Nephritis could also have been an infection. Blood poisoning will kill you very quickly. funk wrote: > I read a Jim Walsh column where he spoke about Ada always having a personal > assistant on these tours. He was in addendance at a concert where he saw the > two arrive at the theater. Looking at the contributing cause of death it > mentions chronic nephritis and the duration as "unknown". Wouldn't > a companion at least been able to give some time interval? > > Also, if one was to die of kidney failure, one would be sick for a few days > to weeks. Could Ada really have been performing one day and dead the next? > Somewhere I read she died of an epileptic seizure since she was known to > have those through out her life. I have always believed that was her cause > of death until seeing this document. > > Suellen > > -----Original Message----- > From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On > Behalf Of AllenAmet at aol.com > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 3:46 PM > To: phono-l at oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Additional Ada Jones Information > > > In a message dated 4/13/2008 3:17:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > loran at oldcrank.com writes: (comment below) > > Philadelphia, PA > Jas. Jones, age 31, Occupation: Bartender > Annie Jones, age 20, Wife, Occupation: Keeps House > Ada Jones, age 7, Daughter, Occupation: At Home > Jas. H.O. Jones, age 6 mos., Son, Occupation: At Home > Marg't Maloney, age 45, Mother, Occupation: At Home > ----- > > According to songwritershalloffame.org, the family moved to Philly in > 1879 and Ada's mother died soon thereafter. Annie Maloney was James' > second wife (wow, he worked fast!). Margaret Maloney would be Annie's > mother. > > > > -------------- > so her mother and step-mother were both named Annie? > > Ada Jones was the First Lady of the Phonograph! > > Allen > > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > >