Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-10-05
DEATH OF OLD PIONEER.
Seth Jones, Sr, Passed Away Sunday
Evening, October l.

The death of Seth Jones, ST., occurred
at the residence of the deceased Sunday
evening after a brief illness, death re-
sultng from the infirmities OF old age.
Deceased was one of the early pioneers
of Idaho county, having come here in
the early sixties.
Funeral services were held at the
residence Wednesday afternoon at .
o clock, Rev. Walter Callison, of the
Christian church officiating, and inter
ment was made at Prairieview ceme-
terry, friends of the family from all over
the county following the remains to
their last resting.
One by one the pioneer of the first
days, who braved the dangers and en-
dured the hardships incident to the
opening up of this vast country, are
answering the last roll call.
! Seth Jones, who was one of the first
pioneers of Idaho county, was born in
Allegany county, New York on April
! 6, 1888, and died Sunday, October l
1916, 8 O'Clock, p. m. at the age of 81
years months and 25 days, and before
) passing he called all the children ex
cepting Seth and Bob who are in Cali
foInia to his bedside to bid them last
farewell, and on missing Sam he direct
ed his sons to call him at once or he
would be too late. His wishes were com
piled with and Sam reached the bedside
in time to bid his father goodby. The
neighbors and oldtime friends were
also called in at his request and al
were asked not to grieve for him. Mr.
Jones also asked to have Mrs. Aram
who resides in this city, brought to hi,
bedside, that he might have last tall
with one of the first neighbors tn,
Jones family had on coming to Cama
Prairie. Mrs. Aram is past SO year
of age.
In the year 1853 on the 3rd day O
April, he started across the plains
reaching Portland on August 10 ant
wintered at Jacksonville; thence t.
Siskiyou county where he mined fo
four years, and then returned to Hi
nois where he was married on Decembe
13, 1858 to Miss Jane E. Castle. Tw
years later this worthy couple starte
across the plains again. On this tri
all of their horses were stolen by tn
Indians and they had to pay the sum o
twelve dollars per day to have thei
wagons pulled to their destination.
, After remaining in California for tw
years, they came to Idaho, reachin
Florence in 1862, where they lived uI
, til the following year when they too
up the first ranch settled ON Cana
, Prairie. He went into general farmin
and stock-raising and met with succes
on every turn.
Mr.. Jones was of kind, loyal, ger
erous disposition and no wayfarer eve
passed his door without being invite
to partake of his hospitality and n
dumb brutes were ever allowed to G
hungry.
During the Indian war of 1877 he r,
fused to sign the petition to have th
: Indians set onto the Reservation, ther
fore was unmolested by them.
On May 12, 1906, Mr.. Jones was cal
, ed upon to mourn the death of his wifi
Mrs. Jane Jones.
/ To this union were born the followin
, named children: Asa, Ella deceased
, Belle, Samuel, Seth, Rhoda, Rober
) William and Jennie Martin, adopte
) Belle being the first white child boz
1 ON Camas Prairie
! On September 10, 1908, he was aga
: united in marriage to Mrs. Evaline Yol
Jones.
On February 6, 1909, he suffered