OBIT: Thomas L. JONES, 1904, Cambria Township, Cambria County, PA

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Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, October 14, 1904
Volume XXXVIII, Number 40

Thomas L. Jones

  Thomas L. Jones, one of the poor directors of Cambria county, and one 
of its best known and most highly respected citizens, died at 8 o'clock 
Tuesday at his home in Cambria township near Ebensburg, aged 71 years.  
The cause of his death was heart trouble from which he had been ill for 
only a short time.
  The deceased was born in Wales and after the death of his parents was 
adopted by Lewis Williams who brought him to this country when he was 
seven years of age.  Mr. Williams settled in Cambria township and died 
a year after his removal to this county and Mr. Jones was apprenticed 
to the late Evan W. Roberts with whom he remained until he was 18 years 
of age.  He was for many years employed by the Barkers as a teamster 
and about seventeen years ago purchased a fine farm near Ebensburg 
which he operated successfully until the time of his death.
  Mr. Jones had an important part in every useful phase of the life of 
the community where he made his home.  While living in Ebensburg he 
served the East ward for many terms in council. In 1895 he was elected 
a poor house director on the Republican county ticket and at the time 
of his death was nearing the close of his third term. He was a lifelong 
member of the Ebensburg Congregational church and had served it for  
many years as a superintendent of the Sunday school.  He was the oldest 
member of the Highland Lodge of Odd Fellows having united with it in 
1857.
  The deceased was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in Company 
C, Two Hundred and Ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers and was a member of 
John M. Jones, G. A. R. Post of Ebensburg.
  In 1857 Mr. Jones was united in marriage to Miss Martha Williams of 
Cambria township, who survives him with eight children:  Chalmer and 
Lizzie, the latter the wife of Herschel Jones of Kane; and the 
following of Ebensburg:  William; Dr. F. C.; Miss Annie, a teacher in 
the public schools; Herman T., superintendent of schools of Cambria 
County; Leonard, principal of the schools at Hastings, and Fred who is 
employed by the Johnstown Supply House.
  The funeral was held in the First Congregational Church of Ebensburg 
at 2:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon, the Rev. J. Twyson Jones conducting 
the obsequies.  Highland Lodge No. 428, I. O. O. F., of which the 
deceased was a member, had charge of the services at the grave while 
John M. Jones Post, G. A. R. of Ebensburg held short services at the 
church following the regular one.  Interment was made in Lloyd's 
cemetery.