Richland-West Carroll County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Jones , Nancy Lewis  November 1941
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West Carroll Gazette    November 13, 1941
   Mrs. Nancy Lewis Jones aged 104 years, thought by many in this section to 
be the oldest woman in North Louisiana and possibly the oldest in the entire 
state,died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. M.C. Cain, who lives north 
of Oak Grove, Monday afternoon. Funeral, services for the aged matriarch were 
held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and interment was made in a cemetaery  
near Forest with the Rev. B.H. Lott officiating.
   Surviving the deceased are her daughter, with whom she made her home in 
West Carroll for the past several years, and a son, George French of Delhi.
    A native of Mississippi, the deceased had made her home in West Carroll 
parish for the past 15 years , remaining active in community activities until 
a few years ago when her advanced age made it necessary for her to lead a 
retired life.
    The definite date of her birth is not know reliatives stated, except to 
say that she was a grown woman when the War between the States broke out, her 
age from 104 to 106 years. At any rae, it was pointed out, her life span has 
included all the major wars fought by the United States except the Revolution 
and the War of 1812.  Included in this list would be the War with Mexico, the 
Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and the first World War.
    Besides, her immediate survivors she leaves a total of 40 grandchilren and 
great-grandchildren 
    

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