Jones, William Hugh
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 0, credited to Vermont Unit(s): USN Service: enl, 12/29/1862, USN, CLHVR, pr 1C Fireman, m/o 1/26/1865; USS Pawnee See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1833, Wales Death: 09/16/1892 Burial: Poultney Cemetery, Poultney, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: John Arsenault Findagrave Memorial #: 23710176 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None Noted Pension?: Not Found Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: Unknown DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   Poultney Cemetery, Poultney, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Capt. Wm. H. Jones was killed at Poultney last Friday morning by a premature explosion of powder in the New Empire slate quarry, of which he was one of the owners. Mr. Jones and Fred Steele had partially filled a 20-foot hole with powder, and were opening a new keg when the powder in the hole and the contents of the keg exploded. Both men were thrown a distance of 20 feet, and Mr. Jones' left arm was blown off, being found 60 feet away. He wa also cut and burned about the body, and death resulted Friday evening. He was a veteran of the Civil war and prominent in the affairs of Poultney. Young Steele was badly bruised and burned but will recover.
Source: Vermont Phoenix, Sep 23, 1892
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.