Grandmother of Ray Jones, Askam, Pa
Ray Jones' Grandmother, Mary Smith
with Aunts Dellia and Celia Smith
Notes from Mary Louise
Jones (July, 2002):
Edward P. Smith married Mary ___ Smith. They had children: Mary Ann,
Bernard, Celia Della, and Edward
Mary Smith and three children died at a time of sickness (fever). Mary
was sent to live with her grandmother in the country, until a time when
her father later married Mary Smith.
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Notes from Mary Louise
Jones (July, 2002):
Mary Ann Smith married William Lewis Jones.
William Lewis Jones was born in Merthyr - Tydvil in South Wales. He
came to this country at age 10 in 1869 with his parents. He worked as a
fire boss in the local mines -- that meant that he started at 2AM and
walked through the mines looking for gas before the miners started to
work. If there was an accident he wrote up the descriptions and cause.
He had only a third grade education but he had a beautiful hand writing
-- more like an artist. He died April 14, 1914 in Askam,
Pennsylvania
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and Mary Smith Jones: Edward Franklin, b. 1887, d. Feb 19, 1888 Raymond John, b. Jan 29,1889, d. Sept 3, 1974 Wilfrid Leo, b. July 23, 1890, d. Nov 25, 1969 Evaristus (Eva) Marie, b. April 9, 1892, d. Oct 1, 1953 Bernard Fidelis (C.), b. Dec 15, 1893, d. July 11, 1986 Celia Florence, b. Nov 10, 1895, d. Sept 20, 1974 Edward Gomer, b. Feb 25, 1898, d. Jan 3, 1946 Isabella Mary, b. June 18, 1903, d. Nov 13 1982 (NOTE: I copied the list from the old family Bible -- MLJ) |
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Wilfrid Leo Jones
Uncle Wilfrid was a lawyer who won the first case
against the mine owners for men who got sick from mine dust. It was a
great landmark case because most of his neighbors in Askam, Pa. died of
the disease -- including Grandfather W.L.Jones.
He had an unusually bright mind and hi liked to talk about the history
of the area and its people. (MLJ)
Eva Marie Jones
Age 18 or 20
Eva Marie Jones
Age 30 or 32
