JONES, Louisa Dorinda (Harris)
Date of death: 21 Apr 1900 – Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, April 27, 1900,
Volume XL Number 43, page 3 column 2
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GREENWOOD.
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Mrs. Canon Jones, aged 71 years, was buried here last Monday afternoon. She died at the home of her sister, Mrs. John A. Kinnick, east of where Worthsville once existed. Canon Jones, Esq., was a wagon-maker 45 years ago near Salem—died years ago.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, May 4, 1900,
Volume XL Number 44, page 1b column 6
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OBITUARY.
Louisa D. Harris was born in Davy County [sic], N. C., May 26, 1828. She came to Johnson county in the autumn of 1850. April 3rd, 1851, she was married to E. C. Jones. To them was born one daughter, Mrs. Anna Wease, of Indianapolis. Mr. Jones lived only a few months, departing this life Nov. 4, 1851. A short, but happy, companionship, and to the wife the separation seemed sad and merciless, but through the eye of faith she saw a glow of silver light around the dark cloud of sorrow.
After her husband’s death, with her baby, she came to the home of her sister, Mrs. John Kinnick. Her sister and her husband were called from this earth a few years ago, and “Aunt Lou” was left with the three daughters and one son.
She was a faithful member of the Methodist church for a number of years, and when the angel of death came on the evening of April 21, 1900, we have the assurance that God after sparing her to us for 71 years, 10 months and 25 days in His wisdom called her home where she is clasping glad hands with loved ones gone before, and waiting and watching for the loved ones of earth to come Home. She will be sadly missed by many relatives and friends. May the Lord help us to bow in humble submission and truly say, “The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord,” and as we bid her goodbye on earth let us all be ready to bid Aunt Lou good morning when we meet above.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. Willis at the Glade church, April 23, six Allen brothers acting as pallbearers. Burial at Greenwood cemetery.
E.J.G.
Link to Louisa Dorinda (Harris) Jones’s grave
Note: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899–2011, Pleasant Township, Johnson County, Certificate and Record of Death, Health Officer’s Record Number 36, page 129 records that Louiz [sic] Dorinda Jones died at about 7 o’clock p. m. on 21 Apr 1900 at her residence near Greenwood, Indiana from paralysis of the heart of one hour’s duration, contributory cause age, aged seventy-one years. She was female, white, widowed and a housewife, born in North Carolina. Her father’s name was John Harris, born in Virginia, and her mother’s maiden name Susan Kinnick, born in Maryland. The informant was Thomas B. Noble. She was buried in Greenwood, Indiana on 23 Apr 1900, Wm. M. Carson, undertaker.
Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson