Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Columbia Jones ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Columbia Jones
LAST NAME: Jones FIRST NAME: Columbia MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Miss GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: Dec 1820 DIED: May 1905 BURIED: 7 May 1905
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  New Hampshire
DEATH PLACE: Tangent, Linn Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
1860 IL CENSUS - Columbia Jones, age 39, occupation domestic, b. New Hampshire, is identified in the home of Samuel M. Fletcher, age 50, occupation farmer, b. New Hampshire, and Betsy Fletcher, age 48, b.New Hampshire, along with their children Silas, age 13, Henry, age 11, Melvina, age10, William, age 8, and Louisa, age 5, all born in Illinois.  Also enumerated with the family are Frederick Letcher, age 28, occupation laborer, b. Switzerland.  Also enumerated with the family are Frederick Letcher, age 28, occupation laborer, b. Switzerland . 
1900 OR CENSUS - Columbia Jones, age 79, single, b. Dec 1820 in New Hampshire, is enumerated as the aunt in the home of Melvina Fletcher, age 50, occupation farmer, b. May 1850 in Illinois, along with Marion Fletcher, identified as nephew [of Melvina], age 22, single, occupation farmer, b. Jan 1878 in Oregon.
OBITUARY: 
Buried in Odd Fellows' Cemetery
The remains of Miss Columbia Jones arrived Monday afternoon from Tangent, and were interred in the Odd Fellows cemetery. 
Rev. F. A. Powell, of this city, spoke at the grave in memory of the deceased. Miss Jones was 84 years of age, and during 73 years of that time had been totally blind; yet throughout her whole life she bore her affliction with patience and forbearance, never complaining of her misfortune, and exemplifying in every way the truest Christian spirit. 
Capital Journal, May 6, 1905, 3:3.
INSCRIPTION: 
Columbia Jones
1820 - 1905
(shares monument with Samuel, Betsey, & Melvina Fletcher)
SOURCES: 
LR
LD
DAR pg 5
Saucy
1860 IL CENSUS (Mercer Co., Twp 15, FA #2197)
1900 OR CENSUS (Linn Co., Shedd, ED 46, sheet 15B) 
CJ 6 May 1905 3:3
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