of Marion, Ohio and Thelma Ada of Neil Ave., Gallipolis. Also surviving are three brothers and a sister, besides the one named; Ray and Charles Johnson and Mrs. Effie Saunders, all of Gallipolis, and Reuben Johnson, Parkersburg.

Gallipolis Tribune
1945
Transcribed by Lew Casey Top of Page

Johnson, William R.

Mr. William R. Johnson, a citizen of this city for many years, but of late a resident of Hamden, and well known as a hotel man, having been engaged at the Dufour House of this city and the American House of Hamden, and about 70 years of age, died at Hamden a week ago to-day. He was a good, honest, clever citizen, respected by every one who knew him. He left a son, a fine young man, Mr. W. R. Johnson, jr, a traveling man and a wife and two daughters.

Gallipolis Journal
July 16, 1890
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall

Johnston, Asa Oscar

Oscar Johnston Dead
Asa Oscar Johnston, aged 55, died on Friday night, May 30, 1913, at the home of his brother, Atty. Hollis C. Johnston, after a year's illness. His funeral services were held Sunday at 12:30 by Rev. Hugh Evans,the interment following at Mound Hill. Five cousins, Ross and Earl Mauck, Charles Buxton of Pt. Pleasant, Poe Bradbury and Harlow Mauck, acted as pall bearers.
Mr. Johnston was a son of the late Dr. James Johnston and is survived by his mother, Mrs. Augusta Johnston, his brother Hollis, his wife, who was Miss Ritta Jacobs of Meigs County, two daughters, Alice and Bessie and a son Frank. He was a miller by trade and had been employed last at Centerville, this county. He was of a kindly, jovial nature and made many warm friends who regret to know that he is no more.

Gallia Times
June 4, 1913
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Johnston, Bessie

Bessie Johnston Dead
Bessie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Johnston of Pomeroy, is dead of influenza. She was the niece of H. C. Johnston of this city, and a very amiable young lady.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1918
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Johnston, Edna B.

Funeral Rites Held At Eno Church for Mrs. Edna Johnson [Johnston]
     Funeral services for Mrs. John Johnson [Johnston] (Edna Leonard) who passed away Sunday in Philadelphia, were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Eno church with interment in the cemetery there.
     Mrs. Johnson and her husband were both born and reared near Danville, in Salem tp., Meigs county. Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leonard. Mrs. Johnson passed away Sunday at a hospital in Philadelphia where she had been confined for five months.
     Surviving are her husband, one son in California, one sister, Mrs. Nellie Vance of Bucyrus and four brothers, Ross Leonard of Danville; Wallace Leonard of Columbus; Floyd Leonard of Ashville, O., and Dale Leonard of Bucyrus.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Friday, August 3, 1934

Johnston, Mrs. John C. [Edna B.]

Mrs. John C. Johnston Is Buried At Eno
Funeral services were conducted at the M. E. church here Wednesday for Mrs. John C. Johnston of Philadelphia by Rev. Stevenson. Mrs. Johnston was the daughter of the late Henry Leonard. She leaves her husband, one son, Robert, of San Francisco; four brothers, Wallie Leonard of Columbus, Dale, of Marion, Floyd, of Circleville and Ross, of Vinton and one sister, Mrs. Homer Vance, of Bucyrus.
Interment was made at Robinson Cemetery at Eno by Kerr Butler.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Friday, August 3, 1934
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Johnston, Elizabeth Cherrington

Mrs. Elizabeth Johnston, wife of Mr. Samuel Johnston, sr., of Addison township, died at her home last Monday morning, aged eighty-three years. She was the mother of Dr. James Johnston and Mrs. Dr. W.W. Mills, of this city. She was a very estimable lady, and through a long life of usefulness acted well the part of wife, mother and woman. She was greatly respected and loved by all who knew her and will be sincerely mourned.

[Note: Elizabeth was the daughter of William and Letitia Cherrington and was born in Greenbrier County, WV in 1804 and came to Gallia County in 1805. She married Samuel August 25, 1826 and she died October 3, 1887. She was the mother of ten children. She is buried in Bethel Cemtery in Addison Township.]

Gallipolis Journal
November 5, 1887
Transcribed by Henny Evans Top of Page

Johnston, Esther R.

Mrs. Samuel Johnston
     Esther R. Johnston, whose death was briefly noted in Saturday’s Daily Journal, was born, Oct. 27, 1840, was a daughter of the late John A. and Salina Rodgers, and sister of Robert M., James M., John S. and Ann Rodgers, and Mrs. Sarah E. Hooper.
     She was united in marriage Oct. 3, 1860, to Samuel Johnston. To this union five children were born, viz: Edgar J., John R., Maggie R., William O. and Robert B., all of whom are single and together with her husband were at her bedside to minister to her wants and witness the sad moment of her dissolution.
     At the age of 19 she united with the M. E. Church and gave her life to the service of her Master. Her Christian influence made its impress not only upon her children, all of whom are living monuments of her piety and teaching, but upon all her neighbors as well. Although she had been an invalid for the last fifteen years, being confined to her room for the last two years, yet she was never known to murmur or complain, and even in the last two weeks of her life, in which she suffered acutely from pneumonia, remained calm and peaceful, passing away in the bright light of the hope she had cherished for the last forty years, leaving every evidence to the consolation of her friends that she has gone to a better life.
     She was buried Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Bethel, Rev. J. F. Bell conducting the ceremony and Wetherholt the burial. The following named gentlemen acted as pallbearers: J. W. Mills, E. F. Mills, V. H. Switzer, W. W. Watts, L. Gaston and C. W. Kerr.

The Gallipolis Journal
Wednesday morning, March 1, 1899

Johnston, Esther R.

Death of Mrs. Samuel Johnston
Mrs. Esther R. Johnston, wife of Mr. Samuel Johnston on Chickamauga, died Saturday afternoon at 3:30, February 25, 1899, aged 58 years, 3 months and 29 days.
The funeral services were conducted at Bethel M. E. Church by Rev. J. F. Bell, this (Monday) February 27th, at 2:30 p.m., Undertaker Wetherholt conducting the burial at the same place. Mrs. Johnston was the daughter of the late John A. and Salina Rodgers and leaves a husband and four surviving sons - Edgar, John, Will and Robert, and one daughter, Miss Maggie, to mourn their great loss. She was a member of the M. E. Church, and an eminently good woman, beloved by all who knew her. She had been in invalid for a long time and had not been able to come to the city in years. Her death was the result of a complication of troubles.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Monday, Feb. 27, 1899

Death of Mrs. Samuel Johnston
     Mrs. Esther R. Johnston died at her residence on Chickamauga last Saturday afternoon, February 25, 1899, at 3:30 o’clock. She was the daughter of the late John A. and Salina Rodgers, and was born October 27, 1840. She was united in marriage to Mr. Samuel Johnston October 3, 1860, and was the mother of five children, all of whom survive, namely, Edgar J., John R., Maggie R., William O. and Robert B. Johnston. The deceased was a sister to Robert M, James M., John S. and Ann Rodgers and Mrs. Sarah E. Hooper.
     Mrs. Johnston had been an invalid for the past fifteen years, being confined to her room for the past two years. The immediate cause of her death was pneumonia, which she contracted about two weeks previous to her death.
Mrs. Johnston became a member of the M. E. Church at the age of 19, and was a woman of rare Christian virtues, rich in all the graces of a true and lovely womanhood, a tender, devoted wife, a loving mother, a generous giver to the needy, and a sympathetic friend and neighbor. She filled all the duties of life with exemplary grace and sweetness.
     The funeral and burial took place at Bethel on Monday afternoon. Rev. J. F. Bell officiated at the funeral and Wetherholt at burial. There was a large assembly of sympathizing friends.

The Gallipolis Bulletin
Saturday, March 4, 1899
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron Top of Page

Johnston, Fred Dages

Fred Johnston, World War I Veteran, Dies
     Fred Dages Johnston, 69, a native of Gallipolis, who resided at 6201 Pine Dr., Huntington, died at 1:45 a.m. today in St. Mary’s hospital. He had been hospitalized since Sunday and had been in failing health for two years, and serious for the past year.
     Mr. Johnston was a veteran of World War I, having served as clerk of Co. F. He served as a city councilman in Huntington for four terms, and was among those instrumental in securing Tri-State Airport. He was a member of the American Legion and First Presbyterian Church, and operated the East End Service, a casualty insurance firm.
     He was born Oct. 30, 1896, son of the late Attorney Hollis C. and Nelle Dages Johnston. His marriage to the former Nancy Caldwell took place Oct. 25, 1930, and she survives along with a daughter and son, Mrs. John (Nancy) Hagen, and James Dages Johnston, both of Huntington. There are two grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Earl (Esther) Thompson of Columbus also survives. Another sister, Mrs. Ira (Mabel) Frost is deceased.
     Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. Rev. Charles Lusher of Chillicothe will officiate. Burial will be in Ridgelawn cemetery at Mercerville. Friends may call at the Beard Funeral Home, Huntington, on Wednesday evening, and at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Tuesday, January 25, 1966
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Johnston, Hattie

DIED - Mrs. Hattie Johnston, 23y 4m 6d, wife of James B. Johnston, in Gallipolis 6 July 1873.

[Note: Hattie was the daughter of Zenas and Susan (Swain) Baxter, born in Gallipolis 1 August 1850]

Gallipolis Journal
July 1873
Transcribed by Eve Hughes

Johnston, Rev. Julius Cameron

Rev. J. C. Johnston
VINTON - Services for the Rev. Julius Cameron (J.C.) Johnston, 71, Vinton, Ohio, who died March 15, 1993, were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton. The Rev. Raymond Lambert and Brother George Johnston officiated. Burial was in Vinton Memorial Park, with military graveside rites conducted by American Legion Lafayette Post No. 27. Pallbearers were Mark Bailey, Dale Bailey, Vincent Varney, Tom Amey, Christopher Amey and Brad Johnston.

The Sunday Times-Sentinel
Gallipolis, Ohio
March 21, 1993
Transcribed by Margaret Calvin Top of Page

Johnston, Robert

Robt. Johnston Dead
Robert Bruce Johnston, 46, son of Samuel and Esther Rodgers, died in Gallipolis Dec. 6, 1922. He lived at Brewton, Ala., but came here to the home of his brother ten days ago. The funeral will be Thursday morning at Bethel church. Mr. Johnston was formerly a photographer in this city and is well remembered here.

[Note: Mr. Johnston is buried without a stone at Bethel Cemetery in Addison Township. He was born
February 8, 1876.]

Gallia Times
December 7, 1922
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Johnston, Robert C.

Robt. Johnston Dead in Calif. at Age of 91
Native of Gallia County Retained Youth To Last
Remains May Be Returned Here
     Robert C. Johnston, a former resident of this County, died in Eagle Rock, a suburb to Los Angeles, California, the evening of January 7th, 1930. Nothing is known of the funeral arrangements, but it is thought that eventually the remains will be brought and interred in the Bethel Cemetery on Chickamauga.
Robert Johnston was born on Chickamauga, March 22nd, 1839 living on Chickamauga until 1921, when he moved to California where he lived until his death.
     He was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Cherrington Johnston and was one of eight children, only one of whom, a sister, Miss Mary E. Johnston, Second Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio survives. He had no children, but he has many nephews and nieces in this county. He was a life long member of the Bethel M. E. Church, and up until the time of his removal, spent his whole life on Chickamauga Creek.
     He was a man who retained his youth to the last. He believed in all useful modern inventions and all proper and useful ways of living and was a man who kept up to date and nothing disgusted him so much as to hear someone say: “Things aren’t as good as they used to be.” He was a man who loved the world, life and everything in it, and he lived in that way and no one ever met and talked with him that did not go away feeling better for having met him.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Wednesday, January 8, 1930
Transcribed by Sandy Lee Milliron

Johnston, Samuel

Death of Samuel Johnston
     Mr. Samuel Johnston died at his home in Springfield township late last night, July 29,1918. He suffered a stroke of paralysis last week and it was this that caused his death. Mr. Johnston was eighty one years old and a fine old gentleman.
     He is survived by five children: Edgar of Columbus, John of Washington state, William of Pataskili,Robert of Bayminnette, Alabama, and Margaret who resided with him on the farm, one brother Robert C. of Gallipolis township, and two sisters, Misses Mary and Letitia Johnston of this city.
     Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Hayward will have charge of burial.

