Published in the Jackson Examiner, January 22, 1904. Clipping photographed and provided by Gary Fulghum.
Transcription
W. K. JONES DEAD.
Was a Jackson County Pioneer. Came From Tennessee 60 Years Ago.
W. K. Jones, known as Kenny Jones, died Monday night at his home one and a half miles northeast of the Salem church. He was 78 years of age and the debilities attendant upon old age caused his death. The funeral was conducted Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from the Salem church.
W. K. Jones was born in Tennessee. He came in wagons to Missouri when very young about sixty years ago and has been a resident of this county ever since. He was a farmer and acquired much real estate owning about 400 acres at the time of his death. For the past thirty years he had lived on the farm where he died in the Salem neighborhood.
He leaves a widow and five grown children. Few men were better known in eastern Jackson county than Mr. Jones and none more highly respected by all who knew him.
Extracted Facts
| Fact | Value | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | W. K. Jones | High |
| Known as | Kenny Jones | High |
| Date of death | Monday night, week of Jan 22, 1904 (Jan 18, 1904 per other sources) | High |
| Age at death | 78 years | High |
| Birthplace | Tennessee | High |
| Migration | Came in wagons to Missouri ~60 years before death (~1844) | High |
| Occupation | Farmer | High |
| Land owned at death | ~400 acres | High |
| Residence duration | 30 years on the farm where he died | High |
| Residence location | 1.5 miles NE of Salem church, Salem neighborhood | High |
| Survivors | Widow and five grown children | High |
| Funeral | Wednesday morning, 11 o'clock, Salem church | High |
| Cause of death | "Debilities attendant upon old age" | High |
| Community standing | Well known in eastern Jackson County, highly respected | High |
Notes
- The obituary gives age as 78. Existing records list birth as 2 February 1832, which would make him 71 at death in January 1904. The age of 78 in the obituary may be an error, or the birth year of 1832 may need revisiting. A birth year of ~1826 would match age 78 at death in January 1904.
- "Came in wagons to Missouri when very young about sixty years ago" places the migration around 1844, consistent with the existing biography's estimate of 1843 to 1844 from Hawkins County, Tennessee.
- The obituary says he owned about 400 acres at death, indicating significant land accumulation.
- "Five grown children" is a concrete family size previously not recorded in W_Kenneth_Jones.
- The obituary confirms his wife (Marinda_Wrightsman_Jones) was still living at the time of his death.
- The "Salem church" and "Salem neighborhood" in eastern Jackson County align with burial at Salem Cemetery.