Edward Jones
Edward Jones, who had served in the World War and been gassed at the front, died in Detroit at 26 after the grip, followed by tuberculosis in lungs weakened by gas, the Clarke Courier reported on February 8, 1923. His father, Isaac H. Jones, then working in Detroit, "brought the body here," and he was buried in Milton Valley Cemetery.
World War I as the cited records state it
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Is this the same man?
IDENTITY Confirmed The page rests on one Courier item that names him; no other record is matched to him here.
Clarke connection: Burial and family in a newspaper report: the Courier of February 8, 1923 says he was buried in Milton Valley Cemetery and that his father, Isaac H. Jones, "brought the body here" (C1116).
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| Field | As the record prints it | Source | RECORD | IDENTITY |
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| War | World War I | Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 8, 1923 The statement | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY Confirmed |
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| When | What the record shows | RECORD | IDENTITY | Source |
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| Date not established | The Clarke Courier of February 8, 1923 reported that Edward Jones, 26, who had served in the World War and been gassed at the front, died in Detroit after the grip, followed by tuberculosis in lungs weakened by gas, and was buried in Milton Valley Cemetery; his father, Isaac H. Jones, then working in Detroit, "brought the body here." | RECORD Likely | IDENTITY ConfirmedThis is the item the entity was created from. | See the source and its limits✓ LikelyAn account exists
The Clarke Courier of February 8, 1923 reported that Edward Jones, 26, who had served in the World War and been gassed at the front, died in Detroit after the grip, followed by tuberculosis in lungs weakened by gas, and was buried in Milton Valley Cemetery; his father, Isaac H. Jones, then working in Detroit, "brought the body here." What the source supportsA veteran's burial at the cemetery in 1923, after his father brought his body from Detroit. UncertaintyThe paper's account of the cause of death; no military or death record was read. On the image his age is 26; the machine-read text gives 20. SourceEvidence role: supports. The report, read on the page image. Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 8, 1923Clarke Courier · 1923-02-08 (publication) Locator: Page 4, report "Colored War Veteran Is Buried Here" Relevant passageEdward Jones, 26 years old, ... who served in the World War and was gassed while on the front, died in Detroit last week and his body was brought here and buried in Milton Valley Cemetery. Edward contracted the grip and the weak condition of his lungs, due to gas, made him an easy victim for tuberculosis ... His father, Isaac H. Jones, who is now working in Detroit, brought the body here. Checked: Original inspected. A digital reproduction was inspected; no original has been handled. Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses. |
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- Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 8, 1923, Page 4, report "Colored War Veteran Is Buried Here". The page was read on its image; no crop of it is shown yet.
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