[Note: He is buried in Bethel Cemetery in Addison Township with dates June 3, 1837- July 29, 1918.]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
July 30, 1918
Transcribed by Henny Evans                                                                               Top of Page

Johnston, Susan Baxter

Mrs. Susan Baxter Johnston, who was born in Gallipolis, died at her home in Cincinnati last Friday and was buried there. She leaves one daughter, Nancy, at home. Her son, Walter, died eight years ago. Mrs. Charles Stockhoff is a niece.

[Note: Susan was the daughter of Zenas and Susan (Swain) Baxter, born in Gallipolis 20 April 1848.]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
7 July 1927
Transcribed by Eve Hughes

Jolley, James

Death of James Jolley
James Jolley of Vinton Avenue died this (Monday) morning Jan. 7th, aged 90 years. He had been ill for some time and general poor heath is given as the cause of his death. Funeral arrangements have not been made, but the burial will be in charge of George Wetherholt and Sons. He is survived by his wife and five children; James of this city; Charles of Addison; Richard of Gallion; Mrs. Belle Siders of Cincinnati and Mrs Frances Gay of Charleston.

[Note: Death Certificate--James Iden Jolley was born Feb. 9, 1833 in Columbiana County and died Jan. 7, 1924 Gallipolis; age 90 years, 10 months and 28 days of age. Burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Father: Henry Jolley.]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Jan. 7, 1924
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jolley, William F.

Death of William F. Jolly
     Death released the prolonged sufferings of William P. Jolley Wednesday evening at 7:10 o'clock at his home on Fourth street. He was a man who enjoyed the esteem of his acquaintances, was an industrious workman and lead the life of one who endeavered to trod the straight and narrow path.
     He was born in Addision township, Dec. 24, 1815, and moved to this city with his parents six years ago last December. He was the eldest son of James and Martha Jolley and was aged forty-six. He was a carpenter by trade. For over a year he has been feeble, though at times he would feel better, and cheered with encouragement as consumptives always have, he battled with that dreadful disease patiently.
     He was a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and served as assistant recording secretary and then became keeper of the seal in that order.
     The funeral was from his home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock unde the funeral ritual of this order, burial being at Mound Hill by Wetherholt. The Mechanics attended the last rites in a body.

[Note: The obit states his birth year as 1815; however, at age 46 he would have been born 1851.]

Gallipolis Journal
March 30, 1894
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall Top of Page

Jolly, Frances Hortense

Death of a Child
Frances Hortense, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Jolly, died at their home in Maple Shade last Friday, aged 8 months and 17 days after a weeks illness of brain fever. She was a bright little child and her death has caused her parents great sorrow.
The funeral occurred Sunday by Rev. Lewis, interment at Mound Hill by Wetherholt.

Gallipolis Bulletin
Friday, May 24, 1907
Transcribed by Sandy Lee Milliron Top of Page

Jolly, George M.

George M. Jolly, aged 71, died Tuesday at the county home. He is survived by three sons, J. H. of Nelsonville, Samuel, of Dayton and Fred Jolly, of this city, a daughter, Mrs. Audrey Wright of Ashland, Ky., and a sister, Mrs. Electa Shaffer, also of Dayton.
Rev. McCarley conducted the funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the Tope Funeral Parlor and burial was in the Rife Cemetery at Bulaville.

The Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Wednesday, March 21, 1928
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jolly, George

George Jolly Dead
George M. Jolly, 71, died on Tuesday, March 20, 1928. He leaves several sons and daughters and one sister, Mrs. Electa Shaver. He was a life-long resident of Addison township. The funeral was Wednesday by Rev. McCarley and burial by Undertaker Tope in the Rife cemetery.

Gallia Times
March 29, 1928
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall Top of Page

Jolly, Henry I. and Jolly, Norval

Former Citizens Dead
Two Brothers of Mrs. Warth Died Within Few Days
     Mr. Henry I. Jolly, a former resident of this city, died at his home at Lisbon, Ohio, January 30, aged 77 years. He was stricken with apoplexy about 20 years ago and was a constant sufferer until he passed away.
     He was a son of Norval Jolly and left Gallipolis in 1869. He was a member of the local Masonic lodge until he moved away, when he transferred his membership to the New Lisbon lodge. He leaves a wife, two daughters and three sons and was a brother of Mrs. Evelyn Warth of this city.
     Mr. Norval Jolly, a brother of the deceased and Mrs. Warth, and also a former resident of Gallipolis, died at Milton, W. Va., February 12th. He was stricken with apoplexy on Feb. 8th and lingered until the 12th when he passed away. The funeral was held at Milton last Friday.

Gallipolis Bulletin
Friday, February 21, 1908
Transcribed by Sandy Lee Milliron

Jolly, Martha

Mrs. Martha Jolly, Near Ninety-five, Passes
Mrs. Martha Jolly, who in three months would have been ninety-five years old, died Monday morning at her home near Bulaville. She had lived in Gallia county her entire life. Two daughters, Mrs. Ella Siders, Cincinnati, and Mrs. Frances Gay, at home, J. M. Jolly, Gallipolis and R. L. Jolly, Galion, survive. Her husband died seven years ago.
Funeral services will be held at her late home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. E. C. Venz. Interment in Mound Hill Cemetery in charge of George J. Wetherholt & Sons.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Monday, May 9, 1932
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jones, Agnes

Mrs. Agnes Jones, 84, Dies This Morning At Patriot
Funeral Sunday
     Mrs. Agnes Jones died about 2 o'clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Donnett, at Patriot. Had she lived until June 10 she would have been eighty-four years old. Mrs. Jones was born in Wales and came here in her youth with her parents, Mr and Mrs. David S. Jones. The greater part of her life was spent in Gallia County.
     She was twice married and both husbands, John Harkins and John M. Jones, are deceased. During her married life with her first husband, Mr. Harkins, she lived in the west and there the several children of that marriage, with the exception of Mrs. Donnett now reside. Mrs. Howard Gates of Gallipolis is the only child of her union with Mr. Jones. A brother, Evan Jones of Bollvar, MO and a sister, Mrs. Sarah Ripley of London, who is eighty-nine years old, also survive. Mrs. Jones had lived at Patriot for a number of years but previous to going there resided in Gallipolis.
     Funeral services will be held Sunday at 10 a.m. at Patriot M. E. Church and burial will be in the cemetery there by O.E. Elliott.

[Note: Death Certificate..born June 10, 1852 Wales; died April 16, 1936 Perry Township, Gallia County; 83 years, 10 months and 6 days of age. Widow. Father David S. Jones; Mother Lucy Lewis, both born Wales]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
April 16, 1936
Transcribed by F. K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, Alice

Mrs. Alice Jones to Be Buried at Peniel
Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Sunday at Peniel Church for Mrs. Alice Jones, 74, who died on Wednesday. She was the widow of Evan Jones, who died in 1913. Since then she has lived with her grandson, Herschel Jones.
Mrs. Jones is survived by three sons, William of Wheeling, John of Columbus and Dan of Logan, Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. J. W. Baker of Columbus and Mrs. Maude Malone of south Webster, twenty-one grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

[Note: Death Certificate..Born Oct. 26, 1863 Gallia County; died Feb. 2, 1938 Gallia County; 74 years 3 months and 7 days of age. Parents Isom Bondurant and America Coffe]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Friday, Feb. 4, 1938
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jones, Alma

Alma Jones, 87, Rt. 1, Proctorville, died Monday in Cabell-Huntington Hospital, Huntington WV.
Born May 12, 1895 in Gallia County, daughter of the late M.E. and Nancy Fellure Caldwell, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Jones, in 1965. Surviving are several nieces and nephews, some residing in Gallia County.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Hall Funeral Home, Proctorville, with Rev. Albert Byrne officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today.

[Note: Died Jan. 31, 1983]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Feb. 2, 1983 Page 10 Col. 1
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, Amy J.

Amy Jones, 74, Claimed Saturday
     Amy J. Jones of 3354 Sciotangy Drive, 74, Columbus, died Saturday in a nursing home in Hilliard. She was a retired school teacher, having taught at Garfield Heights in Cleveland. Miss Jones was born near Thurman.
     She is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Mason Jones, Bainbridge; Trevor Jones, Middleport; William Jones, Columbus; Mrs. Gould (Eleanor) Jones, Springfield; Mrs. Sheldon (Elizabeth) Walker, Columbus; Miss Frances Jones, Gallipolis, and Mrs. Howard (Winifred) Young, Breman, Ohio.
     She was a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church, the Church Prayer Group and the Morning Star Chapter, OES No. 444, Thurman. She was also a member of the Ohio and National Teachers Association.
     Friends may call at the Weir-Arend North Chapel, 4221 North High St., Columbus, on Monday, 6:30 until 9 p.m., and one hour prior to services on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Thurman United Methodist Church in Centerville. Burial will be in Hill Cemetery in Thurman under the direction of Mrs. D. Harvey Davis.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Monday, October 18, 1971
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jones, Ann W.

Mrs. Ann W. Jones, of Point Pleasant, widow of the late Joseph Jones, a soldier of the War of 1812, died in her 90th year, last week.

The Gallipolis Bulletin
Tuesday, March 30, 1886
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron Top of Page

Jones, Charles E.

Former Resident Dies Burial Here Wednesday
Funeral services for Charles E. Jones, former Galipolis resident who died Monday, May 11, at Marysville, will be held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Cousins, where the remains will be taken upon their arrival on the H. V. train at noon Wednesday. Rev. R. J. Madison will officiate and the burial in Pine street cemtery is in charge of A. E. Tope.
Mr. Jones who was 67 years old, was the son of the late Jacob Jones, who was one of the first persons to haul the H. V. mail here and owned a farm at Marysville. He is survived by a sister Arnetta (Hun) Jones, who made her home with him and a brother, Fred D. Jones of Chicago.

[Died May 11, 1831]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
May 12, 1931
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall

Jones, Chester Walter

C. W. Jones, 56, Of Thurman Dies
Chester Walter Jones, who made his home with his brother, David, below Thurman, on the Centerpoint road, died there Saturday night.
He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Jones and would have been 56 years old on April 16.
Funeral services will be held in the Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock Tuesday, in charge of Davis & Thomas, funeral directors.

Newspaper (prob. Gallipolis date unknown) clipping found in the Simmerman files, Ralph Davis file, Bossard Library.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders Top of Page

Jones, Cora

Death of Infant
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Jones of Cora, lost their week old baby Friday from complications. The funeral was held Saturday.

Gallipolis Bulletin
January 16, 1918
Transcribed by Sharon Hobart

Jones, Daniel O.

OBITUARY
Jones
     Daniel O. Jones was born February 14, 1829, at Dolan, Parish of Liausantfreid, Cardiganshire, South Wales; died at his home near Rio Grande, this county, December 19, 1894, of heart disease with pericardial adhesion. His parents came to America with him and his only sister, Mrs. John D. Davis, of Oak Hill, in 1840, and they settled on a farm near Tyn Rhos, where they spent the remainder of their days.
     When 18 years of age, Mr. Jones began clerking in J. L. Newsome’s store in the old brick building at Ridgeway’s. On the 5th of January, 1854, he was married to Nancy Williams, daughter of Joseph Williams, of Jackson county, to whom was born six children. Two died in infancy; four survive, Delton, Thomas, and Ernia, who are at home with their mother, and Belle, the widow of John M. Davis, who lives in her own home near Rio Grande.
     After his marriage Mr. Jones engaged in the mercantile business on his own account, first at Centre Point, then at Vinton, and finally at Centreville. He was postmaster at the latter place eight years and Notary Public for many years. In 1875 he was elected Cashier for the Centreville National Bank, a position he acceptably filled for twelve years.
     In this capacity his services were very valuable; for he had personal knowledge of the business interest of almost every patron of the bank, and though cautious, he was courteous and considerate.
On account of his good business judgment, he was elected assessor of Raccoon township three consecutive terms. In later years, he had lived on a farm near Rio Grande, where his children could enjoy better advantages for education.
     Though not a member of any church, he was a liberal and a cheerful giver to the cause of Christianity, and in belief was inclined to the Baptist faith. As a man he was honorable and upright; possessed of remarkable knowledge of human nature, and though decisive and spirited if need be in his actions, yet he was loyal and true to his friends under all circumstances.
     Mr. Jones will be missed in his home and in the society of his people; but there is a consolation in the knowledge that he lived an honorable, helpful and worthy life.
J. W. Jones

The Gallipolis Journal
Wednesday, January 9, 1895
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron Top of Page

Jones, Daniel S.

