| LC control no. | n 80131159 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Jones, Casey, 1863-1900 |
| Variant(s) | Jones, John Luther, 1863-1900 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Chicago (Ill.) New Orleans (La.) |
| Located | Jackson (Tenn.) |
| Birth date | 1864-03-14 |
| Death date | 1900-04-30 |
| Place of birth | Fulton County (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Vaughan (Miss.) |
| Affiliation | Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company Chicago, St. Louis & New Orleans R. R. Co. |
| Profession or occupation | Railroad engineers |
| Found in | Lee, F.J. Casey Jones ... c1939. Newton, Eddie. Casey Jones, c1992: t.p. (Casey Jones : the brave engineer) back cover (John Luther "Casey" Jones, [railroad] engineer; d. Apr. 29, 1900: "Casey took the Cannon Ball Express out of Memphis, Tennesse. It collided with another train near Vaughn, Mississippi, and Casey became a legend) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 479 ("John Luther (Casey) Jones", railroad engineer, born on March 14, 1864 in Fulton County, Ky. His nickname came from his hometown, Cayce. At 18 he moved to Jackson, Tenn. to work for the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. In 1888 he became engineer for what was later called the Illinois Central Railroad. Due to his skill he was made engineer on January 1900 on the New Orleans Special, known as the "Cannonball", the fastest passenger train between Chicago and New Orleans. Died in the train crash between the Cannonball and two freight trains, though he saved the lives of his fireman and all passengers on the train. Died on April 30, 1900 close to Vaughan, Mississippi.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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