John J Joynes, 60, a cotton buyer in this city and resdient here for many years, was found dead at his home, where he lived alone, Sunday afternoon by a neighbor. A verdict of suicide was returned by Justice J. M. Ralston.
Indications were that Joynes had been dead about twelve hours. He was found in bed covered up with a gas tube tied close to his face and a bottle of chloroform by his side. Several ounces of the chloroform had been used. Letters of instructions were found in the room. Surviving are his wife, a son, and daughter, living in Dallas. He also is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Alex Beasley and Mrs. Hester Means, both of Dallas. Dallas Morning News, October 10, 1932
Texas Certificate of Death
Name:Joyn W Joynes
Death Date: 8 Oct 1932
Death Place: Cameron, Milam County, Texas
Gender: male
Race: White
Death Age: 51 Years 6 Months 22 Days
Birth Date: 16 March 1875
Birthplace: Milam County,
Martial Status: married
Father's Name: Solon Joynes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Sophis McCown
Mother's Birthplace: Tenn
Occupation: Cotton Buyer
Cemetery: McCown Cemetery
Burial Date: 10 Oct 1932
Informant: R. E. Joynes, Dallas, Texas
John J Joynes, 60, a cotton buyer in this city and resdient here for many years, was found dead at his home, where he lived alone, Sunday afternoon by a neighbor. A verdict of suicide was returned by Justice J. M. Ralston.
Indications were that Joynes had been dead about twelve hours. He was found in bed covered up with a gas tube tied close to his face and a bottle of chloroform by his side. Several ounces of the chloroform had been used. Letters of instructions were found in the room. Surviving are his wife, a son, and daughter, living in Dallas. He also is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Alex Beasley and Mrs. Hester Means, both of Dallas. Dallas Morning News, October 10, 1932
Texas Certificate of Death
Name:Joyn W Joynes
Death Date: 8 Oct 1932
Death Place: Cameron, Milam County, Texas
Gender: male
Race: White
Death Age: 51 Years 6 Months 22 Days
Birth Date: 16 March 1875
Birthplace: Milam County,
Martial Status: married
Father's Name: Solon Joynes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Sophis McCown
Mother's Birthplace: Tenn
Occupation: Cotton Buyer
Cemetery: McCown Cemetery
Burial Date: 10 Oct 1932
Informant: R. E. Joynes, Dallas, Texas
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