IN MEMORY
     Rev. Daniel S Jones was born at Abergwely, South Wales, on Sept. 12, 1827 and died at Centreville, Gallia County, Ohio, on Feb. 25, 1916, aged 88 years 5 months and 13 days. In his early manhood he learned the tailor's trade and worked at it as opportunity offered until near the close of his life. He emigrated to America in 1840, locating at Centreville. Soon after his arrival he was united in marriage with Miss Zillah, daughter of John R. Lewis. Their wedded life began on Nov. 26, 1853 and together hand in hand and heart to heart with undimmed love and ever increasing devotion they traveled life's road for more than 63 years.
     To them were born nine children, two of whom, Albert and John, died in early childhood. The death angel did not visit their home again for 55 years. Then the summons came to the husband and father. Seven children survive, Mrs. George E. James of Shields, Kansas; William S of Columbus; Mrs. H.S. Rosser, Gallipolis; Mrs. D.S. Jenkins, Oak Hill, Mrs. Louise Waddell, Gomer J. and Miss Rachel of Centreville. His companion, now 90 years of age, survives, calmly waiting for the summons to join those gone before.
     There are 24 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and one brother, Joseph L Jones of Nelson, NY. He first united with the Congregational Church, but shortly after transferred his membership to the Baptist Church. In 1866 he was licensed to preach and two years later was ordained to the full service at Oak Hill. He subsequently served various churches in Gallia and Jackson Counties. He was an earnest preacher but his chief strength lay in being an efficient pastor and many will remember the hearty greeting and warm handshake always extended by him and as one of the speakers remarked at the funeral, perhaps the only sorrow he ever caused anyone was in departing this life.
     The funeral services were conducted at the Centreville Baptist Church, the Pastor, Rev. R.R. Denney, being assisted by Dr. G. James Jones of Oak Hill and Rev. Mr. Hall of Thurman. The interment was in Ebenezer Cemetery by undertakers Davis and Thomas.

OBIT
     Rev. D.S. Jones, died in Centreville, Ohio Feb. 25, 1916, at the age of eighty-eight years, five months and thirteen days. He was born in Wales and came to this country in 1850. He first united with the Congregational Church, but soon after became a Baptist; was licensed to preach by the Ebenezer Church in 186 and two years later, was ordained to the ministry at Oak Hill, Gallia County. He served very acceptably churches in Gallia and Jackson Counties and though called to other fields, could never see his way clear to go to them. His great strength lay in his efficiency as a pastor and warm hand-shakes always given by him.
     He was very kind and sympathetic and never manifested the peevishness often attendant upon old age. As was remarked at his funeral: "Perhaps the first sorrow he ever caused was that of his departure from this life."
     His aged wife (in her ninetieth year) and seven children mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. R.R. Denney, assisted by Rev. G.J. Jones, Congregational and Rev. M. Hall, Methodist ministers.

[Note: Death Certificate...Parents: Simon Jones and Rachel Lloyd. Cause of Death: La Grippe. ]

Scrapbook Collection - Publications unknown
Feb. 1916
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, David N.

David N. Jones Dead
Mr. David N. Jones, father of Ex-Sheriff J. A. Jones died at Cora Wednesday noon, December 16, 1914, of heart trouble. He was a prominent and well liked citizen. The funeral services will be conducted at the residence of Mr. John A. Jones of Cora, Friday morning, leaving there at 10:30 a.m. and the interment will follow at Mound Hill by funeral director Davis of Centerville.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Thursday, December 17, 1914
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jones, Edward S.

     Edward S. Jones, son of Edward Jones, the undertaker, died at the residence of his parents at Centerville, Ohio, June 18, 1882. Was buried June 19, at the W.C.M. Cemetery, aged 22 years and 9 days.
     A large audience came to pay the last tribute of respect to the beloved young man, who was taken away so suddenly by the powerful hand of death. Before leaving the house a beautiful hymn was sung and a portion of Scripture read by Rev. Wm. Pitchford of Patriot, after which a very sympathetic prayer was offered by Rev. R. Richards of Tyn-Rhos. Then the body was carried in a nicely decorated coffin to the C.M. Church, by six of his noble comrades. Revs. D.S. Jones and L.Q. Lakin preached a short and very appropriate sermons for the occasion followed by an eulogy upon the moral character of the deceased and his good conduct while at college, by Prof. A. A. Moulton of Rio Grade.
     After an opportunity was given for all to see the corpse, it was taken out and put into the hearse, which he, the now departed and the one we all mourn his loss, had driven so many times to and from the graveyards of these surrounding communities. But now he is gone to return no more.
     At the grave remarks were made by Rev. Wm. Pitchford, followed by a very warm sympathizing prayer uttered by Rev. B.F. Thomas. The music was given mostly by the Centerville Choir, of which Eddie was an active, zealous memory.
     His life was such that he won the highest esteem of those who knew him. He had quite a thirst for knowledge and was successful in the efforts to accomplish the work of securing an education. He was an earnest laborer in the M.E. Sabbath School though not a member of the church and not making a profession of religion, yet he was seeking to be a Christian. He thus remarked to a lady friend some six weeks ago, "I am not afraid to die". May the Great Shepard gather father, mother, brothers and sisters to the heavenly fold.

There's sorrow in our hearts today,
There's sadness on our brow,
For he, the loved, has passed away
And we are mourning now.
The eye that once did sparkle bright,
The hand that grasped our own,
No more shall gladden on our sight-
Our beloved one has gone.

O, may the sorrow that does press
Our spirit down today,
So minister that it may bless
Us on our pilgrim way;
And as our friends shall one by one
Leave earth, above to dwell,
O'say to God, "Thy will be done,
Thou doest all things well."
D. Ellis Evans

Gallipolis Journal
June 29 1882
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, Edward W.

Obituary of Edward W. Jones
     Once again God has seen fit to send his Death Angel to call from this earth one whom we all loved. But what comfort it gives his loved ones when bidding him a last farewell, to know that he is preceding on his journey under the care of Him who said "I am the way, the truth and the light". This guide will take him to that Eternal Shore.
     Edward W. Jones, son of Hezekiah and Margaret Fife Jones, was born April 11, 1870, in Cheshire Township and passed away at his home November 3, 1955, having reached the age of 85 years, 6 months and 23 days. Mr. Jones being the last of a family of 11 children.
     In 1896, he was united in marriage to Effie Belle Shoemaker and for 59 years, they have trod life's pathway together sharing each others sorrows and joys. Nine children came to bless this union, three dying in infancy. The aged companion and the following children survive, Clinton, Ferdil and Frank, all of Cheshire; R. William of San Diego, CA; Mrs. Blain Topping of Gallipolis and Mrs. Ralph Lemley of Fostoria. He also leave 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
     He was a firm believer in the Devine Master having sought his Savior in his youth and for 50 years had been a member of the Poplar Ridge Church of which he attended as long as health permitted him. He was a good neighbor, a kind and loving husband, a devoted father to his children and grandchildren and always found great pleasure of having them in his home. Although he will be greatly missed by all, let us remember him as one of God's redeemed ones, gone to inherit that home prepared for him.

Oh Father, dear, Oh can it be
That you have gone away,
Your smiling face no more we'll see,
Until the judgement day.

Yes father dear, has left us,
Gone from us forever more,
But we know he's waiting for us
On Heaven's Golden Shore.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Nov. 3, 1955
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, Effie

MEMORIAL OBITUARY
Effie Shoemaker Jones

Oh, Mother dear, Oh can it be
That you have gone away,
Your smiling face no more we'll see
Until the Judgement Day.

For us she toiled with aching limbs
for us she shed many a tear,
For us our dear good Mother's head
Grew whiter every year.

     The Trumpet of the Lord has again sounded and Mother answered the call on Nov. 19,1960, at her home on the Africa Road. Effie Bell Shoemaker Jones, daughter of Jacob and Matilda Siders Shoemaker, was born Dec. 28, 1875, being at the time of her 84 years, 10 months and 24 days. One sister, Alice Shoemaker, who made her home with the deceased, survives. Her parents, 3 brothers and 3 sisters preceded her in death.
     In 1896, she was united in marriage to Edward Jones and for 59 years they walked life's pathway together,until 5 years ago , when God called him home; 9 children came to bless this home, 3 dying in infancy. Surviving children are Clinton Jones, Rt. 1, Cheshire; Mrs. Blaine (Maggie) Topping, Gallipolis; William of San Diego, CA; Ferdie, Route 1, Bidwell; Mrs. Ralph (Jessie) Lemley, Fostoria and Frank at home; who tenderly cared for his mother during her declining years. Also surviving are 10 grandchidlren, 15 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn the loss of a loved one.
     She professed Faith in Christ in her early childhood and became a life long member of the Poplar Ridge Free Will Baptist Church. She was deeply devoted to her family and always found pleasure in having them with her. She will be greatly missed by her friends and loved ones, but may we submit to the Master and say, "Thy Will Be Done."

Her trials are ended
Her suffering all over
Her spirits are resting
on Heaven's bright shore.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
no date

Jones, Effie

Death Sudden For Cheshire Rt. 1 Native
     Mrs. Effie Belle Shoemaker Jones, 84, died at her home on Rt.1 Cheshire at 8:55 p.m. Saturday. Her death was sudden. She was the widow of Ed Jones who died Nov. 3, 1955.
Mrs. Jones was a lifelong resident of Cheshire Township and was born on Dec. 28, 1875 to the late Jacob and Matilda Siders Shoemaker.
     Children who survive this union are Mrs. Blain (Maggie) Topping of Gallipolis; Clinton Jones and Frank Jones, both of Rt. 1, Cheshire; William Jones of San Diego, CA; Ferdie Jones of Eno and Mrs. Ralph (Jessie) Lemley of Fostoria. A sister, Alice Shoemaker, Rt. 1, Cheshire, also survives. There are ten grandchildren and 14 g-grandchildren.
     Mrs. Jones was a member of the Poplar Ridge Baptist Church and services for her will be held there at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Rev. George N. Scott of Columbus, a nephew, will officiate and burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of the McCoy Funeral Home. Friends may call at the late home on Africa Road until the hour of the service.

[Note: buried Poplar Ridge Cemetery, Cheshire Township]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Nov. 19, 1960
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, Eliza

Died
At Centreville, Gallia County, O., April 21 1888, Mrs. Eliza Jones, wife of Edward S. Jones, aged 66 years, 5 months and 10 days
Mrs. Jones was a native of South Wales. She emigrated to this country in 1841, and was married to Edward S. Jones at Gambia, Knox County, O., in 1843. She was the mother of nine children, three of which have preceded her. In younger days she attended the Espicopalian Church, and after coming to this country she united with the Baptist Church at Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. Jones was an excellent woman, genial, straight forward, and of a natural business turn; a kind neighbor, and a power in her family.
Her funeral took place on Monday, April 23. Religious services by D.S. Jones and W.O. Jones. She leaves a husband, three daughters and three sons to mourn their loss. The three sons being in Nebraska, could not attend the funeral. We feel for our esteemed friend Mr. Jones, being left so very lonely.

