Mrs. Eliza M. Jones

Eliza M. Jones, wife of Lieutenant W. E. Jones of the U.S. Mounted Rifles, was born on May 3, 1884, in Washington County, Virginia, married on January 15, 1852, and drowned on March 26 of the same year while attempting to land from the wreck of the steam ship Independence at Pass Caballo, Texas. She was personally beautiful, had a sweet disposition, and an intellect uncommonly brilliant. Her early death as a hopeful sister, child, and wife left her friends, parents, and husband in unspeakable sorrow.

Virginia · United States