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Jones was born in rural southeastern Missouri. The Jones family moved to Cayce, Kentucky [1] after his mother Ann Nolan Jones and his father Frank Jones, a schoolteacher, decided that the rural areas of Missouri offered few opportunities for their family. [2] .
2 de abr. de 2014 · Casey Jones was a railroad engineer who died in 1900 in a train collision. He was born on March 14, 1864, in Missouri, and became a folk hero after a song was written about him.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Casey Jones (born March 14, 1864, southeastern Missouri, U.S.—died April 30, 1900, near Vaughan, Miss.) was an American railroad engineer whose death as celebrated in the ballad “Casey Jones” made him a folk hero.
Childhood & Early Life. Jonathan Luther "Casey" Jones was born on March 14, 1863, in Kentucky. His family moved to a small town named Cayce which was the inspiration behind his nickname, Casey. Career in Railroad Companies. Casey Jones started working for the Mobile & Ohio Railroad company as a brakeman.
Learn about Casey Jones, a folk hero from Jackson, Tennessee, who died in a train wreck in 1900. Find out how he became famous and visit his museum.
14 de mar. de 2013 · Learn about the real life and death of Casey Jones, the legendary railroad engineer who sacrificed himself to save others in a train crash. Find out how his story was distorted by pop culture and folk music over time.
30 de abr. de 2015 · By Lily Rothman. April 30, 2015 10:00 AM EDT. I t’s been 115 years since the fateful morning — April 30, 1900 — when railroad engineer John Luther Jones, called “Casey” after his hometown of...