Gallipolis Bulletin
May 1, 1888
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Jones, Elizabeth Cherrington

Death of Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Elizabeth Cherrington Jones was born April 20, 1816, and died January 13, 1903, aged 86 years, 8 months and 23 days. She was married to John J. Jones August 18, 1836. John J. Jones died February 17, 1889. The deceased joined the M.E. Church at Mt. Zion when 17 years old, and continued an ardent faithful christian till death and was sincerely mourned by all who knew her. Rev. J.E. Gordon conducted her funeral services which were attended by many friends.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
November 23, 1903
Transcribed by Henny Evans Top of Page

Jones, Elizabeth Eleanor

Elizabeth Jones Dies Wednesday
     Elizabeth Eleanor Jones, 76, died at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ferris Rest Home, Sunbury, O., where she had resided for the past month. Two years ago, Mrs. Jones moved to Westerville to reside with her daughter. Recently, she became very ill, and entered the rest home.
     She was born Nov. 7, 1887, the daughter of Charles W. and Anna Davies Cochran in the Gage community. Mrs. Jones is a former resident of Bidwell where she made her home for several years with her husband, Edward Jones, who died in October, 1948. She was formerly employed at the Gallipolis State Institute and at the Boys' Industrial school in Lancaster.
     Three sons, Owen and Merlin, both of Lancaster, and Walter, Winchester, Ind., and two daughters, Mrs. Edna Carson, Westerville, and Mrs. Catherine Roe, Columbus, survive. Her brothers, Cleveland of Gallipolis, Robert and Dewey of Cincinnati, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Jones, Columbus and Mrs. Jane Wingerberg, also of Cincinnati, also survive.
     Funeral services will be conducted at the Salem Baptist church at 2 p.m. Saturday, with Rev. Don Hawkins officiating. Burial will follow in Salem cemetery. Friends may call at Miller's Home for Funerals Friday evening.

[Note: Simmerman wrote 8-14-1954 on the obituary.]

Newspaper (prob. August 1954, Gallipolis) clipping found in the Simmerman files, Cochran file, Bossard Library.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders

Jones, Elizabeth Florence

IN MEMORY
Of Elizabeth Florence, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Jones, Thurman, Ohio, born October 23, 1895, died April 10, 1897, after a brief illness, aged 1 year, 5 months, 17 days. This bright and promising child, the joy and happiness of its parents, knew no earthly sorrow. In the innocence and purity of spirit it was taken home, safe in the arms of Jesus, to dwell forever in the kingdom of heaven. The funeral was held Monday, April 19th. The services were conducted by Rev. D. Baran Jones, assisted by Revs. J. F. Davies and D. S. Jones. Interment at the Tyn Rhos cemetery.

Dearest Lizzie, our lovely child.
So beaufitul, so meek and mild.
The rarest gift from God was given.
But so soon removed from earth to heaven.

Our hearts are riven, our grief is deep.
We loved thee much and much we weep.
But Jesus, our ever present friend,
In times of need His hands extend.

We bow in submission to God's will.
To this storm we may with Christ, "Be still."
Our loved one hath escaped a world of sin.
To the glory world hath entered in.

Now a lovely flower on the golden shore,
A brillant gem forever more.
Yea, we have a treasure now on high,
That will be given back in the bye and bye.

Gallipolis paper
1987
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall

Jones, Elmer

Found Locked In Cabin
County's Thirteenth Violent Death for 1939
Laying across his bed, a bullet hole in his forehead, Elmer Jones, colored old age pensioner, was pronounced Gallia county's sixth suicide victim for 1939 yesterday by Dr. Lewis Brown, county coroner.
Jones was found at 1 p.m. in his home near Vinton yesterday by Scott Miller, colored, a neighbor, who immediately called the sheriff. He had been dead since morning according to coroner's report.
Officials found the body of the aged man locked in his one-room log cabin, a .32-caliber bullet through his head. The gun, an ancient revolver, was still in his right hand.

Between 69 and 72
Jones, whose age was between 69 and 72, had been ill for some time, according to reports. Miller said he looked through a window and saw the body after he had tried to get in the house and found the door locked. He was accompanied by two brothers, Isaac and Ira, who had walked across the fields to visit the old man.
Two shots had been fired from the revolver, according to officials. Only one slug was found in the body and deputies were unable to locate the other. It is probable that the shot was fired to test the gun, Sheriff Hatfield said.

Part of Group
     Jones’ cabin is one of a group belonging to the settlement founded between Porter and Vinton by a Virginian for his freed slaves long before the Civil War. The cabin, although old, was orderly. The bed upon which the body was found was made, and the man's clothes were hung on hooks in the wall. The clothes he wore were apparently his best.
     This suicide brings Gallia county's list of 1939 violent deaths to thirteen. Last year at this same date there were but two, both of them occurring in February.
     Jones was a member of the Bethel-Morgan church and the funeral will be conducted there at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in charge of Butler-McCoy.
     Brothers and sisters of the deceased are Mrs. Irene Robinson of Logan, Ohio; Howard Minnis of Vinton, Luther Jones and Timothy Minnis of Glenn Rebbins, Ohio and Bert Jones of Detroit.

[Note: From death certificate year of birth 1876; date of death July 7, 1939; father Charles Jones; mother Martha West; burial at Morgan-Bethel CE with no marker.]

Newspaper (prob. July 1939, Gallipolis) clipping found in the Simmerman files, Cousins file, Bossard Library.
Transcribed by Debbie Carter Evans

Jones, Emeretta

Death of Mrs. H. H. Jones
     Mrs. Jones, afflicted with serious illness since the week before Christmas as Journal readers have been informed from time to time, passed away last Wednesday, one week ago today. Her trouble was of a pulmonary character. She was afflicted with asthma and that and a severe attack of grippe proved too much for her. She would have been 65 years old this month. She was the widow of the late James Brown when she became Mrs. Jones in 1877.
     She was born in Fayette county, W. Va., and her maiden name was Emeretta Windsor. She was united in marriage with Mr. Brown in 1845. By him she left three adult children, Alvin T., at whose home she died, Wm. H. Brown and Mrs. Mary E. wife of Mr. John T. Hampton, of Columbus. Mrs. Jones was a very agreeable woman, of amiable and polite ways, kind and considerate to all and very greatly respected by all who knew her.
     Her funeral services were conducted at the residence of her son Mr. Alvin T. Brown, at whose whom she died, and her interment at the Old Cemetery. [Pine Street]

Gallipolis Journal
March 1, 1892
Transcribed by Henny Evans                                                                         Top of Page

Jones, Evan

In Raccoon Tp., Gallia Co., O., April 3d, 1883, after a few days sickness, Mr. Evan Jones, aged 77 years and 11 days. He was born in Cardiganshire, South Wales, and emigrated to America in the year 1839 and settled near Ebenezer Church, in the above Township. In 1855 he bought the farm formerly called the Biglow farm, where he lived till his death. He was buried April 4th in Ebenezer graveyard. Religious services were conducted by D. S. Jones. Mr. Jones was a kind man to his family, and had many good qualities. He leaves two sons and one daughter and other relatives to mourn their loss. Lawyer Jones, of Athens, is a son of the departed.

Gallipolis Bulletin
May 1, 1883
Transcribed by Sharon Hobart

Jones, Evan

     Evan Lawrence Jones, 74, died Thursday at his home at Rt.1, Oak Hill. Born in Gallia County, he had been a farmer in Jackson County for many years.
     Survivors include his wife Cordelia; three sons, Wendell, Oak Hill; George, Rio Grande; Marvin, Grove City one daughter, Janet Markusle, Columbus; 18 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Vincent, Oak Hill and one sister, Elizabeth Purdy, Cleveland.
     Funeral services will be Sunday, 1 p.m. at the Kuhner-Lewis Funeral Home, Oak Hill, with the Rev. Gerald Brown officiating, Burial will be in Moriah Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2:30 to 4 and 6 to 8 on Saturday.

Gallipolis Tribune
Feb. 4, 1977
Transcribed by J. Farley

Jones, Ferdie

Ferdie Jones
     Ferdie Jones, 75, former resident of Bidwell, died at 8 p.m. Monday in a Greenfield, Ohio, hospital. He was born May 15, 1905, in Cheshire Township, to the late Edward and Belle Shoemaker Jones. He is survived by is wife, Rose Eblin Jones, whom he married in 1938.
     Three daughters survive, Sue Jones, Gallipolis; Mrs. Charles (Betty) Crouch, Lorain; Mrs. Jerry (Mary) Newsome, Dayton. Two brothers also survive, Clinton Jones, Bidwell and William Jones, San Diego, CA. Surviving sisters are Mrs. Blaine (Magie) Topping, Gallipolis; Mrs. Ralph Jessie) Lemley, FL. He was preceded in death by two sons. Nine grand and five great-grandchildren survive.
     Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. from the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton. Friends may call Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Burial will be in Poplar Ridge Cemetery.

[Note: Born: May 15, 1905; died July 7, 1981]

Gallipolis Daily News
July 7, 1981
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, Halcie

Halcie Jones, Fine Young Man Of Rio Grande Met Death In Columbus While At Work in Pennsylvania R.R. Yards
     Halcie Jones, aged 21 years, a son of Mr. and Mrs. David R. Jones of Rio Grande, was fatally injured on Monday of last week in Columbus and died Tuesday in St. Clair Hospital in that city. Mr. Jones, who was employed as a brakeman in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards in Columbus, was knocked from a car and was run down by a train. One of his limbs was severed and he received other injuries. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and passed away Tuesday as above stated.
     Halcie Jones was a fine young man, well known in his old home neighborhood. Besides his parents he is survived by three brothers and a sister. Since his employment in Columbus, Mr. Jones reside at the home of his uncle, Mr. Floyd Shears, 418 North Garfield Avenue.
     Funeral services were held Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. Shears in Columbus and on Wednesday the body was brought to Rio Grande for interment.

[Note: Death Certificate...born Jan. 27, 1901; died Oct. 31, 1922..age 21 years, 9 months and 4 days. Mother's maiden name: Edna Edwards. Buried in Old Pine Cemetery in Raccoon Township.]

Gallia Times
Nov. 9, 1922
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jones, Henry Elza

Henry Elza Jones, son of Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Jones who lives in the colored settlement a few miles east of Vinton, died last Friday. He has been afflicted with asthma and heart trouble for several years, but his last illness dated back only a few weeks when he was seized with pneumonia, which was the cause of his death, coupled with other ailments.

Gallipolis Bulletin
June 15, 1910
Transcribed by Margaret Calvin

Jones, I. Newton

Frightful Accident Saturday Morning
Mr. Newt Jones Stepped On By Horse and Dies From his Injuries
     A little before nine o’clock this morning Mr. I. Newton Jones, a well known and popular citizen of Gallia county, met with a shocking accident in front of the public schools office at the intersection of Fourth avenue and Locust street. He was riding a horse which took fright at a passing automobile, reared and threw Mr. Jones off to the paving, fell on him, and then stepped on him repeatedly, striking his head with one foot, crushing his skull at the base, and tearing a rectangular hole in his skull near the temple with one of the corks of the horseshoe, wounding his forehead and scalp also.
     The unfortunate man was picked up, placed on a stretcher, and hurried to the Holzer Hospital, where Drs Claude Parker, Pritchard and Hanson examined his wounds, and were later joined by Dr. Holzer, after a record run from Dam 26. The case seemed hopeless from the beginning, for a very considerable amount of the brain matter had been torn loose and came from the head along with pieces of bone. At this writing, 10 o’clock, Mr. Jones is in a dying condition.
     Mr. Jones was born and raised in Perry township, but resided on a farm in Addison township just beyond the Hawkins place. He is a great conversationalist and a singer and teacher of music, having taken a music school course in Cincinnati in earlier years. He is married and has a family of four or five children.

Later. Mr. Jones died at 11:30.
     As soon as the body has been properly cared for at the hospital it will be taken in charge by Wetherholt and conveyed to the Jones home. The funeral will be Monday or Tuesday, probably Tuesday, on the arrival of Mr. Jones’s brother from Alabama.
     The whole county will sympathize with the wide circle of bereaved relatives of this amiable man, cut off from those he loved so suddenly and unexpectedly.

November 8, 1915
     Lot Jones, brother of the late Newton Jones, arrived here today from Culman, Alabama. His sister, Mrs. Lenora Davis and husband, of Castalia, and sister, Mrs. Frank Bolte, of Columbus, arrived here today to attend the funeral.

