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Mt. Hope Pioneer Cemetery ~ William Ralston Jones
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Jones, William Ralston
LAST: Jones FIRST: William MID: Ralston
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 5 Sep 1849 DIED: 29 Nov 1922 BURIED: 1 Dec 1922
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Gaston, Yamhill Co., Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
OSBH DC (Marion County 1922) #358 - William R. Jones, male, married (Susan A. Jones), retired, b. 5 Sep 1849 in Oregon, d. 29 Nov 1922 in 12 miles east of Salem, Oregon at the age of 73 years, name of father Fieldan Jones, interment 1 Dec, undertaker Jack/Eckman, informant Clarence E. Jones of Silverton.
Name of father Fielding Jones
Maiden name of mother Elizabeth Freack
1860 OR CENSUS - W. R. Jones, male, age 10, b. Oregon, is enumerated with Fielding, age 45, occupation farmer, b. Kentucky, along with K., female, age 26, b. Ohio, Susan, age 15, b. Iowa, L. R. T., male, age 8, b. Oregon, T. B., male, age 7, b. Oregon, H. B., male, age 5, b. Oregon, and F. E., female, age 2, b. Oregon.
MARRIAGE - "William R. Jones, over 21 & Susan A. Cooley, over 18, m 8 Nov 1874 at house of C. C. Cooley; Joseph Sawyer, J. P. Wit: C. C. Cooley, Mrs. C. C. Cooley, J. H. Cooley, & S. K. Sawyer. Affiant A. J. Cooley #1725 pg 5".
1880 OR CENSUS - Wm R. Jones, age 30, occupation Farmer, b. Oregon, is enumerated with his wife Susan, age 29, b. Oregon, along with Roy, age 4, b. Oregon, and Clarence, age 2, b. Oregon.
OBITUARY: 
William R. Jones passed away at his home about 8 miles south of Silverton, November 29, 1922, at 7:45 a.m., after an illness of three weeks with bronchial pneumonia, being at the time of his death 73 years, 2 months, and 24 days old.
William R. Jones was born near Gaston, Yamhill County, September 5, 1849. His family, therefore, antedates those of the gold seekers of 1849, and was established here in 1847 by Fielding Jones, his father, who was born in the state of Kentucky.
Three days after the birth of Mr. Jones, his mother died, and the little motherless William was taken to the home of Andrew Schuck near Hubbard, where he remained until 4 years old, when he went to live with his father, who in the meantime had married again.
At the age of 14 he went to live with his brother-in-law, James Cooley, and in February 1865 enlisted in Company B, First Oregon Volunteer Infantry, for a year’s service. From Vancouver, Wash., he was sent to Camp Lyons, it being the mission of his regiment to establish a fort at that place.
During the service he saw a great deal of Indian warfare, and had many narrow escapes, his adventures being confined principally to the battles of Eastern Oregon. He was wounded July 9, 1865, in a battle on the forks of the Malheur. After his military experiences he returned to Marion County and worked in a sawmill for about four months, and on November 8, 1874, married Susan A. Cooley.
After his marriage, Mr. Jones located on a farm on French Prairie, and after four years removed to Clackamas County, where he lived for six years. In 1898 he purchased the farm, which consists of 97 acres about eight miles south of Silverton, and where he lived until the time of his death. Mr. Jones was a Republican in politics, and took an active part in the political affairs of his county. Fraternally, he was a member of the Silverton lodge, Knights of Pythias. Mr. Jones was highly honored and respected by all who knew him. He leaves his widow, two sons, six grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Whitney of Woodburn. The remains were laid to rest beneath a mound of flowers in the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Oregon Statesman 9 Dec 1922 3:6-8.
INSCRIPTION: 
William R. Jones
1849 - 1922

[shares marker with Susan A.]
SOURCES: 
Hellie, Mader & Rickey
Saucy
OSBH DC (Marion County 1922) #358
1860 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., N. Pct., Butteville, FA #2337)
Marriage Records of Marion Co., Oregon, 1874-1879, Vol III, pg 1
1880 OR CENSUS (Clackamas Co., Molalla, ED 13, sheet 14B)
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY OREGON, Chapman Publ. Co., Chicago., 1903. pp 1198-1199
OS 9 Dec 1922 3:6-8
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