Wayne County, NC - Henry Edwards, 1903 ----- Goldsboro Headlight Newspaper - July 9, 1903 A young son of Mr. Matthew Jones, the watchman of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad bridge across Neuse river near this city, was drowned Thursday afternoon. A force of painters were at work on the iron structure when the boy climbed up to the bridge and was watching the men at work. Suddenly he lost his balance and fell about 30 feet to the swift current below and was drowned before help could reach him. The body was found in a deep hole some distance from where he fell. ----- Goldsboro Weekly Argus Newspaper - July 9, 1903 A young son of Mr. Matthew Jones was drowned in Neuse River at the railroad bridge Thursday afternoon. Mr. Jones was employed to watch the bridge and lives in a small cottage on the river bank. Thursday a force of railroad hands were at work repairing the iron structure. The boy climbed up to the bridge and was watching the men at work when he lost his balance and fell 25 feet or more to the swift current below. He was carried out of reach by the strong current and was drowned before help could reach him. The body was found in a deep hole some distance from where he fell. ----- 1900 Wayne County, NC Census - Goldsboro Mary Edwards, age 49, Seamstress Henry Edwards son, age 9, birth date Mar 1891 Three boarders ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Stacey Jones ___________________________________________________________________