November 9, 1915
     The funeral of the late Newt Jones today was one of the largest ever held in that section. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. Gallipolis was largely represented as he had a host of friends here.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
November 6, 1915
Transcribed by Henny Evans Top of Page

Jones, Ina May Carter

In Memory
     Ina May Jones was born at Patriot, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1877, being the youngest child born to Ammon J. and Eliza Carter. After a long and severe illness, she died at her home in Perry township of this county, Dec. 20, 1915, being at the time of her death 38 yr. 10 mo. 12 da.
     She was united in marriage to D. Bert Jones, Nov. 16, 1904. To them were born three children, David Ray aged 9, Mary Jane 6 and Glen Ammon nearly 3. Beside her husband and children there remain to share her memory and miss her presence three brothers and three sisters whose names and addresses are as follows:
     George F. Carter, Patriot, Ohio; Albert Carter, Parkersburg, W. Va.; Edward Carter, Lancaster, Ohio; Mrs. Albert Copeland, Cadmus, Ohio; Mrs. C. B. McDaniel, Columbus, Ohio; and Mrs. J. A. Jones, Columbus, Ohio. There are more distant relatives and friends who are made sad by her death.
     She, with her husband, was taken into full connection with the Cora M. E. Church in 1906. Suffice it to say in briefest terms what her life meant to those who knew her best. Her life was characterized by an unsparing of self in her efforts to provide for the needs and comfort of her own family. She was an ideal housekeeper, cleanly almost to a fault. Words cannot express the loss to be sustained by these little children of mother's love and care. The family have the sympathy of all in their great loss.

[Note: Her death certificate gives the death date as December 19th. She is buried at Salem CE.]

Gallipolis newspaper
December, 1915
From Descendants of John Carter-Mary Lehr and Alexander Waddell-Eleanor Roush, by Frances Copeland Stover, 1968, pgs. 92-93.
Transcribed by Lynn Anders Top of Page

Jones, Ina M.

Mrs. Jones Funeral
     The funeral of the late Mrs. D. B. Jones of Blazer; which was held at the Salem Church on Wednesday of last week, was largely attended by many friends of the deceased.
     The services were conducted by Rev. Morrell, M.E. minister of the Rodney Circuit.
     Burial was in the Salem Church Cemetery by undertakers Davis and Thomas Thurman. The pall-bearers selected by Mrs. Jones request were Luther Carter, Fred Carter, Victor Jones, Orville Jones, Clyde Davis and Arnold Jones.

Gallipolis Bulletin
Dec. 30, 1915
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jones, James

James Jones, 77 Dies on Mill Creek
James Jones, aged 77, died Wednesday evening at his home on the Mill Creek road following a long illness. He is survived by his wife Alice Jones and the following children: Mrs. Myrtle Perkins, of Thivener, Mrs. Minnie Biars, of Addison, Mrs. Elma Pierce, of Fostoria, Mrs. Bessie Orians, of Upper Sandusky, Mrs. Elsie Hern, of Oceola and Howard Jones of Gallpollis (sic). He also leaves two step children, Ross Rife, of Columbus, and Mrs. Mary Roush of Cheshire.
Funeral services will be held at the Bulaville church Saturday at 1 p. m., by Rev. E. C., Venz. Burial in Rife cemetery in charge of A. E. Tope.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Thursday, October 17, 1929
Transcribed by Suzanne Giroux

Jones, James Howard

J. H. Jones, 74, Claimed Here Sunday
     James Howard Jones, 74, of 29 Neil Ave., Gallipolis, died at 5:45 p.m., Sunday in the Medical Center Hospital. A farmer in his early years, Mr. Jones was employed at the Gallipolis State Institute for 22 years before retiring five years ago. He was an attendant.
     He was born in Addison Twp., son of James and Alice Fulton Jones. He married the former Lola Edler in Gallipolis on Jan. 21, 1914. She survives, along with two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Browning, Columbus, and Mrs. Garland (Marie) Saunders, Gallipolis. Two grand and three great-grandchildren survive.
     Two sisters survive, Mrs. Edwin (Bessie) Orin, Upper Sandusky, and Mrs. Elsie Hern, Bucyrus. He was preceded in death by a half-brother and four half-sisters.
     Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Church of God on Garfield Ave., under the direction of L. E. Foudy. Burial will be in Pine Street Cemetery. Friends may call at Miller’s Home for Funerals between 1-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Monday, June 10, 1968
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jones, Jason

     Jason (Jake) Jones, 18, of Rt. 2, Crown City, died Sunday at Pleasant Valley Hospital. He was a senior at Logan Elm High School in Circleville. He also worked on the family farm.
     Born Nov. 2, 1970 in Gallipolis, he was a son of Thomas E. and Clara Chaney Jones of Crown City, who survive. Also surviving is a grandfather, Raymond Chaney of Albany, Ohio. He was preceded in death by a brother. Richard, and grandparents. Trimble and Minnie Gatewood Jones and grandmother, Janie Chaney.
     He was active in football, basketball and track at high school. There will be no visitation, and private funeral services and burial will be held at a later time.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Jan. 3, 1989
Transcribed by J. Farley Top of Page

Jones, James F.

James F. Jones
James Ferdie Jones was born March 17, 1946, on Poplar Ridge in Cheshire Township and departed this life at his home near Eno, May 3, 1973, being at the time of her death, 25 years, 1 month and 15 days.
He was the son of Ferdie and Rosa Eblin Jones who survive along with 3 sisters, Mrs Raymond (Betty) Crouch, Lorain, Ohio; Mrs Jerry (Mary) Newsome, Dayton, Ohio and Miss Sue ones, Gallipolis, Ohio. One brother, Robert Blain, preceded him in death. He attended North Gallia School. At the age of 7 years he was stricken with polio and has been a semi-invalid for the past 17 years. All was done to help him regain his health, but to no avail. Each day he became weaker in both mind and body.

[Buried: Poplar Ridge Cemetery, Cheshire Township]

Gallipolis Paper
No date
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jones, Jenkin E.

Death of Jenkin E. Jones
     Jenkin E. Jones, son of Jenkin N. Jones of Patriot, died Saturday morning at his home at Patriot from an attack of pneumonia, from which he suffered only two days.
     He was forty years old and leaves a wife and seven children. He is also survived by his parents and the following sisters and brother; Mrs. A.P. Kerr and Mrs. Margaret Drummond of this city, Miss Frances and Miss Mabel Delle of Patriot, Miss Elizabeth, located in the south and John of Patriot.
     Mr. Jones was mail carrier for a number of years between this city and Patriot and made many friends here.
     The funeral will be held at the Patriot Church Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock with interment at the Patriot cemetery.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Jan. 1, 1917
Transcribed by J. Farley                                                                             Top of Page

Jones, John

JONES - Died of lung trouble, October 22, 1889 Bro. John Jones. His age was almost seventy-two years. His life was all spent in this vicinity. He was an industrious and hard working man, and for many years a worker in the church. He died trusting in Jesus. He leaves a wife and eight children; his first wife and three children having preceded him. His death occurred near Lincoln, Gallia Co., O.
His body was decently laid away in Sandfork Cemetery, in a fine casket, the work of Bro. H. Tucker, of Cadmus, O.

Gallipolis Journal
Nov. 6, 1889
Transcribed by Theresa E. Smith Top of Page

Jones, John Franklin

     John Franklin Roan Jones, was born May 26, 1886, and died at the University hospital in Columbus, April 14, 1930, aged 43 years, 10 months and 18 days. He was born, reared and spent his entire life at Centerpoint with the exception of about six months in the Holzer hospital and the last few months in University hospital. About thirteen years ago he met with the severe accident that caused him years of suffering and brought to an untimely end a bright and promising life.
     Being of a friendly, cheerful disposition, he made many friends, who will long remember his pleasant smile and his sympathy and help in time of trouble. He had a remarkably strong will power, and, altho the last years of his life were years of almost continuous suffering, he never complained, but seemed to endeavor to crowd out thoughts of his own misfortunes by being intensely interested in business and in the welfare of his nieces and nephews left in his care. To those nieces and nephews he has been more than a father and his untiring patience and noble efforts in their behalf make their loss one that cannot be estimated.
     The community has lost a good business man and a helpful citizen, whose kindly traits and noble deeds will live on through the years.
He manifested a great interest in the church and always gave cheerful to its support. The power for the present lighting system having been donated by him. His interests even during the last few months of continuous suffering clustered around his home and home community.
The visits from his faithful clerk who labored with him through so many trials, were always looked forward to with great interest by him. He never failed to ask about the people back home and often expressed a desire to be back there again.
     He seemed to take great comfort in the fact that his cousin, W. R. Edwards, could be with him during the last weeks of his life and he often expressed his appreciation of his kindly services to former neighbors and friends who visited him. Altho all was done that could be done, his suffering was so intense that his friends could think only of God’s mercy when he said “It is enough, come up higher.”
     He leaves three nieces and five nephews, besides a host of other relatives and friends. His father, mother and two sisters having preceded him to the great beyond.

     A precious one from us is gone,
     A voice we loved is stilled.
     A place is vacant in our home
     Which never can be filled.

Card of Thanks—We desire to express our thanks to the ministers, the singers, the undertakers, to those who gave flowers and to our friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during the illness and death of our friend and uncle, J.F.R. Jones. The Family.

Gallia Times
May 8, 1930
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Jones, John R

Death of John R. Jones
Mr. John R. Jones, formerly of Cora, but of late of Van Wert county, died Tuesday, March 8, 1910. He was 93 years old and had been ailing for sometime. He made his home with his nephew, Mr. Evans. When here he made his home with Benjamin Jones, his brother. He will be buried there. Rees Jones, his nephew, of Cora, and brother-in-law of Mr. Vint Tanner, left Tuesday afternoon to attend the funeral services. He was a nice old man and left no wife nor children.

Gallipolis Bulletin
March 11, 1910
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall Top of Page

Jones, John Warrick

Died
Suddenly, at the residence of his father in Gallipolis, March 12, 1863, John Warrick, last child and only son of H. H. and Amelia Jones, in the 22d year of his age.

Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither in the north wind's breath,
And stars to let,
But thou hast for thy season all times, all, O Death!

Gallipolis Newspaper
No Date
Transcribed by Margaret Calvin

Jones, Jonathan R.

J.R. Jones, 88, Claimed Thursday
     Jonathan R. Jones, 88, died on Thursday at the Riverview Rest Home, Pomeroy. Born Nov. 27, 1859, in Kygerville to Levi and Nancy Rife Jones, the decedent spent the greater part of his life in Gallia County, where he was a farmer.
     In May, 1878, he married Sarah Ann Rothgeb, who died 11 years ago. To this union were born 10 children, three boys of whom died in infancy and Floyd, Elva and Edith (Mrs. John Beck) dying in later years. Surviving sons and daughters are Will, Perry and Charley all of Wyandotte County and Mrs. Jacob Rothgeb, near McArthur.
     There are 21 living grandchildren and 15 g-grandchildren.
     Funeral will be held at Bulaville Christian Church, of which Mr. Jones was a member, at 2 p.m. Saturday, the Rev. C.W. Boyer officiating. Burial will be made by J.L. Coleman and Sons.

[Note: Death certificate: Jonathan Rife Jones died Jan. 8, 1948, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio. He was the son of Levi Campbell Jones. Burial was in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Guyan Township]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Jan 8, 1948
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, Joshua M.

     DIED - In Perry Tp., Gallia Co., O., Jan. 23, 1888, Mr. Joshua M. Jones, in his 32d year. He was buried on the 25th at Nebo. Funeral services by D. S. Jones and W. R. Evans.
     He met with a misfortune over two years ago by going in a coal bank. He had been there but a few minutes when a rock fell on him and broke the spinal bone, being disabled ever since. But he bore all the affliction and pain with Christian fortitude, and was very agreeable to those around him. He was a member of the Salem Baptist Church.
     He leaves a kind and bereaved widow, two little children, a mother, five sisters and three brothers to mourn their loss.

Gallipolis Bulletin
Tuesday, February 7, 1888
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jones, Laura

Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Mannion left for Gallipolis this noon, having been called there by the death of Mrs. Mannion's sister, Mrs. Laura Jones, wife of the Common Pleas judge of that district. Mrs. Jones died Saturday night. Mr. Mannion expects to return to Newark Wednesday, but his wife will remain longer at her former home.

Newark Advocate, Newark, Ohio
July 9, 1900
Contributed by Joyce Robinson

Jones, Lindy

     Charles Lindbergh "Lindy" Jones, 62, of 1004 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis died at his home on Monday,Jan 22, after an extended illness. Born Nov. 11, 1927, in Mahan, W. Va., he was a son of the late James and Evelyne (Fisher) Jones.
     Surviving are his wife, Natalie (Cantley) Jones; two daughters, Robin Jones of Gallipolis, and Jill Miller of Rio Grande; three brothers, Jack of Selville, Ohio; Terry of Portage, Ind.; and John of Detroit, Mich.; five sisters, Faye Arthur of Orlando, Fla.; Ruth Anderson of Lakewood, Colorado; Sue Adkins of Cary, N.C.; Beth Ronger of Bremen, Ky.; and Lissie Vaughn of Athens, Tenn.; three half-sisters, Mary Snead of Point Pleasant; Louise McBrayer of Chesapeake, W.Va.; and Alma Solters of Ihmann, W. Va.
He was retired after 21 years of service with the U.S. Army and was a former employee of the O. O. McIntyre Park District in Gallipolis.
     Services were conducted Thursday, 10 a.m. at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home. The Pastor Everett Delany officiated. Burial was in Greencastle Cemetery, Greencastle, W. Va., and military graveside rites were held.

[Note: Died Jan 22, 1990]

Gallipolis paper
No date
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall

Jones, Lola Mae

     Lola Mae Jones, 83, Rt. 3, Gallipolis, died 7:30 a.m. Monday at HMC. She was the wife of the late James H. Jones, who died June 1969.
     She worked as an attendant and also in the laundry department at the Gallipolis Developmental Center (GSI). She was born July 24, 1896, in Patriot to the late Charles Edler and Ona Houck Edler. She was schooled in the Gallia County schools and married Mr. Jones in 1914. Into that union, two children were born: Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Browning, Columbus, and Mrs. Garland (Marie ) Saunders, Fairfield-Vanco Rd, Gallipolis. A niece raised in the home, Mrs. Dillard (Evelyn) Wallace, Gallipolis. Also surviving is a step-mother, Mrs. Garnet Eskew, Gallipolis. Two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren survive.
     She attended the First Church of God, Gallipolis, and was active in the Ladies Missionary Society. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Miller’s Home for Funerals. Phillip Curtis, minister, will officiate; burial will be in Pine Street Cemetery. Friends may call at Miller’s from 2-4 and 7-9 Wednesday.
Pallbearers: Eugene Saunders, Gene Matheny, Ellen Baker, Paul Smeltzer, Tom Kessel, and David Patterson.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Tuesday, July 15, 1980
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jones, Maggie

DIED
     June 25th, at three O'clock and twenty-six minutes, a.m., our darling sister Maggie Jones, aged 23 years, 2 months and 21 days.
     Too lovely a flower for earth, the Father transplanted her to the garden above; too bright and precious a jewel to grace our homely circle, she now sparkles in the diadem of her Savior, in whom she expressed strong confidence and sure trust. All who knew her will deeply regret her loss, but the bereavement and grief of her near relatives can not be expressed.
     Certain it is that has cast a shadow over their enjoyment which will not be wholly obliterated until at the blissful portals we meet her whom we know will be waiting to greet and welcome us.

S.J. C.
Williamstown, West Va.

Meigs County Press
Wednesday, July 17, 1867
Transcribed by Teresa Herrmann Top of Page

Jones, Margaret

Death Of Fine Old Lady
Mrs. Margaret Jones, aged about eighty years, died at her home at Rio Grande at 10 o'clock this morning from complications following pneumonia. She was a fine Christian lady, loved by all who knew her, an aunt of Mrs. Riley Tanner and Henry Davis of this city. Her husband, David Jones, is at the point of death.

[Note: Death Certificate...born March 2, 1887 Wales; died Feb. 26, 1917; 74 years 11 months & 26 days of age Parents: Henry Davis and Ann WiIliams, both born Wales. Buried at Tyn Rhos Cemetery in Perry Township.]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Feb. 26, 1917
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jones, Margret M. (Davis)

Good Woman Taken
     Mrs. Jones, wife of the late Rev. John M. Jones for forty years pastor of the Welsh Calvanistic church at Centreville, passed away last Wednesday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ira Mills of near this city. Mrs. Jones was in her 79th year and had been ill for some time with cancer.
     Saturday morning short services were held at the Mills home by Revs. J. W. McCormick and Hugh Evans, following which the funeral cortege went to Centreville where the funeral was conducted at the Welsh church.
     Surviving their mother are two sons, Tom M. Jones of Oak Hill, and John Jones of Kingston, and two daughters Mrs. Mary Worman of Kerr and Mrs. Ira Mills.

[Note: According to her death certificate available at familysearch.org, she was the daughter of John S. Davis and Margret Richards. 30 Aug 1839-21 Sep 1916 – born in Wales]

Gallia Times
Circa September 26, 1916
Transcribed by Suzanne Giroux Top of Page

Jones, Mary Addie

     The rugged oak with its rough bark may withstand the freezes of the coldest winter. By the aid of the tough fiber and its root being deeply buried in earth, it may withstand the driving tempest and whirlwind, but the beautiful violet with its delicate stem , at the first nipping frost droops its head; its fragrance and loveliness become things of the past and the melancholy of Autumn settles over those who have been suddenly withdrawn from its charming presence. So in human affairs; the most beautiful, the tenderest, that which has won the uppermost seat in the affections by its own grace and brilliancy, in a rash manner, cruel death snatches from the midst of its admirers.
     Mary Addie Jones, of Cora, a most intelligent and graceful little girl of nine years, died of diptheria Nov. 2,1881.
     Mary Addie was a sprightly little girl, slight of form, of fine feather, with beautiful curly locks that dangled merrily about her shoulders, a keen investigating eye, with a frank appropriate answer to a question. She was celebrated as a disclaimer, and upon many a Sabbath School occasion had the clear ringing tones from this miniature orator caused a broad smile to hover over the audience, admiration to fill their eyes or conviction to rivet upon their hearts.      As a pupil, for diligence in study, obedience to her instructor and respect for all with whom she was associated, she had few equals. In her illness she did not complain but nobly struggled to bear up to the last.
     Her teacher and fellow students regret that one so model-like and good should be taken from their number; her numerous friends and relatives are filled with sorrow; a kind loving father and mother and a dear little brother and sister weep that the center of their attraction, the idol of their heart should have such a transient stay. But their tears are not tears of despair but of well grounded hope. A.E. K.

[Note: Buried in Tyn Rhos Cemetery in Perry tp. This obituary also in Gallipolis Journal]

Gallipolis Bulletin
December 1, 1881
Transcribed by Margaret Calvin

Jones, Minnie Folden

Mrs. Elmer Jones Died This Morning
Funeral Is Set For 1 Wednesday At Tyn Rhos

     Mrs. Minnie Folden Jones wife of D. Elmer Jones of Gallipolis R. D. 2 (Perry Twp.) died at 2:15 this morning. She had been ill nine months and was 68 years old last September 5.
     Decedent was born at Dexter, Ohio. She and Mr. Jones were married March 10, 1909. She is survived by her husband, who is a member of the jury commission; one son, John Saxton Jones, who is in the army; a brother, George Folden; two sisters, Mrs. Ira Miller and Mrs. Barbara Gardner, both of Langsville.
     Funeral services will be conducted at 1 o'clock Wednesday at Tyn Rhos, with Rev. Samuel Whilding of Jackson in charge. Burial there by Davis & Thomas

Gallipolis Tribune
Oct. 18, 1943
Transcribed by J. Farley Top of Page

Jones, Orville

Young Father Taken
Orivlle Jones Died at Home at Cora Friday of Typhoid Pneumonia - Funeral was Sunday
     Orville Jones, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Jones of Cora, passed away early Friday morning, Sept. 8, 1922, after a six weeks' illness from typhoid pneumonia. He was taken ill in Columbus where he was assisting his uncle, J. A. Jones, in his feed store, and returend to his home at Cora.
     Mr. Jones leaves his wife, formerly Miss Stella Hawk, and two small children, his parents and many other relatives to mourn his untimely death. He was a fine young man possessed of many sterling qualities.
     The funeral was Sunday morning at Cora M.E. Church, by Rev. L. L. Roush, burial following in Mound Hill cemetery in this city. Mr. Jones was a member of the Masonic fraternity at Patriot.

Gallipolis Times
Sept 14, 1922
Transcribed by Maxine Marshall

Jones, Rachel

IN MEMORY
     Rachel Jones was born near Thurman, Ohio, Oct. 31, 1861 and died in Gallipolis, Ohio, Oct. 13, 1936, aged almost 75. She was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. D.S. Jones, one of nine children. The Christian influence of D.S. Jones and his family has been felt in Gallia and Jackson Counties for over 100 years.
     Death has visited this family three times this year. Gomer died in March, Will in July and now Rachel in October. Of the nine, only two remain, Mrs. Louise Waddell of this city and Mrs. Emma Jenkins of Oak Hill.
     Miss Jones united with the Baptist Church at Thurman when quite young. She loved to read the Bible, having read it through several times. She was a loyal church worker. At the time of her death she was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church at Rio Grande, a member of the various church organizations and a faithful member of the Willing Workers Sunday School Class.

"A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is stilled."

[Note: Rachel 74 years, 11 months, 13 days of age. Buried in Ebenezer Cemetery in Raccoon Township. Gomer Jones was born Sept. 11, 1869; died: March 12, 1936 aged 66 years, 6 months... cause of death:Ulcer of Stomach. Wife Mary A. Burial:Thurman Hill Cemetery.]

Scrapbook Collection--Publication unknown
October, 1936
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, Rachel E.

Mrs. Jones, 91, Succumbs
     Rachel E. Jones, 91, Thurman, died Monday at the homer of her son, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Jones, Rt. 1, Oak Hill. She suffered a stroke about three weeks ago from which she did not recover.
     Mrs. Jones was born in Jackson County April 5, 1877, and has been a life-long resident of the Thurman community. Her husband, Luther, died in 1942. She is survived by one son, Orville, and one daughter, Mrs. Erwin (Florence) Massie of Dover. Five grandchildren also survive.
     Mrs. Jones was a member of the Thurman Methodist Church where funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. Officiating will be the Rev. Robert Ball and the Rev. John D. Davis. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call at the Kuhner Funeral Home, Oak Hill, from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. The body will be taken to the church at 1 p.m., one hour prior to the service.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Tuesday, June 25, 1968
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jones, Rosa S,

Rosa S. Jones
     LORAIN, OHIO - Rosa S. Jones, 76, Lorain, a former resident of Gallia County, died July 31, 1992 at Community Hospital, Lorain. She was born March 21, 1916 in Bladen, a daughter of the late Jesse and Erie Adkins Eblin.
     Survivors include two daughters, Betty Hollingsworth of Lorain and Sue Jones of Gallipolis and one sister, Naomi McGuire of Gallipolis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ferdie Jones, July 7, 1981; two sons,four brothers and three sisters.
     Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis. Burial will be in Poplar Ridge Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from 5-8.

