David and Mary Ann (Hallier) Jones
Page by Bob Leathers
Mrs. Dave Jones (UPCCEM, Aug. 1936)
Life Story
1860 November 25: David Jones was born in Cwmdu, Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. to John Paul Jones and Margaret Jones
1864 September 6: Mary Ann Hallier was born in Mountain Ash, Glamorgan, Wales the daughter of Mary and John Hallier.
1881: David Jones, age 21 and Mary Ann Jones, age 18 lived at 3 Railway Terrace in Ystradyfodwg, Glamorgan, Wales. They were newly married and had no children at the time. David was employed as a coal miner. (UK Census)
1881: David Jones and Mary Ann Hallier married in Walton West, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
1887: David Jones, age 27 immigrated from Wales to the United States from Llanwonno, Glamorgan, Wales. He left his family behind.
1888: Mary Ann (Hallier) Jones, age 24, followed David Jones to America and brought the children Mary J Jones. and David B. Jones with her. Both Mary J. Jones and David B. Jones were born in Wales.
1888: The Hanna town site at Chimney Springs was surveyed and the area explored for coal mine locations. Mark Hanna, at the request of the Union Pacific Railroad, toured the Wyoming coal mines. On his trip he visited the newly discovered coal fields at Chimney Springs for possible expansion. He recommended the coal field be developed. When the decision to move the coal operation from Carbon to Hanna was made, the coal site at Chimney Springs was named Hanna after Mark Hanna.
1889 September 30: Wyoming approved the first state constitution to grant women in Hanna the right to vote.
1890 June 19: A fierce fire broke out in Carbon and burned most of the business district to the ground. A few reports indicate the fire started in the Scranton House hotel where a guest knocked over a kerosene lamp. The fire fighters even tried dynamiting a few buildings in hopes of stopping the fire from spreading, but their efforts were not successful. Immediately after the fire, the people and businesses started rebuilding the town and new laws and ordinances were passed to help avoid such a thing from happening again.
1900: David Jones, a coal miner, age 38, married 19 years, immigrated in 1887, a coal miner, and Marry Ann Jones, age 35, married 19 years, had 9 children with 7 still living, were lived in Carbon, Wyoming. David was employed as a coal miner. Seven of their children lived with them: Mary Jones. born Sept. 1883 in Wales, daughter, age 16; David B. Jones, a son, born Jan 1886 in Wales, age 14, a coal miner; Evan Jones, a son, born April 1888 in Colorado, age 11; Catherine Jones, a daughter, born August 1891 in Wyoming, age 8; William Jones. a son, born Sept 1892 in Wyoming, age 7; John H. Jones, born June 1895 in Wyoming, age 4; and Joseph Jones, a son, born October 1897 in Wyoming, age 2. They lived in house #111. (1900 US Census)
During their time in Carbon, David Sr. and his son David Jr., who started working in the Carbon Mines at age 14 and died in the Hanna Mine at age 17, most likely worked in the Carbon No. 2, Carbon No. 6 and Carbon No. 7 Mine.
1900: The two-story Finn Hall was moved from Carbon to Hanna. The Finnish miners moved the hall by hand seven miles from Carbon to the Hanna. The hall was originally placed near the first school.
1902: The Union Pacific Coal Company towns of Carbon and Hanna overlapped coal production for 13 years from 1889 to 1902.
1903 June 30: The Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna exploded killing David B. Jones the son of David and Mary Ann Jones, and an additional168 men.
1903 August 8: The Coroner's Inquest was published for the Union Pacific Coal Company's June 30, 1903 explosion of Hanna Mine No. 1, which killed 169 men. The report consisted of questions and answers from the miners that survived the explosion.
1905 June 13: Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 3 Mine in Hanna opened for mine development. The mine started production of coal in 1906.
1908 March 28: The Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna exploded twice in the same day killing 59 men.
1908 July 27: Noah Young, Wyoming State Mine Inspector reported to Governor B.B. Brooks the details of the March 28, 1908 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company's Number 1 mine in Hanna.
1910 April 29: David Jones, age 49 a laborer in the coal mine and Mary Jones, age 46 were living in Hanna in house #151. They were married for thirty-six years. Mary had ten children six of whom were still alive. Living with them were three of their children: William Jones, age 18 a laborer in the coal mine; John Jones, age 15 a laborer in the coal mine; and Joseph Jones, age 13. (1910 US Census)
David Jones, a Company Man and his sons William Jones, age 18 a laborer in the coal mine and John Jones, age 15 a laborer in the coal were working in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 Mine in Hanna.
1910: The underground stables at Hanna were removed from the Union Pacific Coal Company mines. The livestock was now kept outside at the Mule Barn. The mules and horses were taken to the mine each morning and returned to the barn each evening. This move eliminated the need for flammable materials in the mine. The underground stables that caught fire during the 1903 and 1908 explosions significantly affected the No. 1 mine, adding to the raging inferno.
1912: The last residents of Carbon left for other places for housing and employment. The town was now abandoned.
