Submitted by Barbara Allen

The following notice appeared in the Rome Weekly Courier, Rome, GA,

Wednesday morning, Dec. 20, 1876

DR. WILLIAM D. JONES

It is with sincere regret and sorrow we are called upon to chronicle the death of Dr. William D. Jones, an old and much respected citizen of this county, who departed this life on Thursday last, at the residence of his son, Robt. D. Jones, some nine miles above the city, at the advanced age of 76.
The Doctor was born and raised in Greenville County, N. C. and graduated at Chapel Hill, N. C., was class mate graduated with ex-President James K. Polk and his brother Leonidas L. Polk, after which he moved to West Tennessee where he lived many years, beloved, and respected as an honest and upright man by all who knew him.
He moved to this country some years ago where he has enjoyed the confidence and respect of all who formed his acquaintance. He was a brother-in-law of the late Judge Lewis D. Burwell and father-in-law of Captain Samuel M. May of this city. He was an acceptable member of the Methodist Church, and of the Masonic Fraternity. Was a kind and affectionate husband, indulgent father, good neighbor, and a law-abiding citizen, one who possessed a heart that felt for others' woes, and did all in his power to alleviate their distress by administering to their wants wherever and whenever they presented themselves. He was a man of more than ordinary intellect, but was one who was reserved, and preferred to remain as a private citizen and remain quietly on his farm and at home in the bosom of his family although often solicited to take a part in the public affairs of the county. We do not intend this as an obituary, we leave that for an abler pen, as we feel our inability to do his memory justice. He has gone to his rest to receive the reward his long and useful life merited. To his afflicted and aged widow, children and relatives we tender our sincere sympathies."

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