The Camis Prairie Chronicle, Obituaries, 1916
Cottonwood, Idaho County Idaho

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1916 Obituaries from The Camis Prairie Chronicle, in Cottonwood, Idaho County Idaho.

JONES, Seth, Obituary

Another Pioneer Passes Away: One by one the pioneers of the first days, who braved the dangers and endured 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, NY on April 6, 1833, and died Sunday, October 1, 1916, at 5 o'clock p. m. at the age of 83 years, 5 months and 25 days, and before passing he called all the children excepting Seth and Bob who are in California, to his bedside to bid them a last farewell, and on missing Sam he directed his sons to call him at once or he would be too late. His wishes were complied with and Sam reached the bedside in time to bid his father goodbye. The neighbors and oldtime friends were also called in at his request and all were asked not to grieve for him. Mr. Jones also asked to have Mrs. Aram, who resides in this city, brought to his bed-side, that he might have a last talk with one of the first neigh-bors the Jones family had on coming to Camas Prairie. Mrs. Aram is past 83 years of age. In the year 1853 on the 3d day of April, he started across the plains, reaching Portland on August 19 and wintered at Jacksonville; thence to Siskiyou county where he mined for four years, and then returned to Illinois where he was married on December 13, 1858, to Miss Jane E. Castle. Two years later this worthy couple started across the plains again. On this trip all of their horses were stolen by the Indians and they had to pay the sum of twelve dollars per day to have their wagons pulled to their destination. After remaining in California for two years, they came to Idaho, reaching Florence in 1862, where they lived until the following year when they took up the first ranch settled on Camas Prairie. He went to general farming and stock-raising and met with success on every turn. Mr. Jones was of a kind, loyal, generous disposition and no wayfarers ever passed his door with-out being invited to partake of his hospitality and no dumb brutes were ever allowed to go hungry. During the Indian war of 1877 he refused to sign the petition to have the Indians set onto the Reservation, therefore was unmolested by them. On May 12, 1906, Mr. Jones was called upon to mourn the death of his wife, Mrs. Jane Jones. To this union were born the following named children: Asa, Ella, (deceased), Belle, Samuel, Seth, Rhoda, Robert, William, and Jennie Martin, adopted. Belle being the first white child born on Camas Prairie. On September 10, 1908, he was again united in marriage to Mrs. Evaline York Jones. On February 6, 1909, he suffered a paralytic stroke as the result of an accident by being thrown from a buggy, and has been an invalid and at times, helpless, since that time. He has been faithfully cared for by his wife, who, with the children, are left to mourn his loss. Also twenty grand-children and twelve great-grand children. Funeral services were held at the residence Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Walter Callison, of the Christian church officiating, and interment was made at Prairieview cemetery, friends of the family from all over the county following the remains to their last resting. The pall bearers were W. W. Brown, Aleck Robinson, A.F. Parker, J. B. Allen, Frank McGrane, and Mr. Deering. [Camas Prairie Chronicle, (Cottonwood, Idaho), Oct. 6, 1916]