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Jones,John Luther — Jones, John Luther. Known as “Casey.” 1864 1900. American locomotive engineer who died trying to stop his train from crashing into another train. The song “The Ballad of Casey Jones,” is about his death. * * * … Universalium
Jones — /johnz/, n. 1. Anson /an seuhn/, 1798 1858, president of the Republic of Texas. 2. Casey /kay see/, (John Luther Jones), 1864 1900, U.S. locomotive engineer: folk hero of ballads, stories, and plays. 3. Daniel, 1881 1967, English phonetician. 4.… … Universalium
Jones — noun 1. United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830 1930) • Syn: ↑Mother Jones, ↑Mary Harris Jones • Instance Hypernyms: ↑labor leader 2. one of the first great English architects and … Useful english dictionary
Jones, Casey — ▪ American engineer byname of John Luther Jones born March 14, 1864, southeastern Missouri, U.S. died April 30, 1900, near Vaughan, Miss. American railroad engineer whose death as celebrated in the ballad “Casey Jones” made him a folk… … Universalium
Jones — /dʒoʊnz/ (say johnz) noun 1. Alan Belmont, born 1943, Australian radio broadcaster. 2. Alan Stanley, born 1947, Australian motor racing driver; world champion in 1980. 3. Barry Owen, born 1932, Australian federal Labor politician and writer. 4.… …
Casey Jones — John Luther Jones … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Casey Jones — John Luther Casey Jones (March 14, 1863 ndash; April 30, 1900) was an American railroad engineer from Jackson, Tennessee who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad (IC). On April 30, 1900 he alone was killed when his passenger train collided… … Wikipedia
John Jones — There have been several notable people named John Jones. In many cases, this combination of first and last name comes from the Welsh tradition of naming sons after their fathers and the use of the patronymic, resulting in first names that sound… … Wikipedia
John Jones — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie différentes personnes partageant un même nom. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Jones. Sommaire 1 Militaires … Wikipédia en Français
john — /jon/, n. Slang. 1. a toilet or bathroom. 2. (sometimes cap.) a fellow; guy. 3. (sometimes cap.) a prostitute s customer. [generic use of the proper name] * * * I known as John Lackland born Dec. 24, 1167, Oxford, Eng. died Oct. 18/19, 1216,… … Universalium
