Cumberland County NcArchives Obituaries.....Jones, Willis S.  February 1857
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Sat., Feb. 14, 1857  North Carolina Argus
   SUICIDE OF WILLIS S. JONES
   We learn that a very melancholy occurence transpired in the Eastern part of 
this County last week. MR. WILLIS S. JONES retired to bed about 11 o'clock on 
Friday night, but it appears that soon after, he got up and went to a mill 
pond near by, from the tracks left left, it is supposed that he first 
attempted to drown himself, but being a good swimmer, his involuntary efforts 
saved him from that; he then went a little lower down, where it appears from a 
large pool of blood left, that he cut his throat, and after wandering about a 
little, plunged into the water. He was missed on Saturday morning, but his 
body was not found until Sunday morning. He was a young man, about 28 years of 
age; was in good circumstances, but had met with some pecuniary losses, which 
distressed his mind, and it is suppposed was the cause of his committing the 
rash act.

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