No Paper Name
Aug 2, 1992
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, Sarah Ann Rothgeb

Death Claims Elderly Wife of J.R. Jones
Burial To Be At Bulaville Church At 2 [p.m.] Tuesday.
Couple Moved 3 Weeks Ago
     Mrs. Sarah Ann Rothgeb Jones, wife of J.R. Jones, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her son, Charles, at Upper Sandusky. She was 77 years old.
     Mrs. Jones was born and reared in Addison Township and she and Mr. Jones had lived until three weeks ago on their farm near Bulaville. Because of her advancing age and declining health, they disposed of their chattels and went up to Upper Sandusky, where their three sons reside. The sons, besides Charles are William and Perry Jones.
     Funeral services will be held at the Bulaville Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with burial in the Rife Cemetery. The body and funeral cortege will arrive shortly before the hour for services, it is planned.
     Mrs. Jones was a member of the Campaign Church. She is survived by, besides her husband and sons, one daughter and two sisters, Mrs. Jane Brown, Gallipolis and Mrs. Flora L. Rife, widow of Dan Rife, of Bulaville.
     Friends of Mr. Jones, will be glad to know that his health has shown marked improvement since he went to the northern part of the state. This information is obtained from a grandson, who came ahead of the funeral party to complete arrangements for the funeral and internment.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Monday, Nov. 18, 1935

Jones, Sarah Ann

Mrs. Jonathan R. Jones
Died At Home Of Son In Eden Township, Saturday Afternoon
     Mrs. Jonathan R Jones of near Gallipolis, died at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Jones, in Eden Township, Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock from paralysis of the throat. She had been ill about 4 years.
     Sarah Ann Rothgeb was born to John and Susan Shaver Rothgeb,in Gallia County, Oct. 15, 1858; being aged 77 years, 1 month and 1 day at the time of her death. She was united in marriage to Jonathan R. Jones, who survives, on May 3, 1878. Mr. & Mrs. Jones came to the home of their son about six weeks ago from near Gallipolis.
     Surviving children are William Jones and Perry Jones of Upper Sandusky, Charles Jones at whose home the mother died and Mrs. Ellen Rothgeb of Carey. Six children are deceased. Two sisters, Mrs. Florella Rife and Mrs. James Brown of Gallipolis, also survive. Five brothers and one sister preceded Mrs. Jones in death.
     Mrs. Jones was a member of the Baptist Church in Gallia County.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Charles Jones home, in charge of [not readable]. The body will be taken to Gallipolis early Tuesday and funeral services will be held at the Bulaville Church with burial in the Rife Cemetery near Gallipolis.

The Daily Chief (Upper Sandusky, Ohio)
Nov 18, 1935
Transcribed by F.K. Brown Top of Page

Jones, Sarah L.

OBITUARY
Mrs. Sarah L. Jones
     When the young are taken we think nothing sadder could have befallen, but we need only loose sight of a dear, kind face that has been for many years a daily presence, to listen in vain for the cheery greeting and the helpful word, to long without hope for the old associations in order to realize that the place longest filled and now empty leaves us with the greatest yearning. The sentiment expressed in those words are truly applicable to the subject of this sketch.
     Sarah L. Jones departed this life Wednesday evening, Sept. 23, 1914, aged 88 years, 8 months and 15 days. She was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah [Lewis] Thomas and was born in Cardiganshire, South Wales, Jan. 8, 1826. She had two brothers and three sisters, all of whom have preceded her in death except one sister, Mrs. Sophia Smart, who has been permitted to be her constant companion for months.
     In 1852, at the age of 26 years she came to this country and for several years lived in Cincinnati. Later she was married to Daniel P. Jones, the well known Wagon Maker, of pioneer Furnace days and they lived for a number of years at Cambria and Madison Furnaces and Centerville and perhaps other points. She was the mother of two children, Mrs Carrie Evans of Centerville and Mrs. Margaret Williams, who died in April 1900. After the [missing portion] she lived in Jackson, Oak Hill and Centerville and for the last 12 years in perfect peace and contentment, she has made her home with her niece, Mrs. Gomer L. Jones and family at Centerville.
     Through these many years and at different places of residence, she never failed to identify herself with the Welsh C.M. Church and was always a regular and faithful attendant. She loved the preaching, mid-week class and prayer services of the Church. She loved the word of God. She loved any service in the name of the Master and during the interim from one service to another and down through her declining years, she lived over again and again the fond recollections and holy influences of the House of God and her people.
     Her life was uneventful and without tragedy, yet she filled her place in life as completely and perhaps with as much usefulness to humanity as a crowned hero. Though weighed down with the burden of years and slowly approaching the sunset of a life of long days and many cares, her face beamed with sunshine and good cheer and she was never known to complain or find fault with her surroundings, the world or its people. No raging conflict toward friend or foe ever marred the beauty and tranquility of her happy life The writer of these lines would be remiss to his convictions, if he should fail to have it inscribed of her at this time:

In Life At Peace With The World
In Death At Rest With God.

Funeral services were held at the C.M. Church, Centerville, Saturday afternoon, with Rev. David Thomas officiating, assisted by Reverands Owen Jones and D.S. Jones and burial in the family lot in High Hill Cemetery [Jackson County].
The above was prepared and read by her nephew, Attorney Benner Jones at the funeral Saturday.

Scrapbook Collection - Publication unknown
Sept., 1914
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jones, Susan [Wells]

Mrs. Susan Jones, Aged 75, Passes
Rites 3 Wednesday For Widow Of Hewitt Jones
     Mrs. Susan Wells Jones, one of the city's oldest and best-known colored women, died Saturday evening at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Higginbotham, 730 Fourth Ave. She was the widow of Hewitt Jones, who died June 24, 1941, and was in her 86th year. She had been bedfast all the time for 10 days. For years in the long ago when the popular packets plied the Ohio River, she ran on a half dozen or more of them serving passengers and making a host of friends.
     Susan Wells was born here June 15, 1859 - the forty fourth anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. She was the daughter of Moses and Eliza Wells. Their home was on Pine beyond Fourth and so for more than fourscore years she lived, except for the periods when she was on the river, within a stone's throw of where she died. She had been with the Higginbothams the last eight years and for a good while had been nearly helpless.
     Surviving are two other children, Alvin Jones, 740 Fourth Ave., and Mrs. Pearl Williams, Youngstown. Then there are these three grandchildren; Mrs. James Ervin, Detroit; Helen Jones, Gallipolis, and Pvt. Charles Jones, who is in the army and had started home from his camp at Orlando, Fla., before his grandmother died. There are two brothers, Willian and Richard Wells both of Columbus.
     Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Paint Creek Baptist Church, of which the decedent was a member, with Rev. Francis M. Story in charge. Burial in Pine Street Cemetery by George J. Wetherholt & Sons.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Oct. 9, 1944
Transcribed by J. Farley

Jones, Thomas

Death of Thomas Jones
Died, January 17, 1892, ---near Rio Grande, Mr. Thomas Jones, in his 88th year. Mr. Jones was born in South Wales, emigrated to America in 1840, and settled on a farm south of Rio Grande, where he lived until his death. He lost his eye-sight about nine years ago, but his mind was good and he had a retentive memory, which enabled him to be good company until the end. He was very patient, agreeable, and kind to all around him. He had a very pleasant home in the evening of life with his son and daughter-in-law, John. Ll. Jones and wife. He was a member of the Baptist Church at Centreville, always willing and ready to do his part, and died in th full assurance of a glorious immortality.
His remains were taken to Ebenezer graveyard, and laid beside his beloved wife, that crossed the ocean with him, who had preceded him to the spirit world many years. Religious services by Rev. D. S. Jones and Rev. D. J. Lloyd. Undertaker T. E. Jones.

February 20, 1892
Gallipolis Bulletin
Transcribed by Henny Evans Top of Page

Jones, Thomas H.

Thomas H. Jones, Contractor, Found Dead In His Bed
Funeral Set For 1 P.M. Friday At Patriot Church
     Thomas H. Jones, 78, most of whose life had been spent at Patriot, was found dead in bed Wednesday afternoon in his room at a home in the 900 block of Second Ave. He had not been well and his landlady had given him medicine in the morning. Death resulted from a heart condition, it is said.
     As a contractor, specializing in the moving of houses and other buildings, Tom Jones was well known in every part of the county. His unusual sobriquet, of “Yallercat” probably added to his acquaintanceship. Relatives and best friends used the nickname and it had no derogatory implications. Mr. Jones was a heavy-set, broad-shouldered, powerful and industrious man and was a member of a long prominent Welsh family.
     He was born Feb. 2, 1869, in Perry Twp. And was a son of David N. and Jane Davis Jones. He married Bertha Irion and she died in 1925. Two children also preceded him in death and his only descendant is a grandson, Arnold G. Jones of Columbus. There are two surviving brothers, John E. Jones, Gallipolis, R. 2 (Cora), and Bert Jones, living out on Route 141.
     Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Patriot Methodist Church, with burial following at Mound Hill by O. E. Elliott. The body is at Elliott’s Funeral Home and will remain there till 12:30 Friday and will then be taken to the church to lie in state till the funeral hour.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Thursday, May 1, 1947
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Jones, William

Aged Janitor Falls to Death at School
     William Jones, 80, colored, for many years janitor of the Lincoln school, died Tuesday morning as a result of a fall down the basement stairs of the school building. Cause of death was said by coroner J. T. Hanson to have been a broken neck. The unconscious form of the janitor was discovered by some school children who arrived at the building early Tuesday morning. It was supposed that he had suffered a spell of dizziness as he was climbing the steps after making the fires in the furnace, and that he fell from near the top of the stairs. The door on the first floor of the building was left open when he went down. As it was unusual for the door to be left open the school children noticed the fact which led to the discovery of the body.
     It was reported that Mr. Jones did not die immediately after the fall. He was taken to his home on Third avenue, next to the school building, and physicians were sent for. Mr. Jones was dead when the medical men arrived.
     Mr. Jones had been the janitor of Lincoln school for many years and was perhaps the oldest employee in the school system. He was a faithful worker and his efficiency as janitor was not impaired, even at his advanced age. Each year he applied to the board to continue him in his job and it appears he had the ambition to keep to his work until he should die in harness. He was highly respected by all who knew him.
The old man lived in his own house by the school building which saw so many years of his service. Recently he had been sharing his home with Jud Scott, of the Mecca Shine Parlour. Two sons and a daughter live in Gallipolis. He did not live with them, because he preferred to live in the house by the school building he loved so well.
     Mr. Jones’ wife has been dead for several years. He is survived by three sons, Andy Jones and Joe Jones, of this city, and Harry Jones of near Pittsburgh; and three daughters, Mrs. B. V. Pannell, of this city; Mrs. Garnet Jackson, Minersville, W. Va. and Mrs. Julia Shanklin of Chicago, Ill.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
December 6, 1927
Transcribed by Henny Evans

Jones, William A.

     William A. Jones, 80, a former Gallia County resident, died Wednesday in San Diego, California. Born May 23, 1902 in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, he was a World War II Veteran and spent the remainder of his life in Phoenix, AZ and San Diego.
     Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Topping of Gallipolis and Mrs. Jessie Lemely of Palmetto, FL and a brother, Clinton of Cheshire.
     Burial with military honors will be held in San Diego.

The Sunday Time-Sentinel
May 22, 1983
Transcribed by F. K. Brown

Jones, William Spurgeon

     William Spurgeon Jones, aged 72 years, was born in Gallia County, Ohio, April 15, 1864, the son of Daniel S. Jones and Zillah Jones, was one of seven children, died at his residence, 35 North Hague Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, July 11, 1936.
     Those who survive him are Sarah Ann, his widow, who is the oldest daughter of Dennis and Mary Jones, both deceased, three children, Guy Jones of Columbus; Harold Jones of St. Petersburg, FL and Gladys Entwistle of Columbus; three sisters, Louse Waddell and Rachael Jones of Gallipolis and Emma Jenkins of Oak Hill; three grandchildren, Elnore V. Jones, Charles G. Jones and Richard C. Jones, sons of Guy and Victoria Jones of Columbus, Ohio.
     The son of a Baptist Preacher and a devout Mother, he was during all the days of his life a standing testimonial to the home in which he was reared and the training he received therein. A carpenter by trade, he with his wife moved to Columbus, about 47 years ago and lived there until his death.
     It has been said of him that he never acquired a bad habit in his life, that he spoke ill of no one, that he minded his own business and let that of others alone. A man of few words, ever cheerful and calm, he was a good citizen, a find husband and a model father.
     In as much as this world is better by his having lived in it, we are sure that in going to his well earned reward in the life to come, the loss of his presence here is largely offset by the memory he leaves of a man who was just, gentle, free from guile, a Christian gentleman and that is the most enduring monument one can leave.