1912: Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 3.5 and No. 4 Mines were opened and completed their first year of production.
1914 April 20: The Ludlow Massacre of Colorado coal miners occurred. It was an attack by the Colorado National Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company owned by John D. Rockefeller on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow Colorado. It had a profound effect on Hanna miners.
1920 January 18: David Jones, age 59 a gas watcher at the coal mine was living with his wife Mary Ann, age 55 in house #157 in Hanna. Living with them were David and Mary Ann's two sons: Johnny Jones, age 24 a laborer in the coal mine and Joseph Jones, age 22 a laborer in the coal mine. Jessie Tennant, their granddaughter, age 16 was living with them. In addition, David's son-in-law Robert Tennant, age 40 a laborer in the coal mine and his four sons, William Tennant, age 14, Earl Tennant, age 12, Evan Tennant, age 9 and Alex Tennant, age 6 were living with them. (1029 US Census)
David Jones and Robert Tennant were most likely working in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 2 Mine or the newly developed No. 4 Mine in Hanna.
1920 July 17: David Jones, age 60, died in Hanna, Wyoming. At the time of his death David and Mary Ann had been married for 39 years. He was buried in the Jones plot #72 in the Hanna Cemetery.
1936 June 30: Mary Ann (Hallier) Jones died in Hanna, Wyoming, she was 71 years old.
David and Mary Ann (Hallier) had eight children in 25 years:
- Mary J. Jones (1883 - 1916) born September 1883 in Wales. Married Robert Tennant. Died September 1916 in Hanna. Buried in the Hanna, Cemetery.
- David B. Jones (1886 - 1903) Born 1886 in Wales. At the age of 14 he was working in Carbon Coal Mines. Killed in the 1903 explosion of Hanna Mine No. 1.
- Evan "Snapper" Jones (1889 - 1979)
- Catherine Jones (1891 - 1968)
- William David Jones (1892 - 1918) Born in 1892. Died October 13, 1918, in World War I in France.
- John H. Jones (1895 - 1972)
- Joseph Jones (1897 - 1981)
- Margaret Jones (1909 - 1909)
Hanna Basin Death and Burial Records
Jones, David
Cemetery: Hanna
Monument: "Nov. 25, 1860 - Aug. 17, 1920"
Plot: 72
Born: Nov. 25, 1860
Died: Aug. 17, 1920
Age: 59 y's, 8 m's, 22 d's
Cemetery: Hanna
Monument: "Nov. 25, 1860 - Aug. 17, 1920"
Plot: 72
Born: Nov. 25, 1860
Died: Aug. 17, 1920
Age: 59 y's, 8 m's, 22 d's
(Image by Bob Leathers. 2021)
Jones, Mary Ann
Cemetery: Hanna
Monument: "Sept. 6, 1864 - June 30, 1936"
Plot: 72
Born: Sept. 6, 1864
Died: June 30, 1936
Age: 71 y's, 9 m's, 24 d's
Note: The death of Mrs. Dave Jones marked the passing of another of Hanna’s beloved pioneers. Mrs. Jones, who has been ill at the hospital for almost a year, was able to return to her home for a short time but took sick again and was rushed to the hospital on June 30 where she succumbed that afternoon.
Mrs. Jones was born in Tidville, Wales, on September 6, 1862, having been married there to Dave Jones, coming with him to America in 1888 and settling at Carbon, Wyo. The family moved to Hanna in 1902 when Carbon was abandoned. Mr. Jones passed away after a long illness in 1920.
Mrs. Jones is survived by four children, Evan Jones, John Jones, Joseph Jones and Mrs. William Freeman; three sisters in Birmingham, Alabama, and two brothers. She had 22 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church with Rev. W.P. Wood officiating. The Women of the Moose, of which she was a member, also held their services in the church. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Methodist Church and a Gold Star Mother of the World war. (UPCCEM, August 1936)
Cemetery: Hanna
Monument: "Sept. 6, 1864 - June 30, 1936"
Plot: 72
Born: Sept. 6, 1864
Died: June 30, 1936
Age: 71 y's, 9 m's, 24 d's
Note: The death of Mrs. Dave Jones marked the passing of another of Hanna’s beloved pioneers. Mrs. Jones, who has been ill at the hospital for almost a year, was able to return to her home for a short time but took sick again and was rushed to the hospital on June 30 where she succumbed that afternoon.
Mrs. Jones was born in Tidville, Wales, on September 6, 1862, having been married there to Dave Jones, coming with him to America in 1888 and settling at Carbon, Wyo. The family moved to Hanna in 1902 when Carbon was abandoned. Mr. Jones passed away after a long illness in 1920.
Mrs. Jones is survived by four children, Evan Jones, John Jones, Joseph Jones and Mrs. William Freeman; three sisters in Birmingham, Alabama, and two brothers. She had 22 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church with Rev. W.P. Wood officiating. The Women of the Moose, of which she was a member, also held their services in the church. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Methodist Church and a Gold Star Mother of the World war. (UPCCEM, August 1936)
(Image by Bob Leathers. 2021)