The following article was found in the Wilkes-Barre Record, 26 Jul 1892, Page 8. If anyone is interested in receiving a copy of this obituary, please send me your mailing address. (Instead of submitting this to any specific Mailing List, I am submitting it to the General list in the hopes that it will be seen by a more diverse group.) "DEATH OF COAL OPERATOR JONES "Edward Jones, a prominent resident of Olyphant, died on Sunday evening, after an illness of five days, aged 78 years. He was the senior member of the coal firm of Jones, Simpson & Co. He was a native of South Wales, but has been a resident of Lackawanna County since 1837. He was for many years a superintendent for the Delaware & Hudson Co., afterwards entering the mining business for himself. He was president of the Merchants' and Mechanics' Bank, Scranton, and was prominently identified with many public interests in and about the city. He leaves a wife, three sons and four daughters. One of the sons is John B. Jones, the well known Scranton attorney. "The funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Services will be held at the residence on Main street, Blakely, after which interment will take place at Dunmore Cemetery." Nancy Cook Pasadena, MD USA Searching for DAUGHTON, DAVIES, JOHN and ROBERTS (Dad's Side) and BLAKE, SCHROEDER, HELLMEYER and KOENIG (Mom's Side)