[Note: Death Certificate..born May 9, 1864; died July 11, 1936. Burial: Memorial Burial Park. Cause of Death: Toxic Infection.]

Scrapbook Collection--publication unknown
July, 1936
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jones, Zillah Lewis

In Memory of Mrs. D.S. Jones
      Zillah Lewis, wife of the late Rev. Daniel S. Jones and daughter of John R. and Ann (Davis) Lewis, was born in North Wales, June 3, 1826 and passed away Nov. 25, 1916, having reached the advanced age of 90 years, 5 months and 22 days.
      When but three years of age, she with her parents, emigrated to this country, settling first at Pittsburgh, PA, where her mother died some few years later. Her father then removed to a farm just north of Centreville,Ohio, where she grew to womanhood.
      On Nov. 26, 1852, she was happily joined in marriage to Daniel S. Jones and for upwards of sixty-three years they walked life's pathway together enjoying each other's companionship until Feb, 25, last, when the husband and father was called to his reward. The separation was short however, nine months to the day and almost to the very hour the messenger came and she, likewise was called to lay down the burden and receive the reward.
     To this union were nine children, seven of whom survive, two little boys having died in childhood.
The remaining children are Mrs. George E. James of Shields, Kansas; William S. of Columbus, Mrs. H.S. Rosser of Gallipolis, Mrs. D.S. Jenkins of Oak Hill; Mrs. J.M. Waddell, Gomer J. and Miss Rachel.
     Very early in life she obeyed the precept, "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth," uniting with the Baptist church in Pittsburgh, later her membership was at the Ebenezer and for almost a half century at the Baptist Church of Centreville and during all these years she remained, steadfast, unmovable always abounding in the word of the Lord. The church had a large place in her heart and life, in truth it was part of her life. When health permitted no day was too stormy or duty too pressing to keep her away from her accustomed place amongst the people of God, where undoubtedly, she received that help and strength that carried her so successfully over life's long pilgrimage.
     The one word that best describes her character is faithfulness. She was faithful in every relation of life, faithful to her God and to her Church, a faithful wife and mother, a faithful friend, faithful to her home and family and faithful to her work. She had a passion for work. Idleness was foreign to her nature. She left no task unfinished, no duty unperformed, with tireless energy that would not be repressed she labored on and on to the very last. Like her Master she was here not to be ministered unto but to minister. She possessed a social disposition and was fond of company and of reading. Her Bible was to her an unfailing treasure. The Church paper, Sunday School quarterly and the current newspapers found in her an intelligent and appreciative reader. Her mind remained remarkably clear and bright,her memory likewise was good and it was a pleasure to hear her talk of people and events of the long ago.
     Her last sickness covered a period of five weeks and was born patiently. Not a murmur or a word of complaint escaped her lips. All that loving hands could do was done to smooth her pathway down the dark valley. She realized that the end was near but felt no fear for the monster had been robbed of his sting. After admonishing her loved ones to meet her over "yonder" she peacefully fell asleep.

Asleep in Jesus, Blessed sleep
From which none ere wake to weep.

     Funeral services were at the Centerville Baptist Church by her pastor, Rev. R.R. Denney, assisted by Rev. G. James Jones of Oak Hill. Interment at Ebenezer Cemetery by undertakers, Davis and Thomas.

Jackson Standard Journal
Wed. Dec. 13, 1916

OBIT
      Zillah, widow of Rev. D.S. Jones, well-known and highly esteemed in Eastern Ohio, died at Thurston, Nov. 26, 1916 at the age of 90 years, 5 months and 22 days.
      She was a native of Wales; came to this country with her parents in early life and united, first with a Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, PA, subsequently with the Ebenezer and the Centreville Churches in Ohio, in the latter of which she held membership for fifty years. For sixty-three years she was a the faithful wife of a faithful minister from whom she was separated for but a brief time. Funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. R.R. Denney, assisted by Rev. G.J. Jones, Pastor of the Congregational Church.

Scrapbook Collection --Publication unknown
Dec. 1916
Transcribed by F.K. Brown

Jordan, Mrs. Earl [Carrie Plants]

Mrs. Earl Jordan Died Last Night
Rites 2 Wednesday At First Baptist Church Here
     Death came to Mrs. Earl Jordan Sunday night at ll:30 at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. W. Lanier, Edgemont Road, thus ending a long and distressing illness which she had patiently borne. She was 43 years old last Jan. 4.
     Mrs. Jordan had left her own home on Vinton Avenue following the death of her husband Jan. 5 to be in the home of her sister, where she had lovingly and tenderly been cared for. Her illness dated back four years and much of that time was spent in bed. Her husband's sickness and death was a terrible blow to her but she was brave and strong through it all and thoughtful and considerate of her loved ones. She had never entirely recovered from the shock of the death of her niece Carrie Louise Plantz [sic], who had spent much of her young life in the Jordan home, and was struck by a car and killed.
     As Miss Carrie Plants, the decedent was married March 19, 1927 to Earl F. Jordan. They were mutually devoted and while both were so seriously ill at the same time they were deeply solicitous of each other. She is survived, in addition to the devoted sister, by her aged mother, Mrs. Sallie Plants, who also makes her home with the Laniers, and two brothers, Ott Plants of Henderson and Chris Plants of Medina. She was preceded in death by her father, Alexander Plants, three brothers and three sisters.
     Mrs. Jordan was a member of the First Baptist Church, of the Social Stitchers of that church and of the American Legion Auxiliary.
     The body will be at the Lanier home after seven o'clock this evening. Funeral services will be held at the Baptist Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. J. Edward Hakes, officiating. Burial will be at Concord, W. Va. by the side of her husband and niece under the direction of George J. Wetherholt and Sons.

[Note: From death certificate date of birth January 4, 1903; date of death March 10, 1946;
mother Sarah Crump; burial at Concord CE in Henderson, WV.]

Newspaper unknown
From the collection of and transcribed by Debbie Carter Evans

Jordan, Flora

Mrs. Jordan, 79, Dies Saturday
     Mrs. Flora Jordan, 79, died in Holzer hospital at 1 a. m. Saturday. She had been a patient at the hospital for six days. Her home was at 705 First Ave. Mrs. Jordan was a native of Bellaire, where she was born on Oct. 2, 1874, the daughter of Reese and Susan Hoskins Goddard.
     Mrs. Jordan was married to Hugh Jordan here in Gallipolis and her late husband, who died in 1926, was a native of West Virginia. They were the parents of two children, the late Bonnie Feustel who died in 1927 and Hugh (Dewey) Jordan who died three years ago.
     Two grandchildren, Howard and Willard Feustel, were reared in the home of the deceased after the death of their mother. Mrs. Jordan had spent most of life at the First Ave. address.
Others who survive are 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
     Funeral service for Mrs. Jordan will be held at Miller’s Home for Funerals at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. James Erwin, pastor of Condee Chapel, officiating. Burial will be in Pine Street Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday afternoon.

Gallipolis Tribune
May 1954
Transcribed by Lew Casey Top of Page

Jordan, Hugh

Died After Short Illness
Mr. Hugh Jordan died at his home on First Avenue Friday night, April 10th, after a few days’ illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted at the home Sunday afternoon by Rev. Peirce [sic] of the Baptist church, interment taking place in Pine Street cemetery.
Mr. Jordan, who had long been a faithful employe[e] of the Gallipolis furniture factory, leaves his wife, a son, Dewey, and a daughter, Mrs. Bonnie Bonecutter.

Gallia Times
Thursday, April 16, 1925
Transcribed by Suzanne Giroux

Jordan, Hugh Franklin (Dewey)

Death Claims Dewey Jordan
Services Wednesday For World War I Vet
     Hugh Franklin (Dewey) Jordan a native of Gallipolis and a familiar figure here and in Kanauga most of his years, died at 3 p. m. Saturday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Howard (Eleanor) Logan Pomeroy. He was a veteran of World War I, a private in a detachment of the quartermaster corps from September, 1918, till April 1919.
     Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at Miller’s Home for Funerals, under the auspice of Lafayette Post, American Legion. Burial will be in Pine St. Cemetery.
     “Dewey,” a son of Hugh Franklin Jordan and Flora Goddard Jordan was born May 6, 1897. He married Florence Vance April 13, 1923, and to them 10 children were born. Two of them died in infancy and there are seven survivors besides the daughter already mentioned: Betty Jordan of Dayton, Robert of Columbus, Patricia Ann and June Jordan of Pomeroy, Nancy Carol Thomas and John of Gallipolis. There are three grandchildren. Mrs. Jordan died two years ago this month.
     Decedent’s last home here was at 705 First Ave., where his mother lives. He was last employed by Clark’s Cleaners. Years ago he had worked at the Treasure Stove Works and the Thompson and Francis stove foundry. He was also a paper hanger and painter.
     In his youth he became a member of the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
     He was of frail physique but industrious nevertheless and a genial man.

Gallipolis Tribune
July 1950 (Date of Death 1 July)
Transcribed by Lew Casey

Jordan, Hugh M.

Hugh Jordan Dead
Hugh M. Jordan, of Fay, W. Va., well known here, died Thursday of heart trouble and other complications, aged 71. His funeral services were held Saturday morning at 10:30 at Mt. Zion church by Rev. R. R. Denney, and burial was at the same place by Hayward.

Gallipolis Journal
October 1912
Transcribed by Margaret Calvin

Jordan, Mary

Death of Miss Jordan
     Miss Mary Jordan, a most estimable lady, daughter of A. C. and Luella Jordan, died Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 23, 1905, at the residence of her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark on First avenue. Her funeral services will be conducted at the First Baptist Church in this city by Rev. Hass of Columbus, at 2:30 p.m., Friday, the interment following at Mound Hill by Wetherholt.
     Miss Jordan’s home for sometime had been in Columbus, but realizing that she could not live, she was brought here. She was aged 22 years, 3 months and 13 days, and had been ill since last month with consumption. She had long been a devoted member of the Baptist Church and was well liked by everyone.
     Besides her parents, she is survived, it is supposed, by her brother Frank, but his exact whereabouts is not known. She was born in Cabel County but had many friends here who will deeply regret that she should be taken at such an early age. Her parents will have the kindest sympathy of every one in their trouble.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
Thursday, August 24, 1905

Jordan, Mary

Death of Mary Jordan
     Miss Mary Jordan died at the residence of her uncle, Mr. Chas. Clark, Wednesday afternoon of lung trouble. She was 22 years of age and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ham Jordan, who moved from this city to Columbus about two years ago.
     She was a member of the Baptist Church, a consistent Christian lady, beautiful in person and of a sunny disposition and was popular with all who knew her.
     She had been ill for several weeks in Columbus and expressed a desire to come to the old home to die and was brought here about three weeks ago, where she received every attention.
     The funeral services will be held this afternoon under the auspices of the Daughters of America, interment following at Mound Hill by Wetherholt. Every one will sympathise with the parents in the untimely death of their beloved daughter.

The Gallipolis Bulletin
Friday, August 25, 1905
Transcribed by Sandy L. Milliron

Justus, Carrie C.

Carrie Cline Justus, 93, Rt. 1, Vinton, died at her residence Tuesday morning.
Born Dec. 25, 1898 in Wyoming, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Jefferson and Viola Cline. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of the Old Regular Baptist Church in Virginia. She was preceding [sic] in death by her husband, Melvin Justus on Feb. 7, 1964, whom she married Nov. 30, 1917.
She is survived by one daugter, Reuby June Stewart of Vinton, and four sons, Rush Cook of Cyclone, W.Va., U.N. Justus, Hassel Justus and Jay C. Justus, all of Vinton. Also preceding her in death were three daughters, Tressie Lund, Lessell Horton, and Bessie Mullins; three infant daughters; one infant son; one sister; and four brothers.

[Note: She is buried in Vinton Memorial Cemetery in Huntington Township. There is no death date on her stone. Listed as Carrie E. but that could have been a middle initial. Carrie Justus, b. 1895, d. Apr. 11, 1989. w/o Melvin Vinton Memorial HU]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune
April 12, 1989
Transcribed by Henny Evans