John Deacon and Gwen (Reese) Jones
Page by Gert Milliken with contributions from Bob Leathers
Mrs. Gwen Jones. (UPCCEM, June 1929)
Mrs. John D. Jones (Image from Gert Milliken Collection)
1866 October 10: Gwen Reese was born in Pontypridd, Wales.
1890 November 1: John D. Jones and Gwen Reece married in Carbon, Carbon County, Wyoming.
1900: John Jones, head of house, born June 1870, age 29, married 10 years, born in Wales, immigrated in 1873, a Dryman by occupation and Gwennie Jones, wife, age 32, born November 1869, age 32, had 4 children with 3 still alive, born in Wales, immigrated in 1887, been in the country for 13 years naturalized citizen, no occupation living in Carbon, Wyoming. Living with them were: Rachel Jones, daughter, born Nov. 1890, age 9, born in Wyoming; Henry Jones, son, born Sept. 1894 in Wyoming, age 5; and Evor Jones, a son, born Aug. 1899 in Wyoming, age 9 months. (1900 US Census)
1903 June 30: John "Deacon" Jones was killed in the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna in the June 30, 1903 Explosion.
1929: The Union Pacific Coal Company honored Gwen (Reece) Jones in their magazine.
Mrs. Gwen Jones
A gracious and beautiful little woman is Mrs. Gwen Jones of Hanna and a visit to her home is a treat anyone might wish for himself. Born in Aberdare, Wales, Miss Gwen Reece came to the United States when she was twenty-one years of age. She came to Carbon and is ready enough to tell about the good times she had in the "best old town in the New West," the premier coal town of Wyoming. Everybody there had come from the ends of the earth and everybody found a place for one of the greatest needs of mankind - self-expression. Mrs. Jones, like other Welsh folk, liked to sing and in the throwing together of individual resources, which made the spirit of the New West, she gave her singing freely. Mr. Jones was killed in the Hanna disaster of 1903 and was survived by three children: Henry Jones, of the office of the Hanna Mine Superintendent; Mrs. Rachel Milliken and Ever Jones, who died ten years ago. Mrs. Jones keeps her own home and gives the visitor to it a cherry and comfortable half hour. (UPCCEM, June 1929)
1933 April 25: Mrs. Gwen (Reece) Jones died in Hanna and was buried in the Hanna Cemetery.
Old Carbon and Hanna Death and Burial Records
Jones, Gwen
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1866 - 1933; Mother"
Plot: 110
Born: Oct. 10, 1866
Died: Apr. 25 1933
Age: 66 y's, 6 m's, 15 d's
Note: The passing of Mrs. Gwen Jones on April 25 after a short illness deeply saddened the community. Mrs. Jones was one of our dearly loved old timers and was well known to all for her beautiful and kindly character. She was born in Pontypridd, Wales, October 10, 1866, and came to this country with her parents in 1889, settling in Carbon, where she was married to J.D. Jones and lived there till Carbon was abandoned, when the family moved to Hanna. Mr. Jones was a victim of the 1903 explosion. Mrs. Jones is survived by a daughter, Mrs. W.S. Milliken, a son, Henry Jones, and nine grand-children. Funeral services were held at the M.E. Church on Friday, April 28, Rev. A.D. Wilson officiating. The Pythian Sisters, of which organization Mrs. Jones was a member, held its services in the church also. Interment was made in Hanna Cemetery. (UPCCEM, June 1933)
Cemetery: Hanna
Headstone: "1866 - 1933; Mother"
Plot: 110
Born: Oct. 10, 1866
Died: Apr. 25 1933
Age: 66 y's, 6 m's, 15 d's
Note: The passing of Mrs. Gwen Jones on April 25 after a short illness deeply saddened the community. Mrs. Jones was one of our dearly loved old timers and was well known to all for her beautiful and kindly character. She was born in Pontypridd, Wales, October 10, 1866, and came to this country with her parents in 1889, settling in Carbon, where she was married to J.D. Jones and lived there till Carbon was abandoned, when the family moved to Hanna. Mr. Jones was a victim of the 1903 explosion. Mrs. Jones is survived by a daughter, Mrs. W.S. Milliken, a son, Henry Jones, and nine grand-children. Funeral services were held at the M.E. Church on Friday, April 28, Rev. A.D. Wilson officiating. The Pythian Sisters, of which organization Mrs. Jones was a member, held its services in the church also. Interment was made in Hanna Cemetery. (UPCCEM, June 1933)
(Image by Bob Leathers)
Jones, John Deacon (Inquest); Aka: Jones, John D. (MIR); Jones, J. D. (MM)
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Died June 30, 1903, Aged 34 y's, 6 d's, Rest in Peace”
Born: June 24, 1869
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 34 y's, 6 d's
Note: John, an English speaking miner from the United Kingdom, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found on the slope at entry 7, identified and removed from the mine on July 1, 1903 day 2 after the explosion and buried in the Carbon cemetery in Plot 214. (BL)
Note: John Deacon Jones was killed in the No. 1 mine in Hanna, but buried in Carbon, Wyoming. He has a monument in the Carbon cemetery. (BL)
Note: John Deacon Jones was the husband of Gwen Jones who died in Hanna and was buried in Hanna Cemetery in plot 110.
Note: John Deacon Jones was born June 24, 1869 in Glamorgan, Wales. He came to this country about 1873 at age 4. He married Gwen Reese in Carbon, Carbon County Wyoming in November 1890. They had three children together: Rachael Jones, Henry Jones and Evor Jones. He died June 30, 1903 in a mine explosion at the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna, Wyoming. At the time of his death he was living in Hanna with his wife Gwen. (Family)
More at: The Hanna Miner Monument
Cemetery: Carbon
Monument: "Died June 30, 1903, Aged 34 y's, 6 d's, Rest in Peace”
Born: June 24, 1869
Died: June 30, 1903
Age: 34 y's, 6 d's
Note: John, an English speaking miner from the United Kingdom, married, was killed in the June 30, 1903 explosion of Union Pacific Coal Company’s No. 1 mine in Hanna. He was found on the slope at entry 7, identified and removed from the mine on July 1, 1903 day 2 after the explosion and buried in the Carbon cemetery in Plot 214. (BL)
Note: John Deacon Jones was killed in the No. 1 mine in Hanna, but buried in Carbon, Wyoming. He has a monument in the Carbon cemetery. (BL)
Note: John Deacon Jones was the husband of Gwen Jones who died in Hanna and was buried in Hanna Cemetery in plot 110.
Note: John Deacon Jones was born June 24, 1869 in Glamorgan, Wales. He came to this country about 1873 at age 4. He married Gwen Reese in Carbon, Carbon County Wyoming in November 1890. They had three children together: Rachael Jones, Henry Jones and Evor Jones. He died June 30, 1903 in a mine explosion at the Union Pacific Coal Company's No. 1 Mine in Hanna, Wyoming. At the time of his death he was living in Hanna with his wife Gwen. (Family)
More at: The Hanna Miner Monument
(Image by Bob Leathers)